Democracy Matters Apr 18, 2023

Media Matters’ news director John Whitehouse spoke to cable subscriber fees after the Dominion/Fox News settlement.

“Fox News made roughly $1.9 billion from cable subscriber fees alone in 2022. And most of that is from people who never even watch the channel.”

“It’s absolutely ridiculous that cable companies make virtually all Americans subsidize this shit channel,” Whitehouse added.

“If you’re wondering who is paying the settlement, it's you, if you have a cable subscription with Fox.”

Show threadJoe Muscara/Joe StoneApr 20, 2023
@DemocracyMattersALot @geob42 I get it and I agree, but what can I do? The only reason I subscribe to the provider I have that also carries Faux News and even horrible Newsmax is because they carry the channels that have the live sports I want. I can tell them I don’t want FN and NM, but beyond that, I don’t have an alternative.
Show threadDemocracy Matters Apr 20, 2023

@jmuscara @geob42

Many folks have cut the cable and gone exclusively to streaming, where you can get most everything—including live news—and often for less than cable.

Show threadJoe Muscara/Joe Stone
@DemocracyMattersALot @geob42 I am streaming. But if you want live sports, your choices are limited.
Apr 20, 2023 at 12:24pmWeb
Show threadGeo BApr 20, 2023
@jmuscara @DemocracyMattersALot that’s limited my move off of cable but I’m reexamining options now using the site suppose.tv