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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDirecTV is dropping OAN on April 4th ...
Can't come soon enough for me.
Woo Hoo
elleng
(130,156 posts)Fox Nation added on March 20, with access to a free 60-day trial.
kimbutgar
(20,882 posts)House of Roberts
(5,122 posts)since AT&T owns DirecTV.
I had to look up on my hidden channels to see if OAN and Newsmax were still an option, since they don't display on my program guide if they are hidden.
OAITW r.2.0
(23,862 posts)Tennessee Hillbilly
(575 posts)"One America News, the conspiratorial TV network for conservatives, filed a lawsuit last week against DirecTV and AT&T over the companies decision this year to drop the network from their cable packages.
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The lawsuit seeks $1 billion in damages from DirecTV and its majority owner, AT&T. Lawyers for OAN said the two media companies used unchecked influence and power to unlawfully destroy an independent, family-run business and impede the right of American television viewers to watch the news media channels and programs of their choice.
Link:
https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/directv-oan-att-rcna19903
LetMyPeopleVote
(144,005 posts)aggiesal
(8,864 posts)I'm sure he thinks he can pressure AT&T to renew OAN or they will create legislation that could hurt AT&T.
That's how pressure politics work.
Not that I'm a fan of AT&T, since they like to donate to RW Conservative candidates.