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FCC Flooded with Nearly 28K Comments Regarding Its Probe of `The View’
The ACLC joined thousands of other commentators opposing the investigation, calling it a violation of `the constitutional rights of all our nation’s broadcasters’
ABC and ESPN Score Most-Watched NBA Finals Since 1998
Game five audience peaked at 33 million viewers; all five games averaged 20.6 million
FCC Sets Deadlines for Comments in ABC License Renewals
The regulator is requiring eight ABC-owned stations to go through an early license renewal process, something no network O&O has ever been ordered to do
FCC Seeks Public Comments on ‘The View’ as a ‘Bona Fide’ News Show
Agency’s call comes after ABC asks for an exemption from equal-time rules, accusing regulator of trying to ‘chill critical protected speech’
ABC Accuses FCC of Threatening to ‘Chill Critical Protected Speech’
Filing in response to a probe of ‘The View’ is arguably the strongest pushback to Trump’s policies at the FCC by a broadcast network
Senate Dems Blast FCC’s Disney Probe as ‘Egregious Abuse of Power’
Sens. Markey, Schumer, Cantwell and Luján are demanding that FCC stop First Amendment attacks on Disney, ABC
NAB Criticizes FCC for Ordering Early Renewal of ABC-Owned Stations
President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt said the request is ‘unprecedented’ and ‘creates significant uncertainty for all broadcasters’
NRB Files FCC Complaint Over ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Monologue
The complaint accuses Kimmel of `inciting violence’ against President Trump and argued that speech inciting violence is not protected by the 1st Amendment
FCC Orders Early Review of ABC-Owned Broadcast Station Licenses
The unusual move significantly escalates the regulators ongoing investigation of Disney and its ABC-owned stations
Big Four Affiliate Groups Say Sports on Streaming Services Threaten `Public Interest,' `Local Stations'
`Commission still has it within its power to try to check the trend of increased migration of local sports behind streaming paywalls,” ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC affiliates told the FCC
