DIRECTV dropping OANN?

@Fraudexposed44 

I am not a moderator, never have been. I may be blunt in my responses, and usually try to remain neutral with a realistic perspective, but I certain am not a moderator or any other kind of employee for DirecTV/AT&T.

Sorry but your "duck" thought process was wrong this time.

I will be canceling my DirecTv account and AT&T.. Canceling OAN is suppressing freedom of speech. We will not continue to use a company that is bowing down to Marxist ideology. Removing OAN is contributing to Veiwpoint discrimination which goes against our Constitutional rights.

@cfmjr 

You are not bullied into watching channels you don't like. Only you choose what you watch, nobody else. Unfortunately, the TV industry is set that networks package their channels to TV providers which requires TV providers to have packages for us. So, all we can do is choose the variety that is the closest to our interests. For channels you don't like, you hide them with a favorites list so are never bullied to watch them or annoyed by seeing them in the guide.

As for your claim of being on the lowest package, are you sure? Are you on Family $29.99 (before receiver services, TV fees, etc.)? If not, I would double check what actual package you are on and review the channels to see if any below it would be a better fit for you.

Packages from Family up (showing updated 9/3/2021).

DIRECTV_ChannelPackageLineUp_AllPackages.pdf (att.com)

@Juniper

Juniper- There is no way to make all viewers happy.

Just carry all. Problem solved. More people will be happy. DO NOT try to make censors happy. 

There is the option of a favorites list, so I say use it.

I have, dah. 

muslgrl19975  "...that every single person on this thread does not want to see OAN canceled."

Actually, that's a lie, because I joined this forum for the express purpose of THANKING DirecTV for dumping OANN, and suggested that they should also make FOX News and NewsMax "optional" and charge right-wingers to add it rather than making everybody pay for it.  (It was back around page 7...

@Fraudexposed44 

I have no interests in "likes". If I did, I would just emotionally post nonsense that just tells people what they want to hear.

I do not defend DirecTV (brand is not Direct TV). I came on the forum long ago for help, got what I needed, and ended up spending more time to try and help others or just participate in interesting discussions. There are times where I am fully against decisions made by the company such as the Genie-2 (HS17) fiasco or am simply not in favor of a change even though I can see the business reasons for it (such as when they stopped prorating bills a few years ago like many other companies).

Start a new profile? Essentially that would just be a method to run and hide and be a bit deceptive which is against my principals. I have maintained my honesty and integrity in every one of my posts. I will not change that just because some people do not like my point of view or make incorrect assumptions about me.

Juniper,  well you believe want you want & I'll stick with my beliefs. seems to me that you are just trolling this post anyway. I have to prove nothing to you nor concede to your beliefs. you are free to believe what you like, as am I. bottom line is, that when direct tv pulls OAN service, I will be pulling my monthly payment to direct tv & from the looks of this post, it seems like I am far from alone in that. I refuse to support companies that go against my core beliefs or remove platforms of free speech. there are other channel service providers that carry OAN, so one of them will get my business & AT&T can pound sand. I was hoping that since AT &T has such financial problems, that they may sell off direct tv. but apparently not, so I will be gone come April along with OAN.

@muslgrl19975 

This would be the "mega-thread" I referred to. Apparently, the moderators had merged a few of the scattered OANN threads into this larger one, which I expect is to keep it organized in one place as they've done before on heated topics.

For whatever reason, AT&T/DirecTV has chosen not to renew the carriage agreement and simply let the current one run out. I don't claim to know what the reason is, though I see many outside sources guessing to that fact. But as is their right then it is up to each individual viewer if they continue on or switch providers.

Perhaps OANN would return one day, perhaps not. Channels come and go, but none are so vital to me that I couldn't live without. If a channel leaves that I enjoyed watching, then I just watch something else.

@noncompliance 

TV providers have to come to an agreement with every single carrier to put them in their packages. The more channels added means increasing costs on top of everything else. And of course, there is limited spectrum in the satellite feed, part of the reason why for the most part DirecTV doesn't carry sub-channels.

Carrying all I doubt would make most happy as nobody watches every single one they have. There are channels people get this upset about beside OANN, such as other news network, sports, religious channels, etc.

Realistically, they negotiate for channels that are popular enough which might come with the condition that other channels the network owns are carried. If a channel is not popular enough to the overall consumer base (despite the individual fans being very vocal), or perhaps indirectly hurts the business by outside factors, then the TV provider just allows the carriage agreement to run out and move on.

The industry for the most part favors the networks, with TV providers doing their best to stay profitable within that industry model. It is not favorable to the individual consumer but tries to accommodate the mass majority within business reason.

@Juniper

I call BS. DO NOT carter to the censors. AKA bherber

Juniper- Carrying all I doubt would make most happy as nobody watches every single one they have. There are channels people get this upset about beside OANN, such as other news network, sports, religious channels, etc.

You and I both know they will drop OAN and not give anyone a discount.  I am not saying add something that 3 people want. Most DTV customers are in rural areas. DTV it making a big mistake. Most people in rural areas are not WOK.

Juniper-There is the option of a favorites list, so I say use it. 

@cfmjr 

I agree each to their own. I just don't perceive the "bullying" you claim as you are provided a variety with no requirement or force to watch anything in particular. I feel that statement was exaggerating the actual situation.

If the channel options don't work for you (for whatever reason) and a different package doesn't do it for you, then absolutely cancel and try someone else that has the channels you want.

AT&T has not sold off DirecTV, but they have added in a new co-owner to manage it. As AT&T retains the larger share (70% if I recall correctly), they have the final say on what affects entities under their umbrella.

I don't expect an entertainment company to cater to my core beliefs, just like I don't expect to interact with them as a friend. I keep the perspective business to customer. With that said, if a company's choices are something that you cannot accept and feel you need to go elsewhere, I do respect that. Hopefully wherever you go from here suits you better.

@noncompliance 

That was simply another poster who doesn't care for OANN. Whether you are for the channel, against it, or aren't strongly affected one way or another you are still allowed to participate in the discussion.

In any case, those that like OAN must prepare for another venue to watch it. Though I would check their site to be sure on where, as it appears most major TV providers do not carry them.

@Juniper-In any case, those that like OAN must prepare for another venue to watch it. Though I would check their site to be sure on where, as it appears most major TV providers do not carry them.

Dah! Unless DTV pulls head from a$$

We will take our money somewhere else. Streaming is cheaper and torrents are free.

bherber- wants censorship.- MY  participate in the discussion.

Don’t agree. So many of our news sources are skewed to left, which I still can’t understand, that OAN stands out well above sports or religious programming in terms of importance. OAN provides another perspective to many issues we face and certainly can help people made more informed decisions. 

People that watch only programming biased one way are doing themselves a disservice. Their decisions are completely missing any other perspective. They can still think everything from OAN is lies but if they watch and correlate what they hear with other sources they might be surprised at how much they’re missing when getting their news from only one source (or set of like-sources).

It’s called critical thinking, something too many in our country seem to lack.