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Current Meaning of "AMC" Discovered

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Mario500

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I have just received a message from AMC encouraging me to sign for one of their newsletters (my e-mail address was most likely kept by AMC after I had registered in a contest sponsored by them years ago). While reading the message, I noticed the copyright information at the bottom:

©2012 AMC: The American Movie Channel, LLC. All Right Reserved. 11 Penn Plaza, 19th floor, NY, NY10001
"AMC," the "AMC" logo and "The American Movie Channel" are service marks of The American Movie Channel, LLC.
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The name fits the programming service in its current state than American Movie Classics. Even though they present TV series like "Crime Scene Investigation: Miami", I consider such programs motion pictures (or movies) as well along with their counterparts originally presented in theaters.
 
Of course, seeing their website just now, I see the copyright at the bottom of their webpage:

Copyright © 2010-2012 American Movie Classics Company LLC. All rights reserved.
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So, are they a "channel", or are they still "classics"? Seems they can't make up their mind...
 
azumanga said:
So, are they a "channel", or are they still "classics"? Seems they can't make up their mind...
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I think the "classic" designation fell by the wayside when they began airing commercials. :mad:
 
Try "The Walking Dead" on there. You might like it.
 
??? When they give station ids, do they just say "You're watching AMC" or do they clearly say what the "C" stands for?
 
FRR said:
Used to be a good channel. Now it is a wasteland
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I'd disagree as of late personally. Most of the original programming they put out is beyond amazing. Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Walking Dead are all fantastic shows that end up playing more like movies.

But, for those that don't know, AMC was basically forced to adopt a new model or die, once Turner took it's old movies to launch a channel, and Fox took all their old movies to launch another channel, there wasn't much left to air, so they adopted a different model.
 
And did so quite successfully.

Times change, businesses need to evolve or wither away.
 
The folks at AMC years ago could have promoted their format change from older theatrical movies primarily to a mixture of older theatrical movies, recent theatrical movies, and original TV series by creating advertisements telling viewers and listeners American Movie Classics is changing and will now be known as the American Movie Channel or a different name.
 
They could have done a lot of things...what's the point? They've marketed their properties quite extensively, by the way.

What they did paid off handsomely for them over time
 
imhomerjay said:
What they did paid off handsomely for them over time
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I don't know about that. What I do know is that AMC was a big reason I got cable years ago and one of the big reasons I dumped it several years ago. I've found downloading, DVD's and rentals much more satisfying, not to mention a lot cheaper, than subscribing to a commercial-laden "movie" channel with a very limited catalog.
 
landtuna said:
imhomerjay said:
What they did paid off handsomely for them over time
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I don't know about that. What I do know is that AMC was a big reason I got cable years ago and one of the big reasons I dumped it several years ago. I've found downloading, DVD's and rentals much more satisfying, not to mention a lot cheaper, than subscribing to a commercial-laden "movie" channel with a very limited catalog.
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The ratings have never been higher, and that translates into higher ad rates, and higher carriage rates from the cable companies. Something they weren't seeing under the old format, due to a larger audience appeal.

Most of the movies seen on AMC have moved to FMC and TCM, although FMC has started moving away from showing them as well.
 
imhomerjay said:
They could have done a lot of things...what's the point?  They've marketed their properties quite extensively, by the way.

What they did paid off handsomely for them over time
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Advertising the service as the American Movie Channel or something different would have prevented confusion among viewers and listeners who remembered what the letters "AMC" stood for before the format change.
 
Looks like most viewers did just fine. A few challenged message board types do not a meaningful issue make.
 
I'd say this is one of the most graceful "format changes" of any cable network. While they shifted from airing the really old classic movies, they still aired old movies, so at least they kept that part of their "mission" alive. And I still argue that so many of their shows play like long-form movies (Breaking Bad, Walking Dead). But yes, they have shifted from their original focus. They did so long ago, and it ain't coming back, the demo's just aren't there. Anyone holding out hope should move on to other channels, services, or buying the films.

Some networks have greatly shifted focus, and have done so ungracefully. MTV, VH1, TV Land, TLC, G4, Planet Green are just a few examples of channels that made no reference of the shift in focus AT ALL. Anyone over the age of 30 remembers when MTV stood for Music Television, yet nobody is getting confused by the lack of MUSIC on that channel.

I realize that many channels have been lost, and I feel the pain too. But channels need to evolve to stay alive. Most people don't sit down and watch music video's on TV anymore, because they can go on the internet and get instant gratification. These TV networks are businesses that have to make money and turn a profit. I miss some of the great channels we have lost too, and when we start losing some more of them, I'll probably scale back or cancel my cable subscription. But for now there are still enough shows to keep me coming back for more.
 
mnradiofan said:
I'd say this is one of the most graceful "format changes" of any cable network. While they shifted from airing the really old classic movies, they still aired old movies, so at least they kept that part of their "mission" alive. And I still argue that so many of their shows play like long-form movies (Breaking Bad, Walking Dead). But yes, they have shifted from their original focus. They did so long ago, and it ain't coming back, the demo's just aren't there. Anyone holding out hope should move on to other channels, services, or buying the films.

Some networks have greatly shifted focus, and have done so ungracefully. MTV, VH1, TV Land, TLC, G4, Planet Green are just a few examples of channels that made no reference of the shift in focus AT ALL. Anyone over the age of 30 remembers when MTV stood for Music Television, yet nobody is getting confused by the lack of MUSIC on that channel.

I realize that many channels have been lost, and I feel the pain too. But channels need to evolve to stay alive. Most people don't sit down and watch music video's on TV anymore, because they can go on the internet and get instant gratification. These TV networks are businesses that have to make money and turn a profit. I miss some of the great channels we have lost too, and when we start losing some more of them, I'll probably scale back or cancel my cable subscription. But for now there are still enough shows to keep me coming back for more.
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I give AMC kudos for developing the most critically acclaimed original series (Breaking Bad, Mad Men, Walking Dead, The Killing) of any network - broadcast or cable. F/X follows behind. If I remember correctly, it started with Breaking Bad - which ended up on AMC after F/X rejected it -feeling that a meth-dealer would not make a popular main character.

Arguably, HBO and Showtime have come up with even more acclaimed original series over the years, but considering AMC is not a premium (pay) cable channel, and has just joined the game the past few years, I think they've done a great job.
 
Yeziknoradio said:
??? When they give station ids, do they just say "You're watching AMC" or do they clearly say what the "C" stands for?
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They say "You're watching Awful Movies, Chump." With even more attitude than it sounds like it would be. :D
 
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