Acorn/Sundance Acquire ‘The Drowning’ AMC Networks streamers Acorn TV and Sundance Now have swooped for the U.S. and Canadian rights to four-part identity thriller The Drowning. Produced by Noel Clarke and Jason Maza’s All3Media-backed Unstoppable Film & Television, the series will premiere on the streamers on May 6 after becoming a hit in the UK, […]
AMC Networks Swings to Q4 Profit on Streaming Gains
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AMC Networks said it swung to a profit in the fourth quarter despite a decline in revenue as it narrowed losses in its international and other operations due to an increase in revenue from streaming-video subscriptions.
The owner of the AMC, Sundance and IFC cable networks said net income came to $2.09 cents a share, or $94.7 million, compared with a loss of 15 cents a share, or $8.58 million in the year-earlier period. Revenue was essentially flat at $780.3 million. The company is known primarily for making TV series like “The Walking Dead”
By Kaila Hale-SternFeb 8th, 2021, 12:50 pm
This weekend I got a sneak peek at
Bloodlands, devouring the first two episodes of the four-part Acorn TV/BBC One mini-series set in Northern Ireland. Folks, I will be needing the next two episodes posthaste. And you are going to be right there with me when the show is released in March.
What got me to pull the trigger on
Bloodlands is that it’s executive-produced by Jed Mercurio, the man behind
Bodyguard and
Line of Duty). The show comes from writer/creator Chris Brandon, and Mercurio’s involvement indicated that if nothing else, I’d be in for an edgy, compelling thriller and wouldn’t be bored. This was correct!