AMC Acquires Movie Sites Filmcritic.com, Filmsite.org

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 1, 2009 - 5:38am.

New York - Rainbow Media's AMC cable TV network announced that it has acquired two movie-related websites, Filmcritic.com and Filmsite.org.

Financial terms of the deals were not disclosed.

The company also launched AMC Digital Media, which will "combine Emmy-, Golden Globe- and Oscar-winning content with a high-end interactive movie experience to attract a highly-engaged audience that is passionate about film and entertainment," said Mac McKean, AMC's vice president of digital media and content.

Filmicritic.com was launched in 1995, and now counts more than 8,000 film reviews and related stories from critics around the world, while Filmsite.org offers plot summaries, commentary and reviews of classic movies.

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http://www.amc.com

http://www.filmcritic.com

http://www.filmsite.org