AMC_(Europe)

AMC (European TV channel)

AMC (European TV channel)

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 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, 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.

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The channel launched in the Republic of Ireland in February 2023 on Virgin Media Ireland.

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.[4][5]

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.[6]

References

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    "6.05 kanał MGM zmieni nazwę na AMC". SATKurier.pl. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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    Robert Briel (20 September 2014). "AMC set for November launch in Europe". Broadband TV News.
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    "AMC to launch for the first time in the UK exclusively to BT customers on 28th August". AMC to launch for the first time in the UK exclusively to BT customers on 28 August. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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    "AMC" (in Dutch). ZiggoForum.nl. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
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    Jarco Kriek (16 November 2018). "Weer tv-zender minder: AMC stopt in Nederland en België" (in Dutch). TotaalTV.nl.
  6. [6]
    Thornham, Marc (17 August 2023). "AMC UK closes 28th September". RXTV Info. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023.


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