Is AMC TV (Walking Dead) allowed for public viewing at a bar?
11-25-12, 02:36 PM
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Is AMC TV (Walking Dead) allowed for public viewing at a bar?
Can an establishment do this without any special permission?
11-25-12, 02:41 PM
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Re: Is AMC TV (Walking Dead) allowed for public viewing at a bar?
I know several bars in my area do it. My guess is it's fine, since sports bars base their whole business around it.
11-25-12, 03:02 PM
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In the meantime, all the hot, loose women will talk amongst themselves at the other end of the bar. 
11-25-12, 03:34 PM
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It has more to do with commercial cable/satellite packages. Supposedly you can't broadcast *any* residential package in a commercial environment. If you've bought a bar/tavern package, you can presumably show whatever channel, premium or otherwise, you want.
11-25-12, 04:36 PM
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Bars pay a small fortune for the DirecTV NFL package. I think part of that deal is a commercial license for any channel they carry.
11-25-12, 06:35 PM
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Re: Is AMC TV (Walking Dead) allowed for public viewing at a bar?
We have an indie film/bar out in Phoenix that shows it every Sunday and advertises it online. I would think they would have heard from someone after a season and a half.
http://www.thefilmbarphx.com/event/186971/
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11-25-12, 06:41 PM
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Re: Is AMC TV (Walking Dead) allowed for public viewing at a bar?
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11-25-12, 09:08 PM
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Bars probably make that back over a couple games. Obviously I haven't been to every bar, but anytime I've watched a game at a bar it was very crowded and the bar made bank.
11-25-12, 09:18 PM
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11-25-12, 09:21 PM
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Yeah, that cost isn't really bad, and knowing DirecTV there are probably other things in play around the cost. The main point is, though, that there is a charge for that.
11-26-12, 12:25 AM
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11-26-12, 12:37 AM
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Re: Is AMC TV (Walking Dead) allowed for public viewing at a bar?
I'm thinking the all-you-can-eat spaghetti buffet wasn't a good promotional tie-in ...
11-26-12, 11:20 AM
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Re: Is AMC TV (Walking Dead) allowed for public viewing at a bar?
Casinos in Vegas likely foot the highest bill (in addition to the sportsbook, some casinos have big screens in their showrooms/theater), and they easily make that back between booze sales and their gambling handle.
11-26-12, 03:33 PM
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Even if you are not allowed to do this I hope the person that reports them gets beaten up by drunks.
11-26-12, 09:15 PM
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11-27-12, 08:26 AM
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http://shop.centurylink.com/qcms/qCm...10_6_10-10.pdf
I'm not sure how much the Fox Sportsnet or those ESPN packages cost. I could see those being expensive, as the programmer is paying to cover pretty-much every single game, regardless of how many people are watching.
11-28-12, 09:44 AM
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We have a burger place in town called Zombie Burger. They have Walking Dead viewing specials every Sunday night. It's pretty cool. 
11-28-12, 09:57 AM
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My local theater shows it every Sunday. They do the same with Mad Men and (I think, still) Glee, and used to do it with LOST.
11-28-12, 01:51 PM
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My local theater had been doing it, sponsored by a local comic chain. AMC just sent a cease and desist, but lets other theaters in the area continue doing it. My only thought was the one theater had hundreds of people coming and AMC saw it as lost revenue.
