Posted on 01/15/2022 6:47:17 AM PST by Altura Ct.
The remarkable aspect to this announcement is the openness of DirecTV’s admission. Following on the heels of the demand from the White House to start blocking content against the interests of the Biden administration, DirecTV the satellite television communication company now part of the AT&T network, has announced their decision to drop the One America News Network (OANN) channel because OAN is perceived to be supportive of Donald Trump.
(Bloomberg) – DirecTV, one of the largest U.S. pay-TV providers, plans to drop One America News Network, dealing a major blow to the conservative channel that’s been criticized for spreading misinformation and had a loyal fan in former President Donald Trump.
The satellite-TV provider has notified OAN’s owner, Herring Networks Inc., that it plans to stop carrying the company’s two channels when their contract expires. Herring Networks also owns AWE, a lifestyle channel that stands for “A Wealth of Entertainment.”
“We informed Herring Networks that, following a routine internal review, we do not plan to enter into a new contract when our current agreement expires,” the company said in an emailed statement to Bloomberg News.
DirecTV’s contract with Herring Networks expires in early April, according to a person familiar with the matter. Herring Networks didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Given the fact that Joe Biden only holds support of somewhere around 30% of the country, this move by AT&T/DirecTV is quite remarkable.
One would think that someone in the corporate boardroom, perhaps someone associated with the best business decision, would give pause to any consideration of kowtowing to the demands of cancel culture.
Alas, it seems that voice was not present, or at least insignificant to the objectives of the corporate decisionmakers.
Any corporation making politics the central point of their business intent is automatically reducing the potential audience by half. There must be a strongly declining business model for the satellite broadcasting industry as a whole in order to make such a decision.
Perhaps the subscription-based entertainment and news alternatives have eroded the baseline for the TV business. I genuinely do not know. However, on its face, this type of a corporate decision seems like financial suicide.
Even DirecTV customers who may not watch OAN, yet retain some reasonable disposition to see a slippery slope as it becomes evident, are likely to view this decision negatively.
Regardless of the internal or background conversation, one thing is certain, DirecTV will lose more customers than it will gain. That is just a predictable outcome whenever you make political affiliation a litmus for a product.
Anyone with Directv must get rid of them en masse.
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They are going to push conservatives to demand government protection. That’s what this is about, the Fairness Doctrine.
If you can get internet over a wire, you don’t need DirecTV.
If you can get internet over a wire, you don’t need DirecTV.
DirectTV = AT&T
I have two choices for internet wire: AT&T fiber and Comcast. Most people don’t even have that.
Exactly-
we are more than half the country. DirecTV can lose half their business. Let them see who is actually their bread and butter.
I have been a loyal att customer for over 30 years and have direct tv , i am dropping both
I ditched the obscenely expensive dish and direct tv setups a while back. Saving a ton and MISSING NOTHING.
Once DTV was bought by AT&T, our customer service went from fair to terrible.
So we eventually dropped DTV about 3 yrs ago and went to DISH.
Then after the Nov election we downgraded to basic where we dont even get FNC.
But this news on OAN is just another indicator. I dont recognize this nation anymore.
Soros will pick up any slack. He probably paid for this change.
Oan must not be getting the traffic on directtv so they are using this chance to look woke and boot them when it won’t hurt them.
I am canceling cable even though I don’t have Direct tv. It’s all lies and ads.
Where is Antifa when the Biden Administration is actively demonstrating it’s a fascist organization? Huh? They have become silent. They went after Trump hard, but the real fascism are the people Antifa works for and supports, which are the Democrats. Antifa became mostly silent in the US once Biden had won......
One would think that someone in the corporate boardroom, perhaps someone associated with the best business decision, would give pause to any consideration of kowtowing to the demands of cancel culture.
Have liberal Com-Cast but it meets our needs, and the service care we get is very good..
I do have a few liberal neighbors here in the Retirement Village, we say “hi” and move on.. Life is too short and precious to always be angry and negative..
Hope Direct TV reaps what they sow...they will continue to go thru the shredder..
Silencing the conservative voice is essential for the success of the NWO reset and to install the Hag into the WH to oversee their complete takeover of America
Where is Trump’s new media empire?
A lie.
If they eliminated it because it is political, they must eliminate CNN, MSNBC, CBS, NBC, ABC, PBS, etc.
Bold-faced, bald-faced lie.
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