"Newsmax gave the channel for free to DirecTV and then one day Newsmax said to DirecTV 'Look, instead of free, we'd like you to give us $13 million a year'. DirecTV said 'Are you kidding? For that crap?'"
"According to Radio Ink, the network's first podcast is "The Tudor Dixon Podcast," hosted by former Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon."
Former New York Times podcast host Kara Swisher was honored with The Pioneer Award. She has since moved on to launch her podcast On with Kara Swisher with Vox Media.