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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001181431-12-066840
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20121213
FILED AS OF DATE:		20121221
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20121221

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMC Networks Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001514991
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CABLE & OTHER PAY TELEVISION SERVICES [4841]
		IRS NUMBER:				275403694
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11 PENN PLAZA
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10001
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(212) 324-8500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11 PENN PLAZA
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10001

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Deborah A. Dolan-Sweeney 2012 Descendants Trust
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001564759
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35106
		FILM NUMBER:		121282952

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE
		STREET 2:		340 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE
		CITY:			WOODBURY
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11797
		BUSINESS PHONE:		516-803-9200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE
		STREET 2:		340 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE
		CITY:			WOODBURY
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11797
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    <periodOfReport>2012-12-13</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerName>AMC Networks Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>AMCX</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Deborah A. Dolan-Sweeney 2012 Descendants Trust</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>11797</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
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            <otherText>Member of 13D Group</otherText>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class B Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>197645</value>
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                    <value>D</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">AMC Networks Inc. Class B Common Stock (the &quot;Class B Common Stock&quot;) 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 &quot;Class A Common Stock&quot;) of the Issuer.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Brian G. Sweeney, as Trustee</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-12-20</signatureDate>
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<B><FONT face="serif">POWER OF ATTORNEY</FONT></B><BR>
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<FONT face="serif">Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Marianne Dolan Weber, the undersigned&#146;s true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:</FONT></P>
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<FONT face="serif">execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned&#146;s capacity as an Officer and/or Director, beneficial owner and/or trustee of stock of AMC Networks Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;), (i) 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 &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) and the rules thereunder (a &#147;Section 16 Form&#148;), (ii) all forms and schedules in accordance with Section
13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder, including all amendments thereto (a &#147;Section 13 Schedule&#148;), and (iii) a Form ID and any other forms required to be filed or submitted in accordance with Regulation S-T promulgated by the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (or any successor provision) in order to file a Section 13 Schedule or a Section 16 Form electronically (a &#147;Form ID&#148;, and, together with a Section 13 Schedule and Section 16 Form, the
&#147;Forms and Schedules&#148;);</FONT>	</TD>
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<FONT face="serif">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</FONT>	</TD>
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<FONT face="serif">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 may approve in his discretion.</FONT>	</TD>
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<FONT face="serif">The undersigned hereby grants to 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 such attorney-in-fact, 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 </FONT></P>
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<FONT face="serif">acknowledges that 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&#146;s responsibilities to comply with Section 13 or
Section 16 of the Exchange Act.</FONT></P>
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<FONT face="serif">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&#146;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.</FONT></P>
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<FONT face="serif">From and after the date hereof, any Power of Attorney previously granted by the undersigned concerning the subject matter hereof is hereby revoked.</FONT></P>
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<FONT face="serif">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 13th day of December, 2012.</FONT></P>
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<FONT face="serif">THE DEBORAH A. DOLAN-SWEENEY 2012 DESCENDANTS TRUST</FONT><BR>
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<FONT face="serif">By: /s/ BRIAN G. SWEENEY</FONT><BR>
<FONT face="serif">Brian G. Sweeney, Trustee</FONT><BR>
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