Source: BBC News [UK State Media]
“Right-wing US media network Newsmax is suing Fox News over what it claims are anticompetitive tactics to suppress competition, teeing up a legal battle in the American conservative news space. The lawsuit, filed in a Florida federal court, accuses Fox News of using its market power to coerce TV providers to restrict competing right-leaning channels. ‘Newsmax cannot sue their way out of their own competitive failures in the marketplace to chase headlines simply because they can’t attract viewers,’ a Fox News spokesperson said. The company, owned by billionaire Rupert Murdoch, is consistently ranked the most popular conservative news outlet in the US with a market value of nearly $26bn (£19bn).” (09/03/25)