Newsmax Goes Dark on DirecTV Lineup

Newsmax went dark on DirecTV's channel lineup at the end of Tuesday, the MVPD said Wednesday. A DirecTV spokesperson emailed that the MVPD has repeatedly indicated it wanted to continue carrying the network "but ultimately Newsmax's demands for rate increases would have led to significantly higher costs." "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 Newsmax spokesperson emailed. The network's being dropped has been a subject of House Republican criticism (see 2301240032).