Posted on 01/16/2022 3:46:46 PM PST by Magnatron
The largest satellite provider in the United States said late Friday it will drop One America News, a move that could financially cripple the rightwing TV network known for fueling conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
The announcement by DirecTV, which is 70% owned by AT&T, comes three months after a Reuters investigation revealed that OAN's founder testified that AT&T inspired him to create the network. Court testimony also showed that OAN receives nearly all of its revenue from DirecTV.
To read the Reuters report, click here: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-oneamerica-att/
The Reuters report drew calls from some liberal groups for AT&T and DirecTV to drop OAN, a favorite of former President Donald Trump, because the network has become a key source of false claims about the election and COVID vaccinations.
On Thursday, President Joe Biden said COVID conspiracy theories are putting lives at risk. "I make a special appeal to social media companies and media outlets: Please deal with the misinformation and disinformation that's on your shows," Biden said. "It has to stop."
OAN is owned by San Diego-based Herring Networks, a family of conservative tech entrepreneurs. CEO Robert Herring Sr did not respond to requests for comment by email and phone. In an interview with Reuters last year, he said his network provided an important voice. "If I think I'm right, I just go for it," he said.
DirecTV, with approximately 15 million subscribers, is by far OAN's largest carrier. According to testimony by OAN's accountant reviewed by Reuters, DirecTV provided 90% of the conservative network's revenue.
"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," DirecTV said in a statement.
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Maybe Dish will pick them up.
OANN should go streaming only, just like Newsmax does. Hell, I’d subscribe just to piss off the left wing libtards!
Yeah, open a Rumble channel. Or create their own streaming network and sell adverts.
Wouldn’t Reuters and the Left wish.
i do not subscribe to any cable tv, and i do not use my phone for any tv services.
why when you have internet access on both phone and ‘puter?
OANN does has a streaming channel for just $4.99/month.
“.....a move that could financially cripple the rightwing TV network known for fueling conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.”
No bias there/S.
This is what the Tooth Fairy said and I always believe the Tooth Fairy.
Monetize Rumble or DJT’s platform and get all major conservative voices to push everyone to switch over in a MAJOR campaign.
Reliance on any “PC” 500 media corp will always end like this. They need to rely only on directly streaming their content over the net.
I tried to contact DirectTV through their website (with 24 hour customer service) and their chat bot asked me what I wanted and i asked why did they drop OAN channel. It said there were no customer service agents available and hung up. Hmmmm? 24 hour customer service?
“ OAN founder and chief executive Robert Herring Sr has testified that the inspiration to launch OAN in 2013 came from AT&T executives.
“They told us they wanted a conservative network,” Herring said during a 2019 deposition seen by Reuters. “They only had one, which was Fox News, and they had seven others on the other [leftwing] side. When they said that, I jumped to it and built one.”
Since then, AT&T has been a crucial source of funds flowing into OAN, providing tens of millions of dollars in revenue, court records show. Ninety percent of OAN’s revenue came from a contract with AT&T-owned television platforms, including satellite broadcaster DirecTV.”
Does Reuters refer to CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, MSNBC, etc. as “left-wing” TV networks?
I’m sure they do not.
Drop direct TV
What makes it particularly interesting is Rural America has DirectTV. You can’s stream out in the countryside. You can get internet but it’s really not suitable for streaming.
DirectTV and Dish are you only real options.
Does make some business sense since AT&T owns the CNN “news” networks as well as AT&T.
Time to break up AT&T. Again.
This could be a golden opportunity for OANN. The timing couldn’t be better.
Ellison was a big MAGA supporter. They should use Oracle’s cloud for hosting. Or get backing from Musk.
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