Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) and Walter White (Bryan Cranston) star in "Breaking Bad" which kicks off its fifth and final season at 9 p.m. Sunday on AMC, cable 48. FRANK OCKENFELS/AMC
The TV wars continue between AMC and Dish Network but subscribers will get to see premiere of "Breaking Bad."
AMC announced Thursday that Dish subscribers who pre-register with AMC will be able to access the live stream of the season five premiere of popular series at 9 p.m. Sunday, reported deadline.com.
Subscribers of the satellite provider lost the AMC Network channels AMC, IFC, WEtv and Sundance Channel at the end of June because of a dispute over carriage fees.
"Every cable, phone and satellite company other than Dish carries AMC," said AMC reported a deadline.com story.
"AMC wants its loyal Dish viewers to experience the excitement of the 'Breaking Bad' premiere at the same time as their friends and neighbors, and we want to give Dish customers an extra week to switch providers so they can enjoy the rest of the season."
Dish subscribers can register at amctv.com/breakingbad4dish starting at 2 p.m. Friday. This is a one-time only event, according AMC's website. Also on the website, AMC is also urging its viewers to drop Dish and sign up with another satellite provider.
In a similar situation, the battle reportedly over carriage fees continues to rage on between Viacom and DirecTV.
The satellite provider recently dropped all 17 Viacom channels in protest of Viacom's demand for higher carriage fees. Instead, DirecTV officials used video promotions to show subscribers how to get the shows online, including "SpongeBob Squarepants."
In retaliation, Viacom announced Wednesday it has "temporarily slimmed down our offerings as DirecTV markets them as an alternative to having our networks," reported the website. Those online offerings included its popular long-form series series, including Nickelodeon's "SpongeBob."
Direct TV Chief Executive Officer Mike White told Bloomberg Wednesday talks with Viacom continue but the two sides remain "pretty far apart."
