Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors

AMC Networks Inc.:

We consent to the use of our report dated February 24, 2017, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of AMC Networks Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholders’ deficiency, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2016, and the related financial statement schedule, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, incorporated by reference and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the Registration Statement on Form S-3.

/s/ KPMG LLP

New York, New York

July 19, 2017