Dish Drops AMC Just Before 'Breaking Bad' Season Premiere

(Reuters) - AMC Networks, which carries "Breaking Bad," "The Walking Dead," "Mad Men" and other popular television shows, was removed from Dish Network early Sunday after its contract with the satellite TV company expired without a new agreement. Dish, the second-largest satellite TV provider behind DirectTV, said it dropped New York-based AMC because it was charging fees that were too high for the low-rated channel. AMC's contract also expired with AT&T on June 30, but negotiations between the parties continue and AMC channels are being carried on AT&T, the companies said on Sunday. ...

"The Walking Dead" debuted to record high ratings (16.1 million viewers). It also had a ridiculously high number of tweets when it aired. 

"Breaking Bad" is ending its five season run this Sunday. After we bid farewell to the greatest meth kingpin of all time, what should you watch next? We've already accepted that it will be pretty difficult for anything to live up to or replace the AMC series. But since we're voracious television consumers, we know it's impossible to stop watching TV all together.

By Chris Katje: AMC Networks (AMCX) is the company behind the television channels AMC, IFC, Sundance Channel, and WE TV. The company also owns IFC Films. The company was recently spun off from Cablevision (CVC).

(Reuters) - AMC Networks, which carries "Breaking Bad," "The Walking Dead," "Mad Men" and other popular television shows, was removed from Dish Network early Sunday after its contract with the satellite TV company expired without a new agreement.

AMC Networks, which carries "Breaking Bad," "The Walking Dead," "Mad Men" and other popular television shows, was removed from Dish Network early Sunday after its contract ...

Nielsen has released its year-end television viewership analytics, and this year they have launched Twitter TV ratings. The new measurement tracks how many tweets regarding a television program were sent during the premiere of a show's new episode.

By Chris Katje: AMC Networks (AMCX) is known for its strong lineup of television shows like "Mad Men", "Breaking Bad", and "The Walking Dead". Two of those award winning shows will find their time over at AMC. The other show, "The Walking Dead", couldn't be hotter. What is AMC doing to replace the holes left by series finales?