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AMC Networks is still struggling as cable TV continues to shrink. During the company’s earnings report for the first quarter of 2025, which was reported on Friday, AMC Networks saw decreases across subscription revenues, content licensing and advertising, all of which was credited to contraction in the linear TV business.

Overall, domestic operations decreased 7% from 2024, coming in at $486 million. That includes content licensing, which decreased 13% to $54 million, and advertising revenues, which decreased 15% to $119 million primarily due to linear ratings declines. The drop in content licensing had to do with what programs were available to be licensed during the period. The first quarter of 2024 saw a boost due to the sale of AMC’s rights to “Killing Eve.” During the earnings call for the quarter, executives for the company noted that a bigger content licensing deal that was originally planned for this quarter is expected to appear in the company’s second quarter.

Last December’s two-season renewal of Apple TV+ series Silo was a boon to AMC Networks, whose studio arm produces the show. But even though there’s no major follow-up project in the pipeline, top execs plan to remain in the third-party business.

“Currently we’re producing pretty much exclusively for our AMC-owned platforms,” Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios, said Friday on a quarterly conference call with Wall Street analysts. Nevertheless, he continued, “We do have a studio, we are able to produce for third parties when it’s beneficial to us and makes financial sense. We do have a lot of interest in our studio content, so we’re going to be strategic and opportunistic as we go forward.”

In 2023, AMC Networks collected $56 million in licensing fees for Silo, according to SEC filings. Even when that gain and a $20 million gain from returned licenses from Hulu are factored out,...

AMC Networks reported fourth quarter revenue of $599 million, down 12 percent from the same period a year ago, and adjusted earnings per share of 64 cents down from 72 cents.

Both numbers missed Wall Street earnings expectations.

In its domestic operations unit, AMC Networks said subscription revenue fell 4 percent to $314 million in the fourth-quarter as the company cited declines in linear subscribers, partially offset by streaming revenue growth. Streaming revenues increased 8 percent to $156 million due to year-over-year subscriber growth and price increases.

The company’s total streaming subscribers reached 12.4 million at the end of 2024, including subscribers to AMC+, Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now, Allblk and Hidive, up from 11.4 million subscribers a year ago.

AMC Networks took a $268.7 million goodwill impairment charge on its domestic operations reporting unit, due to “continued softness in the domestic linear marketplace and across the International television broadcasting markets, resulting in lower expected future cash flows, as well as...

Angelina Jolie remains one of the biggest movie stars of her era, despite appearing less and less frequently on screen over the years, and it was in the '90s that she made it known not just how big of an icon she was, but how talented an actress as well. The daughter of Academy Award winner Jon Voight and the late actress, Marcheline Bertrand, Angelina Jolie was always destined for something big in Hollywood. After an early role in Lookin' to Get Out alongside her father, Jolie began her career in earnest in the early '90s.

Her first major role came in the 1993 low-budget sci-fi film Cyborg 2, but she continued gaining roles even after that flop. Every year, Jolie seemed to get a touch more skillful and competent until she was nominated at some of the biggest awards ceremonies toward the end of the decade. The '90s...

The logos of AMC Networks and BBC America. (Graphic by The Desk)

AMC Networks has bought out its partner for the cable channel BBC America, the company announced on Friday.

The entertainment giant spent $49 million in cash to acquire full control of the channel from BBC Studios, which held a 50.1 percent stake in the network.

The channel was originally launched in 1998 by the commercial arm of the BBC, then known as BBC Worldwide, which allowed the British public service broadcaster to present its comedies and dramas to a stateside audience while allowing it to tap into various advertising opportunities.

BBC America was originally distributed by Discovery Communications, but the partnership ended in 2014 when AMC Networks acquired a minority stake in the channel. It continued to operate under a licensing agreement with BBC Studios, during which it replaced a considerable amount of British programming with re-runs of “Star Trek,” “Law & Order,...

BBC America now fully and officially belongs to AMC Networks. The company revealed that it acquired the remaining 50.1% of the channel from BBC Studios in a deal that took place last Friday.

The remaining half of the company was paid for in $42 million cash, which was distributed from the savings balance sheet. “We now own 100% of the iconic channel with full operational control, and look forward to what the future holds,” Patrick O’Connell, executive vice president and Chief Financial Officer of AMC Networks, said during the company’s third quarter earnings call for 2024.

O’Connell assured analysts that moving forward AMC will continue to have a “close commercial relationship with BBC Studios” when it comes to the channel, ensuring that the brand and its programming remain at the same caliber. The company will continue to fully consolidate BBC America, as it did prior to this transaction.

The company also noted that,...

AMC Networks has acquired full control of BBC America, its joint venture with BBC Studios.

The U.S. media company has owned a 49.9% stake in the channel since 2014, which it purchased for $200 million in a deal with BBC Worldwide. With this new transaction, which closed Nov. 1, AMC Networks gains the remaining 50.1% of BBC America in exchange for $42 million in cash.

Per AMC Networks’ Q3 earnings results, which were released Friday, AMC Networks “now owns 100% of the BBC America business, with full operational control, and will continue to fully consolidate BBC America.”

Along with “Mad Men,” “The Walking Dead” and “Breaking Bad,” some of the shows AMC Networks is best known for are past BBC America hits and critical darlings, including “Killing Eve,” “Orphan Black” and “Doctor Who” (which now airs on Disney+).

AMC Networks says “future contractual programming commitments to BBC Studios would have been significantly reduced,” had the deal been closed by Sept.

Most of us can only dream of meeting our celebrity idols but there are a select few who end up not only meeting but also bonding with their idols. Billie Eilish has often spoken about several artists who inspired her musical journey, one of them being Tyler, the Creator.

A few months ago, the Bad Guy singer got the opportunity to prank call celebs during an interview, and Eilish took it in stride. Along with several other Hollywood bigwigs, she called the Earfquake rapper and narrated a hilarious make-believe incident to them. The rapper’s carefree response and chilled attitude amused fans as they tried to understand his friend’s situation.

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Billie Eilish is one of the most celebrated names in the music industry, having won nine Grammys and several other accolades. The singer first made waves in 2015 when she released her debut single Ocean Eyes,...

Winning nine Grammy awards even before reaching the age of 25 is a feat that not many can boast of achieving. Billie Eilish belongs to the limited section of people who can boast about that, all while being 22.

With her 3rd Studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft debuting on 2nd at the Billboard 200, and also marked her best streaming debut on Spotify with 72.7 million streams globally, no wonder she is destined for greatness in the near future. And that is why it comes as a shock that music was never her first choice for a career.

How a medical condition turned the trajectory of Billie Eilish’s life? Billie Eilish could have been a dancer had it not been for her injury || Image by crommelincklars, licensed under Cc By 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Billie Eilish always had an inclination towards doing something out of the box. The You Should See Me...

Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell‘s mom is explaining why her kids are not really “nepo babies.”

In a new interview, Maggie Baird reacted to claims that her children are “nepo babies” because she and husband Patrick O’Connell are actors and musicians.

Keep reading to find out more…While speaking with Glamour, Maggie hit back at the “nepo baby” claims after a clip of her appearing on Friends started circulating on social media.

“That came out, and it was like, ‘Oh, Billie is a nepo baby,’” Maggie said. “And I’m like, ‘Did you know that I got that episode of Friends because I was about to lose my health insurance?’”

Maggie went on say that she and her husband – who appeared in Iron Man and The West Wing – are “working class actors.”

“We eked out a meager living, and it afforded us a lot of time with our kids,...

Don’t call Billie Eilish a nepo baby. During a recent cover story for Glamour, Eilish’s mom Maggie Baird sat down for a conversation with Selena Gomez, Beyoncé, and Travis Kelce’s mothers, and shut down social media claims that her daughter is a “nepo baby” because of Baird’s connection to Hollywood.

“I think it’s hilarious,” Baird told the publication. Her response came after she was asked about her cameo in a 1999 episode of Friends, which recently went viral online, and sparked the “nepo baby” allegations.

“It was like,...

The Princess Diaries is a classic Disney film that put Anne Hathaway on the map in 2001. A coming-of-age comedy about Mia Thermopolis, an average girl who learns she's long-lost European royalty, the film and its 2004 sequel were based on a series of novels by Meg Cabot. Unfortunately, however, one big change was made to Mia's love life.

In the original film, Mia crushes on Michael Moscovitz but his character is nowhere to be seen in the sequel, The Princess Bride 2: Royal Engagement, despite being fairly prominent in the source material. The reason for Michael's absence had an entirely real-world explanation, and it led to Mia instead romancing Nicholas Deveraux, played by Chris Pine.

Updated by Jordan Iacobucci on August 31, 2024: The Princess Diaries franchise reminds a beloved staple of early 2000s comedies, with many members of its main cast going on to become major stars in the decades that followed.

Who would have thought that a future pop icon’s mother would make a cameo on one of television’s most beloved sitcoms? Maggie Baird, the talented woman behind Billie Eilish’s musical genius, once graced the iconic Central Perk set.

Maggie Baird in Friends || credits: Warner Bros.

This unexpected connection between the world of ’90s sitcoms and modern pop culture has fans on Reddit doing a double take. While her role on Friends might have been brief, it’s an interesting glimpse into the interconnectedness of the television industry.

Billie Eilish’s Mom Appeared on Friends and We Just Found Out

While Friends is famous for its star-studded guest appearances, including Brad Pitt and Ben Stiller, a lesser-known cameo has recently come to light. Maggie Baird, the mother of Oscar-winning singer Billie Eilish, made a brief but memorable appearance on the show in 1999, just two years before her daughter...

On Thursday 15 August 2024, Talking Pictures TV broadcasts The Brothers!

Power For Sale Season 3 Episode 33 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “The Brothers,” titled “Power For Sale,” promises to deliver another gripping storyline. Set in 1974, this episode features a talented cast, including Patrick O’Connell, Jonathan Newth, and Michael Turner.

In this episode, Ted finds himself in a surprising situation when Jennifer makes a shocking announcement that leaves him speechless. The dynamics between the characters are expected to shift as this news unfolds. Meanwhile, the introduction of Dutch businessman Van Der Moewe to the Board adds a new layer of intrigue and tension. His presence could bring about significant changes, and it will be interesting to see how the characters react to this new development.

Fans of the show can look forward to a blend of drama and unexpected twists as the characters navigate their relationships and business challenges. “Power For Sale...

The Grammy-winning singer, known for several hits like Bad Guy and What Was I Made For, Billie Eilish has once again gained people’s attention. The recent release of her third studio album Hit Me Hard and Soft has received positive reception, with an upcoming concert on the horizon. However, Eilish has now found herself entangled in the conversation of nepo babies in the entertainment industry.

Billie Eilish in Swarm (2023) | Credit: Amazon Prime

The claims were made arose following the revelation of her mother’s brief appearance in the hit sitcom Friends, where she had a scene alongside Joey Tribbiani, played by Matt LeBlanc. The surprising fact has led many to speculate that Eilish’s family connections in show business may have played a significant role in her successful career.

Billie Eilish’s Mother Starred Alongside Matt LeBlanc in Friends

Episode 4 of Friends Season 6, The One Where Joey Loses His Insurance,...

AMC Networks CEO Kristin Dolan’s compensation was $14.5 million in 2023, her first year in the top post at the cable channel giant.

According to an SEC filing posted Friday, Dolan’s base salary for the year was $1.7 million. She had $8.8 million in stock awards, $4 million in non-equity incentive plan compensation and $71,000 in “other” pay.

Dolan, the wife of company owner James Dolan, started as CEO of AMC Networks on Feb. 27, 2023, and shortly after stepped down as a member of the company’s board on March 10. Previously, Dolan had served as founder and CEO of TV analytics firm 605.

Her appointment to the CEO position came after Christina Spade, formerly CFO of AMC Networks, stepped down in November 2022 after a very brief stint as CEO, following the exit of interim CEO Matt Blank.

Once Spade left, James Dolan was named interim executive chairman while a search began for another AMC Networks CEO,...

The television industry is at the beginning of an era that can be termed “the great rebundling,” said AMC Networks CFO Patrick O’Connell.

Speaking at a J.P. Morgan conference on Tuesday, O’Connell pointed to the Disney-Charter deal as a model for streaming services moving forward. He argued with more bundling, and more ad-supported linear networks being added to the paid TV ecosystem, these packages will be a better value for customers, rather than subscribing to several streaming services, which have been raising prices and cutting down content spend.

“It’s going to take some time for that to fully play out over the course of 18 to 24 months of affiliate cycle renewals, but we think the tide is turning,” O’Connell said. “And in the interim, what we’re doing at AMC is ensuring that we’re de-risking our financial profile, in light of the fact that the business model was shifting in this way.

Singer Billie Eilish and actress Melissa McCarthy hit the stage together at the 2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards to present the award for Outstanding Female Actor in a Comedy Series. On the stage, McCarthy revealed that she had met Eilish even before she was born as Eilish’s mother, Maggie Baird, was her first improv teacher and was pregnant with Eilish.

Billie Eilish in What Was I Made For?

Further during their conversation, McCarthy asked Eilish to sign her gown but since Eilish refused to ruin her look, she asked her to sign her face instead. Eilish’s 2024 has been good so far as the singer accepted the Song of the Year for “What Was I Made For?” at the 2024 Grammys with her brother, Finneas.

Melissa McCarthy says she met Billie Eilish before she was born

Billie Eilish and Melissa McCarthy presenting an award at the 2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards

While...

AMC Networks — the company behind such cable channel brands as AMC, IFC and Sundance TV, as well as such streaming services as AMC+, Acorn TV and Shudder — reported a 23 percent drop in fourth-quarter U.S. advertising revenue Friday, following an 18 percent decline in the third quarter, a second-quarter drop of 17 percent and a first-quarter decrease of 20 percent.

After returning to streaming subscriber growth in the third quarter after two quarters of declines, the company added 300,000 subs in the fourth quarter to end 2023 with a total of 11.4 million.

The latest quarterly U.S. ad revenue update came for the final quarter of 2023, in which AMC Networks aired such original series as The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. Ad revenue dropped to $158 million for the period due to linear ratings declines and a challenging ad market, the company said.

On the advertising front, AMC Networks is leaning into data-led audience targeting for ad...

Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell have another hit on their hands with “What Was I Made For,” a track from Greta Gerwig’s Barbie that has already snagged a Golden Globe nomination and five Grammy nominations, including record and song of the year.

On Thursday night in the desert, the song propelled them to the stage to pick up a Chairman’s Award during the Palm Springs Film Awards and Eilish took the opportunity to dedicate the trophy to a target audience while also revealing emotional truths about her life and when she wanted it to end.

“I would really like to say that this award and any recognition that this song gets, I just want to dedicate to anyone who experiences hopelessness, the feeling of existential dread and feeling like, what’s the point, why am I here and why am I doing this?” Eilish explained while standing next...

As the Hollywood actors and writers strikes are behind AMC Networks, CFO Patrick O’Connell told an investors conference the dual labor actions had no material financial impact on the cable channel giant.

“I wouldn’t go as far as to call it a nothingburger, but it’s as close to that as it can be financially. So we’re set up well going into ’24,” O’Connell told the B of A Securities Leveraged Finance Conference during a session that was webcast on Tuesday.

The CFO of AMC Networks, which operates such cable channel brands as AMC, IFC and Sundance TV, as well as such streamers as AMC+, Acorn TV, and Shudder, also applauded Walt Disney and Charter Communications recently unveiling a landmark carriage agreement.

“In hindsight, people will look back and see that as a seminal moment in the evolution of the media landscape. I’ve got to give credit to...

AMC Networks missed Wall Street expectations for revenue during its third quarter of fiscal year 2023, citing lower domestic advertising revenues and affiliate revenue as a reason for the 7% drop year over year. That fall was partly offset by streaming revenue growth.

During its third quarter, AMC reported net income of $67.9 million, which included non-controlling interests, or diluted earnings of $1.44 per share. Revenue fell 7% year over year to $636.95 million, the company announced Friday.

Adjusted earnings per share were reported as $1.85, an 11% drop year over year. Diluted earnings per share saw a 26% drop year over year.

According to analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research, the network behind “The Walking Dead” was expected to report earnings of $1.31 per share and revenue of $654.08 million.

Given the difficult advertising environment and the softness the company is seeing when it comes to content licensing revenues, AMC Networks dropped its year end 2023 revenue expectations from $2.8 billion to $2.7 billion.

AMC Networks — the company behind such cable channel brands as AMC, IFC and Sundance TV, as well as such streaming services as AMC+, Acorn TV and Shudder — reported an 18 percent drop in third-quarter U.S. advertising revenue Friday, but returned to streaming subscriber growth after two quarters of declines.

On the company’s earnings conference call, management lowered its full-year 2023 revenue target from $2.8 billion to $2.7 billion. CFO Patrick O’Connell said this “reflects softness we are seeing in content licensing revenues, as well as the continuation of a difficult advertising environment.” But he highlighted that AMC Networks was sticking to its full-year bottom-line forecast. “Despite these headwinds, we are reiterating our 2023 adjusted operating income outlook and expect to be in the range of $650 million-$675 million, reflecting continued and better than previously anticipated cost discipline,” he explained.

Third-quarter U.S. advertising revenue fell to $147 million due to “anticipated linear ratings declines, a...

AMC Networks — the company behind such cable channel brands as AMC, IFC and Sundance TV, as well as such streaming services as AMC+, Acorn TV and Shudder — reported a 17 percent drop in second-quarter U.S. advertising revenue Friday.

Advertising revenue fell to $167 million “due to anticipated linear ratings declines, softness in the ad market and fewer original programming episodes within the quarter, partly offset by digital and advanced advertising revenue growth,” it said. The second quarter included new episodes of such original series as Fear the Walking Dead and Lucky Hank. The latest quarterly U.S. ad revenue update followed a first-quarter decrease of 20 percent and a fourth-quarter drop of 12 percent.

The firm, led by CEO Kristin Dolan, also disclosed Friday that its streaming subscribers dropped to 11.0 million as of the end of June from 11.2 million as of the end of the first quarter. In its first-quarter earnings update, the...

As Billie Eilish treated herself to a bowl of soup the day after her headlining performance at the first weekend of Coachella 2022, she learned that Donald Glover was looking for her.

“I was on some management call, and I remember being told, ‘There’s this show, but it’s during a period of time where you’re not available. It’s a pass,”’ she says about the first time she heard about Amazon Prime Video’s “Swarm.” “I was like, ‘Whoa, whoa, whoa, what the fuck are you talking about? This is my dream!”’

The daughter of actors Maggie Baird and Patrick O’Connell, Eilish grew up acting in plays, but as her pop music stardom grew, she shelved those ambitions. “I was like, ‘Oh, I don’t wanna do this anymore.’ I did, but it’s always been a deep thing that I’ve been reluctant to talk about because...

In a moment where even the biggest players in the world of entertainment are moving to consolidate their streaming properties, it is almost inevitable that the smaller companies would eventually look to do the same. On Wednesday, while speaking at the Gabelli Funds 15th Annual Media and Entertainment Symposium, AMC Networks’ executive vice president and chief financial officer Patrick O’Connell said that his company was looking into the possibility of some sort of “self-bundle” to bring together its myriad streaming services, something that has seemed to make sense for quite a while for the embattled company.

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“We think all our brands stand alone, right? They target specific audiences. They’re designed to super-serve those audiences,” O’Connell said, according to The Wrap. “That being said, we think it probably does make sense over time to sort of self-bundle, all call.”

O’Connell’s company operates four streaming services,...

There could be a future in which AMC Networks bundles all of its brands into one streaming service. Executive vice president and chief financial officer Patrick O’Connell talked about the possibility on Wednesday during the Gabelli Funds 15th Annual Media and Entertainment Symposium.

Over the past several months, more and more companies have consolidated their streaming platforms. HBO Max and Discovery+ merged to form Max; Showtime and Paramount+ are combining later this month thanks to Paramount+ with Showtime; and Disney has announced it wants to combine Hulu and Disney+ into a single all-in-one platform. O’Connell noted that this combination strategy doesn’t currently make sense for AMC Networks, but it could in the future.

“We think all our brands stand stand alone, right? They target specific audiences. They’re designed to super serve those audiences,” O’Connell said. “That being said, we think it probably does make sense over time to sort of self-bundle,...

AMC Networks is scaling back on its programming and marketing spends starting this year, according to executive vice president and chief financial officer Patrick O’Connell. The exec took the stage Wednesday at the Gabelli Funds 15th Annual Media and Entertainment Symposium to address what the financial future of the company entails.

“So I think over the last couple of years — AMC, to a lesser degree, but the industry broadly — overspent on programming, overspent on marketing as well,” O’Connell said.

According to O’Connell, before the Covid-19 pandemic, AMC Network’s cash content spend averaged between $950 million and $1 billion. That increased to “about $1.35 billion” last year.

“We’ve made a commitment to take that back down to pre-pandemic levels. It’ll be closer to $1.1 billion this year, and we’ll likely float down even further closer to the $1 billion dollar range going forward,” O’Connell said. “We think that’s the...

AMC Networks CFO Patrick O’Connell elaborated on how media and entertainment is pivoting to streaming sustainability, telling an investor conference on Thursday that “there needs to be economic repair to the media business.”

Speaking at Td Cowen’s 51st Annual Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in New York in a session that was webcast, he said that chairman Jim Dolan’s comments late last year that current content monetization mechanisms weren’t working meant that, “Jim said out loud what everyone else was sort of whispering to each other.”

The CFO of AMC Networks, which operates such cable channel brands as AMC, IFC and Sundance TV, as well as such streamers as AMC+, Acorn TV, and Shudder, told the Thursday conference in a session that was webcast change was needed.

“Because right now, we’ve got the problem where we had one of the best business models of all time with cable networks,...

Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Reality, Primo and FYC events for Queen Charlotte and George & Tammy.

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GLAAD announced its second batch of 2023 winners at its NYC Media Awards on Saturday, where Maren Morris received the Excellence in Media Award and Jonathan Van Ness received the Vito Russo

Award. The New York ceremony for the 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards was hosted

by Harvey Guillén, and featured a special performance from Idina Menzel. Winners included Fire Island, We’re Here and Heartstopper.

Cast of ‘Fire Island’ Maren Morris and Jonathan Van Ness

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The stars of the new Paramount+ series attended a FYC event for the show in Hollywood on Sunday.

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George & Tammy FYC...

AMC Networks’ new CEO Kristin Dolan on Tuesday outlined her priorities during her first earnings conference call appearance for the company, which operates such cable channel brands as AMC, IFC and Sundance TV, as well as such streamers as AMC+, Acorn TV and Shudder. Optimizing financials and brand impact by making AMC hit content available as widely as possible — including through licensing to other companies, while also looking for opportunities for further streaming subscriber growth — are among her goals, she said.

In Tuesday’s earnings report, she had emphasized: “In an environment of shifting consumption, we are committed to making our content available across the entire distribution ecosystem. While we reevaluate the pathways to content monetization, we are strategically reducing costs and streamlining our organization.”

She added: “These efforts contributed to a first quarter with strong margins and increased streaming revenue as we prioritized higher-value subscribers for our streaming portfolio.

AMC Networks saw its streaming revenue jump 29% year over year to $141 million in the first three months of the year despite slipping subscriber numbers.

The parent of IFC and Sundance TV said it grew streaming subscribers about 22% year over year to 11.5 million from 9.5 million in the first quarter of 2022. While a big jump from last year, that represented a decline from 11.8 million subscribers in the fourth quarter, even amid the premiere of the hit “Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches,” which has already been renewed.

“While this represents a slight decline from last quarter, the bigger context is our focus on attracting and retaining higher value subscribers,” CEO Kristin Dolan said on the conference call to discuss the results. She said “Mayfair Witches” was the most-watched season of any show on its services and channels.

AMC Networks reported revenue of $717.4 million for the first quarter of 2023, up less than 1% from $712.2 million in the year-ago first quarter.

The board of directors at AMC Networks have unveiled the 2022 compensation packages paid out to its leadership team after surprise executive suite turmoil at the company that operates such cable networks as AMC, IFC and Sundance TV.

Former CEO, COO and CFO Christina Spade received a total pay package of $21.3 million last year, AMC Networks revealed in an SEC filing issued on Friday. Spade was promoted to CEO from Sept. 9, 2022, only to abruptly step down from the job on Nov. 28, 2022.

Spade, whose pay topped $7 million in 2021, last year received a salary of $1.24 million and no bonus, while also taking home $7.4 million in stock awards, $2.1 million in non-equity incentive plan compensation and $10.5 million in “all other” compensation.

Spade’s latest employment agreement was set to run through the end of 2025 and stipulated she was eligible to receive a severance payment of more than $10 million, in addition to benefits associated with restricted stock and other awards.

AMC Networks, the cable TV company behind such brands as AMC, IFC and Sundance TV, as well as such online video services as AMC+, Acorn TV and Shudder, hit 11.8 million streaming subscribers in the fourth quarter.

That’s up sequentially from 11.1 million paid subscribers at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2022 as streaming revenues rose 35 percent to 502 million. Overall revenue jumped 20 percent to 965 million, compared to a year-earlier 803.71 million. That beat an overall revenues expectation of 947.78 million, according to a Refinitiv consensus.

The adjusted per-share earnings came to 2.52 against a year-earlier 54 cents a share, which blew past a Refinitiv estimate of 1.20 per share. But an operating loss of 391.6 million, compared to a year-earlier profit of 63.6 million, included 449 million in restructuring costs and related charges, mostly related to domestic operations and non-cash programming write-offs.

That followed layoffs across the company. Severance and other personnel costs came to 45.2 million. Amid an advertising slump,...

In a February 9 court hearing, “Ocean Eyes” singer Billie Eilish was granted a five-year restraining order against 39-year-old Christopher Anderson, an alleged fan and intruder who had broken into her childhood house in Los Angeles. Her parents, who still live there, and brother Finneas O’Connell will also receive protection.

Eilish filed for temporary protection last month, detailing that she and her family had called the police on Anderson five times after he showed up repeatedly at the home since late December 2022.

According to her father Patrick O’Connell, Anderson had also professed his love for the 21-year-old singer and stated that that he really wanted to meet her.

The order means that the accused will not be allowed 91 meters of her and is also prohibited from reaching out to her on social media.

“Each such occasion, including the present one, causes me substantial anxiety, fear, and emotional distress over my personal...

Billie Eilish has been granted a five-year restraining order against a man who broke into her childhood home to “profess his love” for her.

It was reported last month that the individual, named Christopher Anderson, entered her home most recently on January 5.

This led to Eilish requesting a restraining order, and TMZ claimed this week that the judge had sided with her.

The musician appeared virtually in court on Thursday for a hearing, with the judge granting court-ordered protection for her and her parents Maggie Baird and Patrick O’Connell, as well as her brother Finneas O’Connell.

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The permanent restraining order means Anderson has to stay 100 yards away from Eilish, her family and her parents’ home at all times.

He also can’t message her on social media, or...

Billie Eilish has said she fears for the safety of herself and her family after a fan broke into her house “unannounced and uninvited.”

The 21-year-old is filing a restraining order against one individual named Christopher Anderson, who entered her home most recently on January 5.

Eilish said in legal documents obtained by the Pa News Agency, “My father and members of the Los Angeles Police Department recently informed me that an individual who goes by the name Christopher A Anderson or Chris Anderson recently entered the interior of my family’s home on January 5 2023, unannounced and uninvited, after apparently professing his love for me and expressing that he really wanted to meet me,” the Evening Standard reported.

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The musician was said to have submitted her restraining order request to the Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, asking for protection for her mother and father,...

A suspect is in police custody after allegedly breaking into the home in which Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell collaborated on some of their biggest hits.

People reports that the suspect was placed under arrest after allegedly burglarizing the home belonging to the parents of Eilish and her brother.

According to People, LAPD officers responded to a call in the Highland Park area of L.A. at approximately 9:15 p.m. local time Thursday evening.

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The officers’ response was connected to an eyewitness report of a man who hopped over a fence to enter the backyard of the home, reportedly clad entirely in black while also wearing a black mask.

The home belongs to Maggie Baird and Patrick O’Connell, parents of the sibling musicians; it’s not known at this time whether anything was stolen from the residence.

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AMC Networks said on Tuesday that CEO Christina Spade “has stepped down from her role” without giving details about the reason.

The news came as a surprise as Spade had only taken over the role as of Sept. 9. A successor wasn’t immediately named.

“The AMC Networks board of directors is currently finalizing who it will name as a replacement, with an announcement to follow,” the company, which operates such cable networks as AMC, IFC and Sundance TV, as well as such streaming services as AMC+, Acorn TV and horror-focused Shudder, said on Tuesday.

AMC Networks chairman James Dolan said: “We thank Christina for her contributions to the company in her CEO role and her earlier CFO role, and we wish her well in her future endeavors.”

A representative said the company had no further comment.

A regulatory filing later on Tuesday morning added some color.

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After a year-long run as interim CEO at AMC Networks, Matt Blank is joining the board of directors at the entertainment company.

The New York-headquartered Better Call Saul and Interview With the Vampire programmer has expanded its board from 14 members to 15 members and installed Blank as a director, AMC said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday.

Blank was enlisted by the company last August as a temporary replacement for the top executive role after CEO Josh Sapan stepped away from the position following a 26-year run and transitioned to executive chairman. In August, AMC Networks promoted its chief operating and financial officer Christina Spade to CEO and hired former CBS and Goldman Sachs exec Patrick O’Connell as evp and CFO.

In that interim year, AMC Network has grown subscribers to its portfolio of streaming services — AMC+, Acorn TV,...

AMC Networks announced Friday that sitting Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer Christina Spade will be stepping up as its new CEO, effective Sept. 9.

Assuming Spades role will be Patrick O’Connell, whose previously of CBS Corporation and Goldman Sachs and joins AMC Networks as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. He will report to Spade.

Matt Blank, the company’s interim CEO since September 2021, will stay on in a consultant role through the end of the year. Blank said one of the highlights of his year in the position was working with Spade and “the talented team to help develop the company’s direct-to-consumer businesses and strong pipeline of high-quality content. Chris is a strong, versatile leader whom I’ve known and worked closely with for more than 20 years, and I know she’ll bring her strong business and leadership skills, and passion for this company, to her new role.

AMC Networks has appointed COO and CFO Christina Spade as its new CEO, succeeding Matt Blank, who has held the role in an interim capacity since last September.

Patrick O’Connell, previously a senior executive at CBS Corp and Goldman Sachs, has in turn been named Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, reporting to Spade.

Blank will remain with AMC Networks until the end of the year in a consultancy role, a spokeswoman confirmed.

AMC Networks operates cable channels such as AMC, plus streaming services AMC+, Sundance Now and Acorn TV. Spade will lead them all from September 9 when she steps into the new role.

Today’s development, which comes as the business reports its second quarter results, marks a fast rise for Spade at AMC Networks. She has been with the New York-headquartered operations since January 2021, where she joined as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and took on a...

Christina Spade, a veteran media executive who was previously chief financial officer of the former ViacomCBS, has been named the new chief executive of AMC Networks, tasked with leading the small but influential media company through a tricky time in the media business.

She replaces Matt Blank, a Showtime veteran who had been serving as the company’s interim CEO, and will assumer her new responsibilities on Sept. 9.

“I’m delighted that Chris is taking over as our new CEO,” said James Dolan, AMC Networks’ chairman, in a statement. “She is a proven leader with a long track record driving transformative change in media and entertainment and I am confident she has the expertise and vision to guide AMC Networks to greater success.” Patrick O’Connell, previously a senior executive at CBS Corporation and Goldman Sachs, has been named the company’s new executive vice president, a d chief financial officer,...

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AMC Networks said Friday that Christina Spade, who currently serves as the company’s COO and CFO, has been appointed CEO, effective Sept. 9.

The media and entertainment industry veteran who previously held senior roles at ViacomCBS, CBS Corp. and Showtime, will succeed Matt Blank, who has been serving for the past year as interim CEO.

Patrick O’Connell, previously a senior executive at CBS Corp. and Goldman Sachs, has been named the company’s executive vp and CFO, reporting to Spade.

“I’m a fan of this company in every respect, its content, brands, and most importantly, its people and dynamic and inclusive culture,” Spade said. “Patrick is a highly accomplished executive focused on delivering strong financial performance with a deep understanding of today’s media landscape opportunities. I know he’ll be instrumental in driving the business forward with his strong finance track record,...

There’s an emotional realness to singer-songwriter Billie Eilish, a disinclination to disguise experience behind euphemism or pretense.

It manifests in her music and in Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry, the Oscar-contending documentary that follows her on her journey to global stardom. In the film directed by R.J. Cutler Eilish doesn’t censor dark moments from her past, occasional frustrations attendant to fame, and a major romantic disappointment—young love ultimately unrequited.

When it came time to discuss the documentary publicly for the first time, Eilish brought the realness again, admitting to an audience in Hollywood that she felt anxious as the film was about to be released on Apple TV+.

“I was excited and scared and nervous, and worried and hopeful,” she told attendees at a post-screening Q&a. “It was not acting, I wasn’t playing a character. It was real life footage of my life…...

From the outside, the house isn’t terribly different from others on the block: a cozy bungalow in L.A.’s Highland Park neighborhood with an old lilac tree blooming near the entrance. In fact, it’s legendary: the place where a prodigal teenager and her older brother recorded the album that made Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell the queen of Gen-z pop.

It’s a location familiar to any Eilish fan, and at first glance on an absurdly beautiful day in April, not much appears to have changed...

Update: Billie Eilish obtained a five-year civil harassment restraining order against John Matthews Hearle on Thursday, March 4, court documents show. ______________ Billie Eilish is seeking a restraining order against a man who has allegedly harassed her since last August. In court documents filed Feb. 11 and obtained by E! News, the singer requested the court grant her a civil harassment restraining order against John Matthews Hearle, a 23-year-old man who also goes by Adam Lucifer. She also requested additional protective orders for her parents, Maggie Baird and Patrick O'Connell, per the documents. According...

Exclusive: How did audiences respond to the Apple TV+ premiere of Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry, which premiered in over 100 countries and theaters? The streamer would not divulge specific numbers — they never do — but I can report that the film became the biggest hit title for young adult audiences that Apple has had so far across its slate of films and TV series. The movie drew a record-breaking 33% new viewers to the service, with young adult audiences fueling the momentum from the moment the film premiered on Thursday, February 25. Nearly half of the film’s audience came from outside the U.S. and was number one among young adults across the globe, including the U.K., Australia, Mexico, Germany, Brazil, Russia, the Netherlands, France, and more, per Apple.

Directed by Emmy winner R.J. Cutler, the film is a coming of age story of the teen singer songwriter, capturing...

"We're never thinking about what's happening right now." Apple has unveiled the official trailer for the music documentary Billie Eilish: The World's A Little Blurry, arriving on Apple TV+ streaming and in select theaters starting in February this winter. The latest documentary film by R.J. Cutler, who also made this year's John Belushi film and a few other docs recently. The documentary is from Apple Original Films, in association with Interscope Films, The Darkroom, This Machine, and Lighthouse Management & Media. Directed by Cutler, and featuring Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell, Maggie Baird, and Patrick O’Connell as themselves. The film offers an intimate look at the teenage singer-songwriter's journey, navigating life on the road, on stage, and at home, while creating her debut album. We're seeing more and more of these docs about popstars and the "challenging" lives they live. Just another part of the big music marketing machine. Here's the official trailer for R.

Today Apple TV+ unveiled the trailer for the new documentary film, “Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry.”

The film will be released in theaters by Neon and premiere globally on Apple TV+ February 26, 2021.

“Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry” tells the true coming-of-age story of the singer-songwriter and her rise to global superstardom. From award-winning filmmaker R.J. Cutler, the documentary offers a deeply intimate look at this extraordinary teenager’s journey, at just 17 years old, navigating life on the road, on stage, and at home with her family, while writing, recording and releasing her debut album “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?”

The documentary film, featuring Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell, Maggie Baird and Patrick O’Connell, is from Apple Original Films, in association with Interscope Films, The Darkroom, This Machine and Lighthouse Management & Media.

Watch in theaters and on Apple TV+ February 26 https://apple.