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Newsmax Removed From DirecTV and DIRECTV STREAM in Carriage Dispute

Ben Bowman
Ben Bowman is the Content Director of The Streamable. He cut the cord in 2009. He roots for all Detroit sports and is a fan of Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Edgar Wright, Paul Thomas Anderson, Billy Wilder, Buster Keaton, and the Coen Brothers. Ben streams on an Apple TV.
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Midnight came and went and nobody blinked. NewsmaxTV is now gone from DirecTV satellite packages and DIRECTV STREAM. The two sides had been locked in tense negotiations over a carriage dispute. Until now, the satellite and streaming services made the channel available to 13.5 million Americans. This comes almost one year after these services dropped OAN.

“On multiple occasions, we made it clear to Newsmax that we wanted to continue to offer the network, but ultimately Newsmax’s demands for rate increases would have led to significantly higher costs that we would have to pass on to our broad customer base,” DIRECTV said in a statement. “Anyone, including our customers, can watch the network for free via NewsmaxTV.com, YouTube.com and on multiple streaming platforms like Amazon Fire TV, Roku, and Google Play. We continually evaluate the most relevant programming to provide our customers and expect to fill this available channel with new content.”

That’s true. Newsmax is widely available on free platforms like Pluto TV and Roku Channel. You can even watch it live at the bottom of this article. Other TV providers that offer the service are Fubo and Sling TV.

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In retaliation, right wing politicians are taking shots against DirecTV parent AT&T. Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) and 41 other House Republicans sent the company a letter saying they are “deeply concerned about this undemocratic assault on free speech.” This, of course, is not undemocratic. Newmax is free to air whatever it likes, DirecTV is free to air whatever it likes. Still, lawmakers are trying to whip their base into a frenzy over the impasse.

DirecTV has said it would continue carrying the channel as long as Newsmax doesn’t charge them.

Newsmax employs a roster former Fox News hosts and correspondents, including Eric Bolling, who was fired after an investigation into allegations that the host sent unsolicited photos of male genitalia to female colleagues. Other Newsmax luminaries include Boris Epshteyn, who worked to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election; Laura Schlessinger, who used the N-word 11 times on the radio; prominent Scientologist Greta Van Susteren; and Alan Dershowitz, who has used his legal degree to assist clients like O.J. Simpson, Jeffrey Epstein, and Harvey Weinstein.

Despite the DirecTV decision, the woke mob has not prevented Newsmax from airing on:

  • Dish Network Ch. 216
  • Comcast Xfinity Ch. 1115
  • Spectrum (TWC/Charter/BHH)
  • AT&T U-verse Ch. 1220
  • Verizon FiOS Ch. 615HD / 115SD
  • Cox Media
  • Optimum Ch. 102
  • Suddenlink Ch. 102
  • Mediacom Ch. 277
  • WOW! TV
  • Fision TV (Hotwire) Ch. 540HD / 121SD
  • Armstrong Ch. 118
  • Roku
  • Vidgo
  • Pluto TV Ch. 460
  • XUMO
  • DistroTV
  • FuboTV
  • Chromecast
  • Android TV
  • Apple TV
  • Amazon Fire TV
  • Plex
  • Haystack News
  • SimulTV

You can also own the libs by downloading the free Newsmax app on Apple and Android devices. PBS is also a good option.

Related: This is Why You’ll Never See a Major Live Streaming Service Drop Fox News ►

Newsmax Live Stream

Ben Bowman
Ben Bowman is the Content Director of The Streamable. He cut the cord in 2009. He roots for all Detroit sports and is a fan of Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Edgar Wright, Paul Thomas Anderson, Billy Wilder, Buster Keaton, and the Coen Brothers. Ben streams on an Apple TV.
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