- Intense market competition involving major tech companies including Amazon, Netflix, Disney, and Apple.
- Disney/ABC faces criticism regarding alleged censorship and intimidation while navigating market pressures and regulatory scrutiny.
- Donald Trump called for the FCC to revoke ABC's licenses, alleging biased coverage by the Disney-owned network.
- The FCC has moved into review of Disney-owned ABC stations, amid Trump's calls for license revocation and signals from commissioner Brendan Carr.
Due to presidential criticism of Jimmy Kimmel and investigations into corporate policies, Brendan Carr initiated an early review of ABC's broadcast licenses.
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What happened
Due to presidential criticism of Jimmy Kimmel and investigations into corporate policies, Brendan Carr initiated an early review of ABC's broadcast licenses.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutKeep exploring
Part of
The FCC has moved into review of Disney-owned ABC stations, amid Trump's calls for license revocation and signals from commissioner Brendan Carr.Also in this story
- Carr was appointed to the FCC chair position, and Trump demanded the FCC take action against a media host.
- Donald Trump and The Walt Disney Company are involved in regulatory disputes, with Disney suing the FCC and Trump discussing tariff changes.
The entities involved
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ABC
first Australian public television channel
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Brendan Carr
American lawyer, FCC commissioner (born 1979)
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The Walt Disney Company
American multinational mass media company
Related events
- Under the leadership of Brendan Carr, the FCC is threatening license denial for non-compliance issues affecting Disney-owned TV stations.
- Amid FCC scrutiny, Kimmel referenced an alleged assassination attempt as Carr warned about potential FCC action.
- Donald Trump called for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel as the FCC reviews the network's broadcast licenses and policies.
- The FCC is probing ABC's parent company Disney regarding the status of The View, while Brendan Carr discusses the matter as FCC Chairman.
- Brendan Carr investigated ABC over featuring James Talarico and briefly had Jimmy Kimmel removed from TV.
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- deadline.comFormer FCC Chairs Call Review Of ABC Licenses "An Assault On Free Speech"