On Wednesday, Newsmax filed a lawsuit against Fox News, which alleges the Rupert Murdoch -owned network engaged in an extensive and unlawful campaign to block competition within the right-wing pay-TV market.

The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, did not include any monetary damages but alleged that Fox News abused its dominance within that segment for years to bully distributors into agreeing to unfair carriage deals that excluded or marginalized its competitors, including Newsmax.

“Fox may have profited from exclusionary contracts and intimidation tactics for years, but those days are over,” Christopher Ruddy , Newsmax CEO, said.

Some of the tactics Newsmax alleges Fox News used included no-carry provisions, which meant distrib

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