AMC Networks Inc. (NASDAQ:AMCX) Q2 2022 Earnings Conference Call August 5, 2022 8:30 AM ET
Company Participants
Nick Seibert - Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations
Matt Blank - Interim Chief Executive Officer
Chris Spade - Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Kim Kelleher - President of Commercial
Conference Call Participants
Thomas Yeh - Morgan Stanley
Michael Morris - Guggenheim
Michael Nathanson - MaffettNathanson
David Karnovsky - JPMorgan
Steven Cahall - Wells Fargo
Operator
Good day ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for standing by and welcome to AMC Networks’ Second Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speakers’ presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today’s conference may be recorded.
I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker host, Nick Seibert, Vice President of Corporate Development and Investor Relations.
Nick Seibert
Thank you. Good morning and welcome to the AMC Networks second quarter 2022 earnings conference call. Joining us this morning are Matt Blank, Interim Chief Executive Officer; Chris Spade, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer; and Kim Kelleher, President, Commercial Revenue and Partnerships. Today’s press release is available on our website at amcnetworks.com. We will begin with prepared remarks and then we’ll open the call for questions.
Today’s call may include certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ. Please refer to AMC Networks SEC filings for a discussion of risks and uncertainties. The company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements made on this call. Today, we will discuss certain non-GAAP financial measures. The required definitions and reconciliations can be found at the end of today’s press release.
With that, I’d like to turn the call over to Matt. Matt?
Matt Blank
Thank you, Nick. Good morning, everyone and thanks for joining us. Before we discuss our second quarter results, I'm delighted to share the news we announced earlier this morning. Our COO and CFO, Chris Spade has been named AMC Networks CEO effective next month, at which point as planned I'll step down from my interim role as CEO, which I've held for the past year.
I've known and worked closely with Chris for more than 20 years and I had the pleasure of working with her again when I arrived here last September. She has done a tremendous job leading the company's transformation in every respect, driving our strong streaming subscriber growth, jump starting our global expansion efforts, optimizing our performance marketing, and ensuring we're leveraging our strong linear business. Her focus, her drive, and her passion for this company can’t be overstated and with her leadership skills and strong financial background, I know she'll make even more significant contributions to our success as she leads AMC into its next chapter.