Newsmax

You might as well cancel now, then. Your threat pulls no weight here. Besides, Directv can’t just add NewsMax back, they must come to a new agreement. That takes both sides to agree. Quit believing the misinformation you have been given. It’s not political, it’s a business issue only. By the way, there is no Sunday Ticket to cancel anymore.

Canceling NFL Ticket? What a threat since they no longer have the contract. Also, AT&T and DirecTV are 2 different companies.

Don't have Sunday Ticket yet you have it in your signature

I can't stop laughing

Next year going to YouTube TV. But just for you I will remove it! Thanks for the chuckle.

Directv and Newsmax have not yet come to agreeable terms.  So therefore Newsmax is not on the Directv channel lineup.  You can still watch for free if you can stream as Newsmax has there own app.  You can also watch it for free on PlutoTV.  But as for getting it back within a month, I doubt that will happen as Newsmax has walked away from the negotiations.  Newsmax walked because they did not like Directv's offer because they did not feel it was comparable to other deals that Directv has made with other News Networks.  Whether Directv is playing politics or not we do not know as we are only customers we are not officials of the company itself so only Directv executives would know if this was true.  But negotiations for channels happen all the time with every TV provider.   But I would think if Directv were trying to play politics as you say they would not have added another conservative news channel to help compensate the conservative watchers called "The First" on Channel 349.  But from what I have been told it is not as good as Newsmax but at least it was something, as Directv did not have to add anything to their channel lineup.

So generous of Directv to give consumers 'The First' on channel 349.

If they get bored watching 'The First' on channel 347 they can always switch to 349.

Do you think people are that dumb?

Not me. I watch it on the app and pay nothing. Same live content as was on DirecTV and still free.

Not even remotely the same thing

It is being pushed that consumers are getting a replacement to compensate for losing Netmax when in actuality they lost a channel which was replaced by NOTHING.  Well maybe if the 7 and the up/down keys are broken on their remote they gained something.  SCORE!

For not being associated with Directv you sure do defend them in EVERY single post on the forums

Thanks Ace

Anytime "Lost"!

"Get out of politics."

Does that include the very large donations they give to conservative causes and people?

If this was a business decision, then why didn't they cancel other stations THEY ARE PAYING whose ratings are in the toilet?  Is it because they are left leaning?  Newsmax is no. 4 in it's ratings and they cancelled them for a 1.00?  Yep....Newsmax asked for 1.00 per person.  They were not paying them anything before.  Zilch.  All the other (left-leaning) channels with horrible ratings are being paid a handsome amount.  This is sound business?  Not hardly....this was all political!!!

Also, other stations are not individual networks like Newsmax but have multiple channels under one owner. So TV providers must get the full bundle of channels from the network owner, regardless of invidual ratings (percieved or not).

Indeed. If DirecTV wants HBO, they also need CNN. If they want Fox Sports 1, then they also need Faux Snooz.

Nobody noticed when Ovation was dropped with OAN, but it's the same deal there.

It's also why we all get tons of Disney channels for different demographics along with ESPN.