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DirecTV said it has resolved its contract dispute with conservative television network Newsmax, which will return to its lineup on March 23. The agreement comes two months after Newsmax was booted from…

DirecTV’s dispute with conservative network Newsmax — which turned bitter when the small channel enlisted support from Republican politicians — is ending with Newsmax returning to programming lineups of satellite TV customers.The two…

<!-- --> Aaron M. Sprecher via AP Newsmax will be back on DirecTV on Wednesdsay, months after the conservative cable news outlet was dropped over a carriage…

Chairman of the GOP-led House Oversight Committee, Rep. James Comer (R-KY), made clear on Friday that he had threatened executives at DirecTV and AT&T to put Newsmax back on their line-up, “or else.” Comer spoke about the…

Aaron M. Sprecher via AP DirecTV responded to a letter from Republican Sens. Tom Cotton, Ted Cruz, Sen. Lindsey Graham, and Mike Lee inquiring about its decision to drop Newsmax from its channel lineup. The AT&T subsidiary removed…

After Newsmax’s Eric Bolling spoke with Rep. Jeff Van Drew about DirecTV dropping the conservative network, he challenged Fox News over not speaking out on the subject. DirecTV cut Newsmax from the line-up earlier in the week,…

Rep. James Comer (R-KY) said the Republican-controlled House will hold hearings on DirecTV’s decision to drop Newsmax from its offerings after the network demanded increases to the carriage fees it receives from the AT&T…

Aaron M. Sprecher via AP The day after dropping Newsmax from its line-up after failed negotiations to renew the right-wing network’s contract, DirecTV announced The First will fill channel 349 vacated by Newsmax. “On multiple…

Aaron M. Sprecher via AP Newsmax was dropped from DirecTV after negotiations stalled between the conservative cable news outlet and the major television provider. “On multiple occasions, we made it clear to Newsmax that we wanted to…

DirecTV said it dropped conservative television network Newsmax on Tuesday night after a dispute over so-called carriage fees — a move the broadcaster characterized as "censorship."In an emailed statement…