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FCC to review Disney ABC broadcast licenses after Jimmy Kimmel joke

The Federal Communications Commission has launched an early review of Disney’s broadcast TV licenses, in a move that has little modern precedent. The move is sure to be seen as retaliatory after ...

The Walt Disney Company (DIS)’s ABC Is Suing the FCC. A Judge Just Told it to Slow Down

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)’s ABC filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission on August 18, 2026, calling the agency’s investigation into the network a ...
Yahoo

Disney and ABC Pushing Back on the Trump FCC Is a Sneaky, Low-Risk Move That Could Make Them Look Like Heroes

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Disney and ABC Pushing Back on the Trump FCC Is a Sneaky, Low-Risk Move That Could Make Them Look Like Heroes You know things are ...
Washington Post

Disney and ABC argue Trump administration is reviewing licenses as punishment

ABC and parent company Disney strenuously pushed back this week against the Federal Communications Commission’s early review of their eight local broadcast licenses, claiming that the review is driven ...
adweek

Ticker: Former ABC News Staffers Send Letter to Disney's Bob Iger

Top of the Ticker: Jimmy Kimmel’s brief suspension from ABC prompted former ABC News journalists to pen a letter to Disney’s Bob Iger, expressing their concerns about the company’s protection of ...
Variety

Disney Is ‘Choosing Courage Over Capitulation’ in Face of Trump Administration’s ‘Weaponization’ of FCC to Attack Jimmy Kimmel and ‘The View,’ Democratic ...

Earlier this year, the FCC initiated enforcement proceedings against ABC over what Carr alleged were violations of the equal time rule involving political candidates by “The View” because of an ...