System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian has called for Imagine Dragons to cancel their upcoming concert in Baku, Azerbaijan this September.Last night (August 16), Tankian took to social media to publicly urge Imagine Dragons to call off their Baku concert after he had sent them a private letter but received no response.In his post, the System Of A Down frontman pointed out how “Azerbaijan’s petro-oligarchic dictatorial regime was starving 120k people in Nagorno-Karabagh which is now being called a Genocide by the former prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.”Per Tankian’s post, he had sent a “kind letter” to the band through representatives “urging them to reconsider” the show. His post also includes a change.org petition.Tankian wrote: “As the humanitarian crisis worsens in Nagorno-Karabagh with starvation already being recorded I am forced to publicize this letter and their disregard for this humanitarian catastrophe.
AMC Networks Sheds 500,000 Streaming Subscribers in Q2, U.S. Ad Sales Down 17%
04.08.2023 - 11:39 / variety.com
Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer AMC Networks reported its second-quarter 2023 earnings Friday, revealing it had lost 500,000 more subscribers across its portfolio of niche streamers and was down 17% in U.S. ad sales for the April 1-June 30 period. AMC Networks lost 300,000 subscribers across its streaming services in Q1, falling from 11.8 million at the end of 2022 to 11.5 million by March 31.
In Q2, that decline continued with streaming subs down to 11 million at the end of June, per AMC Networks’ Friday earnings results. (It should be noted that in AMC Networks’ press release, it states streaming subscribers totaled 11.2 million at the end of Q1, which contradicts its previously given Q1 results.) AMC Networks’ streaming platforms includes AMC+ (which AMC Networks plans to launch an ad-supported option for in October), Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now, ALLBLK and HIDIVE. Those digital offerings are in addition to the company’s linear channels AMC, BBC America (a joint venture with BBC Studios), IFC, SundanceTV, WE tv and IFC Films.
The company previously forecast that by the end of this year, it would make it halfway to its larger goal of having 20-25 million streaming subs in 2025. Domestic operations revenue fell 6.3% from Q2 2022. Content licensing increased 12% and subscription revenue was down 4%.
Streaming revenue rose 13% and affiliate sales dropped 12.7%. Ad sales were down the above-mentioned 17%. Turning to AMC Networks’ “International and Other” segment — which includes AMC Networks International (its international programming business) and 25/7 Media (its production services business) — revenue fell 21%.
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‘Barbie’ fans enraged over AMC’s $65 popcorn bucket: ‘Insane’
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