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As the two fringe cable TV outlets battle for former President Donald Trump’s affections, several high-profile One America News staffers have jumped ship to Newsmax—not just in pursuit of a larger audience, insiders said, but also as a respite from OAN’s increasing extremism. Already known for its cartoonishly bonkers MAGA propagandizing, OAN in recent months has veered even further into unhinged right-wing territory. And Newsmax—which is often just as obsequiously pro-Trump in its commentary—has pulled back on its wildest election conspiracy theories while hoovering up some of OAN’s top on-air talent: news anchor Alex Salvi, correspondent Jenn Pellegrino, and reporter...

Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has been denied a paid contributor position at all five of the major news network due to a “lack of credibility.” Spicer, who resigned from his post in August, has been exploring cable news punditry as a future career option, but his representatives were unable to secure a contract with any of the major outlets, according to NBC News. “They won’t touch him,” a media industry executive familiar with those conversations told NBC news.

DISH FAQS Posted: Dec 19, 2014 1:50 PM CST 1. What is happening? By law, WBOC and FOX21 must negotiate carriage agreements with satellite companies like DISH. Usually, these deals are reached without any disruption to your service. In fact, our company has negotiated dozens of agreements. Unfortunately, so far, DISH has refused to reach a fair, market-based deal to carry WBOC and FOX21. Our existing agreement with DISH expires at midnight on Dec. 31, 2014. If no deal is reached before that date, you will lose live access to the shows, sports and local news on WBOC and FOX21,...

At 2029 French time on Wednesday evening, France's latest bid to shore up its influence on the world stage goes live on the internet, with the launch of the country's first international TV news channel France24. France24 will have some 170 journalists working for it Its debut on satellite and cable TV follows on Thursday evening. The irony is that in order to communicate France's view of world events, at least one of the channel's streams will be reaching its audience across the globe in English. France24 was born out of French President Jacques Chirac's intense frustration that France's...