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Coca-Cola Says It Didn’t Pay For Placement In Mad Men Finale

If you haven’t watched the series finale of Mad Men, then you really shouldn’t be reading a story about the series finale of Mad Men. And if you continue reading this story about the series finale of Mad Men, don’t get angry at us for giving away what happens in the final moments of the series finale of Mad Men. [More]

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That Was Then, This Is Now: How 72 Brands From ‘Mad Men’ Have Changed Since Don Draper Was In Charge

Because nothing gold can stay, AMC’s popular Mad Men has reached the final episode of its final, seventh season. Over the course of the show, we’ve seen pitches for a multitude of companies, brands, sports, groups and even cities. While some of those brands were created for the show, the large majority were very real — and some continue to exist today. In the spirit of nostalgia, we thought now might be the right time to check in on those products and companies pitched by Sterling Cooper (and its various rebirths), to see which have been lost to the mists of time, and which still remain. [More]

AMC is now live on Sling, several weeks in advance of the April 5 start of Mad Men's final season.

Sling To Get ‘Mad Men’ & ‘Walking Dead’ With Addition Of AMC

We’ve already given you some reasons to possibly think twice before signing up for Dish’s $20/month Sling TV, but here’s some good news — the company confirmed today that it will be adding AMC to the lineup of channels available on the live TV streaming service. [More]

Dish CEO Says His Customers Don't Watch AMC Because "They Live In Farms & Ranches"

Dish CEO Says His Customers Don't Watch AMC Because "They Live In Farms & Ranches"

To all you Dish subscribers who have to go over to your friends’ houses to watch Breaking Bad because you no longer have AMC, the satellite service’s CEO has a message for you: Stop complaining and don’t watch good TV, because he never has. [More]

Oh Look, TV Viewers About To Get Screwed Over In Another Fee Dispute

Oh Look, TV Viewers About To Get Screwed Over In Another Fee Dispute

If you have Dish Network satellite service, we hope you don’t like Mad Men, Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead or anything else on AMC, the Sundance Channel, IFC or WE TV. The company says it’s dropping all four channels when their contract ends June 30. [More]

Advertisers Fire Back At Government Over Proposed Food Marketing Guidelines

Advertisers Fire Back At Government Over Proposed Food Marketing Guidelines

Yesterday we wrote about the proposed guidelines put forth by a federal interagency working group regarding the marketing of food to children. The “principles” asked for food companies to market products with healthier ingredients and gave suggested limits on things like fat and sodium. The ad industry is less-than-pleased by the news. [More]

Netflix Locks Down Exclusive Streaming Rights To Mad Men

Netflix Locks Down Exclusive Streaming Rights To Mad Men

Netflix may not be interested in charging viewers extra to watch specific shows, but it appears very interested in paying companies to make sure it’s the only place you can find some programming. [More]

AT&T U-Verse Points Finger At Cablevision In Flap Over AMC Fees

AT&T U-Verse Points Finger At Cablevision In Flap Over AMC Fees

Midnight tonight is the deadline for AT&T U-Verse to come to terms with Cablevision’s Rainbow Media over carriage fees for several channels, including AMC, which is about to debut its new season of its biggest show, Mad Men, next week. Now AT&T is pointing the finger squarely at its opponent in this showdown. [More]

AT&T U-Verse Customers Could Miss New Season Of Mad Men

AT&T U-Verse Customers Could Miss New Season Of Mad Men

In just over two weeks, Emmy-winning AMC drama Mad Men is slated to begin its fourth season on the basic cable channel. But with negotiations between its parent company and AT&T U-Verse over carriage fees, the cable and internet provider might force subscribers to relocate their premiere parties to the apartment of someone with Comcast. [More]

Join In The Fight To Help Poor DirecTV Customers Get AMC HD

Join In The Fight To Help Poor DirecTV Customers Get AMC HD

If you’re a cable subscriber like me you probably had no idea DirecTV customers didn’t have access to AMC HD. That means they must suffer the indignity of watching Bryan Cranston make meth in his underwear and Jon Hamm sleep with every woman he meets in fuzzy standard definition. [More]

"Mad Men" Barbie Dolls Launch

"Mad Men" Barbie Dolls Launch

The cast of Mad Men just got Barbie Dollized. For only $74.95 a pop, you can have just as much fun toying with Don, Betty, Roger and Joan as they have toying with each other. Sorry, only G-rated accessories; they will not come with any cigarettes or martini glasses. However, fans will be glad to know that just like in the show, the characters will be trapped inside plastic coffins and their movements determined by powerful external forces. [More]

If Yours Isn't Good Enough, He'll Get Some At The Office

If Yours Isn't Good Enough, He'll Get Some At The Office

Marketers had a message for the housewives of the 1950s: they weren’t doing a good enough job at home. Their husbands had to resort to going elsewhere for it. Why, even the girls at the office could do it much better.