In a bold move, Tucker Carlson has launched his own streaming service, the Tucker Carlson Network. This new venture is expected to rival other major players in center-right news circles, including Fox News.
The Wall Street Journal has reported that the service, which launched on Monday, will cost $9 per month or $72 per year. The content will include programs from Carlson himself, as well as other reporters, expanding on lengthy features he has been releasing for free for several months.
Sources close to the project expect up to five shows to be ready by mid-week. These will be a mix of interviews, short-form videos, and monologues. The logo for the new network is a red pill, a nod to conservatives who use the “Matrix” reference to signify a deeper understanding of truth over misinformation.
Some programming on the Tucker Carlson Network will remain free and ad-supported, while other interviews and monologues will be exclusively available to subscribers without ads. Sign-ups for the service were open at www.tuckercarlson.com as of Monday morning.
The conservative news world was shaken in April following Carlson’s dismissal by Fox News. This reportedly happened as part of a deal the network made with Dominion Voting Systems to settle a defamation case related to their technology following the 2020 elections. After several months of conflict with the network, Carlson built his own studio and launched “Tucker on Twitter,” producing roughly 45-minute segments with guests like President Trump and Ice Cube.
This venture was widely successful, with his interview with Trump surpassing the ratings of the first GOP presidential debate on Fox. Elon Musk, who bought Twitter and rebranded it as X, has encouraged Carlson to leverage the new freedom of speech policies on the platform and bring his show directly to followers.
Despite the success on Twitter, advisors to Carlson say the company was not able to build out an advertising platform quickly enough, prompting the team to move ahead with its own outlet. Carlson will continue to offer free programming to his millions of X followers and is launching “The Tucker Carlson Podcast,” which will provide audio clips of his network’s programming.
In a bid to get the Tucker Carlson Network onto televisions around the world, Carlson is reportedly courting streaming services. If the network takes off, it could prove lucrative for 1789 Capital, a venture firm that led the endeavor’s $15 million fundraising round as part of its anti-woke portfolio of companies catering to conservative tastes.
Leave a Comment