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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * DOLAN CHARLES F   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 __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Executive Chairman / Member of 13D Group (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE, 340 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/05/2018 (Street) WOODBURY, NY 11797 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 03/05/2018   M   1,929 A $ 0 (1) 51,868 D (2) (3)   Class A Common Stock 03/05/2018   F(4)   698 D $ 53.39 51,170 D (2) (3)   Class A Common Stock               52,243 I (3) (5) By CFD Revocable Trust

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

03/05/2018

M

1,929

(6)

03/04/2019

Class A Common Stock

1,929

(1)

1,929

D (2) (3)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DOLAN CHARLES F C/O DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE 340 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE WOODBURY, NY 11797	X	X	Executive Chairman	Member of 13D Group
DOLAN HELEN A C/O DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE 340 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE WOODBURY, NY 11797		X		Member of 13D Group

Signatures

/s/ Dennis H. Javer, Attorney-in-Fact for Charles F. Dolan		03/06/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Dennis H. Javer, Attorney-in-Fact for Helen A. Dolan		03/06/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each restricted stock unit was granted under the AMC Networks Inc. 2011 Amended and Restated Employee Stock Plan and represents a right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock or the cash equivalent thereof, at the election of the issuer.
(2)	Securities held directly by Mr. Charles F. Dolan and indirectly by his spouse, Mrs. Helen A. Dolan.
(3)	Helen A. Dolan disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that she is, for the purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, the beneficial owner of such securities.
(4)	Securities withheld to pay withholding taxes on vested restricted stock units exempt under Rule 16b-3.
(5)	Charles F. Dolan is the sole trustee and beneficiary of the Charles F. Dolan 2009 Revocable Trust
(6)	Two-thirds of the RSUs vested and were settled on March 6, 2017 and March 5, 2018. The remaining one-third of the RSUs vest on March 4, 2019 subject to the achievement of certain performance measures.

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