query: Who owns the AMC network?
passage: AMC Networks
AMC Networks Inc. is an American entertainment company headquartered in 11 Penn Plaza, New York, that owns and operates the cable channels AMC (its eponymous brand), IFC, WE tv, BBC America (through a joint venture with BBC Studios), and SundanceTV; the art house movie theater IFC Center in New York City; the independent film company IFC Films; and premium streaming services Sundance Now and Shudder. In addition, the company operates AMC Networks International, its global division.
passage: AMC (Asian TV channel)
It was announced that on December 31, 2018, AMC ceased its transmission at the following day in the rest of the Asia due to repetitive airing of their limited classic film and TV library alongside with the closure of AMC Networks International Asia-Pacific in South East Asia region.