In 2013, it charged cable and satellite operators more than $5/month/subscriber, almost 4x the second most expensive channel at the time (TNT at almost $1.50/month/subscriber) and 9x more expensive than CNN (which charged $0.63/month/subscriber). That’s not surprising as Fox News Channel is the most expensive basic cable network on the air. In the lawsuit, Herring claims that in 2013 AT&T approached Herring about launching an alternative conservative –leaning network as a competitor to Fox News Network. The data shows that OAN was ranked 24 th (excluding broadcast networks) out of over 300 channels, placing OAN in the top 10%. In the lawsuit, which claims breach of contract, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, intentional interference with business expectancy and violation of California’s Unfair Competition Law, Herring claims OAN ranks ahead of CNBC, CNN Headline NewsFox Business and Newsmax in the ratings (according to data from AT&T as of the third quarter of 2021).
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It also states that Kennard was appointed Chairman of AT&T’s Board three days after Joe Biden won the presidential election, and around the same time, Staple Street’s Web site underwent a full transformation and “all information about Staple Street’s investment in Dominion and Kennard’s role as a member of Staple Street’s Executive Board of Directors vanished.” The lawsuits are part of a larger campaign of legal action against far-right media channels known for spreading baseless theories, including Trump-favorite Newsmax.The lawsuit attacks Kennard directly, stating, “Herring is confident that discovery will further demonstrate that Kennard was directly involved in DirecTV’s decision to non-renew OAN and that Kennard has a personal, political and financial interest in destruction of OAN that is inconsistent with his fiduciary obligations to AT&T shareholders.” OAN is currently being sued by the election machine technology companies Smartmatic and Dominion, which accuse the channel of defaming them in its coverage that suggested the companies helped facilitate election fraud.
OAN didn't broadcast President Joe Biden's inauguration in January 2021, and instead aired a pro-Trump segment called "Trump: Legacy of a Patriot." Trump championed the platform, and it continued to spread other right-wing conspiracy theories, including anti-vaccine rhetoric. OAN, which began in 2013, rose to prominence around the 2020 election when it was one of a few outlets to aggressively support Trump and parrot baseless claims of election fraud. Verizon has over 3 million cable subscribers, and without access to its service the number of homes with OAN available on their television will likely drop to under a million, leaving niche cable providers one of the only remaining ways to watch the channel, according to The New York Times. In reply to the news, OAN host Pearson Sharp lashed out at Verizon during a segment earlier this week, saying the provider was "like many radical, Marxist organizations" that's "more interested in discriminating against independent voices than being a diversity leader."
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OAN, which is based in San Diego and owned by Herring Networks, will no longer be watchable on Verizon/Fios TV after July 30.
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Verizon announced OAN's termination in a content update on its website, saying it was "unable to reach an agreement to continue carrying One America News (OAN)" but did not provide other details. OAN losing access to Verizon's Fios' television services could be a severe, even deadening knock to the far-right channel that was one of the largest and most influential promoters of the false claim that Trump was cheated out of victory in the 2020 presidential election. Following AT&T's DirecTV dropping OAN earlier this year, this removal could mean OAN's viewership dwindles dramatically without any other large provider. Verizon announced that it's dropping pro-Trump channel One America News (OAN) from its services at the end of this week.
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