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AMC Networks’ Dan McDermott, President of Original Programming and President of AMC Studios, is expanding his duties. In his new role as President of Entertainment and AMC Studios, McDermott will continue to oversee original programming, production and the AMC Studios operation. Additionally, McDermott will now also directly manage the company’s business affairs, acquisitions and scheduling and consumer PR functions, which includes talent relations and awards. These are some of the responsibilities previously held by COO Ed Carroll who left last month after 34 years at AMC. Executives who now will report to McDermott include Rafael Gomez, head of business affairs; David Epstein, EVP of content and inventory strategy; and Marnie Black, EVP of public relations.

“As president of entertainment and AMC Studios, Dan is expanding his role and building from the excellent work he has already done overseeing the development and production of our original programming,” said Matt Blank, interim CEO of AMC Networks.

AMC Networks has upped Dan McDermott to president of entertainment and AMC Studios, expanding his domain to include business affairs, acquisitions and scheduling, as well as consumer PR.

In doing so, McDermott assumes some of the oversight held by longtime AMC Networks chief operating officer Ed Carroll, who previously announced his departure from the company at the end of this year.

McDermott most recently served as president of original programming for AMC Networks and head of AMC Studios. He joined AMC in March 2020 and has seen his stature in the company quickly rise in the company following the exit last summer of AMC Networks Entertainment Group president Sarah Barnett, who wasn’t replaced. And he took on full control of AMC Studios after co-president Stefan Reinhardt exited around the start of this year.

As a result, as head of original programming, McDermott already held the largest programming job in the company’s history,...