AMC Global Media Streaming Revenue Rises 6% in Q2, U.S. Ad Sales Down 11%

AMC Global Media reported its second-quarter 2026 earnings Thursday, on the heels of announcing a $500 million co-exclusive streaming deal with Netflix for “The Walking Dead.” Streaming revenue for the second quarter, which ran March-May, increased 6% to $180 million. U.S. ad sales were down 11% at $109 million. During

AMC Global Media CEO Kristin Dolan said “a lot of the major players” in streaming looked at licensing The Walking Dead, but in the end re-upping with Netflix in a co-exclusive with AMC+ was “the right choice.” On the company’s second-quarter earnings call shortly after the company announced the 5-year, $500 million dea

Netflix has ponied up a half billion dollars to extend its streaming rights to The Walking Dead and the show's six spinoffs.

The non-exclusive deal extension will bring the show to new Netflix territories, including the U.K. and Australia, include all the spinoffs, and let AMC+ stream the show too.

The report shows 26 per cent of viewers turn to Netflix first compared with 25 per cent for the BBC.