This is an interesting article re AMC
http://qz.com/407863/the-future-of-a...-more-zombies/
One of the problems BT have is that when they did a deal with AMC, many of AMC's current shows, already had UK broadcasters.
This is from the end of the article, with current UK broadcasters added in
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This is what AMC’s lineup will probably look like next year (2016) - The Walking Dead Fox
- Fear the Walking Dead
- Humans
- Into the Badlands Amazon Prime
- Preacher
- Turn Amazon Prime
- Halt and Catch Fire Amazon Prime
- Better Call Saul Netflix
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BT may have to wait a few years for when completely new shows are filling AMC's schedules, which I assume BT will have first run UK rights to.
BT may be happy to do this because, like HBO did for Sky, one of BT's reasons for doing the deal with AMC, is that it gives the impression of perceived quality branded content being available on their network.