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Joey Garrison / USA Today:
President Trump says negative coverage about him by TV networks should be grounds for the FCC to revoke broadcast licenses, and “it will be up to Brendan Carr”  —  WASHINGTON ‒ President Donald Trump said overwhelming negative coverage about him by television networks …
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Jimmy Kimmel was taken off the air because the Trump administration didn't like what he had to say and threatened his employers until they shut him up  —  Let's be clear about what just happened: Jimmy Kimmel, a prominent late-night comedian, was just taken off the airwaves …
Deadline:
Nexstar and Sinclair, who said they'd preempt Kimmel, are lobbying the FCC over regulatory issues; Nexstar needs FCC approval for its $6.2B Tegna acquisition  —  Their announcements on Wednesday come amid the furor over host's comments about the suspect in Charlie Kirk's assassination …
George Winslow / TV Tech:
The FCC's Anna Gomez, the commission's lone Democrat, calls ABC's decision to take Jimmy Kimmel off the air a “cowardly corporate capitulation” to FCC threats  —  She called ABC's decision a “cowardly corporate capitulation” to threats from the FCC to suspend broadcast licenses that have no legal basis in “facts or the law”
Sean James / Mediaite:
Brendan Carr says the FCC may need to pursue “remedies” against Jimmy Kimmel, if ABC doesn't discipline him, for implying Charlie Kirk's killer was a MAGA fan
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
President Trump applauded ABC's move to take Jimmy Kimmel's show off the air and urged NBC to do the same to Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Disney's ABC says it will take Jimmy Kimmel Live! off its schedule “indefinitely” after Nexstar said its ABC affiliates would pre-empt airings of the program
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Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
A group of 60 Netflix Animation Studios workers requested voluntary union recognition from management as they seek to unionize the Animation Guild  —  The staffers are attempting to join the Animation Guild, which continues to organize aggressively inside the production space.
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
The News Movement is restructuring under a holding company called Caliber and plans to launch an app, SaySo, which will be “like Apple News+ but for creators”  —  The holding company will house TNM, The Recount, Capsule, and Caliber Collective ahead of a 2026 app launch
Oliver Connolly / The Guardian:
Tom Brady's twin roles as commentator and minority team owner is one in a long line of conflicts of interest in sports media, including the NFL's stake in ESPN  —  The seven-time Super Bowl champion has a prominent position at both Fox and the team he co-owns.  It's getting harder for those two things to exist together
Maya Sweedler / Associated Press:
Survey: ~50% of US adults who subscribe only to sports streamers are “somewhat” or “very” satisfied by the availability of sports events they want to watch  —  For many dedicated sports fans, keeping up with their favorite teams has become a juggling act.
Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
Australia's ABC is barred from a Trump press conference in the UK for “logistical reasons” after an ABC reporter questioned Trump about his business activity  —  Australia's national broadcaster told by Downing Street that accreditation cancelled for ‘logistical reasons’ as other international outlets also denied entry
 
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Jesse Drucker / New York Times:
A top IRS official, Holly Paz, sues the agency, claiming officials unlawfully leaked her employment data to news outlets, including Fox News
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Steven Zeitchik / The Hollywood Reporter:
Luma AI partners with Adobe to bring its generative video model Ray3 to Firefly's paid users; Ray3 creates highly realistic 10-second videos without dialogue
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Kif Leswing / CNBC:
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