Dr. Phil's Anti-Woke Television Network Files For Bankruptcy, Sues Christian Trinity Broadcasting Network

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Source: MEDIAite

Jul 2nd, 2025, 11:07 pm


Merit Street Media, the cable news network founded by reality television star Dr. Phil McGraw, filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday and filed a lawsuit accusing its business partner of losing the network more than $100 million.

The network, which launched by McGraw in an effort to counter the “cultural ‘woke’ assault,” filed for bankruptcy in the Northern District of Texas, reporting “assets and liabilities of between $100 million and $500 million,” according to CBS News. Merit Street Media is also suing its broadcast partner, the Christian Trinity Broadcasting Network, which partnered with McGraw in December 2023 to distribute the network.

“Trinity Broadcasting Network is being sued by Merit Street Media for failing to provide clearly agreed upon national distribution and other significant foundational commitments critical to the network’s continuing success and viability,” a Merit Street Media spokesperson told CBS in a statement. “The suit is part of a restructuring proceeding also initiated by MSM.”

The lawsuit specifically accuses Trinity Broadcasting Network of having “abused its position as the controlling shareholder,” forcing Merit Street Media to “pay or incur obligations to third parties in excess of $100 million.”

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/dr-phils-anti-woke-television-network-files-for-bankruptcy-sues-christian-trinity-broadcasting-network/

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I heard this story on my local CBS affiliate radio station this morning but there was no mention of "Dr. Phil" IIRC. Just one media company suing another (and I was like who? what?). I wonder why?



But this shows the RW loon willingness to create or buy "media" to MESSAGE, no matter how idiotic. And even if these manufactured entities lose money and/or fail, they still get some kind of ROI, and consider it "a donation to the cause".

I see DUers whining about MeidasTouch and some of the other liberal podcasts, labeling them as "click bait" and other disparaging characterizations. THIS IS MESSAGING FOLKS, NO MATTER HOW IT IS PRESENTED. Unfortunately in this crazy world, "tabloids sell". When someone says "Snooki", unfortunately whether anyone watched the show she was on or not, the name (and persona) is "familiar" to the masses.

We have NO financial stake in any of the M$M so we have no say over what THEY program, including anything about Democrats (which will always be generally negative), and this fact needs to be repeated over and over.