UPDATED, with FCC comment: ABC said that the FCC’s demand for an early review of its broadcast station licenses was part of an “ongoing retaliation campaign” to punish the network over its news coverage and create a chilling effect on free speech. In a filing made public on Thursday, the network…

A group of former FCC chairs and top agency officials of both parties are calling on current chairman Brendan Carr to end the early review of broadcast licenses for ABC stations, characterizing it as “an assault on free speech disguised as regulatory process.” In a filing with the FCC on…

FCC chairman Brendan Carr said that he expected that ABC’s decision not to carry President Donald Trump’s speech last week to be part of the agency’s early review of its broadcast licenses. During the speech itself, Trump said that ABC and NBC, which did not carry the address, should lose their b…

UPDATED, with comment from Nexstar and Newsmax, others: FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is proposing a repeal of the national ownership cap, which restricts broadcasters from amassing stations that cover more than 39% of TV households. He set a vote of August 6 on the proposal. Republicans hold a 2-1…

iHeartMedia has agreed to enter into a consent decree with the FCC to end an investigation into whether it provided artists with greater or less airplay depending on whether they performed for free or at a reduced fee at a company-sponsored music festival last year in Austin. iHeart will…

Ever since a federal judge hit the pause button in April on Nexstar’s big bucks merger with Tegna, the Texas-based local TV giant vowed to fight back on antitrust allegations and claims it played political footies with the Trump administration. Corporate walls had to suddenly be put in place…

UPDATED, with FCC comment: ABC contends that a “broad and cross-ideological consensus of commenters” backs the editorial independence of The View, amid an FCC investigation into the daytime talk show and whether it should face restrictions on featuring political candidates as guests. In a…

Comcast’s plan to split from NBCUniversal isn’t expected to draw much in the way of antitrust scrutiny. After all, the companies are essentially de-consolidating. But after Monday’s news of the move, questions remain as to what the company will face, perhaps not so much for the split but if…

The Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump was within his authority to remove a commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission, giving a boost to his efforts to exert more control over what have been considered independent federal agencies. Rebecca Slaughter, one of two Democrats on the FTC, had…

EXCLUSIVE: Nexstar Media Group COO Mike Biard did not hesitate when asked if he had any second thoughts about the company’s decision to declare its $6.2 billion merger with Tegna closed mere minutes after the FCC approved the deal. “Not at all,” he told Deadline in an interview. In addition to…

Since ABC launched an ad campaign earlier this week pushing back on the FCC’s crackdown on The View, more than 50,000 public comments have been filed with the agency, an uptick from the 2,500 or so before the spots started running. On Thursday, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, who launched the…

Vice President JD Vance’s guest spot on ABC’s The View last week drew 3.3 million viewers, giving the show its largest audience since 2024. Per the network, the viewership was the largest since Nov. 6, 2024, the day after the presidential election. It also was the second most-watched telecast…