Tucker Carlson Launches Subscription Streaming Service
Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News host, has announced the launch of his own subscription streaming service called the Tucker Carlson Network. For a monthly fee of $9, subscribers will gain access to exclusive interviews, documentaries, and the opportunity to ask Carlson any questions through his personal inbox.
In a video posted on his website, Carlson expressed his belief that "something big is coming," referring to the upcoming 2024 presidential election and the mass migration of entire populations. He also criticized major media companies, including his former employer Fox News, stating that they will not provide his fans with the understanding of current trends that they seek.
"Suddenly everything seems at stake — control of the world, and your soul," Tucker remarked.
This latest venture follows Carlson's launch of a free show on X, previously known as Twitter, in June. On X, he has conducted interviews with controversial figures such as conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who was recently ordered by a court to pay nearly $1 billion for promoting the false claim that the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax. Carlson has also interviewed former President Donald Trump, among others.
With almost 11 million followers on X, Carlson is banking that some will open their wallets to pay for monthly shows and behind-the-scenes clips of his interviews. Subscribers can pay $9 a month or get a discount for paying annually, at $72 a year.
Carlson plans to continue to post videos for free on X, according to the Wall Street Journal. The challenge may be whether his fans are eager enough for additional content to pony up $9 a month, especially as some consumers resist paying for multiple streaming services.
Carlson was Fox News' top-rated host at the time of his ouster, drawing an audience that was twice that of his competitors at CNN and MSNBC. His abrupt departure came just days after Fox reached a nearly $800 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, which had sued the company in a $1.6 billion defamation case over the network's coverage of the 2020 presidential election.
