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started in October 2019. It has five hosts; including Bill O'Reilly.

History

The First was launched in October 2019 on

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, a streaming platform owned by

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. It was started in partnership with Red Seat Ventures. It offers about 45 hours of original programming a week.

Hosts

The First launched with two hosts in October 2019, former combat veteran Jesse Kelly and former CIA analyst

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. In January 2020, the network added California-based talk radio host Mike Slater and conservative female talk radio host

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. On June 1, 2020, the network announced that Bill O'Reilly was joining the network with his show ''No Spin News''. He began the online show in 2017 after being fired from

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, in the wake of ''

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'' publishing details of six sexual misconduct lawsuits O'Reilly had settled.

Reception

Tyler Hersko of ''

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'' criticized ViacomCBS for their involvement in O'Reilly's show, commenting that its Pluto TV debut coincided with the date that its entertainment and youth channels were made unavailable for

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in solidarity with

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. Hersko found this hypocritical in light of comments made by O'Reilly about African-Americans. A petition by ViacomCBS employees urged the company to remove The First for similar reasons.

References

External links

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