The two sides are offering competing narratives: either they simply failed to agree on a new contract or Newsmax is the latest scalp in the culture wars.
ceased to be aired on DirecTV after a row over a new deal went unresolved. The two sides have offered competing narratives as to why the news channel was dropped.
"On multiple occasions, we made it clear to Newsmax that we wanted to continue to offer the network," a DirecTV spokesperson said in a statement to news outlets."But ultimately, Newsmax's demands for rate increases would have led to significantly higher costs that we would have to pass on to our broad customer base."
Signage for the Newsmax conservative television broadcasting network is displayed at a broadcast TV booth at the National Rifle Association annual meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center, in Houston, Texas on May 28, 2022. The news channel has appealed to Trump-supporting conservatives disaffected by coverage from other right-wing networks.Cable companies are generally required to pay a carriage fee to established networks.
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