There is no reason at this time to think Directv is going to drop AMC. They just put AMC hd up recently.
Yes, I looked it up and they added the HD feed in September. I just wanted to know if this October is fact or a troll's rumor.
Don't be fooled into thinking that DIRECTV isn't having their battles with carriage agreements. They've got at least one brewing most of the time. The last three or so have been LIL disputes.Someone, Dish, DTV, whoever, needs to start standing up to the content providers.. and yes, that means some of us will sometimes lose channels we like.
Apparently you've ignored the sum total of the impending DISH dispute. They announced almost a month before the end of the contract that the channels would be going away as a result of their dispute. Pressure from #3's subscribers (or #2 in DIRECTV's case) is not something to be held in reserve until after the contract is officially dead; especially in view of the current public perception of such confrontations.In my experience, unless they promote it as an onging dispute (like Dish did recently with AMC), carriers essentially never disclose contractual status.
Apparently you've ignored the sum total of the impending DISH dispute. They announced almost a month before the end of the contract that the channels would be going away as a result of their dispute. Pressure from #3's subscribers (or #2 in DIRECTV's case) is not something to be held in reserve until after the contract is officially dead; especially in view of the current public perception of such confrontations.
JohnL said:What about "The Walking Dead" it has been a Smash hit for AMC, and it is suppose to premiere in October.
John
If the breaking bad and mad men seasons aren't going on, they have half a year to solve their dispute without anything of value being lost. If they don't reach an agreement, AMC will be the one losing out since fans of these shows will watch them despite not having the channel
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jcrandall said:
But AMC might ...It's highly unlikely that we'll ever get confirmation from DirecTV when their AMC contract expires. Keeping that information confidential is a competitive advantage, consider Dish customers switching for example.
In my experience, unless they promote it as an onging dispute (like Dish did recently with AMC), carriers essentially never disclose contractual status.