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Dr. Phil's Merit Street Media company files for bankruptcy less than 2 years after launch

The multiplatform network owned by the once popular talk show host is facing financial struggles for which it finds its partner, Trinity Broadcasting Network, at fault.

Merit Street Media, the multiplatform network owned by former daytime talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw, has filed for bankruptcy less than two years after its launch. Merit Street Media launched in 2023 with ambitions of becoming "one of the most widely distributed startup networks in modern history," according to an announcement at the time. "Merit Street Media will be a resource of information and strategies to fight for America and its families, which are under a cultural 'woke' assault as never before," said Dr. Phil in announcing the new network.

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