DirecTV to Drop One America News in Blow to Conservative Channel

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Jennifer Jacobs
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Jan 14, 2022
DirecTV plans to drop OANN, dealing a major blow to the conservative channel, @gerryfsmith reports

Jennifer Jacobs
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One America News Network depends heavily on DirecTV, its largest distributor, to reach its audience. DirecTV notified OAN’s owner that it plans to stop carrying the company’s two channels when their contract expires in early April, @gerryfsmith scoops.

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DirecTV to Drop One America News in Blow to Conservative Channel
DirecTV, one of the largest U.S. pay-TV providers, plans to drop One America News Network, dealing a major blow to the conservative channel that’s been criticized for spreading misinformation and had...
5:06 PM · Jan 14, 2022

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-14/directv-to-drop-one-america-news-in-blow-to-conservative-channel?sref=yYYRek8e

DirecTV, one of the largest U.S. pay-TV providers, plans to drop One America News Network, dealing a major blow to the conservative channel that’s been criticized for spreading misinformation and had a loyal fan in former President Donald Trump.

The satellite-TV provider has notified OAN’s owner, Herring Networks Inc., that it plans to stop carrying the company’s two channels when their contract expires. Herring Networks also owns AWE, a lifestyle channel that stands for “A Wealth of Entertainment.”

“We informed Herring Networks that, following a routine internal review, we do not plan to enter into a new contract when our current agreement expires,” the company said in an emailed statement to Bloomberg News.

DirecTV’s contract with Herring Networks expires in early April, according to a person familiar with the matter. Herring Networks didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Now do FOX

[RainCaster]

1. Woohoo!!!

I'm a likin' this.

[Liberal In Texas]

2. Good. But I wish they were dumping them immediately.

I dropped my cell phone service from AT&T because of this.

[onenote]

18. That would be breach of contract.

[PlanetBev]

3. One bright spot

In an otherwise lousy news week.

[Lovie777]

4. fake fox news is extremely happy . ....

[whathehell]

5. Yaaaay,!

One down, two to go.

[Faux pas]

6. EXCELLENT

[The Roux Comes First]

7. Hurray! May the Good Sense Metastasize!!

Fox begone.

[Leghorn21]

8. COOL MAN, COOL!!

[Joinfortmill]

9. YES!

[highplainsdem]

10. Good!

[crickets]

11. Yep - Now do FOX. nt

[budkin]

12. I had waited switching from ATT to see if they would do this

Glad to see it's happening!

[SunSeeker]

13. Hallelujah. nt

[Initech]

14. Excellent!!!!

[TeamProg]

15. It ain't nothin'.

[SheltieLover]

16. Excellent! 👏👏👏👏

[RussBLib]

17. excellent

I've been pestering Dish to drop Newsmax, as are some friends. Fortunately Dish does not carry OANN, but they do carry Free Speech TV and LinkTV.

Sure would be great to dump Fox News too, but that would be a much heavier lift.