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SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 		 
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Sweeney Brian
(Last) (First) (Middle)
20 AUDREY AVENUE
(Street)
OYSTER BAY NY 11771
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMC Networks Inc. [ AMCX ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below)
Trustee of Member of 13D Group
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/22/2017
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock 12/22/2017 G V 52,243 A $0.00(1) 52,243 I(2)(3) By trusts
Class A Common Stock 27,794 D(4)
Class A Common Stock 7,675 I(3)(5) By trusts
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Common Stock (6) 12/22/2017 G V 361,974 (6) (6) Class A Common Stock 361,974 $0.00(1) 361,974 I(2)(3) By trusts
Class B Common Stock (6) (6) (6) Class A Common Stock 5,643 5,643 I(7) By spouse
Class B Common Stock (6) (6) (6) Class A Common Stock 197,645 197,645 I(3)(8) By trust
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Sweeney Brian
(Last) (First) (Middle)
20 AUDREY AVENUE
(Street)
OYSTER BAY NY 11771
(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
DOLAN-SWEENEY DEBORAH A
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE
340 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE
(Street)
WOODBURY NY 11797
(City) (State) (Zip)
Explanation of Responses:
1. Gift.
2. Reflects securities held by trusts for which Brian G. Sweeney serves as co-trustee.
3. The reporting persons disclaim beneficial ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that they are, for the purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, the beneficial owners of such securities.
4. Securities held directly by Brian G. Sweeney, Deborah A. Dolan-Sweeney's spouse. Ms. Dolan-Sweeney disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities beneficially owned or deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Sweeney and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that she is, for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, the beneficial owner of such securities.
5. Reflects securities held in trusts for which Brian G. Sweeney serves as co-trustee.
6. AMC Networks Inc. Class B Common Stock (the "Class B Common Stock") of the Issuer is convertible at the option of the holder on a share for share basis into AMC Networks Inc. Class A Common Stock (the "Class A Common Stock") of the Issuer.
7. Securities held directly by Deborah A. Dolan-Sweeney, Brian G. Sweeney's spouse. Mr. Sweeney disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities beneficially owned or deemed to be beneficially owned by his spouse and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that he is, for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, the beneficial owner of such securities.
8. Brian G. Sweeney is the trustee of the Deborah A. Dolan-Sweeney 2012 Descendants Trust.
Remarks:
Exhibit List Exhibit 24.1-Power of Attorney Exhibit 24.2-Power of Attorney
/s/ Brian G. Sweeney 12/26/2017
/s/ Brian G. Sweeney, as Attorney-in-Fact for Deborah A. Dolan-Sweeney 12/26/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Dennis H. Javer, Marianne E. Dolan Weber and Deborah A. Dolan-Sweeney,
and each of them individually, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:
(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as an Officer and/or Director of, beneficial owner of and/or trustee of a trust
which beneficially owns stock of AMC Networks Inc. (the "Company"), (i) all
reports on Forms 3, 4 and 5 and any other forms required to be filed in
accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
"Exchange Act") and the rules promulgated thereunder (a "Section 16 Form"), and
(ii) all forms and schedules in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange
Act and the rules promulgated thereunder, including all amendments thereto (a
"Section 13 Schedule", and, together with Section 16 Forms, the "Forms and
Schedules");
(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Forms and
Schedules, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely
file such Forms and Schedules with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and
(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of each such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by each such attorney-in-fact on behalf
of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
shall contain such terms and conditions as he or she may approve in his or her
discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that each such attorney-in-fact, or his or
her substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The
undersigned acknowledges that each such attorney-in-fact is serving in such
capacity at the request of the undersigned, and is not assuming, nor is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
The Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file any Forms and Schedules with respect
to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered
to each such attorney-in-fact.
From and after the date hereof, any Power of Attorney previously granted by the
undersigned concerning the subject matter hereof is hereby revoked, other than
the Power of Attorney, dated June 23, 2011, previously granted by the
undersigned to Anne Kelly, Sean Sullivan and James Gallagher with respect to the
undersigned holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
which shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 30th day of June, 2017.


By:   /s/ Brian G. Sweeney
Brian G. Sweeney


POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Dennis H. Javer, Marianne E. Dolan Weber and Brian G. Sweeney, and each
of them individually, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as an Officer and/or Director of, beneficial owner of and/or trustee of a trust
which beneficially owns stock of AMC Networks Inc. (the "Company"), (i) all
reports on Forms 3, 4 and 5 and any other forms required to be filed in
accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
"Exchange Act") and the rules promulgated thereunder (a "Section 16 Form"), and
(ii) all forms and schedules in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange
Act and the rules promulgated thereunder, including all amendments thereto (a
"Section 13 Schedule", and, together with Section 16 Forms, the "Forms and
Schedules");
(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Forms and
Schedules, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely
file such Forms and Schedules with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and
(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of each such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by each such attorney-in-fact on behalf
of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
shall contain such terms and conditions as he or she may approve in his or her
discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that each such attorney-in-fact, or his or
her substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The
undersigned acknowledges that each such attorney-in-fact is serving in such
capacity at the request of the undersigned, and is not assuming, nor is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
The Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file any Forms and Schedules with respect
to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered
to each such attorney-in-fact.
From and after the date hereof, any Power of Attorney previously granted by the
undersigned concerning the subject matter hereof is hereby revoked.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 30th day of June, 2017.


By:   /s/ Deborah A. Dolan-Sweeney
Deborah A. Dolan-Sweeney