AMC Networks Partners With Cable Giants on Targeted Advertising

Will Thorne Staff WriterThe second quarter of this year was a kind one for cable news networks ratings-wise, as all three major networks saw ratings boosts due to their coverage of the coronavirus pandemic and the wave of police brutality and racial justice protests sweeping across the country.CNN, Fox News and MSNBC all posted double-digit gains from Q2 last year in both total viewership and the key demographic of adults aged 25-54.Fox News led the way once again, scoring an average of just

“Tenet” and “Mulan” postponed their releases by several weeks amid a resurgence of coronavirus cases.The chain said it’s pushing the reopening of its US Regal theaters and its UK and Ireland chains from July 10 to July 31. The move came a day after AMC, the country’s largest movie theater chain, said it would hold off on its July 15 reopening plan and reopen 450 of its more than 600 theaters on July 30 instead.

Also Read: NBC News' 'Meet the Press' Wins Every Ratings Category Across the Board This QuarterMSNBC and CNN both saw year-over-year growth, growing more than Fox News.In primetime, Fox News delivered 3,574,000 total average viewers, of whom 624,000 were in the key demo. CNN was in third place for total primetime viewers, but second for demo viewers, pulling in an average of 1,806,000 and 528,000, respectively.

Will Thorne Staff WriterThe BET Awards received a healthy audience boost this year thanks to a first ever simulcast on CBS.The awards show’s 2020 telecast, which was hosted by Amanda Seales and featured appearances from an impressive array of talent (including Beyonce), amassed 3.7 million total viewers across BET, BET Her and CBS. For comparison, last year’s awards delivered just under 3.8 million for its multi-network simulcast.

Over the past three months, we’ve been fairly tongue-in-cheek with our insistence that Warner Bros.’ upcoming film, “Tenet,” really is going to dictate the return of cinemas after the COVID-19 pandemic. Obviously, “Tenet” is set to be the first major film to arrive in theaters since March and, as such, is allowing for big cinema chains like AMC, Regal, and Cinemark to reopen their doors and make some money.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorStarzplay has acquired the second season of Ramy Yousseff’s Golden Globe-winning comedy Ramy for the UK, Austria, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland. The streaming arm of U.S.

Much like its vampirical antagonist, AMC’s summer horror fare, “NOS4A2” recently began its second life.

[email protected] event with panels for “The Walking Dead,” “Fear the Walking Dead,” “The Walking Dead: World Beyond” and “NOS4A2.”[email protected] will take place July 23-26 as substitute for annual pop culture event.

[email protected] event with panels for “The Walking Dead,” “Fear the Walking Dead,” “The Walking Dead: World Beyond” and “NOS4A2.”[email protected] will take place July 23-26 as substitute for annual pop culture event.

In the wake of making some controversial statements to Variety yesterday about AMC not mandating face masks in those parts of the country that aren’t requiring them during the COVID-19 pandemic, CEO Adam Aron has changed the chain’s policy after hearing the social media backlash and is now requiring patrons to wear masks whether local ordinances enforce it or not.When it came to patrons wearing face masks, AMC had a policy that was similar to Cinemark and Regal’s: Moviegoers would be required to

The last 24 hours have not been kind to AMC Theatres. Much like the rules laid out by Regal Cinemas and Cinemark, AMC announced its safety guidelines for when the cinema chain reopens in July.

Recently, we saw AMC Theatres, the largest cinema chain in the world, follow the lead of Regal Cinemas and Cinemark with announcing that facemasks will not be required by customers when the theaters reopen in July. This comes after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the world’s cinemas to shut down for months.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorIn the wake of making some controversial statements to Variety yesterday about AMC not mandating face masks in those parts of the country that aren’t requiring it during the COVID-19 pandemic, CEO Adam Aron has changed the chain’s policy hearing the social media backlash and is now requiring patrons to wear masks whether local ordinances enforce it or not.His statements are below…refresh for updates….“At AMC, we have been consulting with

AMC Theatres is the largest cinema chain in the world. And as such, you’d expect the company to be the leader in how to move forward with the reopening of theaters in July, after being shut down for months due to COVID-19.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorA group of 700 Black, Asian, and minority ethnic TV workers have written to UK networks and streamers, including Netflix, the BBC and Sky, and the government demanding action on racial equality.The letter, which Deadline has made available to read in full here, is the work of the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic TV Task Force, which has swelled to hundreds of members after being established shortly after the death of George Floyd and the rise of the Black Lives

Page Six, network giants like CBS, MTV, VH1 and Showtime have hired private investigator, Edward Myers.Myers, who is the president and CEO of the Los Angeles-based investigation firm, The Myers Group, is an investigation and risk assessment specialist.Page Six reports that Myers has been tasked with combing through the social media accounts of the actors and reality TV stars attached to these networks “to root out any racist comments.”These latest reports come after more than a half a dozen

Bravo axing "Vanderpump Rules" stars Brett Caprioni and Max Boyens, whose racists tweets reemerged in January, as well as Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute, who reported a former black co-star to police for a crime she didn't commit.

Bravo axing "Vanderpump Rules" stars Brett Caprioni and Max Boyens, whose racists tweets reemerged in January, as well as Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute, who reported a former black co-star to police for a crime she didn't commit.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentAMC Networks’ Sundance Now has acquired Schiaffino Musarra’s Swedish crime comedy series “We Got This” from Banijay Rights for the U.S., Canada and the U.K.The show follows George English (Musarra),
 a recently jobless American man living in Sweden who sets off to solve the 30-year-old murder of the former prime minister Olof Palme, in hopes that the 50 million Swedish crown ($5 million) reward can pay off his insurmountable tax bill.

Even more than usual, all eyes are on AMC Theatres and the company’s future. Sure, there’s plenty of talk about when the cinema chain will reopen its doors globally, but after last week’s regulatory filing, claiming that AMC might not be able to survive the losses from the COVID-19 pandemic, not only are people concerned about when they can watch movies on the big screen again but also if AMC will be there to show them.