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At midnight Tuesday, AT&T's DirecTV cut Newsmax's signal, immediately shutting the network off from more than 13 million customers of the satellite service, DirecTV Stream, and U-Verse.
This is the second time in the past year AT&T has moved to cancel a conservative channel, with DirecTV deplatforming OAN in April.
Despite Newsmax being the 4th highest-rated cable news channel in the nation, a top 20 cable news channel overall, and watched by 25 million Americans on cable alone, according to Nielsen, DirecTV said it was taking the step as a "cost-cutting" measure and would never pay Newsmax a cable license fee.
DirecTV pays cable license fees to all top 75 cable channels and to all 22 liberal news and information channels it carries. Almost all of these channels are paid hefty license fees significantly more than Newsmax was seeking — and despite the fact that most of the channels have much lower ratings than Newsmax.
AT&T DirecTV's decision to drop OAN and Newsmax comes on the heels of a February 2021 letter written by Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., and then-Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Calif., demanding that cable and satellite TV providers explain their alleged role in the "spread of dangerous misinformation" by carrying conservative networks.
After the Eshoo and McNerney letter, in April 2022, AT&T removed OAN from DirecTV.
originally posted by: xuenchen
Bet there's already a boycott in the making, and DishTV will announce special "switch over" sales prices 😎
originally posted by: v1rtu0s0
Who uses Dish anyway? They're on their way out of business.
originally posted by: TooMuchTimeAndResearch
a reply to: v1rtu0s0
Here's a better question, "Who still watches TV?"
originally posted by: shaemac
Gosh. I forgot Newsmax even existed. I dont think they are any better than Fox News.
I refuse to watch any of the so called conservative MSM channels, including Daily Wire. I think they are all crap.
Instead I watch the independent 'podcasters' like Crowder, Timcast, Bongino, and others. That is where the real news is. That is where truth is found because they have nobody holding their puppet strings. They are viewer driven. They can do and say what they want w/out having to lick the boots of corporate boards etc.
So, I don't mind they got kicked off of DTV. I don't think they had that many viewers anyways.
originally posted by: madmac5150
originally posted by: TooMuchTimeAndResearch
a reply to: v1rtu0s0
Here's a better question, "Who still watches TV?"
Most voters do. That's the problem with this.
originally posted by: carewemust
originally posted by: madmac5150
originally posted by: TooMuchTimeAndResearch
a reply to: v1rtu0s0
Here's a better question, "Who still watches TV?"
Most voters do. That's the problem with this.
Direct TV is losing subscribers almost as fast as illegals are coming into the country.
400,000 @ quarter say bye-bye: www.nexttv.com...
Serves them right. I wonder how long AT&T will keep DirectTV and CNN in its family?
originally posted by: TooMuchTimeAndResearch
a reply to: v1rtu0s0
Here's a better question, "Who still watches TV?"
originally posted by: madmac5150
originally posted by: TooMuchTimeAndResearch
a reply to: v1rtu0s0
Here's a better question, "Who still watches TV?"
Most voters do. That's the problem with this.
originally posted by: carewemust
originally posted by: madmac5150
originally posted by: TooMuchTimeAndResearch
a reply to: v1rtu0s0
Here's a better question, "Who still watches TV?"
Most voters do. That's the problem with this.
Direct TV is losing subscribers almost as fast as illegals are coming into the country.
400,000 @ quarter say bye-bye: www.nexttv.com...
Serves them right. I wonder how long AT&T will keep DirectTV and CNN in its family?