It went on to say that AT&T data shows OAN is a top performing network as of the third quarter of 2021, ranking number 24, excluding broadcast, out of more than 300 channels, though did not say what metrics the rankings are based on.Īs of last year, “a substantial amount of OAN’s revenue came from the Affiliation Agreement” with DirecTV, according to the Herring suit, which also stated that “the economic consequences of losing carriage with DIRECTV could be devastating to OAN.” In the lawsuit, Herring asserts that AT&T and DirecTV “have 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.” As early as 2014 there had apparently been plans to carry the channel on AT&T’s U-Verse, which didn’t come to fruition.

DirecTV’s website notes that OAN content is still accessible directly through the channel’s website and mobile app, while OAN’s website says it can also be found on smaller distributors including Verizon Fios, CenturyLink Prism, GCI and others.ĭirecTV started carrying OAN in 2017, after an earlier lawsuit brought on by Herring was settled and resulted in a 5-year affiliation agreement for DirecTV to carry the channel.

OAN’s owner Herring and conservative network Newsmax last year were sued by electronics equipment manufacturer Dominion Voting Systems for $1.6 billion in defamation damages, accusing OAN of a deliberate disinformation campaign for profit.ĭirecTV, now a joint venture of AT&T and private equity firm TPG, in March started officially letting customers know about changes and where else they could find OAN programming, as the website states that OAN wouldn’t be available after April 4. OAN has faced criticism for spreading misinformation and conspiracy theories about the Covid-19 pandemic and 2020 election.

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