Sign at the main entrance to the FOX News Headquarters at NewsCorp Building in Manhattan.
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Newsmax filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing conservative news giant Fox News of suppressing its right-leaning competitors.
“But for Fox’s anticompetitive behavior, Newsmax would have achieved greater pay TV distribution, seen its audience and ratings grow sooner, gained earlier ‘critical mass’ for major advertisers and become, overall, a more valuable media property,” attorneys for the outlet wrote in the federal suit in southern Florida.
Christopher Ruddy, CEO of Newsmax Inc., speaks during an interview about his company’s IPO, which happened earlier in the week, at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 3, 2025.
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A spokeswoman for Fox did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
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