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DirecTV strikes deal to bring back Newsmax
The Hill ^ | 03/22/2023 | DOMINICK MASTRANGELO

Posted on 03/22/2023 8:16:00 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

DirecTV and Newsmax have reached a new multiyear deal that will bring the conservative channel back to some 13 million customers this week.

The deal marks the end of a lengthy and bitter public relations battle between the two companies that hinged on carrier fees, with Newsmax’s leadership repeatedly accusing the cable provider of political bias.

“Newsmax recognizes and appreciates that DirecTV clearly supports diverse voices, including conservative ones,” Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy said in a statement celebrating the agreement. “As a standalone company, DirecTV helped give Newsmax its start nearly a decade ago as it continues to do with upcoming news networks, which is why we are pleased to reach a mutually beneficial agreement that will deliver our network to DirecTV, DirecTV STREAM and U-verse customers over the next several years.”

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: deal; directv; newsmax; newsmaxisntnews; strikes
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1 posted on 03/22/2023 8:16:00 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Great news.


2 posted on 03/22/2023 8:20:19 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Eccl 10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

OMG, WE WON ONE!!!!!!!!

PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!!


3 posted on 03/22/2023 8:26:43 AM PDT by Maris Crane
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I wonder how all the people who dropped Directv over them dropping Newsmax feel now


4 posted on 03/22/2023 8:26:55 AM PDT by srmanuel
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To: gov_bean_ counter

So they got them off the air during the period of time when Newsmax was covering the millions the Biden got from the ChiComs. Trump’s BS indictment has killed that story so safe to bring Newsmax back. It must have cost DTV a lot of subscribers.


5 posted on 03/22/2023 8:29:40 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: ChicagoConservative27

/WHEN WE CALLED TO CANCEL, THEY MADE AN OFFER THAT WAS SPECTACULAR, BUT WE STATED OUR COMPLAINTS,SOOOOO WE STAYED AND NOW WE ARE PLEASED THAT WE DID.

BUT THEY BETTER NOT THREATEN US ANYMORE!!!!


6 posted on 03/22/2023 8:29:58 AM PDT by Maris Crane
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Good news. Now bring back OAN.


7 posted on 03/22/2023 8:36:02 AM PDT by Huskrrrr (Alinsky, you magnificent Bastard, I read your book!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I didn’t miss it........................


8 posted on 03/22/2023 8:38:03 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: srmanuel

I personally helped 2 make the switch to OTA and streaming over this issue.


9 posted on 03/22/2023 8:41:15 AM PDT by Joe Warren
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To: Maris Crane

The dollar won. It always does. Newsmax will pay a fee for the first time. No more freebies.


10 posted on 03/22/2023 8:42:07 AM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: srmanuel

That’s why Directv brought Newsmax back-—people were leaving. Good for them——at some point we have to let these woke idiots know we’re done with them when they pull this crap. There’s plenty of other options, BTW>


11 posted on 03/22/2023 8:54:18 AM PDT by mikelets456
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No this happens all the time on Directv and Dish Network, here in Jacksonville where I live Dish Network dropped a bunch of local channels in a dispute, the World Cup was not carried in town by Dish Network it’s resolved now


12 posted on 03/22/2023 9:01:37 AM PDT by srmanuel
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Now bring back ONN and every other conservative news source that is at least as profitable as the liberal sources. As a former customer of Direct TV, I responded to their latest ad to ‘come back’. I called their number and it sent me to ATT (but only if I was an ATT customer, which I am). So I unloaded on a real person and told her the only way I would come back was to reinstate Newsmax and ONN, and get rid of all of the liberal stations that are losing money). Of course, I will never be back.


13 posted on 03/22/2023 9:08:07 AM PDT by silent majority rising
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To: ChicagoConservative27

This is good.

But, I still think it was mostly ratings or maybe just some contract problem. Sorry, but I don’t believe Newsmax had a huge following.

Maybe they will soon.

I’d like to watch but honestly I didn’t like the quality as much. And lots of exact repetition.


14 posted on 03/22/2023 9:10:13 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV.)
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To: silent majority rising

It’s OAN, and I seriously doubt it was profitable. It was pretty low quality, and definitely “right” news bias. Which annoys even me after a while. I just want the report, not the editorial.


15 posted on 03/22/2023 9:12:57 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV.)
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To: napscoordinator

Who cares about “freebees?”

I don’t. As long as DirecTV carries conservative viewpoints, they have our support.


16 posted on 03/22/2023 9:24:53 AM PDT by Maris Crane
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Maybe “low quality,” but certainly useful INFORMATION.


17 posted on 03/22/2023 9:26:04 AM PDT by Maris Crane
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To: Maris Crane

Yeah, but I can only bear so much Nigerian cinema.


18 posted on 03/22/2023 9:33:44 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV.)
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To: Maris Crane

I think he’s referring to Newsmax Corp.


19 posted on 03/22/2023 9:35:10 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV.)
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To: Red Badger

Another “HO HUM” guy.


20 posted on 03/22/2023 9:37:49 AM PDT by Maris Crane
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