Newsmax and DirecTV have resolved their business dispute and Newsmax will be returning to the satellite TV provider.
This dispute has been ongoing for nearly two months, when DirecTV dropped Newsmax at the end of January and made an agreement with The First and put them in their place.
NEWSMAX is coming back to DIRECTV, DIRECTV Stream, and U-verse on March 23 after reaching a business agreement. Fortunately, it’s become clear that DIRECTV supports diversified perspectives, including conservative voices. See more: https://t.co/PhYvR88Xf6 pic.twitter.com/x1y4p80PHi
— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) March 22, 2023
After DirecTV dropped Newsmax it set off a firestorm of complaints from Republican lawmakers, accusing DirecTV of suppressing conservative voices.
Whether that had any effect on DirecTV bringing Newsmax back is unknown. But we told you at the time that, according to Dana Loesh with The First, the dispute was more about fees than it was about suppressing conservatives.
Either way, it’s good that Newsmax is back on with DirecTV.