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- **Streaming Dominance**: Streaming revenue to surpass affiliate in 2025, driven by 14% growth and 10.4M subs.
- **Partnership Expansion**: Netflix, DirecTV, Amazon Prime triple bundle, and Cox streaming-only plan inclusion.
- **Content Success**: Acorn TV's record series, AMC+ record viewership, and 2M viewers for *Talamasca*.
- **Financial Health**: $250M free cash flow guidance, 60%+ cash flow conversion, and net debt reduction to $1.2B.
- **Growth Drivers**: 40% digital ad growth, FAST channels expanding to 33 globally, and 2025 film box office success.

**【CEO Summary Section】**
- **Revenue Growth and Streaming Dominance**: Domestic subscription revenue remained stable as 14% streaming growth offset a 13% decline in affiliate revenue. Streaming is expected to be the largest domestic revenue source in 2025.
- **Key Partnerships**: Renewed and expanded Netflix licensing agreement, DirecTV hard-bundling AMC+ ad-supported version, and Cox including all 5 linear networks in their streaming plan. Launched triple bundle with Amazon Prime Video.
- **Content Successes**: Acorn TV's record viewership with *Irish Blood* and *You're Killing Me*, highest-ever AMC+ viewership, and 2 million viewers for *Anne Rice's Talamasca: The Secret Order*.
- **Employee Buyout Program**: Voluntary buyout reduced U.S. workforce by <5%, enhancing talent alignment with future needs.

**【CFO Financial Commentary】**
- **Financial Performance**: Q3 revenue $562M (-6% YoY), AOI $94M (17% margin), free cash flow $42M. Full-year free cash flow guidance reaffirmed at $250M.
- **Streaming Growth**: 10.4M streaming subs (+2% YoY), price increases implemented across services. Q4 streaming revenue growth expected to accelerate.
- **Debt Management**: Reduced net debt to $1.2B, extended credit facility maturity to 2030, and repurchased $9M of senior notes.
- **Content Licensing**: Full-year licensing revenue expected to exceed $250M, driven by high-quality content demand.

**【Q&A Highlights】**
- **Advertising Growth**: 40% YoY increase in digital ad revenue, including 850K Spectrum customers opting into AMC+. FAST channels drive inventory expansion and targeted marketing.
- **Margin Potential**: Long-term AOI target in mid- to high-20% range, focusing on free cash flow generation (>60% conversion) and efficient programming leverage across platforms.
- **Partnership Strategy**: Sphere integration for cross-platform campaigns (e.g., FearFest with Bacardi), exploring click-through FAST-to-TSVOD trials.
- **Cost Efficiency**: Wholesale streaming model leverages partner costs, scalable tech infrastructure with Comcast, and low-cost production for targeted services like Acorn TV.

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