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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Giraldo John P (Last) (First) (Middle) 11 PENN PLAZA (Street) NEW YORK NY 10001 (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) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chief Accounting Officer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/18/2011
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person 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
AMC Networks Inc. Class A Common Stock	10/18/2011		A		2,572(1)	A	$0	2,572	D

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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Grant of restricted shares of AMC Networks Inc. Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Company's Employee Stock Plan, exempt under Rule 16b-3. All the restricted shares will become fully vested and unrestricted on March 8, 2014.

	/s/ Anne G. Kelly, Attorney-in-fact for John Giraldo	10/19/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: that I, John Giraldo,
constitute and appoint Anne G. Kelly, as true and lawful
attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities
to sign any Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of
 the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder
(including any amendments or exhibits thereto and other forms and
reports) that I may be required to file with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission as a result of my ownership or transactions
in securities of AMC Networks Inc., granting unto said attorneys-
in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing required and necessary
to be done in and about the foregoing as fully for all intents and
purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of
them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or
 cause to be done by virtue hereof.  I acknowledge that the
attorneys-in-fact and agents, each serving in such capacity as
requested herein, are not assuming, nor is AMC Networks Inc.
assuming, any of the responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.  This power of attorney
is not intended to, and does not, revoke, or in any way affect, any
prior power of attorney that I have executed.
	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until I no longer am required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect
to my holdings of and transactions in securities issued by AMC
Networks Inc., unless earlier revoked by me in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
	In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto signed my name on
the 18th day of October, 2011.

/s/ John Giraldo
JOHN GIRALDO