Democrats Press TV Station Owners over Decision Not to Air Jimmy Kimmel's Late-Night Show

Here’s where Bob Iger’s ‘Jimmy Kimmel’ standoff with Nexstar, Sinclair is headed — and why nobody is joking

With Kimmel’s show yanked from dozens of media markets across the US, national advertisers will begin demanding lower rates or rebates, forcing Disney CEO Iger to take legal action or other coercive measures.

Liberal Democrats Up Pressure on Conservative Station Owners To Stop Pre-Empting Jimmy Kimmel Over Charlie Kirk Smear

Your decision not to reinstate comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show appears contrary to the inherently local aspects of your station license,’ a Democratic senator says.

High-profile attorney weighs in on Jimmy Kimmel controversy: Here’s the side he would rather defend

High-profile defense attorney Alan Jackson said he would choose to represent ABC and Nexstar Media Group over Jimmy Kimmel if the late-night host’s suspension ever turned into a courtroom battle.Jackson, who recently helped secure Karen Read’s acquittal in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, joined Billy Bush on "Hot Mics with Billy Bush," where he was asked who he’d prefer to represent following the controversy over "Jimmy Kimmel …

Lawmakers, free-speech advocates protest Nexstar in New Haven

Protesters and lawmakers took to the News 8 WTNH station in New Haven to protest the decision of WTNH’s parent company, Nexstar, to preempt airings of Jimmy Kimmel, even after ABC and Disney brought him back from a highly publicized suspension.  “Since the beginning of our country, our founding fathers, the Framers of our Constitution, recognize that the government should not be in the business of telling media outlets what they are and are not…

Demonstrators at Nexstar affiliate WTNH protest the company's decision on Kimmel

Connecticut viewers are pushing back after Nexstar Media Group announced it would no longer air Jimmy Kimmel Live! on its stations, including the ABC affiliate WTNH. The decision drew a protest Thursday outside the station and ignited concerns over media consolidation and censorship. More than two dozen people showed up for the event, voicing frustration over the company’s decision to...

Kimmel is back on ABC to big ratings, but some affiliates still refuse to air his show - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel is back on his ABC late-night show, but it’s still a mystery when — or if — viewers in cities such as Washington, Seattle and St. Louis will be able to see him again on their televisions. ABC stations owned by the Nexstar and Sinclair corporations took Kimmel off the air last week on the same day the network suspended him for comments that angered supporters of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Those stations…