In Wake Of Big-Budget ‘Silo’, AMC Networks Entertainment And Studio Chief Dan McDermott Says Company Will Still Produce For Third Parties, But “It’s Not Our Primary Business” – Deadline

                By <a href="https://deadline.com/author/dade-hayes/"><span>Dade Hayes</span></a>             <br>Business Editor<br>     Dan McDermott, President of Entertainment and&nbsp;AMC&nbsp;Studios, says the studio is positioned to do more third-party productions like <em>Silo</em>, though he noted that &#8220;it&#8217;s not our primary business.&#8221;<br>   The big-budget dystopian drama was renewed last year for a second season on Apple TV+. Production for Season 2 wrapped earlier this year, but a premiere date has not been confirmed.<br>   McDermott and other <a  href="https://deadline.com/tag/amc-networks/"  id="auto-tag_amc-networks"  data-tag="amc-networks"  >AMC Networks</a> execs fielded questions about the company&#8217;s <a  href="https://deadline.com/tag/original-programming/"  id="auto-tag_original-programming"  data-tag="original-programming"  >original programming</a> strategy during the company&#8217;s first-quarter earnings call with Wall Street analysts. One wondered about <em>Silo </em>specifically, given its budget is at the high end for AMC as well as the reality that third-party projects don&#8217;t feed the company&#8217;s own network and <a  href="https://deadline.com/tag/streaming/"  id="auto-tag_streaming"  data-tag="streaming"  >streaming</a> portfolio.   <div class="admz" id="adm-inline-article-ad-1">                     <div class="adma boomerang" data-device="Desktop" data-width="1">                <div style="min-width:50px;min-height:75px;"   class="pmc-adm-boomerang-pub-div ad-text"   data-priority="10" >    <div id="gpt-dsk-tab-mid-article1-uid0"         class="adw-1 adh-1" data-is-adhesion-ad="">         <script type="application/javascript">
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