AMC (European TV channel)

This article is about the European channel. For the US channel, see AMC (TV channel). For the Asian channel, see AMC (Asian TV channel). For the African and Middle Eastern channel, see AMC (African and Middle Eastern TV channel).

AMC is a European TV channel launched by AMC Networks International. AMC replaced the MGM Channel on 5 November 2014, but in Poland on 6 May 2016. AMC-produced dramas Halt & Catch Fire and The Divide are among the first original series that premiered on the channel. The channel also airs films from MGM, Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Studios and Sony Pictures Entertainment.^[1] The channel launched in the United Kingdom on 28 August 2015, in partnership with BT TV and branded AMC from BT.^[2] Until 2019, Sky customers in the UK had access to the channel if they subscribed to BT Sport, but was subsequently removed from the platform on 2 October 2019, making the channel exclusive to BT TV subscribers.

AMC

Broadcast area	Balkans Central and Eastern Europe Iberia Israel United Kingdom & Ireland
Network	AMC Networks International UK AMC Networks International Central Europe AMC Networks International Iberia
Programming
Picture format	1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	AMC Networks International
Sister channels	CBS Europa CBS Reality Extreme Sports Channel JimJam Legend Outdoor Channel RealityXtra RealityXtra2 Sundance TV
History
Launched	5 November 2014; 8 years ago (2014-11-05)
Replaced	MGM Channel
Closed	December 31, 2018; 3 years ago (2018-12-31) (Netherlands and Flanders only) January 1, 2019; 3 years ago (2019-01-01) (Russia only)
Replaced by	Hollywood (Russia only)
Links
Website	AMC Poland AMC Portugal AMC Spain AMC UK

AMC closed in the Netherlands and Flanders on 31 December 2018 and in Russia on 1 January 2019, where it was replaced by Hollywood channel.^[3][4]

Programming

• 4th and Loud
• Better Call Saul
• Breaking Bad
• Fear the Walking Dead
• Halt and Catch Fire
• Hollywood's Best Film Directors
• Mad Men
• Hap and Leonard (TV series)
• Rectify
• Sons of Anarchy (Hungary only)

References

1. Robert Briel (20 September 2014). "AMC set for November launch in Europe". Broadband TV News.
2. "AMC to launch for the first time in the UK exclusively to BT customers on 28th August". BT Group. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
3. "AMC" (in Dutch). ZiggoForum.nl. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
4. Jarco Kriek (16 November 2018). "Weer tv-zender minder: AMC stopt in Nederland en België" (in Dutch). TotaalTV.nl.

External links

• AMC Poland
• AMC Portugal
• AMC Spain
• AMC UK