A $6.2 billion deal looms over Jimmy Kimmel's suspension

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Side by side of FCC chair Brendan Carr and late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.
FCC chair Brendan Carr criticized late-night host Jimmy Kimmel shortly before his show was pulled off air.

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Let's be clear: The Trump administration forcing Jimmy Kimmel off the air is bad. Very bad.

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Donald Trump and Jimmy Kimmel on his set
It was a different world in 2016: Donald Trump visited Jimmy Kimmel's show on ABC.

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Should broadcast media owners worry about Brendan Carr, Trump's pick to run the FCC?

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Brendan Carr, Donald Trump's pick to head the Federal Communications Commission, speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, 2024
Brendan Carr, Donald Trump's pick to head the Federal Communications Commission, says broadcast licenses are not "sacred cows" — which suggests that media companies that have them could lose them.

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