The parent company of AMC Entertainment Inc., the cable channel and premium network, said on Thursday that it had named Kevin McCauley as its new chief executive.

McCAULLEY, a former CEO of Discovery Communications Inc., was named as AMC’s chief executive in July.

He is in charge of AMC’s media businesses, including its TV network and movie and TV production businesses.

The move is the latest in a series of moves by the company to increase its exposure to media, including a $500 million investment in Time Warner Inc.’s Warner Bros. movie studio last year.