Everything we know about Tucker Carlson’s new paid streaming service so far
Former Fox celebrity Tucker Carlson has launched a subscription-based streaming service where viewers can access exclusive content for $72 per year.
Tucker Carlson, who was ousted from Fox News last April, has launched a subscription-based streaming service where he will “tell the unadorned truth.” The new platform will provide exclusive content and access to his personal inbox for those willing to pay.
Since leaving Fox News, Carlson has been maintaining his connection with his followers through video posts on X, formerly known as Twitter. Those have included interviews like one with Trump on 23 August, which garnered over 74 million views, that was a counter-event to the Republican primary debate that night.
Everything we know about Tucker Carlson’s new paid streaming service so far
The Tucker Carlson Network went live on Monday and is charging $9 a month or for a reduced prepaid annual rate of $72. The popular conservative celebrity will also provide ad-supported content for free to viewers on the Tucker Carlson Network website. Likewise, he will continue posting non-subscriber videos on X, where he has been posting video content for his 11 million followers since June, and audio-only versions on a podcast.
Those that sign-up for the subscription-based streaming video service can watch commentary, documentaries and interviews as well as have “access to Tucker’s personal inbox” where subscribers can “ask him anything that’s on your mind.”
According to the Wall Street Journal, the former Fox News celebrity and his team had explored launching the streaming service through X. However, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk was unable to build the technology needed fast enough.
Why did Tucker Carlson leave Fox News
Carlson and Fox News “agreed to part ways” less than a week after the right-wing media company agreed to pay nearly $800 million to settle a lawsuit brought against it by Dominion Voting Systems for the baseless 2020 election fraud conspiracies spread by the network. Damning evidence was made public prior to the lawsuit going to trial in the form of internal communications showing that Fox celebrities and management knew the conspiracy theories were false.
While the former Fox celebrity has said that part of the settlement was his ouster from the network, in a book released this autumn, Network of Lies, author Brian Stelter says that there were several factors including alienating “large swaths” of the company with his toxicity and getting “too big for his boots.”