The Federal Communications Commission will likely pursue an early review of Disney‘s broadcast TV licenses, in a move that has little modern precedent.
The move, which was first reported by Semafor, is sure to be seen as retaliatory after President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump called for late night host Jimmy Kimmel to be fired yesterday, though it is not actually clear whether the FCC will cite Kimmel if and when it officially calls in the licenses.
The FCC, led by Chairman Brendan Carr, has two open investigations into Disney and ABC, one into the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion practices, which it opened last year, and another into The View over an appearance by Texas Senate hopeful James Talarico over its equal opportunity rule. It is believed that the new move is tied to the DEI investigation, though details remain vague for now.
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