It ain’t easy taking “The Walking Dead” seriously. While the AMC series’ gargantuan ratings attest to its many fans, few journalists have acknowledged the show’s artistic integrity. Until now, that…
AMC has renewed its oater “Hell on Wheels” for a fifth and final season, to play out over two years. The Endemol USA/Entertainment One drama has a 14-episode pickup to be be split over seven-episode…
Cinemark CEO Tim Warner didn’t pour cold water on the idea that his theater chain might be sniffing around Regal Entertainment. Regal, the world’s largest theater chain, said last month that it was…
Steve Burke is not an executive prone to exaggeration. If anything, the NBCUniversal CEO is known for his understated style in public settings. So when Burke made a blunt statement about ratings…
Spoiler Warning: Do not read on unless you've seen "The Walking Dead" season five, episode four, titled “Slabtown.” It’s fair to say that “The Walking Dead” has struggled to find a storyline for…
AMC Networks has turned “The Walking Dead” into a bullhorn for airing its grievance with DirecTV. The cabler sounded the alarm during Sunday’s episode that its carriage agreement with the satcaster…
AMC has opted to pass on both of the drama pilots it produced this year as prospective series for 2015. The decision to nix series orders for “Galyntine” and “Knifeman” comes as the cabler has at…
AMC is closing in on a deal for the U.S. rights to the BBC’s Hugh Laurie-Tom Hiddleston miniseries “The Night Manager,” based on the 1993 John le Carre novel. AMC would join the Beeb as a co-producer…
President Bruce Tuchman 'regrets' so many AMC shows on other people's channels outside the U.S.
The summer box office downturn depressed profits at AMC Entertainment Holdings in what is shaping up to be a difficult third quarter for the exhibition industry. The country’s second-largest theater…
