Speak Up For Family Friendly TV By Gary Bauer
In a recent report, I told you that I was honored to partner with the Inspiration Network to produce an ad that promotes solid moral character in our nation’s youth. How many networks would be willing to do that?
Unfortunately, DIRECTV recently dropped the Inspiration Network from its channel lineup. Worse, DIRECTV is misleading its customers, telling them that the Inspiration Network simply chose not to renew its contract. That is false.
Here are the facts: DIRECTV carries a lot of questionable and offensive programming, some of which is pornographic and violent. Believe it or not, DIRECTV actually pays those networks for their programming.
For example, industry reports indicate that DIRECTV may well be paying more than $25 million a year to carryAl Jazeera. The Inspiration Network had high ratings and did not charge a license fee. The Inspiration Networkcost DIRECTV nothing, yet it was dropped.
TAKE ACTION: Please call 1-844-438-4677 and ask them to reinstate the Inspiration Network. If a DIRECTV representative tries to tell you that the Inspiration Network decided not to renew its contract, tell them you know the Inspiration Network is free and has always been free to distributors like DIRECTV.
Then go to iwantmyisnp.com and fill out the petition to DIRECTV.
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I would love to watch and support a family friendly television network day in and day out. However, I feel INSP does not merit any sympathy due to their shady practices. I do not feel a “tax exempt ministry” should pay their CEO a $2 million yearly salary as head of a TV station and place his family members in cushy high $ VP positions. All the while, receiving a $25 million tax break from the state of SC for the undeliverable promise of 1000s of jobs. (But then again, I have to blame SC for being stupid enough to believe that would materialize.) Bottom line, There is an audience for clean, wholesome classic TV programming. But call it what it is… a business – not a ministry.