The Network · 2026-04-28 17:24:12 · Deadline
The Federal Communications Commission is preparing to demand early license renewals from Disney's ABC-owned stations, a regulatory escalation that puts the broadcast giant's local station operations under heightened scrutiny. The move, reported by multiple outlets, signals an aggressive posture by FCC Chairman Brendan ...
The Network · 2026-04-28 17:54:08 · The Verge
A coalition of former Federal Communications Commissioners and agency staffers across party lines is demanding a federal appeals court force the FCC to vote on repealing the News Distortion Policy, escalating a brewing controversy over Chair Brendan Carr's use of regulatory authority.
On Tuesday, the bipartisan group ...
The Network · 2026-04-28 19:54:16 · Variety
The Federal Communications Commission has moved to place Disney's eight owned-and-operated ABC stations under early license renewal review, setting a May 28 deadline in what the agency frames as an investigation into the company's diversity, equity, and inclusion practices. The action marks an escalation in regulatory ...
The Network · 2026-04-28 20:54:08 · The Verge
The Federal Communications Commission has demanded that Disney-owned ABC stations file for early license renewal, triggering an investigation into the company's diversity, equity, and inclusivity policies. The regulatory move comes just one day after President Donald Trump publicly demanded ABC fire late-night host Jim...
The Network · 2026-04-28 21:54:07 · Ars Technica
The Federal Communications Commission has moved to review ABC's broadcast licenses—an unusual step that came within a day of President Trump and the first lady publicly calling for Jimmy Kimmel to be fired over a joke in which he described Melania Trump as an "expectant widow." The FCC issued an order requiring Disney,...
The Network · 2026-04-28 21:54:08 · Deadline
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez, the agency's sole Democrat, publicly condemned FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's decision to launch an early license renewal review for eight ABC-owned stations, labeling it a politically motivated maneuver designed to suppress speech. Gomez called on ABC to resist the pressure, urging the networ...
The Network · 2026-05-10 23:31:42 · Mediagazer Echo RSS
Walt Disney Co.'s ABC network has taken an aggressive stance against the Federal Communications Commission, accusing the regulator of attempting to suppress protected speech in a remarkable departure from the network's previously accommodating posture toward the Trump administration. The legal filing represents the fir...