Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORP /NY
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/10/2011
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMC Networks Inc. [AMCX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1111 STEWART AVENUE
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
See Remarks
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

BETHPAGE, NY 11714
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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 6,000
I
By Subsidiary (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORP /NY
1111 STEWART AVENUE
BETHPAGE, NY 11714
    X   See Remarks
CSC HOLDINGS LLC
1111 STEWART AVENUE
BETHPAGE, NY 11714
    X   See Remarks

Signatures

/s/ Gregg G. Seibert, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cablevision Systems Corporation and CSC Holdings, LLC 06/10/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) This Form 3 is being filed on behalf of Cablevision Systems Corporation and CSC Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corporation (collectively, the "Reporting Person"). The designated filer of this Form 3 is Cablevision Systems Corporation. The Reporting Person's address is 1111 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage, NY 11714.
 
Remarks:
This Form 3 is being filed in connection with the Securities and Exchange Commission's declaration of effectiveness of the Registration
Statement on Form 10 of AMC Networks Inc. ("AMC") which describes the planned distribution by Cablevision to its stockholders
of all common stock of AMC.

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