AMC (African and Middle Eastern TV channel)

This article is about the Africa and Middle East channel. For the US channel, see AMC (TV channel). For the European channel, see AMC (European TV channel). For the Asian channel, see AMC (Asian TV channel).

AMC Middle East and Africa was a European-based pay television channel which was launched by AMC Networks International in Africa and the Arab world. AMC replaced the MGM Channel on 1 December 2014. AMC-produced dramas such as Halt and Catch Fire and The Divide are among the first original series that premiered on the channel. The channel also airs films from MGM, Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, Disney (20th Century Studios) and Sony Pictures Entertainment.

AMC

Broadcast area	Africa Arab world
Network	AMC Networks International UK
Programming
Language(s)	English (subtitles in Arabic available in the Arab world)
Picture format	1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	AMC Networks International
Sister channels	SundanceTV CBS Action CBS Reality RealityXtra Extreme Sports Channel Outdoor Channel JimJam
History
Launched	1 December 2014; 10 years ago (2014-12-01)
Replaced	MGM Channel
Closed	1 July 2021; 4 years ago (2021-07-01) (Arab world)
Former names	MGM Channel
Links
Website	amctvafrica.com

On 1 August 2016, AMC stopped broadcasting on OSN and moved to beIN in the Arab world.^[1] On 1 July 2021, AMC stopped broadcasting on beIN in the Arab world.

Programming

• 4th and Loud
• Breaking Bad
• Fargo
• Fear the Walking Dead
• Halt and Catch Fire
• Hollywood's Best Film Directors
• Mad Men
• Rectify
• The Divide
• The Night Manager