Disney sues FCC over ‘retaliatory campaign against ABC,’ seeks to block early renewal proceedings
Again and again, the Administration has attacked ABC’s speech—the stories its journalists report and the viewpoints its network programs air. The FCC has also launched a probe into ABC daytime show "The View," and Carr recently took exception to the Disney-owned network declining to air Trump’s primetime address on linear television. "The FCC’s demand for early renewal applications reveals its intent to either hold a hearing to deny the applications or simply to subject Plaintiffs to months—and likely years—of onerous litigation and regulatory uncertainty.
- ▪Again and again, the Administration has attacked ABC’s speech—the stories its journalists report and the viewpoints its network programs air.
- ▪The FCC has also launched a probe into ABC daytime show "The View," and Carr recently took exception to the Disney-owned network declining to air Trump’s primetime address on linear television.
- ▪"The FCC’s demand for early renewal applications reveals its intent to either hold a hearing to deny the applications or simply to subject Plaintiffs to months—and likely years—of onerous litigation and regulatory uncertainty.
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| Publication time | Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:03:17 -0400 |
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Media Disney sues FCC over ‘retaliatory campaign against ABC,’ seeks to block early renewal proceedings Mouse House insists the FCC simply disapproves of what ABC broadcasts By Brian Flood Fox News Published August 18, 2026 9:03am EDT Comments Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video FCC announces review of ABC licenses amid Jimmy Kimmel controversy Fox News senior White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich reports on ABC’s response to the Jimmy Kimmel controversy, while psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert discusses Democratic rhetoric following the WHCA Dinner shooting on ‘The Faulkner Focus.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Disney sued the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Tuesday, seeking to block the agency’s early broadcast…
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