Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
AMC Networks Inc.
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC. [RLJE]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
11 PENN PLAZA
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/05/2018
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10001
4. If Amendment, Date 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
(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
Common Stock 01/05/2018   J(1)   678,095 A $ 4.25 3,821,588 I By Subsidiary (2)

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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
Common Stock Warrant (Right to Buy) $ 1.5 (3) 01/05/2018   J(1)   747,945   05/20/2015 05/20/2020 Common Stock 747,945 $ 2.75 (4) 747,945 (5) I By Subsidiary (2)
Series D-1 Convertible Preferred Stock $ 3 01/05/2018   J(1)   7,479.432 (6)   10/14/2016 05/20/2020 Common Stock 2,893,693 $ 1,644.27 (7) 7,479.432 I By Subsidiary (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
AMC Networks Inc.
11 PENN PLAZA
NEW YORK, NY 10001
    X    

Signatures

 /s/ James G. Gallagher, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of AMC Networks Inc.   01/08/2018
**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) Pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement by and among Digital Entertainment Holdings LLC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of AMC Networks Inc. ("DEH"), JH Partners Evergreen Fund, L.P., Forrestal, LLC, JH Investment Partners III, L.P. and JH Investment Partners GP Fund III, LLC (collectively, the "JHP Entities"), dated as of January 5, 2018, DEH purchased from the JHP Entities (i) shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Common Stock"), of RLJ Entertainment, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("RLJE"), (ii) shares of Series D-1 preferred stock of RJLE, par value $0.001 per share ("Preferred Stock"), and (iii) warrants ("Warrants") to purchase shares of Common Stock from RLJE with an adjusted exercise price of $1.50 and an initial exercise date of May 20, 2015 (each share of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of a Warrant, a "Warrant Share").
(2) AMC may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock, the shares of Preferred Stock and the Warrants indirectly through its wholly owned subsidiaries. The Common Stock, Preferred Stock, and the Warrants are held directly by DEH, a direct wholly owned subsidiary of IFC Entertainment Holdings LLC. IFC Entertainment Holdings LLC is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Rainbow Programming Holdings LLC. Rainbow Programming Holdings LLC is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Rainbow Media Enterprises, Inc. Rainbow Media Enterprises, Inc. is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Rainbow Media Holdings LLC. Rainbow Media Holdings LLC is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of AMC.
(3) The exercise price per Warrant Share is subject to adjustment from time to time in order to prevent dilution of the purchase rights granted under the terms of the Warrants.
(4) The purchase price per Warrant is equal to the $4.25 purchase price per share of Common Stock minus $1.50, the adjusted exercise price of each Warrant.
(5) The number of Warrant Shares is subject to adjustment from time to time in order to prevent dilution of the purchase rights granted under the terms of the Warrants.
(6) The aggregate stated value of the 7,479.432 shares of the Preferred Stock is $8,681,068, which includes the original certificate value of $1,000 per share of Preferred Stock plus accrued dividends on each share of Preferred Stock through April 1, 2017. Thereafter, additional dividends have been accrued daily, compounded monthly, and have been and will be paid quarterly in cash or equity at RLJE's discretion. As of January 8, 2018, the 7,479.432 shares of the Preferred Stock are convertible into 2,893,693 shares of Common Stock.
(7) The purchase price per share of Preferred Stock is calculated based on the $4.25 purchase price per share of Common Stock multiplied by the 2,893,693 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of each share of Preferred Stock.

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