AT&T to Continue Airing AMC, WE, IFC
We’re happy to report that AT&T and Rainbow Media Holdings have reached an agreement that will allow AT&T’s DSL television/internet/phone service, U-Verse, to continue airing AMC, IFC and WE. A contract between the two companies that expired July 14 was renewed, allowing AT&T U-Verse’s 2.3 million subscribers to continue accessing the three channels and watch popular shows like AMC’s Mad Men, which premieres July 25.... read more
Found in: TV, NewsUpdate: Rainbow Claims AT&T is "Acting in an Aggressive Manner"
Director of Corporate Communications, Dawn Benton, says Rainbow is trying to forge an unfair agreement with the company... read more
Found in: Industry, NewsAT&T's U-Verse May Drop AMC Before Mad Men Premiere
Hot on the heels of the season four Mad Men premiere AT&T’s U-Verse is considering dropping the show’s broadcasting channel, AMC. According to the N.Y. Daily News, AMC would join WE and IFC (all owned by Rainbow Media Holdings) in being cut out of the AT&T deal when a contract between the two companies expires July 14.... read more
Found in: TV, NewsEddie Vedder Vs. The World: A Butcher Ranks the Many Beefs of Pearl Jam's Frontman
Eddie Vedder beefs with the best of 'em. From his quarrels with Ticketmaster to drunken barfights, Vedder’s been involved in one beef or another for much of his long career, and he’s more apt to tackle it swinging on the rafters than sitting down. But which of Vedder’s beefs have been truly palatable morsels and which are just throwaway scraps? To sort through all the beef, we turned to an expert. Lynne Sawicki of Sawicki’s Meat, Seafood and More (an establishment which, it should be mentioned, makes a damn fine sandwich) in Decatur, Ga. weighs in on each of a... read more
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