After months of threats, Dish Network has dropped all AMC channels from its network.
The satellite company says the channels will be replaced by HDNet Movies, Style and HDNet.
AMC consists of AMC, WE TV and IFC Films.
Saturday was the last day for the existing contract between the companies, and Dish says they did not renew due to the "high costs compared to their relatively low viewership."
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I would not get DishTV because they don't have AMC. I watch Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Hell on Wheels, Walking Dead at least and maybe more. I would be lost without AMC!
When I had DishTV, they had AMC. Very good reason not to go back to them!
I would not get DishTV because they don't have AMC. I watch Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Hell on Wheels, Walking Dead at least and maybe more. I would be lost without AMC!
When I had DishTV, they had AMC. Very good reason not to go back to them!
I'm sure there is still negotiations going on with AMC & Dish Network! Direct TV removed NBC in Boston area a few weeks before the Super Bowl. Thats more suprising because it's a major network! But an agreement was made prior to the SuperBowl.
I only watched Breaking Bad on that channel, and it is one of the best shows I've seen. Comparable to HBO series... Which AMC show should I watch next? Is AMC shows still available on Netflix streaming?
Very simliar situation with technical support when I called for the Whole-Home DVR (where you can link the DVRs to watch in any room.) DTV changed to their own SWIM system, but I was a beta tester under a setup that allowed you to use your home network via router and ethernet connections. I was told by one rep that it wasn't possible to turn on the "home" feature and I would need to purchase all new equipment and pay for a tech to come out and install it!
The only rude person I had ever encountered in all my years with DTV. Of course, I had the forums post up on my screen and put this person in their place, as each step was outlined for what the rep needed to do on their screen. They ended up apologizing, because they had no idea this was available at all. (It was simply 3 clicks and a checkbox.) I've been using the setup for years now without a hitch.
The only thing I would like is if DTV offered a Slingbox type capability. I see the one "hack" above, but does anyone else have any ideas/options for viewing while away from my home network?
If cable companies never tried to play hardball there would never be any downward pressure to your ever increasing cable bill. Just because AMC was taken off doesn't mean the negotiations are over.
Yeah well, these companies have a SYMBIOTIC relationship. One cannot exist without the other.
They need to be a bit more professional about things or they are going to end up pissing away the whole shebang!
I don't know who is at fault or why or how, but there is no excuse for this type of "hardball". They are using US, the Consumers as pawns and that is unacceptable.
I noticed today that DirectTV is doing the same bull-crap with Viacom.
Negotiate a contract like ADULTS and quit putting the consumer in the middle.
No excuse at all.
Some of my friends switched from cable to dish network because it was to expensive. Now they are complaining because they are paying more than they were before.
