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AMC Networks has rolled up BBC America, paying $42 million in cash for full control of the cable network a decade after making a minority investment.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Might as well rename it since it has very little to do with BBC programming at this point. Not sure why AMC is sinking money into a dying cable network.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Aube ownership of shows for streaming services. Disney did well that way.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

What shows does BBC America own? They used to show content licensed by BBC. Now all they show is wrestling and Star Trek. They own none of these.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Does that mean the next season of Doctor Who is gonna be companioned by big-titted blonde? Or doctor solve problem with guns? Either way I like where it's going.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

He's been solving problems with guns. It's just that he's managed to pull the trigger without getting his hands on it.

For the big-titted blonde, we had it in the very first season of the remake.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I understand that he takes ordinary people and fashions them into weapons

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

And sometimes, they're people with guns, big guns even.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Didn't he get the help of a Dalek at some point?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Sometimes we all need a little help from our mortal enemies

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Oooh, moisturize me, moisturize me!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That really doesn't seem like that much on the surface of things, but the more I think about the more I can't really imagine what kind of assets BBC America has. So what are they really buying?