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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-16-515172
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	FWP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160323
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160323

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		FWP
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-210340
		FILM NUMBER:		161524579

	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

FILED BY:		

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		FWP

	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
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<DESCRIPTION>FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Free Writing Prospectus </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Dated March&nbsp;23, 2016 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Filed Pursuant to Rule 433 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-210340 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Final Term Sheet </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>AMC
Networks Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$1,000,000,000 5.00% Senior Notes due 2024 (the &#147;Notes&#148;) </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Issuer:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">AMC Networks Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Aggregate&nbsp;Principal&nbsp;Amount:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">$1,000,000,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Title of Securities:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">5.00% Senior Notes due 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Final Maturity:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">April 1, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Coupon:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">5.00%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Issue Price:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">100.000% of principal amount</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Yield to Maturity:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">5.000%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Interest Payment Dates:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">Semi-annually on each April 1 and October 1, beginning October 1, 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Proceeds to Issuer (Before<BR> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Expenses):</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">$1,000,000,000 (100.000%)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Optional Redemption:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">On or after April 1, 2020, the Company may redeem Notes, at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below,
plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve month period beginning on April 1 of the years indicated below:</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:16.90pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Year</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Percentage</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2020</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">102.500%</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2021</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">101.250%</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2022 and thereafter</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Make-Whole Call:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">At any time on or after July&nbsp;15, 2016 and prior to April&nbsp;1, 2020, the Company may redeem the Notes, at its option in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of
the principal amount thereof to be redeemed plus the &#147;Applicable Premium&#148; calculated as described in the preliminary prospectus supplement at the rate of T+50 basis points, and accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but
excluding, the redemption date.</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Equity Claw:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">At any time on or after July&nbsp;15, 2016 and prior to April&nbsp;1, 2019, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 105.000% of the principal amount
thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, using the net proceeds of certain equity offerings.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Use&nbsp;of&nbsp;Proceeds:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">The Company estimates that the net proceeds from this offering will be approximately $980.1 million, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated expenses payable by it. The Company intends to
use a portion of such proceeds to fund an offer to purchase for cash any and all of the Company&#146;s 7.75% senior notes due 2021, which the Company expects would cost approximately $742.0 million if fully subscribed, with the remaining proceeds of
approximately $238.1 million to be used for general corporate purposes, which may include the redemption of any of the Company&#146;s 7.75% senior notes due 2021 not tendered.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Settlement&nbsp;Date:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Underwriters:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &amp; Smith</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporated</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Morgan Stanley &amp; Co. LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Citigroup Global Markets Inc.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Barclays Capital Inc.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BNP Paribas Securities Corp.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Credit Agricole Securities (USA)
Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SunTrust Robinson Humphrey,
Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Fifth Third Securities,
Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Goldman, Sachs &amp; Co.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UBS Securities
LLC</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>CUSIP/ISIN:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">00164V AD5 / US00164VAD55</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It is expected that that delivery of the Notes will be made to investors on or about March&nbsp;30, 2016, which will be the
fourth business day following the date of pricing of the Notes (such settlement being referred to as &#147;T+4&#148;). Under Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15c6-1</FONT> under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the
secondary market are required to settle in three business days, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade Notes prior to March&nbsp;30, 2016 will be required, by virtue of the fact that
the Notes initially settle in T+4, to specify an alternate settlement arrangement at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers of the Notes who wish to trade the Notes prior to their date of delivery hereunder should
consult their advisors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this
communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these
documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus (or, if available, the prospectus supplement) if
you request it by calling Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith Incorporated toll-free at (800)&nbsp;294-1322 or Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC toll-free at (866)&nbsp;718-1649. </B></P>
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