Dish Network's 14 million TV subscribers, who were no longer receiving AMC shows because of a legal battle, can stop groaning as loudly as zombies now. AMC Networks and Cablevision settled their dispute with Dish on Sunday, just in time for a new episode of AMC's zombie drama The Walking Dead.
Dish had stopped broadcasting AMC programming on July 1 after public and heated carriage negotiations.
Sunday's settlement reveals Dish will pay $700 million in cash for the distribution deal.
"We are glad to have settled the case and re-established our long-term relationships with AMC Networks and Cablevision," Dave Shull, Dish's senior vice president of programming, said in a statement. "This multi-year deal delivers a fair value for both parties and includes digital expansion opportunities for AMC Networks' programming."
An accompanying agreement had the AMC channel return Sunday, while other programming — Sundance Channel, WE, IFC and Fuse — will resume Nov. 1.
Meanwhile, AMC's CEO and president Josh Sapan said, "We are glad to partner again with Dish Network, and are delighted to bring back our popular channels and programming to their customers."
Last week, AMC let Dish subscribers watch the season 3 premiere of The Walking Dead on the web.
The settlement ends the years-long litigation between Cablevision/AMC and Dish/Voom HD Holdings.
People immediately reacted to the settlement announcement on Twitter, with some spouting humor:
Wait- AMC and DISH made up?There goes all the drama on that network. My favorite show was the "not available on DISH" show.
— Adam Green(@Adam_Fn_Green) October 21, 2012
Wow! AMC and Dish finally settled settled their lawsuit. You can't even imagine how soggy my pants are right now!
— Joaquin Cuellar (@TheJoaquinDead) October 21, 2012
Apparently, all it takes is Dish and AMC working out their differences so we can watch The Walking Dead for my brother to actually text me.
— Alexis Driggs (@lexidriggs) October 21, 2012
Now that AMC is back on The Dish, what are they going to talk about?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!??!?!?!??!
— scharpling (@scharpling) October 21, 2012
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"The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's also zombies."
Image used with permission, Rob Sacchetto
"The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's also zombies."
Image used with permission, Rob Sacchetto
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