AMC inks long-term distribution deal with M7 Group
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| 01 March 2018

European pay-TV provider M7 has extending its long-standing partnership with AMC Networks International – Central and Northern Europe, enabling Skylink subscribers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia to continue to enjoy an AMCNI CNE portfolio of eight channels.

Effective immediately, the deal includes the extension of the carriage agreement for Film+, AMC, Sport1, Sport2, JimJam, Minimax, TV Paprika and Spektrum. Infotainment channel Spektrum HD will now be placed in Skylink’s Multi package, increasing the number of households where it becomes available.

AMCNI CNE has a number of channel premieres lined up for the spring, including the start of the new Formula 1 season, and the upcoming world premieres of The Terror and season four of Fear the Walking Dead. It also includes films on Film+, Minimax’s popular DreamWorks content, factual infotainment and nature documentaries on Spektrum HD, including David Attenborough’s Planet Earth II.

“We are delighted to continue working with AMCNI CNE and offer our audiences the portfolio they provide. In addition to the continued distribution via our satellite platform, their channels will also be added to Skylink Live TV, allowing our subscribers to also enjoy the channels via mobile devices,” commented Jaromir Glisnik, member of the board of directors of M7 Group.

Added Balázs Hajós, vice president of affiliate sales at AMC Networks International – Central and Northern Europe: “This new deal is another milestone in our long-running relationship with M7 Group. Making our channels available on all platforms and across a wide range of devices, adds a whole a new dimension to our partnership. We are sure that Skylink audiences will thoroughly enjoy the great variety of our quality content across a portfolio of film, television series, sports, infotainment and children’s programming.”