SEC Form 3

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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* DOLAN LAWRENCE (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE 340 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE (Street) WOODBURY NY 11797 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/10/2011	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMC Networks Inc. [ AMCX ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Remarks	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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(1)	By Cablevision Systems Corporation and its subsidiaries(1)

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: 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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* DOLAN LAWRENCE (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE 340 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE (Street) WOODBURY NY 11797 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Remarks

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CFD 2010 GRANDCHILDREN TRUST FBO DESCENDANTS OF DEBORAH A. DOLAN-SWEENEY (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE 340 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE (Street) WOODBURY NY 11797 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Remarks

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CFD 2010 GRANDCHILDREN TRUST FBO DESCENDANTS OF JAMES L. DOLAN (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O KNICKERBOCKER GROUP LLC PO BOX 420 (Street) OYSTER BAY NY 11771 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Remarks

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CFD 2010 GRANDCHILDREN TRUST FBO DESCENDANTS OF KATHLEEN M. DOLAN (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE 340 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE (Street) WOODBURY NY 11797 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Remarks

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CFD 2010 GRANDCHILDREN TRUST FBO DESCENDANTS OF MARIANNE E. DOLAN WEBER (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE 340 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE (Street) WOODBURY NY 11797 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Remarks

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CFD 2010 GRANDCHILDREN TRUST FBO DESCENDANTS OF PATRICK F. DOLAN (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE 340 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE (Street) WOODBURY NY 11797 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Remarks

Explanation of Responses:

1. Lawrence Dolan, as a Trustee of certain trusts, and the other Reporting Persons are members of a "group" with respect to certain securities of Cablevision Systems Corporation ("CVC") for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As such, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own Issuer shares held directly by CVC and its subsidiaries. The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares of the Issuer held by CVC and its subsidiaries and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

Remarks:

The Reporting Persons are members of a Section 13(d) Group with respect to securities of Cablevision Systems Corporation.

	By: /s/ Brian G. Sweeney, Attorney-in-fact for Lawrence J. Dolan	06/07/2011
	Lawrence J. Dolan, as Trustee of the CFD 2010 Grandchildren Trust FBO Descendants of Kathleen M. Dolan By: /s/ Brian G. Sweeney, Attorney-in-Fact	06/07/2011
	Lawrence J. Dolan, as Trustee of the CFD 2010 Grandchildren Trust FBO Descendants of Deborah A. Dolan-Sweeney By: /s/ Brian G. Sweeney, Attorney-in-Fact	06/07/2011
	Lawrence J. Dolan, as Trustee of the CFD 2010 Grandchildren Trust FBO Descendants of Marianne E. Dolan Weber By: /s/ Brian G. Sweeney, Attorney-in-Fact	06/07/2011
	Lawrence J. Dolan, as Trustee of the CFD 2010 Grandchildren Trust FBO Descendants of Patrick F. Dolan By: /s/ Brian G. Sweeney, Attorney-in-Fact	06/07/2011
	Lawrence J. Dolan, as Trustee of the CFD 2010 Grandchildren Trust FBO Descendants of James L. Dolan By: /s/ Brian G. Sweeney, Attorney-in-Fact	06/07/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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