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Who are Nexstar and Sinclair, the ABC affiliate owners who issued statements against Jimmy Kimmel

Two ABC affiliate owners spoke out against late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel ahead of ABC’s decision to suspend the presenter over comments he made about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

The Independent UK

Jimmy Kimmel Suspension Fallout: Cancel Disney+ Searches Soar, Will Comcast Win With Fallon?

News that ABC, a unit of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), suspended Jimmy Kimmel has shaken the entertainment industry, as President Donald Trump celebrates the move.

Benzinga

'Marvel Movies Need to Shutdown!': Kimmel Fans Cancel Disney+ as ABC Sparks Firestorm Over Suspension

Disney faces backlash after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live!, prompting Disney+ cancellations, #BoycottMarvel calls, and scrutiny over media influence, affiliate pressure, and regulatory oversight.

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Exclusive: FCC commissioner criticizes administration for "weaponizing" agency's authority

Anna Gomez, the lone Democratic commissioner at the FCC, has been critical of chair Brendan Carr.

Axios

Obama calls Jimmy Kimmel suspension "government coercion"

"After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level," Obama said.

Axios

The FCC Should Let Jimmy Kimmel Be

What the Trump administration is doing to late-night comedy is clearly jawboning.

Reason

"Trump's FCC Head Went Too Far When He Threatened Disney over Jimmy Kimmel's Charlie Kirk-Related Comments"

From Paul Mirengoff (Ringside at the Reckoning); much worth reading. Mirengoff and his coauthor Bill Otis are my go-to people… The post "Trump's FCC Head Went Too Far When He Threatened Disney over Jimmy Kimmel's Charlie Kirk-Related Comments" appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brendan Carr Flagrantly Abused His Powers To Cancel Jimmy Kimmel

"We can do this the easy way or the hard way," the FCC chairman said, threatening to punish broadcasters for airing the comedian's show.

Reason

Calls grow to boycott ABC owner Disney over Jimmy Kimmel suspension

Critics say ‘authoritarianism isn’t coming – it’s already here’ amid widespread condemnation of talkshow’s suspension

The Guardian - US

Jimmy Kimmel, the NRA, and the First Amendment

ABC is free to suspend Jimmy Kimmel's show for whatever reason it wants to (at least unless there's some contractual… The post Jimmy Kimmel, the NRA, and the First Amendment appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

First Kimmel, then Fallon and Meyers? A veteran TV scholar says late night can’t survive politics anymore — and today’s hosts must ‘tread carefully’

“We may be coming full circle," Robert Thompson of Syracuse University told Fortune, "back to a Carson-style, harmless late night—with NBC the last one standing.”

Fortune

Trump suggests punishing TV networks for ‘negative’ coverage amid outrage over Kimmel suspension

President says Jimmy Kimmel was ‘not a talented person’ as critics decry show’s suspension as an attack on free speech

The Guardian - US

Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert … who is the next to be silenced?

When a regime can use the power of the law to punish speech because it does not like that speech’s content, then speech is not free

The Guardian - US

‘Court of King Trump’: how media barons are bowing to president to protect key deals

Suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s TV show over Charlie Kirk comments is latest sign of business coming under pressure from White House

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Jimmy Kimmel’s canned show will be replaced by a Charlie Kirk tribute — and an angry ABC affiliate is demanding a donation to Turning Point USA

ABC local affiliate Sinclair will air a Kirk remembrance in place of Kimmel’s late show starting Friday.

Axios

What to know about the FCC chair who pushed broadcasters to drop Kimmel

FCC chair Brendan Carr pushed local broadcasters to drop Kimmel

Fortune

People are threatening to boycott Disney after ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel: 'Let's do to Disney what we did to Target'

Many believe Kimmel's suspension, done in response to comments made about Charlie Kirk's assassination, is a violation of free speech.

The Guardian - US

House Democrats call for FCC chair to quit over Jimmy Kimmel suspension

Hakeem Jeffries and five other leaders accuse Brendan Carr of ‘corrupt abuse of power’ after late-night show suspended

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The Independent UK

Kimmel's future hangs in balance after ABC suspends his late-night show over Charlie Kirk comments

Jimmy Kimmel’s television future is hanging in the balance after ABC suspended his late-night show following the host’s comments about Charlie Kirk’s killing

The Guardian - US

Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension is an alarming new low for the US culture wars

The late-night show getting pulled ‘indefinitely’ after relatively mild commentary about the right is another worrying sign of where Trump’s America is heading

The Independent UK

What is Sinclair Broadcasting? The conservative company demanding apology from Jimmy Kimmel over Charlie Kirk

Sinclair Broadcasting Group, the largest ABC affiliate in the country, took offense to Kimmel’s comments about Charlie Kirk

Cinemablend

Ben Stiller And Way More Hollywood Names React To Jimmy Kimmel Getting Pulled Off The Air

More shocking late night drama.

Reason

Did You Ask the FCC If You Can Make That Joke?

Plus: America's cocaine habit, how Charlie Kirk handled South Park, and more...

Axios

Jimmy Kimmel suspension spurs House Democratic leaders to demand FCC chair resign

House Democrats are vowing a "relentless" investigation, stating, "This will not be forgotten."

Newslaundry

ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel show after TV host’s remarks on Charlie Kirk killing

The American Broadcasting Company, a subsidiary of Walt Disney Corporation, has suspended the late night comedy show Jimmy Kimmel Live! indefinitely.

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