Why pay TV operators are dropping Trump-loving cable networks

[Nevilledog]

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https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2022-01-22/why-pay-tv-operators-are-dropping-trump-loving-cable-networks

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OAN is not the only conservative outlet losing distribution. Newsmax, the Boca Raton, Fla.-based channel that is the TV home of former President Trump’s first press secretary, Sean Spicer, was dropped from four cable systems in January after it failed to reach new carriage agreements with those companies.

The two channels gained notoriety in recent years by seeking out conservative viewers who believe right-leaning Fox News, the dominant ratings leader in cable news, did not show enough unwavering fealty to Trump. Both believe it’s now open season on conservative outlets.

“We count 11 liberal news and information channels in a typical cable package, with Fox News Channel and Newsmax as the only alternatives,” Newsmax Chief Executive Chris Ruddy said in a statement to The Times. “All Americans are harmed when any voice, liberal or conservative, is closed down. We believe that society as a whole benefits from more discussion and political views being represented, not less.”

Progressive groups, which have lobbied companies to drop OAN, lauded DirecTV’s decision.
“The network is a known perpetrator of disinformation and extremism, fueling real-world violence and placing the health and safety of so many in jeopardy,” said Yosef Getachew, director of Common Cause Media & Democracy Program.

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[ProfessorGAC]

1. 11 Liberal News & Info Channels?

I guess when totalitarianism is the ideal, everything looks too liberal.
Clearly, those 11 exist in Ruddy's mind, only.

[Boomerproud]

2. That remark made me see red. Of course it's Ruddy.

He's such a carbuncle.

[zipplewrath]

3. I was trying to get to 11

It this guys mind, I still have trouble getting to 11.

1. CBS
2. NBC
3 ABC
4 PBS
5 CNN
6 MSNBC
7 WGN?
8 ???? ESPN?? Too many black people?
9??????? History Channel? Too hard on Nazis??????
10 ????????? Science Channel? Too much evolution and reality?
11 BBC???????

[TheFarseer]

5. CNBC

But calling them liberal is ludicrous.

[ProfessorGAC]

6. He Probably Counts Bloomberg

Any news that isn't them is liberal.
Yeah, he probably counts BBC America. Damn liberal foreigners!

[Initech]

4. Guess siding with people who commit treason is bad for business, you think?

[sarcasmo]

7. Chris Ruddy probably thinks Chuck Todd is liberal.