DISH Drops AMC Networks (AMC Back on DISH channel 131)
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I really do not understand why CSRs do such things. Do they want to lose their jobs?! It really makes no sense. I would rather get told that they do not know if they really do not know instead of trying to makeup facts.
Thankfully, we have the DIRT here!
dare2be said:Only 99%? Pessimistic much?
Unfortunately dishes track record on this is awful.
Can't say I blame them.
I'm in the same boat. I'm one of those who will definitely go back to cable if AMC gets dropped. But the current spat is very different than others, so you don't really have to read the tea leaves. All the facts are there, so you don't have to guess.
- Dish has publicly stated weeks ahead of time that the have no plans to renew AMC's contract. It's not conditional. They have no plans to renew. That's normally not done. Other negotiations were kept quiet until the last minute. If this is truly just a negotiating tactic, it's the worst one I've ever seen.
- Reliable Dish sources (DIRT, etc.) don't deny that AMC will be dropped.
- Dish has already removed AMC from the lineup cards. They've never done that in other disputes.
- Dish is also in a legal battle with said company and is keen to punish them in any way they can.
I know many disagree with me, but I think they are simply ignoring the facts. In other disputes, both sides express a willingness to negotiate. That hasn't happened at all in this case. Also, Dish expects AMC to drop their asking price because of low ratings and availability elsewhere. These are total BS arguments made up to justify their punitive move. AMC has relatively ratings, higher than ever. And everybody offers their content multiple places. So if these are Dish's criteria, then they should drop every channel since everybody that streams via Hulu or their own sites has "devalued" their content.
We'll know soon enough. I have my plans in place with the cable company. I'm watching all my recordings so they'll all be gone by the end of June. I've reworked my junction box. I have my sling adapter ebay listing ready to go. I don't want to switch, so if there is a deal, then great, I'll gladly eat my words. But I think the likelihood of a deal is extremely low in this case. AMC is gone.
AMC has more to lose in this than Dish does. It will all work out...just ignore either side's dramatics.
KAB said:
I agree. Dish is the #2 provider with the most subscribers in the country that would be a huge loss of audience to amc.
I was messing around on the Dish site and at this page: DISH Channels and Programming | DISH TV Guide | MyDISH Customer Support I downloaded the standard channel guide. I might be blind but AMC seems to be missing from the guide ( http://www.mydish.com/downloads/Channel-Lineup/StandardHDChannelGuide.pdf .) Could this mean that the deal is sealed?
We will probably lose it for a few weeks, IN THE SUMMER, when there is no original programming. But approaching fall, when AMC's advertisers start getting cold sweats, BOOM...back on!
