Disney and ABC are no longer looking for a middle ground. On Tuesday, the entertainment company, its news division, and eight ABC-owned local television stations filed a federal lawsuit against the ...
WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Disney (DIS.N), opens new tab and its ABC unit sued the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday to block an early review of licenses for eight ABC stations, arguing ...
A D.C. Circuit Court Judge has declined the request by ABC to hold a hearing no later than August 25 on its motion for a temporary restraining order preventing the FCC from moving forward with its ...
Is the era of media giants kowtowing to the Trump administration over? The Walt Disney Company drew a line in the sand on Tuesday when its network sued the Federal Communications Commission to stop ...
Disney today sued the Federal Communications Commission and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr in a lawsuit that aims to stop what it called a “campaign of censorship” waged by the Trump administration against ...
The Federal Communications Commission is once again taking unprecedented action to pressure broadcasters. This time, the focus is once again on Disney and ABC after late-night host Jimmy Kimmel told a ...
Though parts of the conflict have historical precedent, an expert said the FCC's actions against ABC mark a "different world" ...
The lawsuit comes after the FCC ordered ABC to seek renewals between two and five years before its TV stations' licenses were set to expire.
Disney says the FCC’s early review of eight ABC station licenses is retaliation over programming the Trump administration dislikes.
Disney’s ABC has submitted its license renewal applications for its eight local TV stations to the FCC as ordered by the agency — but said it is doing so “under protest.” The FCC’s Media Bureau last ...