In the United States, the pro-Trump OAN channel loses its largest distributor

Go to Nagamura via Reuters

United States – Heavy blow to Donald Trump. Has decided not to renew the contract with subscription TV service DirecTV One America News Network (OAN), A radically conservative American channel, Conspirator And great supportFormer President of the United States.

“Following a routine internal evaluation, we have informed Herring Networks (OAN owner, author note) that we do not wish to sign a new contract when the current contract expires,” said one carrier. Friday 14 January from DirecTV to AFP.

A source close to the matter said the deal would end next April. DirecTV, which is owned by American telecommunications company AT&T, did not elaborate on the reasons for its decision.

OAN is one of the new radical conservative players in television news, trying to reduce market share from the note. Fox News. Like Newsmax or Real America’s Voice, they have refused to acknowledge Donald Trump’s defeat in the November 2020 presidential election, revealing conspiracy theories of electoral fraud created by a former head of state.

In front of Fox News, Trump supports OAN

In mid-November 2020, OAN presenter Christina Bob, for example, promised that Democrats were “preparing a coup against the President of the United States.”

Donald Trump himself had recalled his supporters to OAN and Newsmax, and many leading Republican figures have accepted calls on these two antennas.

The channel picked up its viewership after the election, but DirecTV’s decision came as a blow, as it has become its largest distributor, according to special U.S. media. OAN did not immediately respond to AFP’s request.

A year ago, when Supporters of Donald Trump occupied Congress During the Democratic victory certificate ceremony Joe Biden, OAN and Newsmax condemned the infiltration of far-left groups without any evidence.

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