[Music] A partial government shutdown is just days away as lawmakers continue to debate a spending agreement. So, we're taking a closer look at what a shutdown means for you and your money. Essential services will continue through a shutdown, including military, law enforcement, the Postal Service, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Transportation Security Administration.But those workers will not be receiving paychecks. During past shutdowns, some TSA checkpoints were closed and travelers faced l ...

72 hours after Disney announced the Jimmy Kimmel would get his show back, Sinclair Broadcast Group and Nexstar Media said on Sept. 26 that they would resume airing "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" after initially refusing to do so. Jimmy Kimmel attends the 28th Annual UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation's "Taste for a Cure" event at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on May 2, 2025. Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center FoundationSinclair, the nation's largest ABC station operato ...

Gregg Donovan and Dandidi or "Hollywood Harlequin" display signs at the El Capitan Entertainment Centre, where "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" is recorded to celebrate the show's return on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, U.S. on Sept 23, 2025."Jimmy Kimmel Live!" returns to air Tuesday night, roughly one week after the late night show was suspended by Disney's ABC broadcast network.The program was initially pulled "indefinitely" following comments by host Kimmel during a show monologue that criticized ...

The Walt Disney Company, ABC's parent company, issued a statement explaining the decision to restore Jimmy Kimmel's late-night program following internal discussions."Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country," the Walt Disney Company said in a statement.Also read: "It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive," the statement said. "We have sp ...

公司动态 - ABC无限期停播《Jimmy Kimmel Live》后宣布节目将于周二恢复播出[1] - 主持人因将保守派活动人士Charlie Kirk遇袭事件与特朗普MAGA运动关联引发争议[1] - 迪士尼广告前瞻活动整合公司所有内容板块进行集中展示[1] 监管环境 - 联邦通信委员会主席暗示可能对ABC广播牌照采取行动[2] - 特朗普第二任期内加强对媒体公司的审查包括高调诽谤诉讼和削减公共广播资金[3] - 联邦通信委员会被前迪士尼CEO批评对ABC进行"恐吓式监管"[3] 行业影响 - 事件引发对特朗普时代广播环境下言论自由保护的质疑[2] - 哥伦比亚广播公司7月取消《斯蒂芬·科尔伯特晚间秀》与本次事件形成对比[2] - 多名脱口秀主持人声援Kimmel 认为总统影响力构成审查制度[3] 企业关系 - 康卡斯特为NBC环球母公司旗下拥有CNBC[4] - 康卡斯特计划分拆Versant后其将成为CNBC新母公司[4]

公司与NFL合作协议 - ESPN与NFL达成重磅协议 以10%股权(价值20-30亿美元)换取NFL Network、RedZone和梦幻足球资产 [2][15] - 协议需经特朗普政府监管机构批准 面临政治不确定性 [2][3] - 前白宫发言人指出特朗普可能利用媒体合并作为政治筹码 使交易复杂化 [3][4] 深夜节目主持争议事件 - ABC突然停播《Jimmy Kimmel Live》因主持人言论涉及保守派活动家刺杀事件引发政治风波 [6] - 主持人年薪约1600万美元 合约持续至2026年 已担任ABC深夜节目22年 [16] - 迪士尼要求主持人缓和言论以复播 但双方未达成共识 [18][19] 政治因素影响 - 特朗普威胁撤销批评其媒体的广播牌照 称ABC是民主党附属机构 [7] - 特朗普公开表示主持人因收视率差被解雇 否认与言论自由相关 [8] - 前迪士尼CEO批评停播决定是屈服于政治胁迫的行为 [12] 公司内部应对措施 - 停播决定基于员工安全与广告商顾虑 主持人拒绝撤回言论 [15] - 公司未提供复播时间表 正评估政治舆论发展以决定主持人去留 [16] - ESPN知名主持人公开声援 肯定其多年贡献并警告政治干预风险 [17][18] 行业关系动态 - NFL委员曾与特朗普保持良好关系 共同出席活动并庆祝选秀活动 [12] - 迪士尼附属电视台拒绝播出节目直至主持人道歉 [13] - 事件重燃公司与NFL之间的分歧线 影响价值数十亿美元的合作关系 [1][13]

公司业务与财务表现 - 流媒体业务Disney+订阅用户数达1.28亿 较上季度增长180万[5] - Disney+与Hulu合计订阅用户数达1.83亿[5] - 流媒体业务实现盈利 抵消影视电视业务疲软表现[5] - 主题公园及体验业务（含游轮）收入与运营利润双增长 主要受益于客户消费提升及酒店入住率增加[5] 品牌声誉与市场反应 - 多名曾参与漫威系列及迪士尼作品的演员公开呼吁取消Disney+/Hulu/ESPN订阅[2][3] - 用户通过社交媒体分享取消流媒体订阅及迪士尼度假订单的截图[1] - 抗议者出现在公司总部 用户涌入社交媒体账号及客服页面表达不满[2] - 编剧及制片人Damon Lindelof表示若节目停播持续将拒绝与公司合作[4] 监管与外部压力 - FCC主席Brendan Carr称节目言论"极其恶劣"并暗示可能采取监管行动[6] - 拥有32家ABC附属台的Nexstar传媒集团宣布无限期停播该节目[6] - 全美最大ABC附属台集团Sinclair要求主持人道歉并向相关方进行"实质性个人捐赠"[6] - 参议院商务委员会主席Ted Cruz批评FCC言论"极度危险" 警告政府干预媒体内容的潜在风险[9][10]

In a post on X on Friday, Eisner questioned why prominent leaders were not voicing up in defense of free expression. “Where has all the leadership gone? If not for university presidents, law firm managing partners and corporate chief executives standing up against bullies, who then will step up for the Pressure From FCC Chair Brendan CarrEisner also condemned the pressure on Disney by Brendan Carr, chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), after Kimmel’s comments about the shooting of conservat ...

Is free speech under threat. Is the First Amendment under threat. Absolutely.I think since the beginning of this second Trump administration, the president and his advisers have taken a number of steps to use sort of every lever of power at their disposal to control the speech of private individuals, private companies and private institutions. And I think the Brennan Carr's statements on Wednesday is just the latest example of this administration using threats of regulatory oversight, denial of mergers and ...

President Donald Trump suggested that US broadcast networks should face scrutiny over their licenses if their content is overwhelmingly critical of him, and defended ABC’s decision to suspend late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s show indefinitely over remarks about the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.“That’s something that should be talked about for licensing, too. When you have a network and you have evening shows, and all they do is hit Trump,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. “They’re lic ...