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Trump’s FCC Chair Brendan Carr to testify to Senate panel after Jimmy Kimmel suspension backlash

FCC Chair Brendan Carr, who appeared to pressure broadcasters to take Jimmy Kimmel’s show off air, is set to testify before the Senate Commerce Committee next month. His perceived actions have been criticised by both sides of the political aisle.

Euronews

FCC Chair Brendan Carr to testify before Senate panel after Jimmy Kimmel suspension backlash: reports

Carr will reportedly testify before the Senate Commerce Committee in November

The Independent UK

Trump FCC chair to reportedly testify to Senate panel after Kimmel suspension

Brendan Carr, who appeared to pressure broadcasters to take show off air, set to go before commerce committee

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Massive Apple leak just tipped MacBook Pro M5, iPad Pro M5 and new Vision Pro

A massive FCC leak shared details on Apple's next Pro products, including hints of upcoming M5 MacBook Pro and iPad Pro models, along with an all-new Vision Pro headset. Here are the devices to expect soon.

Tom’s Guide

The M5 iPad Pro just leaked on YouTube – and it can tell us a lot about the next MacBook Air

A YouTuber has leaked the M5 iPad Pro, spilling the beans on its performance improvements.

TechRadar

Late-night TV in the US has a storied history of political commentary and presidential engagement

Earlier this month, it looked as if late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel had lost his job after his network, ABC, pulled his show over controversial comments he made about the death of Charlie Kirk. But within a week he was back, and his show Jimmy Kimmel Live! gained its…

The Conversation

Nexstar and Sinclair are bringing back Kimmel, but many viewers may have found alternatives while he was blacked out

Experts say blackouts can push viewers to streaming services, potentially undermining a boycott altogether.

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Sinclair and Nexstar end boycott of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and will air show again

The two station owners’ preemption of the late-night show left about 25% of TV viewers in the US unable to watch it

The Guardian - US

Jimmy Kimmel is back, but how much longer will late-night comedy last?

Champions of free speech will have breathed a sigh of relief when The Walt Disney Company returned Jimmy Kimmel Live! to air on its US broadcast network, ABC, on September 23. Disney claims to have made this decision for the “right reasons” – but it was also driven by reports…

The Conversation

One Reason Disney Paused Jimmy Kimmel Allegedly Had Nothing To Do With Business And Everything To Do With Employee Safety

Sources drop claims about what was happening.

Cinemablend

Kimmel controversy highlights ‘wildly dangerous’ consolidation of TV broadcasting

Rush to ‘preempt’ Kimmel’s talkshow after FCC chair’s threats comes as broadcasters seek merger approvals

The Guardian - US

Behind the fall and resurrection of Jimmy Kimmel is a $6.2 billion merger and the companies that serve rural, conservative audiences

FCC pressure and multibillion-dollar mergers aren’t even the full story. The future of linear TV is up for grabs.

Fortune

Democrats to Trump: Stop Jawboning, That's Our Job!

Democrats are vowing to break up media companies that kowtowed to Trump if they take back power.

Reason

Disney investors demand details into company’s Jimmy Kimmel suspension

Shareholders want ABC owner to turn over documents related to decision to temporarily suspend late-night show

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FCC Threats Against Jimmy Kimmel Echo a Century of Speech Control

From the Fairness Doctrine to Nixon’s “raised eyebrow,” government licensing power has long chilled broadcast speech—proving the First Amendment should apply fully to the airwaves.

The Guardian - US

Jimmy Kimmel: ‘Only Donald Trump would try to prove he wasn’t threatening ABC by threatening ABC’

Late-night hosts react to Trump’s ongoing threats against ABC for airing Kimmel and discuss his bizarre UN address

Euronews

Record ratings for Jimmy Kimmel's return despite ABC affiliates refusing to air show

Jimmy Kimmel Live! has tripled its average ratings - despite about a quarter of ABC stations in the US not airing the show's return.

Benzinga

Kamala Harris Rips Business Leaders For 'Meal At The Foot Of A Tyrant' Over Jimmy Kimmel Suspension: 'An Agenda At Play…'

On Wednesday, former Vice President Kamala Harris criticized entertainment executives for bowing to political pressure in the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel, warning that corporate interests may be trading free speech protections for favors from the Donald Trump administration.

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The Independent UK

South Park takes aim at FCC chair Brendan Carr in first episode since death of Charlie Kirk

President Donald Trump is depicted attempting to abort his child with Satan in the near-the-knuckle new episode

The Guardian - US

Jimmy Kimmel comeback breaks his YouTube monologue views record

Preliminary figures show 6.26 million broadcast viewers and more than 15m views on YouTube in first 16 hours

The Guardian - US

Murdoch’s TikTok? Trump offers allies another lever of media control

Under the known terms of the deal with China, TikTok would get a new board, including Murdochs and Ellisons

The Guardian - US

With Kimmel’s suspension, the FCC chair made himself Trump’s chief of comedy

Brendan Carr, head of the Federal Communications Commission, is fulfilling the ‘authoritarian’s dream’ he once decried

International Business Times UK

Trump Threatens to Sue ABC Over Jimmy Kimmel Comeback, Slams Network for Backing 'Failing' Host

Donald Trump threatened legal action after ABC reinstated Jimmy Kimmel, citing a prior £11.84m ($16m) settlement; the network's reversal, affiliate blackouts and FCC interventions raise fresh questions about press independence and regulatory power.

Reason

Google Says Biden Admin Pressured Company To Remove Content

Plus: ICE helps arrest sex workers, the SIM farm "security threat," Waymo car crashes caused by human error, and more...

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Donald Trump beyond enraged as his temporary win is burned down to teach him the world doesn’t revolve around him

Another day, another hit at Trump's ego.

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