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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 * Sweeney Brian   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 _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Trustee of Member of 13D Group (Last) (First) (Middle) 20 AUDREY AVENUE,  3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/22/2017 (Street) OYSTER BAY, NY 11771 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 12/22/2017   G V 52,243 A $ 0 (1) 52,243 I (2) (3) By trusts Class A Common Stock               27,794 D (4)   Class A Common Stock               7,675 I (3) (5) By trusts

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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

Class B Common Stock

(6)

12/22/2017

G

V

361,974

(6)

(6)

Class A Common Stock

361,974

$ 0 (1)

361,974

I (2) (3)

By trusts

Class B Common Stock

(6)

(6)

(6)

Class A Common Stock

5,643

5,643

I (7)

By spouse

Class B Common Stock

(6)

(6)

(6)

Class A Common Stock

197,645

197,645

I (3) (8)

By trust

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Sweeney Brian 20 AUDREY AVENUE OYSTER BAY, NY 11771	X			Trustee of Member of 13D Group
DOLAN-SWEENEY DEBORAH A C/O DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE 340 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE WOODBURY, NY 11797				Member of 13D Group

Signatures

/s/ Brian G. Sweeney		12/26/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Brian G. Sweeney, as Attorney-in-Fact for Deborah A. Dolan-Sweeney		12/26/2017
**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)	Gift.
(2)	Reflects securities held by trusts for which Brian G. Sweeney serves as co-trustee.
(3)	The reporting persons disclaim beneficial ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that they are, for the purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, the beneficial owners of such securities.
(4)	Securities held directly by Brian G. Sweeney, Deborah A. Dolan-Sweeney's spouse. Ms. Dolan-Sweeney disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities beneficially owned or deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Sweeney and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that she is, for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, the beneficial owner of such securities.
(5)	Reflects securities held in trusts for which Brian G. Sweeney serves as co-trustee.
(6)	AMC Networks Inc. Class B Common Stock (the "Class B Common Stock") 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 "Class A Common Stock") of the Issuer.
(7)	Securities held directly by Deborah A. Dolan-Sweeney, Brian G. Sweeney's spouse. Mr. Sweeney disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities beneficially owned or deemed to be beneficially owned by his spouse and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that he is, for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, the beneficial owner of such securities.
(8)	Brian G. Sweeney is the trustee of the Deborah A. Dolan-Sweeney 2012 Descendants Trust.
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