The agency’s court filing, which was revealed Thursday, argued that Disney’s lawsuit would obstruct the FCC investigation into the network’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) hiring policies.
The Walt Disney Company is suing the Federal Communications Commission over the regulatory agency's early license renewal process for the company's owned stations. Brandon Shaw, a former communications vice president at The Walt Disney Company, shared his insights into the company's move.
Anna Gomez, the FCC’s only Democratic commissioner, told reporters that it’s about time a media conglomerate went on the offensive against the agency.
ABC and its corporate parent, The Walt Disney Co., filed a lawsuit against the FCC Tuesday, accusing the agency of violating its First Amendment rights.
The ABC Network has sued the Federal Communications Commission, alleging that the Trump administration is violating its First Amendment rights by challenging ABC broadcast licenses and investigating the network's talk show "The View."
Disney sued the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday to halt an unprecedented early license renewal process for eight ABC-owned broadcast stations, a move the company calls retaliation for the network's editorial choices and a move the FCC calls a lawful probe into illegal DEI discrimination. The lawsuit, Fox News Digital reported, accuses the Trump administration […] The post Disney files First Amendment lawsuit against FCC to block early license review of eight ABC stations appeared first on American Almanac .
Disney sued the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday to halt an unprecedented early license renewal process for eight ABC-owned broadcast stations, a move the company calls retaliation for the network's editorial choices and a move the FCC calls a lawful probe into illegal DEI discrimination. The lawsuit, Fox News Digital reported , accuses the Trump administration of wielding the FCC's regulatory authority to punish ABC over programming the White House dislikes, from late-night host Jimmy Kimmel's jokes about Melania Trump to the daytime talk show "The View." Disney also plans to file a motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction asking a court to freeze the proceedings while the case plays out. The FCC…Open
‘retaliatory campaign against ABC’
The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday ordered an accelerated review of ABC's local station broadcast licenses as it investigates whether those stations violated the FCC's rules that are meant to prevent "unlawful discrimination" related to ABC's diversity, equity and inclusion policies. Why it matters: The move is unprecedented, and it puts pressure on ABC and its parent Disney as they continue to clash with the Trump administration over the content they broadcast. - While the FCC does have jurisdiction to review local broadcast licenses, the agency has never declared a review this sweeping, and especially not in relation to a network's DEI practices. State of play: The review comes shortly after President Trump and first…
On Tuesday's "American Agenda," Ed Henry reacted to the FCC ordering an early review of Disney-owned station licenses after the Jimmy Kimmel controversy.
Networks like ABC, which Disney owns, must get licenses from the FCC to broadcast over publicly owned airwaves.