Atlantic/Breezeline claims this was a “business decision”
FACT: Atlantic/Breezeline is keeping 11 liberal news channels but dropping Newsmax
Atlantic/Breezeline says Newsmax is too costly
FACT: Atlantic/Breezeline pays more than 80 other channels that have lower ratings than Newsmax more money
Atlantic/Breezeline claims they failed to come to terms with Newsmax
FACT: Atlantic/Breezeline dropped Newsmax as negotiations with their agent, the NCTC, were on-going.
Newsmax negotiated in good faith and actually came to a fair agreement with the NCTC. But now Atlantic/Breezeline won’t sign it!
Atlantic/Breezeline claims Newsmax is a “free” service — why should they pay?
FACT: They knew it’s only temporarily free, and they will never be charged at any time the service is free.