I would be interested about this also. Walking Dead starts the second half of it's season in Feb. Is the whole threatening thing going to start right before the premiere?
AMC’s carriage agreement with DirecTV ( DTV) covering 20.2 million domestic subscribers expired at year-end and we believe that the companies are currently negotiating a renewal. We anticipate an agreement before the return of The Walking Dead in February, which we believe would conclude most major distributor renewals for the next several years.
If AMC is smart, now is the time to pull it off D*, that way they will get the most $ per sub since their highest rated show is starting up on Sun. And the last season of Mad Man in April.
directv can try and do the roku thing, but as i said when dish did it
sat tv is very big in rural areas where there is no high speed internet, so a roku will not cut it
I honestly don't care anymore, I have no interest anymore in The Walking Dead, if I wanted it that bad I would spend the money on a season pass from iTunes.
This is the first I've heard of an AMC/DTV dispute. I haven't watched that channel in months (if not years). So if AMC disappeared from my lineup I wouldn't notice.
AMC was not removed from hotel packages. Directv stated not many L&I accounts were using that channel in their headends, so they removed it from the "entertainment" package but kept it in the "ultimate" package. AMC is avail if hotels have the entertainment package by adding what they call "entertainment bridge pack". hotels that had the entertainment package prior to the beginning of february get to keep AMC in the entertainment package but they will have a price increase. this must have been as a result of the negotiations.