Who owns IFC?
IFC 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
- Media & entertainment › Film & television › Television networks
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: AMCX
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About IFC
IFC is a cable network of AMC Networks, described in the company's 2025 10-K as the home of offbeat, unexpected comedies. Its programming is also part of the AMC+ streaming bundle, which the filing says features content from AMC, BBC AMERICA, IFC and SundanceTV.
What AMC Networks's annual report says about IFC
Sentences about IFC from AMC Networks's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
As of December 31, 2025, IFC reached approximately 47 million subscribers (1) and had distribution agreements with all major U.S. distributors.
IFC's slate includes a mix of fan favorite movies and popular television comedies ranging from Two and a Half Men and Everybody Loves Raymond to classic TV favorites such as Gilligan's Island and Sanford and Son.
How often AMC Networks names IFC 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 less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of IFC
- Current owner AMC Networks [1] verified
Where IFC 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, 4 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
- AMC
- SundanceTV (1996)
- WE tv
Other brands in television networks, and who owns them
The 86 brands in television networks on Brandtree belong to 27 owners. The largest is Sun TV Network, with 7; AMC Networks has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Gemini TV | Sun TV Network | 🇮🇳 India |
| Global Television | Corus | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| BET | Paramount Skydance | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bounce (Scripps network) | Scripps | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cartoon Network | Warner Bros. Discovery | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Canal+ | Canal+ | 🇫🇷 France |
| Astro | Astro | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Mnet | CJ ENM | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
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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🇺🇸 IFC 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; IFC is not one of them.
- 20th Century Studios — Disney 🇺🇸
- AMC Theatres — AMC Theatres 🇺🇸
- AMF — Lucky Strike Entertainment 🇺🇸
- Adventure Island — United Parks 🇺🇸
- Antenna TV — Nexstar 🇺🇸
- Atlanta Braves — Atlanta Braves Holdings 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of IFC?
The parent company of IFC is AMC Networks, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is IFC American?
Yes. IFC originated in the United States and its owner, AMC Networks, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is IFC still owned by AMC Networks?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, IFC 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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