DirecTV puts Newsmax back on its services

[thewayne]

Shows the power of lobbying when the lobbyist is a former U.S. Senator with lots of friends still in office who can threaten all sorts of regulatory difficulties.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/directv-puts-newsmax-back-on-the-air-after-republicans-angry-protests/

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[dewline]

Corporate death to Newsmax. May its bankruptcy be soon, please.

[thewayne]

IIRC, they are also the recipient of a $1.6B suit from the voting machine company.  As much trouble as Fox is having, there's no way that Newsmax is in any better position to successfully defend themselves.