GCI drops AMC and Univision from line-up


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Michelle Clancy

| 03 January 2016




General Communication (GCI), Alaska's largest cable provider, will no longer carry AMC Networks or Univision in the coming year.



The pay-TV provider will however add several new channels to its 2016 line-up. The fresh offerings include One World Sports, Discovery Family and Outside Television channels.

GCI said it has dropped AMC and Univision “because of substantial price increases imposed by these networks.” For instance, it said that AMC's most recent proposal to GCI represented an almost 200% cost increase for all the network's channels, as a condition of carrying the flagship network.

AMC is known for its popular series The Walking Dead, which is available via the VUDU app on GCI's TiVo service, as well as a growing list of online outlets.

"We know Alaska Walking Dead fans will be disappointed that AMC's sky-high rates prevent GCI from carrying the show on our traditional TV line-up," said Bob Ormberg, vice president, Content and Product Management, GCI.

"The good news is that our customers have more viewing choices than ever before and GCI has made sure that fans can watch The Walking Dead by other methods with GCI so they won't miss an episode when season 6 resumes in February."