Who owns Acorn TV?
Acorn TV is owned by AMC Networks (the United States, NASDAQ: AMCX).[1]
Evidence: AMC Networks Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-11, SEC EDGAR, 11 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- AMC Networks Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, New York
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Internet & digital › Streaming & media › Streaming video
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: AMCX
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Acorn TV
Acorn TV is a streaming service of AMC Networks, described in its 10-K as its destination for fans of international crime dramas and murder mysteries. It is one of the targeted streaming services counted in the 10.4 million streaming subscribers AMC Networks reported at the end of 2025.
What AMC Networks's annual report says about Acorn TV
Sentences about Acorn TV from AMC Networks's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Acorn TV is our destination for passionate fans of international crime dramas and murder mysteries from the criminally cozy to the daringly dark.
In 2025, Acorn TV's new series Irish Blood was the service's largest acquisition driver to date.
In addition, Irish Blood and Art Detectives, which debuted a month earlier, were Acorn TV's two most watched series of all time.
How often AMC Networks names Acorn TV in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Acorn TV
- Current owner AMC Networks [1] verified
Where Acorn TV sits in AMC Networks
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by AMC Networks
AMC Networks controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
Other brands in streaming video, and who owns them
AMC Networks has more brands in streaming video on Brandtree than any other owner: 5 of 36.
About the owner: AMC Networks
AMC Networks is a publicly listed company headquartered in New York, United States. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: AMCX.
AMC Networks Inc. is a Nevada corporation with principal executive offices at 11 Penn Plaza, New York. Its Class A common stock trades on Nasdaq as AMCX. Its 10-K for 2025 lists a portfolio of cable networks and streaming services including AMC, WE tv, IFC, SundanceTV, AMC+, Acorn TV, Shudder, ALLBLK and HIDIVE. BBC AMERICA is also listed in the filing as one of its networks, but the filing states no ownership terms, so it is not recorded here.
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🇺🇸 Acorn TV and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Acorn TV is not one of them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Acorn TV?
The parent company of Acorn TV is AMC Networks, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Acorn TV American?
Yes. Acorn TV originated in the United States and its owner, AMC Networks, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Acorn TV still owned by AMC Networks?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Acorn TV is still owned by AMC Networks. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] AMC Networks Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-11 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 11 February 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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