Tuesday 9 April 2024

Broadband TV News: AMC Networks launches ITVX streaming offer

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AMC Networks International UK has launched two new ‘streaming collections’ on ITVX.

AMC Stories and AMC Reality will each have a dedicated area on the ad-funded platform and include more than 1,100 hours of content.

AMC Stories is a treasure trove of celebrated and award-winning drama and comedy content from AMC Networks, featuring original series such as Brockmire, The Son, Lodge 49, Creepshow, Portlandia, amongst others.

AMC Reality features reality TV shows. These include the popular franchise Love After Lock Up, Growing Up Hip Hop, Amazing Wedding Cakes, Million Dollar Matchmaker and LA Hair.

“Our partnership and these launches represent an important next step in our streaming strategy of utilizing our extensive library to make our content available to a broader audience, and we look forward to building on this strategy and taking advantage of future opportunities to come,” said Tanya Gugenheim, SVP, Business Development for AMCNI UK.

Sasha Breslau, Head of Content Acquisitions, ITVX added: “We’ve enjoyed a very successful partnership with AMCNI UK already during ITVX’s first year – and now we’ll be showcasing even more of their best programming. We know that ITVX viewers love big stars, glossy scripted and jaw dropping reality – and this deal has it all!”

AMC Stories is available immediately, while AMC Reality is set to launch in May. These launches follow the ITVX debut of True Crime UK which showcases gripping true crime content and is a collaboration between ITV and the CBS AMC Networks UK Channels Partnership owned by AMCNI UK and Paramount Global.

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