AMC Networks U.S. Advertising Revenue Jumps 22% as The Walking Dead Returned

AMC Networks’ U.S. ad sales rose 22 percent year-over-year during the third quarter of 2021, when AMC’s The Walking Dead premiered its 11th and final season, the company reported Friday. (TheWrap)

Third-quarter U.S. distribution and other revenue rose 26 percent to $483 million, with content licensing revenue up 60 percent, “driven by a higher number of distributed original programs as compared to the prior comparable period as a result of earlier Covid-19 pandemic production delays.” (THR)

AMC Networks is unlikely to bid on Starz, but is “always looking at opportunities” for M&A, according to interim CEO Matt Blank. (Deadline)