Overview

• Envoy will deliver around-the-clock live news coverage alongside original entertainment programming hosted by Dr. Phil and Steve Harvey.
• The company’s app enables citizen journalists to submit community stories for national broadcast on Envoy’s platforms.
• Operating from a 50,000-square-foot broadcast center in Dallas, Envoy is set to launch both a linear channel and a streaming service this month.
• Envoy’s formation follows Merit Street Media’s July 2 Chapter 11 filing and breach-of-contract suit against Trinity Broadcasting Network.
• In the lawsuit, Merit Street alleges that Trinity saddled the network with over $100 million in debt and withheld must-carry distribution rights.