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AMC channels coming to lower-priced YouTube TV packages
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(Photo by Natalie Voy)AMC Global Media has renewed its distribution agreement with Google-owned streaming television service YouTube TV that allows more than 10 million subscribers to continue watching its linear TV networks and free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels, executives at AMC confirmed this week.
The deal with YouTube also allows the company to resell access to AMC’s seven streaming services, including AMC Plus, and will allow YouTube TV to carry AMC’s core cable networks in its lower-priced, genre-based packages for the first time ever, AMC Global Media CEO Kristin Dolan said on Thursday.
Philo streamers can also upgrade to the commercial-free version of AMC Plus for an additional fee.
It isn’t clear if the company’s new deal with YouTube TV means customers who receive AMC channels will also get access to the ad-supported AMC Plus tier, though all YouTube and YouTube TV users will be able to buy a subscription regardless.
AMC’s streaming-focused partnerships with pay TV companies has accelerated uptake and engagement of AMC Plus and other services, Dolan said.