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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

FCC chair claims he never threatened TV networks over Jimmy Kimmel

FCC Chair Brendan Carr said broadcasters pulled Jimmy Kimmel's show for business reasons and denied he threatened license revocations.
#jimmy-kimmel
fromPoynter
1 week ago
Media industry

Jimmy Kimmel's show is back because money talks louder than politics - Poynter

fromFortune
1 week ago
Media industry

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

fromPoynter
1 week ago
Media industry

Jimmy Kimmel's show is back because money talks louder than politics - Poynter

fromFortune
1 week ago
Media industry

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

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fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

Nexstar and Sinclair Lost Their Game of Chicken

Consolidated broadcast-station groups pressured ABC into suspending Jimmy Kimmel, but the network ultimately reasserted control and affiliates restored the show.
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Media industry
fromFortune
2 weeks ago

Kimmel's return to ABC will be dark on dozens of stations, with 'tension' between Hollywood and the heartland on display | Fortune

Nexstar and Sinclair preempted Jimmy Kimmel Live! across many ABC affiliates, demonstrating local station owners' influence and tensions with national broadcasters.
fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

Jimmy Kimmel's return dials up the heat of Disney's fight with local broadcasters

Although ABC is bringing Jimmy Kimmel back on Tuesday night, Sinclair and Nexstar - which together own nearly a third of ABC affiliate stations in the US - said they won't air Kimmel's show and will instead show local news. ABC had suspended Jimmy Kimmel "indefinitely" last week for his comments about Charlie Kirk's killer after pushback from Sinclair and Nexstar and pressure from FCC chair Brendan Carr, who warned he might review local broadcast licenses if stations kept airing the show.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Nexstar Joins Sinclair and Will Not Broadcast Jimmy Kimmel's ABC Return

We made a decision last week to preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live! following what ABC referred to as Mr. Kimmel's ill-timed and insensitive comments at a critical time in our national discourse. We stand by that decision pending assurance that all parties are committed to fostering an environment of respectful, constructive dialogue in the markets we serve. Nexstar has 32 ABC affiliates among its 200 stations nationwide.
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fromAxios
2 weeks ago

Sinclair won't broadcast Kimmel's show despite it returning to ABC

Sinclair will preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live! on its ABC affiliates and replace it with local news programming.
#media-consolidation
US politics
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel's late-night TV show after Charlie Kirk comments

ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show indefinitely after comments about Charlie Kirk's killing prompted Nexstar-affiliated stations to refuse to air the program.
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