Tag: DirecTV

DirecTV to Return Newsmax to Lineup After GOP, Conservative Outcry

Newsmax and DirecTV announced on March 22 they have reached an agreement to bring back the conservative cable news and opinion network. Newsmax channel will return to DirecTV, DirecTV Stream and U-verse on March 23. “Newsmax recognizes and appreciates that DirecTV clearly supports diverse voices, including conservative ones,” said Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy in a…


Newsmax Versus DirecTV and America’s Censorship Regime

Commentary Almost daily now, Americans see new evidence of a mass, public-private censorship regime—part and parcel of something resembling an American social credit system in which those who submit to ruling class orthodoxy are rewarded, and those who run afoul of it are railroaded. So when news broke recently that DirecTV was booting center-right network…


PREMIERING NOW: Dr. Robert Malone Shocked by Pfizer Executive’s Stunning Admission in Project Veritas Video | The Larry Elder Show | EP. 118

Is Pfizer exploring mutating the COVID-19 virus to justify the creation of new vaccines?—an undercover Project Veritas tape shows Jordon Trishton Walker, Pfizer Director of Research and Development, Strategic Operations, saying, “One of the things we’re exploring is why don’t we just mutate it [COVID] ourselves so we could create new vaccines? Dr. Robert Malone…


Dr. Robert Malone Shocked by Pfizer Executive’s Stunning Admission in Project Veritas Video | The Larry Elder Show | EP. 118

Is Pfizer exploring mutating the COVID-19 virus to justify the creation of new vaccines?—an undercover Project Veritas tape shows Jordon Trishton Walker, Pfizer Director of Research and Development, Strategic Operations, saying, “One of the things we’re exploring is why don’t we just mutate it [COVID] ourselves so we could create new vaccines? Dr. Robert Malone…


Gingrich Questions DirecTV’s Motive in Canceling Newsmax: ‘A Lot More About Ideology’

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is the latest to express alarm over broadcaster DirecTV’s decision to drop conservative channel Newsmax, a move he criticized as an “arbitrary use of power.” DirecTV removed the network overnight on Jan. 24 after its contract with Newsmax expired, blocking an estimated more than 13 million customer base from seeing…


GOP State Treasurers Weigh in on AT&T Following Removal of One America News

Five Republican state treasurers have pressed AT&T in a letter over its removal of the One America News Network (OANN), calling it “apparent censorship of political discourse” driven by partisanship. AT&T, the majority owner of satellite television provider DirecTV, terminated its contract with OANN and dropped its channels from its lineup earlier this year. In…


DirecTV’s Plan to Remove One America News Faces Pushback From Senators

DirecTV’s plan to boot One America News Network (OAN) is facing pushback from Republicans in Congress. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) announced this week that he canceled his DirecTV subscription. “Why give money to people who hate us?” he said in a statement. Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), meanwhile, sent a letter (pdf) to DirecTV’s CEO, Bill…


DirecTV Plans to Drop OAN

Satellite television provider DirecTV plans to decline renewing its contract with One America News (OAN) network, according to media reports and statements from groups that pushed for OAN to be dropped. Bloomberg was first to report the news. DirecTV and OAN did not respond to requests for comment from The Epoch Times. OAN is one…


DirecTV Breaks Free From AT&T

By Meg James From Los Angeles Times Six years after AT&T swallowed DirecTV with ambitious plans to modernize the satellite TV business, the telephone company has retreated, returning DirecTV to its roots as a stand-alone company. On Monday, AT&T completed its spinoff of DirecTV, taking $7.1 billion in cash and 70 percent interest in the…


AT&T Takes $15.5 Billion Charge on DirecTV, Adds More Phone Customers

AT&T said on Wednesday it wrote down its premium TV business, which includes satellite television unit DirecTV, by $15.5 billion, reflecting the impact of years of cord-cutting in the industry as viewers move to cheaper online streaming services. The fourth-quarter writedown comes as sources have told Reuters AT&T has entered into exclusive talks to sell…