Jimmy Kimmel pulled from the air

[Caveira]

3 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

They do require FCC licenses (your question), and if you think the standards difference between broadcast and cable will stop a weaponized FCC that is hell bent on attacking the First Amendment from goingg after cable operators then you are a fool.

Also Fox Corporation holds both kinds of licenses. 

But the Fox y’all hate more is the cable news version.  Not channel 32

[red viking]

Just now, Caveira said:

But the Fox y’all hate more is the cable news version.  Not channel 32

It's not even news. Pure lies and propaganda 

[Caveira]

2 minutes ago, red viking said:

What was the lie?

Gobbled horse goo.    Then resting in peace wneezy.

[Caveira]

Just now, red viking said:

It's not even news. Pure lies and propaganda 

Tis why I don’t watch it.  It’s unbearable.   

[red viking]

Just now, Caveira said:

Gobbled horse goo.    Then resting in peace wneezy.

Huh? Dodging the question I see. Winger dishonesty and bs on full display again. 

[Caveira]

1 minute ago, red viking said:

Huh? Dodging the question I see. Winger dishonesty and bs on full display again. 

No.  I said.   If you re read.  Not.   Debating.  This.  Again.   It’s tiresome.   I say 1.  You say 0 then yell farts into the wind.  It’s not of any value.  

[El Luchador]

25 minutes ago, red viking said:

What was the kimmel lie btw? 

The FCC didn't take him off the air so there is no formal complaint. The network had enough of the money pit Kimmel show and after two major companies dropped his show from their broadcast because of his offensive comments thus removing him from 36 million homes, his already losing show lost all hope of a turnaround. He is an obnoxious POS and the market responded. Pulling that USAID money sure has had an immediate impact. 

[El Luchador]

18 minutes ago, red viking said:

It's not even news. Pure lies and propaganda 

Literally all sound bite short form news broadcasts are a garbage product. Zero original content. The 24 hour news stations are 24 hours of the same 30 minutes of news with no real information of substance, just being delivered by the tight skirt wearing bimbo of the hour.

[Caveira]

1 minute ago, El Luchador said:

Literally all sound bite short form news broadcasts are a garbage product. Zero original content. The 24 hour news stations are 24 hours of the same 30 minutes of news with no real information of substance, just being delivered by the tight skirt wearing bimbo of the hour.

Of which fox does seem to have hotter teleprompter readers.   

[red viking]

9 minutes ago, El Luchador said:

The FCC didn't take him off the air so there is no formal complaint. The network had enough of the money pit Kimmel show and after two major companies dropped his show from their broadcast because of his offensive comments thus removing him from 36 million homes, his already losing show lost all hope of a turnaround. He is an obnoxious POS and the market responded. Pulling that USAID money sure has had an immediate impact. 

If you truly don't think the pressure from Trump was a factor, you are a complete idiot. There was nothing that offensive to even a moderate winger. Only the extremists. 

Edited 1 hour ago by red viking

[El Luchador]

Just now, red viking said:

If you truly don't think the pressure from Trump was a factor, you are a complete idiot. 

Well there is no evidence of it, so I'm not sure that makes me the idiot.

[JimmySpeaks]

There was a reason I asked all those questions.  Wokesters sure don’t understand the difference between open air and cable. 

[red viking]

Just now, El Luchador said:

Well there is no evidence of it, so I'm not sure that makes me the idiot.

Tons of evidence. It's very obvious to anybody that's not an idiot MAGA extremist. 

[red viking]

Just now, JimmySpeaks said:

There was a reason I asked all those questions.  Wokesters sure don’t understand the difference between open air and cable. 

There was no lie by Kimmel. You're an idiot. 

Edited 1 hour ago by red viking

[wrestlingguy]

22 minutes ago, red viking said:

It's not even news. Pure lies and propaganda 

The same can be said about the majority of the news networks out there.

CNN and MSNBC have both been caught reporting inaccurate stories in the past year like they are the truth.

[JimmySpeaks]

1 minute ago, red viking said:

There was no lie by Kimmel. You're an idiot. 

There’s our favorite cluelesss wokester.  Boo hoo he threatened me.  Which he really didn’t. 

[red viking]

Just now, wrestlingguy said:

The same can be said about the majority of the news networks out there.

CNN and MSNBC have both been caught reporting inaccurate stories in the past year like they are the truth.

You think fcc will pull license for a false negative statement about a Democrat? 

[El Luchador]

Just now, red viking said:

Tons of evidence. It's very obvious to anybody that's not an idiot MAGA extremist. 

Everything in the lefts world is a dog whistle, and only they can hear it. Nevermind the fact we know the real truth. His show being removed from 36,000,000 home was just incidental.

[JimmySpeaks]

1 minute ago, red viking said:

You think fcc will pull license for a false negative statement about a Democrat? 

Which franchise would they pull it from?  

[fishbane]

19 hours ago, JimmySpeaks said:

Affiliates made their decision

fcc commissioner spoke (defended/applauded the affiliates)

abc suspends Kimmel. 
 

numerous articles I read including  USA Today are using “sounded like a threat”  not that it was a threat.  Not to mention that the fcc isn’t even sure it can follow thru on what your sayin is a threat. 

That isn't the order things have been reported to the public.  The order was FCC Chair's podcast appearance->Affiliates announce their decision->ABC suspends Kimmel.  Rolling Stone also reported of an emergency meeting with executives from Disney, ABC, and ABC affiliates where multiple executives felt Kimmel did not cross the line, but the threat of retaliation was a factor.

"In the hours leading up to the decision to pull Kimmel, two sources familiar with the matter say, senior executives at ABC, its owner Disney, and affiliates convened emergency meetings to figure out how to minimize the damage. Multiple execs felt that Kimmel had not actually said anything over the line, the two sources say, but the threat of Trump administration retaliation loomed.

'They were pissing themselves all day,' one ABC insider tells Rolling Stone."

So whether you or I think it's a threat or USA Today simply thinks it sounded like a threat, it is more important that executives at ABC, Disney, and its affiliates took it as a threat.

There is a good chance any FCC enforcement action against ABC/affiliates based on Jimmy Kimmel's comments would ultimately fail, as many of this administration's enforcement actions have, but it would still be costly and time consuming to fight.  Blocking Nexstar's pending merger wouldn't even be an enforcement action and could be more costly than any fine or contesting one.   The merger would make Nexstar the largest broadcast affiliate capable of reaching 80% of US households.  Nexstar wants the merger to go through and what happened is problematic whether the FCC chair's comments were seen as a threat to the deal or Nexstar took the action preemptively to try and ingratiate itself with the administration to grease the wheels and allow a merger that might not be in the public interest through.

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

16 minutes ago, Caveira said:

Of which fox does seem to have hotter teleprompter readers.   

I like Chanley Painter and Carley Shimkus.

[Caveira]

11 minutes ago, fishbane said:

Multiple execs felt that Kimmel had not actually said anything over the line

Is this where reporting is dubious?

if for example 10 execs.  All 10 said he did nothing wrong.  It would be reported every exec felt he did nothing wrong.  
 

if some fraction less than 10.  For argument sake let’s say 2.    It could be reported multiple execs said they felt he did nothing wrong.   
 

all the while.  Understand you’re only getting the spin they want you to get anyhow.   His contract was up shortly.   They could have been looking for any reason to terminate him and cut losses.    Easier that way than to just cancel.   Corporate America can be cruel.  

Edited 1 hour ago by Caveira

[jross]

7 minutes ago, fishbane said:

Multiple execs felt that Kimmel had not actually said anything over the line

Those tone deaf words are not a surprise given the previous inaction of the execs. 

[Gene Mills Fan]

22 minutes ago, fishbane said:

That isn't the order things have been reported to the public.  The order was FCC Chair's podcast appearance->Affiliates announce their decision->ABC suspends Kimmel.  Rolling Stone also reported of an emergency meeting with executives from Disney, ABC, and ABC affiliates where multiple executives felt Kimmel did not cross the line, but the threat of retaliation was a factor.

"In the hours leading up to the decision to pull Kimmel, two sources familiar with the matter say, senior executives at ABC, its owner Disney, and affiliates convened emergency meetings to figure out how to minimize the damage. Multiple execs felt that Kimmel had not actually said anything over the line, the two sources say, but the threat of Trump administration retaliation loomed.

'They were pissing themselves all day,' one ABC insider tells Rolling Stone."

So whether you or I think it's a threat or USA Today simply thinks it sounded like a threat, it is more important that executives at ABC, Disney, and its affiliates took it as a threat.

There is a good chance any FCC enforcement action against ABC/affiliates based on Jimmy Kimmel's comments would ultimately fail, as many of this administration's enforcement actions have, but it would still be costly and time consuming to fight.  Blocking Nexstar's pending merger wouldn't even be an enforcement action and could be more costly than any fine or contesting one.   The merger would make Nexstar the largest broadcast affiliate capable of reaching 80% of US households.  Nexstar wants the merger to go through and what happened is problematic whether the FCC chair's comments were seen as a threat to the deal or Nexstar took the action preemptively to try and ingratiate itself with the administration to grease the wheels and allow a merger that might not be in the public interest through.

Maybe the threat they were worried about was consumer boycott or further diminished ratings; a Bud Light type loss of revenues?

[Caveira]

1 minute ago, Gene Mills Fan said:

Maybe the threat they were worried about was consumer boycott or further diminished ratings; a Bud Light type loss of revenues?

No one was worried when the Obama’s called Bob iger and had Roseanne fired.