In July 2022, media giant Verizon announced that it was dropping OANN from its cable television lineup, reducing the network's reach to a tiny presence and calling in doubt its long term viability. Naturally, OANN anchors responded to this news in their typical conspiratorial, unhinged style, framing the decision as "an extension of a purported communist plot to steal the 2020 presidential election" and begging viewers to find compromising "dirt" on AT&T board chairman William Kennard (including a racist plea asking viewers to find evidence that Kennard, who is Black, said "racial slurs against white people"). In a severe blow to the network that will test whether they can survive without AT&T, on January 14 2022, DirecTV announced that they would not be renewing their contract with OANN, which was due to expire in early April. Media Bias/Fact Check says that OANN has a strong right-wing bias and lists them as a questionable source due to their conspiracy pushing and their misleading stories. However, they fail with political news, promoting extreme conservative causes and engaging in constant liberal and left-wing smearing and bashing to draw a more far-right conservative audience. OANN was launched on Jand "provides an independent source of credible national and international news around the clock." They are a redundantly self-proclaimed "dependable and reliable source of credible news reporting." OANN says that it delivers "just the facts, empowering you to form your own beliefs" and has been praised for their reporting on current events. They proudly proclaim that they know the difference between an apple and a banana. It has literal Kremlin operatives as on-air talking heads.
OANN is like Fox News but more unhinged: Alex Jones and QAnon stuff is given as much credence as more mainstream news. OANN's lawyer, Patrick Nellies, stated in court, "If Herring Networks, for instance, was to lose or not be renewed on DirecTV, the company would go out of business tomorrow."
Ninety percent of OANN's revenue stream comes from AT&T-owned television platforms, especially DirecTV. The idea behind OANN came directly from AT&T executives who wanted a second right-wing network to compete with Fox News. One America News Network, also abbreviated as OANN or OAN News, is a far-right, pro- Trump, ultraconservative propaganda media outlet founded by Robert Herring Sr., the founder and owner of American Wealth Entertainment. So this is like a Tea Party, ultra far-right wing network. The company, which maintains it has lost up to $1 billion, is seeking compensatory damages, attorney fees and other relief deemed “just and proper” by a jury.Ī spokesperson for DirecTV told TheWrap on Friday, “These claims are baseless, and we are confident that we have fully complied with both the law and our agreement.“ ” On Point with Tomi Lahren is a show on One American News Network, which, if I'm not mistaken, is the network that bragged that they're gonna be to the right of Fox News. The lawsuit states that the defendants “bowed to political pressure and have put their unlawful interests and the unlawful personal, political, and financial interests of their management ahead of contractual and legal obligations… These wrongdoings are part and parcel of a larger, coordinated, extremely well-financed political scheme to take down Herring and unlawfully destroy its ability to operate in the media business.” “This is an action to redress the unchecked influence and power that Defendants have wielded in an attempt to unlawfully destroy an independent, family-run business and impede the right of American television viewers to watch the news media channels and programs of their choice,” Herring Networks stated in the filing. Can OAN Network Survive Without That Sweetheart DirecTV Deal? | Analysis
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