<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001181431-12-067150.txt : 20121226
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001181431-12-067150
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20121221
FILED AS OF DATE:		20121226
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20121226

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DOLAN CHARLES F
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000935761

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35106
		FILM NUMBER:		121285731

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE MEDIA CROSSWAYS
		CITY:			WOODBURY
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11797

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:			DOLAN HELEN A
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000902298

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35106
		FILM NUMBER:		121285730

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O WILLIAM A FREWIN JR
		STREET 2:		ONE MEDIA CROSSWAYS
		CITY:			WOODBURY
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11797
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        <footnote id="F1">Includes restricted shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Securities held directly by Mr. Charles F. Dolan and indirectly by his spouse, Ms. Helen A. Dolan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Charles F. Dolan is the sole trustee and beneficiary of the Charles F. Dolan 2009 Revocable Trust.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">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.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Exercise of options under the Company's Employee Stock Plan, exempt under Rule 16b-3.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Ms. Dolan disclaims beneficial ownership of all options beneficially owned or deemed to be beneficially owned by her spouse 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.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $48.76 to $49.275 per share. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. Mr. Dolan hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">Options vested in three equal annual installments beginning on the date indicated.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Renzo Mori Attorney-in-Fact for Charles F. Dolan</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-12-26</signatureDate>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Renzo Mori, Attorney-in-Fact for Helen A. Dolan</signatureName>
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<FONT face="serif">Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Brian G. Sweeney and Renzo Mori, and each of them individually, 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 Cablevision Systems Corporation, AMC Networks Inc. and The Madison Square
Garden Company (the &#147;Companies&#148;), (i) 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 (ii) 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 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;) electronically (a &#147;Form ID&#148;, and, together with a
Section 13 Schedule, 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 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
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&#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">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21st day of December, 2012.</FONT></P>
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<FONT face="serif">By: /s/ CHARLES F. DOLAN</FONT><BR>
<FONT face="serif">Charles F. Dolan</FONT><BR>
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<FONT face="serif">Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Brian G. Sweeney and Renzo Mori, and each of them individually, 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 Cablevision Systems Corporation, AMC Networks Inc. and The Madison Square
Garden Company (the &#147;Companies&#148;), (i) 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 (ii) 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 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;) electronically (a &#147;Form ID&#148;, and, together with a
Section 13 Schedule, 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 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
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&#146;s responsibilities to comply with Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act.</FONT></P>
<P align="left">
<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">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21st day of December, 2012.</FONT></P>
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<FONT face="serif">By: /s/ HELEN A. DOLAN</FONT><BR>
<FONT face="serif">Helen A. Dolan</FONT><BR>
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