AMC (TV channel)

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AMC is an American cable television channel. Owned by AMC Global Media, the channel primarily airs acquired feature films, as well as original and acquired drama series. Launched in late-1980 on New York City's Cablevision as Montage, it originally focused on vintage black and white films, presented uncut and commercial-free. In 1984, the network changed its name to American Movie Classics (AMC). In 1998, AMC began to transition away from its original premium format, becoming an advertising-supported service. In 2002, AMC was relaunched with a new format, dropping the "American Movie Classics" branding and shifting its focus to contemporary films. In the late-2000s and early-2010s, AMC began to increasingly focus on "prestige" dramas, including the period drama Mad Men, crime drama Breaking Bad;, and its spin-off Better Call Saul. These series would receive critical acclaim, hightening the profile of AMC as a "premium" basic cable network, and making it one of several networks synonymous...

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