{"id":543478,"date":"2023-01-25T18:12:23","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T15:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/directv-drops-newsmax-as-conservative-lawmakers-protest\/"},"modified":"2023-01-25T18:12:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T15:12:23","slug":"directv-drops-newsmax-as-conservative-lawmakers-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/directv-drops-newsmax-as-conservative-lawmakers-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"#DirecTV Drops Newsmax As Conservative Lawmakers\u2019 Protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e25213b450\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e25213b450\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/directv-drops-newsmax-as-conservative-lawmakers-protest\/#DirecTV_Drops_Newsmax_As_Conservative_Lawmakers_Protest\" >DirecTV Drops Newsmax As Conservative Lawmakers\u2019 Protest<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DirecTV_Drops_Newsmax_As_Conservative_Lawmakers_Protest\"><\/span>DirecTV Drops Newsmax As Conservative Lawmakers\u2019 Protest<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Conservative network <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>max has been dropped from DirecTV as of 11:50 PM EST Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    DirecTV confirmed the decision, saying the network is no longer broadcast on DirecTV, DirecTV Stream or U-Verse, with the decision made due to Newsmax\u2019s \u201cdemands for rate increases.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cOn multiple occasions, we made it clear to Newsmax that we wanted to continue to offer the network, but ultimately Newsmax\u2019s demands for rate increases would have led to significantly higher costs that we would have to pass on to our broad customer base. Anyone, including our customers, can watch the network for free via NewsmaxTV.com, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>.com\u00a0and on multiple streaming platforms like Amazon Fire TV, Roku, and Google Play. We continually evaluate the most relevant programming to provide our customers and expect to fill this available channel with new content,\u201d a DirecTV spokesperson said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The satellite TV company has been cutting costs as more customers shift away from linear television. In January, the company said it would lay off 10 percent of its management staff, or several hundred employees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    However, the heads of Newsmax are firing back at the move, saying it was \u201ccensorship\u201d against the network. \u201cThis is a blatant act of political discrimination and censorship against Newsmax,\u201d Christopher Ruddy, CEO of Newsmax said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cThe most extreme liberal channels, even with tiny ratings, get fees from AT&amp;T\u2019s DirecTV, but Newsmax and OAN need to be de-platformed,\u201d Ruddy added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    This comes after Republican lawmakers wrote <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/621432425\/2023-1-20-DIRECTV-Letter-Re-Newsmax#\">a letter<\/a> to the CEO of DirecTV, as well as the CEOs of AT&amp;T and private equity firm TPG Capital, owners of the company, on Jan. 20 expressing concern about the removal of Newsmax in light of its decision to remove One America News, another conservative network, from its lineup last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cIt is our understanding that DirecTV \u2013 still majority-owned by AT&amp;T and minority-owned and managed by TPG Capital \u2013 is moving to de-platform Newsmax by denying it cable fees on a fair and equitable basis,\u201d the letter from the Congress members reads.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The lawmakers alleged that DirecTV carries 11 \u201cliberal\u201d news channels, including Vice Media, a company with which it shares several board members and which the members of congress allege commands higher fees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cTaken together these two actions lead us to believe that DirecTV, one of the nation\u2019s largest Multichannel Video Programming Distributors, is actively working to limit conservative viewpoints on its system. This is extremely concerning for Members of Congress because it suppresses political discourse and hamstrings our ability to connect with our constituents,\u201d the lawmakers said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cCongress intends to conduct extensive oversight on the extent to which House Democrats and officials in federal offices colluded with private companies to limit, restrict, and circumvent First Amendment rights. These investigations will not be limited to social media companies,\u201d the letter reads.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    DirecTV responded to the letter on Jan. 23 saying that the company had been trying to continue carrying Newsmax at the same terms. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cLet me begin by assuring you in no way is DIRECTV working to limit conservative viewpoints. DIRECTV\u2019s fundamental value proposition to its customers is to offer a wide variety of programming options at prices that match our customers\u2019 pocketbooks. That <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lies to our offerings of news channels as well,\u201d the letter reads. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cWe are not trying to de-platform Newsmax. To the contrary, we want to continue our carriage of Newsmax on the same terms as at present, and we have made that clear to Newsmax. We have been negotiating with Newsmax for months and, faced with an expiration of our current agreement, initiated a short- term extension to allow the parties additional time to come to an agreement. We continue to have discussions with Newsmax and are working in good faith to get to an agreement that we consider to be in the best interests of DIRECTV subscribers,\u201d it continues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Newsmax positions itself as a competitor to Fox News and has hired several of its former hosts, including Heather Childers, Greg Kelly, Rob Schmitt and Bob Sellers. It was a strong proponent of former President Donald Trump and broadcast his false claims that the 2020 election was rigged. Newsmax <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/04\/30\/992534968\/newsmax-issues-retraction-and-apology-to-dominion-employee-over-election-stories\">later apologized<\/a> to specific individuals it had claimed were involved.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The conservative TV channel had returned to DirecTV in June 2017, after having been dropped from the satellite network and its competitor, Dish, in 2016. At the time, Newsmax urged its viewers to call Dish and ask them to bring back the channel. The station had been \u00a0\u201cplaced among a suite of shopping channels,\u201d making it difficult to find, the channel argued at the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cWe are disappointed by DISH Network\u2019s decision to stop carrying Newsmax TV. 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