AMC Global Media is nearing a deal for the next round of rights to The Walking Dead , with the company looking to keep a share of the action and several large players in pursuit. The flagship iteration of the franchise, a cornerstone for the company, had its finale in 2022. It remains popular on streaming and spawned multiple spinoffs. “We’ve been really excited about the inbound for discussion on the licensing rights for The Walking Dead ,” CEO Kristin Dolan told Wall Street analysts during the company’s first-quarter earnings call Friday. “We’re really looking at every scenario. There’s a variety of ways to look at it. We definitely feel it’s important to keep some of the content for ourselves co-exclusively, so we’re emphasizing the fact that we’re looking predominantly a co-exclusive deals, but there are some very large and enthusiastic partners in the bidding process right now.…