Interestingly, he also called out Disney (and indirectly ESPN) "Mr. Ergen said 'most programmers not named Disney are not getting their fair share.' Disney gets 'less than 20% of the viewing minutes but 40% of the revenue.'"
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443991704577576920811619942.html On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 1:25 PM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > Chairman Charlie Eargen says that time will prove that dropping AMC Networks > channels was the right thing to do, despite the bad publicity he's getting > now (mostly on said channels, with promo tags like "AMC--on cable and > satellite but NOT on Dish Network"), claiming that his customers don't > "watch vampires in New York" and that AMC's originals in particular get > better reviews than ratings: > > http://www.deadline.com/2012/08/dish-network-amc-dispute-carriage/ > > BTW, Charlie, "The Walking Dead" is set in Georgia. > Braaaaaiiinnnnnnssss.... > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
