Rep. Eric Burlison from Missouri criticized DirecTV for dropping Newsmax from its channel lineup.
from cable TV due to a dispute over fees to the Holocaust, claiming that cable provider DirecTV was aiming to"silence conservative speech"—a claim the company has denied.
, after a dispute with the cable provider over a new broadcasting deal went unresolved. AT&T's DirecTV said it would have liked to continue offering the channel, but that Newsmax demanded a fee—as other major news channels do—to supplement advertising revenue. Republican representative Eric Burlison compares the dropping of Newsmax from cable TV to the Holocaust on January 31, 2023, and, inset, an image of the Newsmax logo.But the cable provider suggested it was the news channel that was willing to give up its free streaming services—which it said transmitted to 55 million U.S. households compared with 101,000 cable viewers—to go to cable in exchange for more fees.
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