Exhibit 23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors

AMC Networks Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (No. 333‑185361) on Form S-3 and (No. 333‑175206) on Form S-8 of AMC Networks Inc. of our reports dated February 26, 2013, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of AMC Networks Inc. as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholders' (deficiency) equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2012, and the related financial statement schedule, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, which reports appear in the December 31, 2012 annual report on Form 10‑K of AMC Networks Inc.

/s/ KPMG LLP 

New York, New York

February 26, 2013