Newsmax sues Fox News over allegations of violating antitrust law

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00:00Newsmax announced it's filed a lawsuit against Fox News over allegations its competitor forced

00:06distributors into contracts aimed at excluding other right-wing networks, violating antitrust

00:12laws in the process. Filed in a Florida federal court, the complaint accuses Fox of exclusionary

00:22tactics such as barring providers from carrying or restricting other conservative news channels.

00:28It also claims those who chose to carry Newsmax face financial penalties. Newsmax attorneys also

00:35accuse Fox News of using online smear campaigns and hiring private investigators to target company

00:43executives to harm Newsmax's reputation. The suit argues these alleged tactics by Fox News have

00:50essentially monopolized the market of right-leaning news channels and prevented competitors from

00:56millions in revenue. Newsmax is seeking three times the amount of damages it claims Fox News' practices

01:03has caused it to lose in revenue, though an exact figure hasn't been disclosed. The complaint also

01:10asked for a court order ruling Fox's practices illegal under federal and state antitrust laws.

01:18Fox News responded to the lawsuit in a statement, saying Newsmax cannot sue their way out of their own

01:24competitive failures in the marketplace to chase headlines simply because they can't attract viewers.

01:31Fox News has been atop the cable news networks over the last two decades. Newsmax did see growth

01:38following the 2020 election but failed to sustain that surge. According to Adweek, Fox News saw an average

01:45of about 2.6 million viewers compared to Newsmax's 196,000 in 2025's quarter two.

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