Newsmax and DirecTV have been in talks on a new carriage deal to keep the channel available to 13.5 million subscribers, with a deadline set for midnight Eastern on Wednesday.
Newsmax, the conservative news channel that carries former President Donald Trump’s rallies, is in a standoff with DirecTV that could lead to the pay TV provider dropping the outlet.
DirecTV is resisting the demand for carriage fees, the costs of which are often passed on to the consumer. Like all pay TV providers, DirecTV is contending with a shrinking customer base as more people forgo traditional TV subscriptions for streaming services. Cost is often a consideration when cutting the cord.
“We expect DirecTV, and its majority owner AT&T, to treat Newsmax on a fair and equitable basis in relation to all of the channels it carries, especially after both companies de-platformed OAN last year,” a representative for the company said in a statement. “If Newsmax is removed from DirecTV, in less than a year House Republicans will have lost two of the three cable news channels that reach conservative voters on a platform that primarily serves conservative-leaning areas of the country,” the letter states.
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