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Disney’s ABC Sues FCC Over Challenge to Its Broadcast Licenses
- Disney's ABC filed a federal lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission , claiming the agency retaliated against it for its broadcasts and violated its First Amendment rights.
- The lawsuit alleges that FCC Chairman Brendan Carr ordered ABC's eight stations to file early license renewal applications, an unprecedented move in over 50 years, targeting ABC due to political bias against programs like "The View".
- ABC argues the early license renewal demand is intended to coerce or punish the network for its news coverage and programming choices related to political content.
- Disney is seeking a court injunction to block the FCC's actions, warning this could pressure all media companies to report only favorable stories to the administration.
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Disney is suing the US communications authority FCC over its "attack on free speech".
·Stockholm, Sweden
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The Billings Gazette+3 Reposted by 3 other sources
ABC, Disney sue over early license scrutiny
WASHINGTON — Disney and its ABC unit sued the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday to block an early review of licenses for eight ABC stations, arguing that the Trump administration is trying to punish the network over its broadcast content.
·Billings, United States
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Donald Trump and the U.S. media surveillance are threatening license withdrawals. Now, the channel from the Disney group stands up for Trump's "return campaign" against moderator Jimmy Kimmel.
·Munich, Germany
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The entertainment giant accuses the FCC of using its regulatory power to punish the chain's editorial line
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