Disney’s ABC Sues FCC Over Challenge to Its Broadcast Licenses
- On Tuesday, Disney filed a lawsuit in District Court against the FCC, alleging the administration launched a 'retaliatory campaign' violating the First Amendment and seeking to block the agency's license renewal challenge.
- Earlier this year, Chairman Brendan Carr initiated enforcement proceedings against The View over 'equal time' guidelines; the Commission also ordered an early renewal for eight Disney-owned stations, a departure from decades of regulatory practice.
- During the investigation, ABC produced more than 13,000 pages of documents across more than 600 requests. The lawsuit argues the agency used 'licenses as an instrument to the same end,' targeting programming content.
- In an interview, Chairman Carr stated, 'If you didn't take us seriously, now you should.' The lawsuit claims these actions threaten the free press, pressuring media companies to align with administration viewpoints.
- Regulatory scrutiny intensified following a joke by Jimmy Kimmel about Melania Trump. The suit warns that if the Administration succeeds, it sends an unmistakable message to every media company to avoid unfavorable stories.
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Demand comes in full swing between the chain, the Trump administration and the U.S. regulator
The Trump administration has been pursuing for months an offensive against the media that has been found to be overly critical, through its telecommunications regulator, the FCC, led by Donald Trump Brendan Carr's close friend, and legal actions, which are encountering growing resistance from these media. In its complaint in Washington, the channel accuses the federal government of conducting "a campaign of reprisals against ABC for one reason o…
Because the agency checks the broadcasting licenses for the Disney station ABC out of line, the company is now suing. Disney sees an interference in the freedom of the press.
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republicain-lorrain.frThe American channel ABC accuses Donald Trump's administration of violating freedom of expression by threatening its broadcasting licences.
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