Newsmax sues Fox News, accusing it of cornering the market on conservatives

[Zincwarrior]

From the 'News of the Weird' files: Newsmax is suing Fox for cornering the market on conservatives. I would say...yep...and?

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5484058-newsmax-sues-fox-news-trump-conservatives/

Right-wing cable channel Newsmax is suing Fox News, alleging the network has illegally cornered the market on viewership among conservatives.

In a lawsuit filed in Florida on Wednesday, Newsmax attorneys argue Fox has “long engaged in an exclusionary scheme to increase and maintain its dominance in the market for U.S. right-leaning pay TV news, resulting in suppression of competition in that market that harms consumers, competition, and Newsmax.”


“Fox leverages this market power to coerce distributors into not carrying or into marginalizing other right-leaning news channels, including Newsmax,” the lawsuit reads.

In a statement to The Hill, a Fox News spokesperson pushed back on the suit, saying Newsmax “cannot sue their way out of their own competitive failures in the marketplace to chase headlines simply because they can’t attract viewers.”

Fox has long ranked as the top-watched cable news channel, featuring a long list of hosts and pundits who espouse staunchly conservative and pro-Trump viewpoints.

 

[MarcATL]

Good! Let them fight.

 

[BackAgain]

From the 'News of the Weird' files: Newsmax is suing Fox for cornering the market on conservatives. I would say...yep...and?

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5484058-newsmax-sues-fox-news-trump-conservatives/

Right-wing cable channel Newsmax is suing Fox News, alleging the network has illegally cornered the market on viewership among conservatives.

In a lawsuit filed in Florida on Wednesday, Newsmax attorneys argue Fox has “long engaged in an exclusionary scheme to increase and maintain its dominance in the market for U.S. right-leaning pay TV news, resulting in suppression of competition in that market that harms consumers, competition, and Newsmax.”


“Fox leverages this market power to coerce distributors into not carrying or into marginalizing other right-leaning news channels, including Newsmax,” the lawsuit reads.

In a statement to The Hill, a Fox News spokesperson pushed back on the suit, saying Newsmax “cannot sue their way out of their own competitive failures in the marketplace to chase headlines simply because they can’t attract viewers.”

Fox has long ranked as the top-watched cable news channel, featuring a long list of hosts and pundits who espouse staunchly conservative and pro-Trump viewpoints.

This may not be the bottom of the barrel material, but making a thread about it is just as silly as the supposedly legal “basis” for the Newsmax lawsuit.

 

[Zincwarrior]

This may not be the bottom of the barrel material, but making a thread about it is just as silly as the supposedly legal “basis” for the Newsmax lawsuit.

As I said, news of the weird.

 

[BackAgain]

As I said, news of the weird.

It is silly. But it’s curious that you would share it.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

It is silly. But it’s curious that you would share it.

Yeah, weird how anyone would share something politically oriented on a politically oriented discussion forum.

Sounds like someone is butthurt.

 

[deannalw]

That is totally bizarre.

 

[jbrownson0831]

Yeah, weird how anyone would share something politically oriented on a politically oriented discussion forum.

Sounds like someone is butthurt.

Zinc? Yes, he is all the time.....

 

[BackAgain]

Yeah, weird how anyone would share something politically oriented on a politically oriented discussion forum.

Sounds like someone is butthurt.

You think this lawsuit is “politically oriented?”

LOL

If you’re butthurt, that’s a you problem.

Or, if Zinc is, that’s a zinc problem. But Zinc places it in “media” not “politics.” So I’d guess his commentary was simply to share the Newsmax butthurt.

But the true point remains:

If it is “News of the weird,” what’s the point in sharing it?

I suspect that Zinc just saw it as somehow entertaining that a smaller conservatively-oriented news outlet is now engaging in a legal fight with the leading conservatively-oriented news outlet.

 

[1srelluc]

When I can not longer tolerate the steady parade of drug peddling and toenail fungus commercials on FOX I go to Newsmax.

And then there's Julie Banderas.....

Does she work 24/7? Easy on the eyes and all but damn, she never breathes when she talks.

I keep waiting for Greg to tell her to come up for air on The Five.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

When I can not longer tolerate the steady parade of drug peddling and toenail fungus commercials on FOX I go to Newsmax.

And then there's Julie Banderas.....

Does she work 24/7? Easy on the eyes and all but damn, she never breathes when she talks.

I keep waiting for Greg to tell her to come up for air on The Five.

Have Rack, Will Yack

Bikini shot, please.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

In a lawsuit filed in Florida on Wednesday, Newsmax attorneys argue Fox has “long engaged in an exclusionary scheme to increase and maintain its dominance in the market for U.S. right-leaning pay TV news, resulting in suppression of competition in that market that harms consumers, competition, and Newsmax.”

Nonsense.

There’s more than enough rightwing disinformation, conspiracy theories, and lies to go around.

 

[jbrownson0831]

Nonsense.

There’s more than enough rightwing disinformation, conspiracy theories, and lies to go around.

facediaper lecturing us on disinformation.....hahahahahahahahahaha