AMC Networks Sees Q2 Profit Tumble Amid Pandemic Conditions

The surge in demand for streaming services since the novel coronavirus pandemic forced much of the word indoors has been a much-discussed and well-documented topic, with Netflix stock soaring and Disney having amassing more than 60 million Disney+ subscribers by the end of June. But now — at least in the U.K.

Netflix is pulling the plug on two previously renewed scripted series amid an array of issues brought on by the novel coronavirus pandemic. The second seasons of both The Society and I Am Not Okay With This have been scrapped.

Residents at an Actors Fund-owned apartment complex for low-income people with special needs are protesting a renovation project that they say will require them either to leave their homes for days or remain while workers enter their units amid a pandemic. Multiple residents at the 40-unit West Hollywood complex The Palm View Apartments have filed complaints with The Actors Fund, OPC Services, Inc.

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Angelina Jolie is loving all the extra family time she’s been getting with her six kids at home amid the ongoing quarantine orders due to the coronavirus pandemic!

Camila Cabello‘s Cinderella is getting underway again!

A change of plans! Angelina Jolie’s 19-year-old son, Maddox, will virtually attend Yonsei University amid the coronavirus pandemic.“He had to stay back from Korea,” the actress, 45, told Extra on Monday, August 16, of her eldest son. “He’s going online, and so I think he starts at 6 p.m.

Kanye West resumed his Sunday Service after a months-long break due to the coronavirus pandemic — and Kim Kardashian was right by his side.“Praise God,” the rapper, 43, tweeted in the early hours of Monday, August 17. “We would like to thank our staff for making sure all Covid safety guidelines were followed today during Sunday Service at our West Mountains family ranch in Wyoming.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorAMC Networks’ horror SVOD service Shudder is extending to Australia and New Zealand.

In the colony known as Hollywood, beekeeping is on the rise. "People suddenly have time on their hands at home," says Andrew Ward, a first assistant director (Saving Private Ryan, Westworld).

As Hollywood firms aim to regroup from a monthslong production shutdown during the pandemic, animation studio Laika is the latest company to cut staffers across departments. Days after noting the 15th anniversary of its founding, the Oregon-based stop motion studio said it would be implementing cost-saving measures with the intention of rehiring employees when it is possible.

Smash Mouth has joined the growing list of bands performing for large crowds amid the coronavirus crisis.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: AMC Networks-owned streamer UMC has ordered a legal drama from Adam Starks (On My Block), Tracy Grant (Lincoln Heights) and Kemy Time Productions.The subscription service, dedicated to Black film and TV and a rival of ViacomCBS’ BET+, has handed Lace a six-episode order for its first season.The series will follow a prolific Los Angeles attorney who often blurs the lines between right and wrong to protect her rich and powerful clientele.It is currently

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorAMC Networks has filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission accusing AT&T of penalizing the The Walking Dead broadcaster in favor of its own competing channels like HBO and TNT by insisting on “discriminatory” terms to renew its affiliation agreement.AT&T called AMC Networks’ complaint “without merit.” In a statement it said, “We treat all programmers fairly and will continue to work with AMC Networks to provide its content at a price that is

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterAMC Networks has filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission accusing AT&T of abusing its market power in order to unfairly advantage its own networks, HBO and TNT.Though much of the complaint is redacted, AMC appears to be complaining that AT&T is seeking to limit AMC’s ability to make its content available on digital platforms, such as Hulu and Amazon Prime.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAMC is expanding its true crime slate with talent deals for four creators.Mona Chalabi, Naomi Ekperigin, Cameron Esposito, and Jena Friedman will all work with the company to develop original true crime series for its linear networks and streaming services.

Cinema giant AMC Entertainment Holdings posted second-quarter financial results on Thursday as it looks to reopen its theaters and survive the coronavirus pandemic after a debt restructuring. The extent of the COVID-19 hit taken so far by the largest U.S.

Lionsgate has swung to a first quarter profit for fiscal year 2021, as the studio's Starz premium TV platform hit 11.4 million global streaming subscribers. For the three months to June 30, Lionsgate swung to a quarterly profit attributable to shareholders at $51.1 million, against a year-earlier loss of $54 million.