TV veteran Dan McDermott has been named president of original programming for AMC Networks. McDermott fills some of the void left by the departure last August of David Madden, who was president of programming under Sarah Barnett, who oversees most of AMC Networks’ channels as president of AMC Networks Entertainment Group and AMC Studios.
McDermott will also serve as co-president of AMC Studios alongside Stefan Reinhardt. On the business side, AMC Networks has recruited WarnerMedia alum David Beck to serve as executive VP and head of programming strategy and business operations.
McDermott and Beck report to Barnett, who runs AMC, IFC, Sundance TV and BBC America. “These two outstanding leaders arrive as we reshape our company to put our
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