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Trump Ally Vs. Trump Admin: Newsmax CEO Speaks Out About TV Merger That May Have Influenced Jimmy Kimmel Suspension

A regional television merger between Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST) and Tegna Inc (NYSE:TGNA) gained attention during the decision by Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) to suspend Jimmy Kimmel from his late-night talk show.

Benzinga

Trump’s FCC Chair Brendan Carr to testify to Senate panel after Jimmy Kimmel suspension backlash

FCC Chair Brendan Carr, who appeared to pressure broadcasters to take Jimmy Kimmel’s show off air, is set to testify before the Senate Commerce Committee next month. His perceived actions have been criticised by both sides of the political aisle.

Euronews

Trump FCC chair to reportedly testify to Senate panel after Kimmel suspension

Brendan Carr, who appeared to pressure broadcasters to take show off air, set to go before commerce committee

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Disney Faces Backlash Over Jimmy Kimmel Suspension as Reports Claim 1.7 Million Subscribers Cancelled Disney+

Disney faces backlash after suspending Jimmy Kimmel Live, with reports claiming 1.7 million streaming cancellations across Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+.

International Business Times UK

Jimmy Kimmel’s ratings revealed days after huge viewership spike for return

‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ was taken off the air following a controversy sparked by the host’s comments about the death of Charlie Kirk

The Independent UK

Behind the Curtain: 3 titanic shifts hitting America at once

We've never witnessed so many population-wide shifts simultaneously in our lifetime.

Axios

Jimmy Kimmel Beat His Own Ratings Records In His Return To ABC After Suspension, And His Monologue Is Even Funnier In Hindsight

What a way to come back!

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Nexstar and Sinclair are bringing back Kimmel, but many viewers may have found alternatives while he was blacked out

Experts say blackouts can push viewers to streaming services, potentially undermining a boycott altogether.

Fortune

Jimmy Kimmel to return to Nexstar and Sinclair's ABC affiliates Friday

The company claimed its decision to preempt the show was "independent of any government interaction or influence."

Axios

Sinclair and Nexstar end boycott of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and will air show again

The two station owners’ preemption of the late-night show left about 25% of TV viewers in the US unable to watch it

The Guardian - US

Sinclair reveals that it asked ABC to create a CBS-like ombudsman while backing down on Jimmy Kimmel suspension

Sinclair said that removing Kimmel was free speech itself and it’s “inconsistent to champion free speech while demanding that broadcasters air specific content.”

Fortune

Sinclair and Nexstar cave on Jimmy Kimmel boycott and will return show to ABC-owned stations immediately after Charlie Kirk flap

Kimmel’s return to most ABC stations Tuesday night saw his ratings more than triple

The Independent UK

Sinclair brings Jimmy Kimmel's show back to its ABC-affiliated stations, ending blackout

Sinclair Broadcast Group has decided to bring Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show back to its ABC affiliate stations

The Independent UK

Kimmel controversy highlights ‘wildly dangerous’ consolidation of TV broadcasting

Rush to ‘preempt’ Kimmel’s talkshow after FCC chair’s threats comes as broadcasters seek merger approvals

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The Independent UK

Jimmy Kimmel’s comeback monologues are raking in millions of online views

A clip of Kimmel’s Tuesday night opening monologue has raked in more than 21 million views on YouTube in two days

Fortune

Behind the fall and resurrection of Jimmy Kimmel is a $6.2 billion merger and the companies that serve rural, conservative audiences

FCC pressure and multibillion-dollar mergers aren’t even the full story. The future of linear TV is up for grabs.

The Guardian - US

Disney investors demand details into company’s Jimmy Kimmel suspension

Shareholders want ABC owner to turn over documents related to decision to temporarily suspend late-night show

Cinemablend

Shareholders Asking For All The Tea Over Jimmy Kimmel Suspension Decision As Disney Stock Numbers Fall

Disney shareholders have questions about Jimmy Kimmel's suspension.

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Euronews

Record ratings for Jimmy Kimmel's return despite ABC affiliates refusing to air show

Jimmy Kimmel Live! has tripled its average ratings - despite about a quarter of ABC stations in the US not airing the show's return.

Benzinga

Kamala Harris Rips Business Leaders For 'Meal At The Foot Of A Tyrant' Over Jimmy Kimmel Suspension: 'An Agenda At Play…'

On Wednesday, former Vice President Kamala Harris criticized entertainment executives for bowing to political pressure in the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel, warning that corporate interests may be trading free speech protections for favors from the Donald Trump administration.

Axios

6.2 million tune into Jimmy Kimmel's late-night return

The audience is especially impressive given that the program was not available to roughly 25% of ABC affiliates.

The Independent UK

Jimmy Kimmel’s ratings hit 6.3 million despite ongoing boycott from local stations

Before being taken off the air, Kimmel’s show was averaging about 1.77 million viewers during the second quarter of this year

The Guardian - US

Jimmy Kimmel comeback breaks his YouTube monologue views record

Preliminary figures show 6.26 million broadcast viewers and more than 15m views on YouTube in first 16 hours

The Independent UK

Here’s what brought Jimmy Kimmel’s mom to tears as he made viral ABC return: ‘Rough week for everybody’

Kimmel’s mom wiped her eyes ‘several times’ throughout the taping for Tuesday night’s episode

The Guardian - US

With Kimmel’s suspension, the FCC chair made himself Trump’s chief of comedy

Brendan Carr, head of the Federal Communications Commission, is fulfilling the ‘authoritarian’s dream’ he once decried

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