Overview

• Newsmax filed the complaint on Sept. 3 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, naming Fox Corporation and Fox News Network as defendants.
• The suit alleges an exclusionary scheme using no-carry provisions, financial penalties, and other contractual barriers that it says curtailed distribution on services such as Hulu, Sling, and Fubo.
• Newsmax seeks a jury trial, unspecified monetary relief subject to trebling under federal law, and a permanent injunction prohibiting the alleged exclusionary agreements.
• To support its claims, the complaint cites internal Fox communications revealed in Dominion Voting Systems litigation and also alleges intimidation tactics, including use of private investigators.
• Fox News rejected the allegations in a statement, saying Newsmax "cannot sue their way out of their own competitive failures" and disputing that its practices are unlawful.