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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Jimmy Kimmel planned to address backlash over his Charlie Kirk remarks on Wednesday's show, but Disney executives feared it could worsen the situation  —  The late-night host wanted to address the firestorm over his remarks about Charlie Kirk's killing on Wednesday's show.
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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 …
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Experts say FCC chair Brendan Carr's threats to broadcasters violate the First Amendment and are an abuse of the FCC's power  —  The startling decision by ABC to pull comedian Jimmy Kimmel's show under pressure from President Trump requires a real response from Democrats.
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  —  FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatened Disney, ABC, and Jimmy Kimmel over the comedian's “concerted effort to lie to the American people” …
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
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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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
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
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
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
Carl Cullinane / The Guardian:
Survey: 50% of newspaper columnists, 38% of BBC executives, and 45% of leading podcasters in Britain are privately educated, vs. 7% of the general population  —  Since our last survey, we find more columnists, podcasters and executives are from privileged backgrounds.  That's too narrow a segment of society
Vanity Fair:
Vanity Fair announces 12 new hires, including Olivia Nuzzi, who left New York Magazine in October 2024 after admitting to an affair with RFK Jr.  —  Jennifer Pastore, Olivia Nuzzi, Lindsey Underwood, Aidan McLaughlin, and more to join the magazine  —  Today, Vanity Fair global editorial …
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
The BBC and UK's other public sector broadcasters call for new regulations to force platforms such as YouTube to give them a fairer deal and more prominence  —  Bosses say independent news needs to be promoted on social platforms that increasing numbers of viewers are turning to
Discussion: Tubefilter, BBC and The Times
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
 
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