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Breaking up badly? AMC outs Rogers in negotiations, warns viewers it may lose shows

TORONTO - No more zombies, slick ad salesmen, or meth dealers on Rogers? That’s the warning that AMC has gone public with as its contract negotiations with Rogers Communications appear to be festering. Sunday night, during the airing of The Walking Dead, a crawler appeared at the bottom of the TV screen informing viewers to “take action” by going to www.keepamccanada.com. There viewers could choose from email, phone, Facebook or Twitter to contact Rogers and urge it to keep AMC in its channel lineup. While AMC’s shows such as The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad and Mad Men are big hits...