Trump Media launching Truth Social streaming service, where it says creators "won't be cancelled"

[highplainsdem]

Source: CBS News

Trump Media & Technology Group on Tuesday announced plans to start a streaming TV platform to air news, film and other content the company claims other media outlets refuse to show.

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Key to building a major media company will be building an audience, which in turn could convince advertisers to open their wallets. Although Trump Media doesn't disclose its user numbers, the service had an estimated 494,000 monthly active users in February, compared with 142 million for Facebook and 75 million for X (formerly known as Twitter), according to web data company Similarweb.

That may explain why Trump Media's revenue last year was $4.1 million, or about half the annual sales booked by an average single Chick-fil-A location, while it lost $58 million. Recent advertisers on Truth Social include groups like Patriots for America, a group hawking Trump hats, and USA Gear, selling American flag hoodies.

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The company added that its TV content will include "news networks, religious channels, family-friendly content including films and documentaries; and other content that has been cancelled, is at risk of cancellation, or is being suppressed on other platforms and services."

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Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-media-djt-stock-down-truth-social-streaming/

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[Traurigkeit]

1. Wonder where (russia) the money is coming (russia) from to pay for content ?

[Zorro]

2. Gonna call it "Bling"

[marble falls]

3. But for how long? Oh goody, just another division to lose money quicker. He'll just be canablizing the crowd ...

... he's already got. What kind of a businessman competes against himself?

[maxrandb]

4. Sign up quick MAGAts

It's going to be the biggest thing since Donnie Dipshit Steaks.

Be sure to set-up Autopay when you subscribe.

[C Moon]

9. You know they will.

[J_William_Ryan]

5. "...and other content that has been cancelled..."

All white TV all the time – rightwing racists can enjoy TV without having to see scary, nasty minorities, no blacks or browns to spoil one’s viewing pleasure.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. In other words a sewer curated for no anti-tRump content, but still a sewer

Musk proudly proclaimed that Twitter would have the least amount of moderation possible, when he overpaid to buy it. He soon began censoring anti-Musk content.

[C_U_L8R]

6. And the stock immediately tanked even more.

Taking on massive new debt while you're already in massive debt. It's the Trump way to fast bankruptcy.

[TygrBright]

7. Coup de grace. "Over-extension" n/t

[kysrsoze]

8. Oh, it'll be cancelled alright, when the stock drops to pennies.😄

It is well on its way.

[Mawspam2]

10. They will immediately sub lease most of it's airtime to Lindell TV.

My Pillows and My Bibles at low, low prices!

[twodogsbarking]

12. Wonder if the FBI monitors the site looking for Jan 6 insurrectionists?

[Midnight Writer]

13. "creators won't be cancelled"? Sounds like a challenge.

I bet I could get cancelled PDQ.

[NanaCat]

14. So what content has been cancelled

And never shown again? The amount of material that might qualify is exceedingly minimal to begin with. Most have chosen voluntarily not to make the material available anymore (Example: Disney and Song of the South). Others faced banning from conservative screeching, not that of liberals (Example: The lesbian wedding on Friends, or realistic views of abortion--Family Guy and Degrassi).

And that's before getting to the rights holders who will never agree to work with them.

If they have more than a few weeks' worth of material, to stream I'd be shocked.

[Miguelito Loveless]

15. Russia will funnel money into this

to keep it alive.

[GregariousGroundhog]

16. So can Stormy Daniel stream to Truth Social?

I'll bet a soda that they cancel adult film stars.

[Vinca]

17. Hmmm . . . how do we make Truth Social worse?

Wonder if they'll stream any Stormy Daniels films.

[CousinIT]

18. IOW, they're going to specialize in LIES, conspiracy theories and documentaries

that reputable (or even remotely reputable) networks won't carry, even F*x.

[BadGimp]

19. So Diaper Don is getting into PORN right?

makes sense after the Bible Sales scam...