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Has AMC’s big spending on Mad Men eaten up the rest of the cable network’s programming budget?
This past spring, after a nasty, drawn-out negotiating process, AMC offered Mad Men show-runner Matthew Weiner a new contract in order to keep him on board for at least two more seasons—and he’ll receive nearly $10 million for each one.
Now, the people behind AMC's other critically acclaimed programs are complaining that Mad Men’s massive expenses are taking a chunk out of their own paychecks, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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