AMC (European TV channel) explained

AMC
Launch Date: (Portugal and Spain)
(United Kingdom)
(Poland)
(Ireland)
Closed Date: (Netherlands and Flanders)
(Russia)
(United Kingdom)
(Ireland)
Picture Format:1080i HDTV
Network:AMC Networks International UK
AMC Networks International Central Europe
AMC Networks International Iberia
Owner:AMC Networks International
Area:Balkans
Central and Eastern Europe
Iberia
Ireland
Israel
United Kingdom
Replaced:MGM Channel
Replaced By:Hollywood (Russia only)
Sister Channels:CBS Europa
CBS Reality
Extreme Sports Channel
JimJam
Minimax
Legend
Outdoor Channel
RealityXtra
RealityXtra2
Sundance TV
Website:AMC Poland
AMC Portugal
AMC Spain
AMC UK

AMC is a European TV channel launched by AMC Networks International. AMC replaced the MGM Channel in Portugal and Spain on 4 November 2014, and in Poland on 6 May 2016.[1] 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, Warner Bros. Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures, 20th Century Studios and Sony Pictures Entertainment.[2] The channel launched in the United Kingdom on 28 August 2015, in partnership with BT TV and branded AMC from BT.[3] 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.

The channel launched in the Republic of Ireland on February 21st 2023 on Virgin Media Ireland.[4] It was removed from the service on July 30th-31st 2024.[5]

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.[6] [7]

On 17 August 2023, it was announced that the AMC UK channel and all on-demand content would be removed from BT TV on 28 September 2023, ending AMC's presence in the UK.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 6.05 kanał MGM zmieni nazwę na AMC . 2023-04-19 . SATKurier.pl.
  2. Web site: AMC set for November launch in Europe. 20 September 2014. Broadband TV News. Robert Briel.
  3. Web site: AMC to launch for the first time in the UK exclusively to BT customers on 28th August . 2023-04-19 . AMC to launch for the first time in the UK exclusively to BT customers on 28 August . en.
  4. Web site: List of line-up changes on Virgin Media (Ireland) in 2023 .
  5. Web site: List of line-up changes on Virgin Media (Ireland) in 2024 .
  6. Web site: AMC . ZiggoForum.nl . 14 November 2018 . nl .
  7. Web site: Weer tv-zender minder: AMC stopt in Nederland en België . TotaalTV.nl . Jarco Kriek . 16 November 2018 . nl .
  8. Web site: Thornham . Marc . 2023-08-17 . AMC UK closes 28th September . https://web.archive.org/web/20230818005730/https://rxtvinfo.com/2023/amc-uk-closes-28th-september/ . 2023-08-18 . RXTV Info.