Two American companies will allow Jimmy Kimmel Live! Return to the air of your ABC stations on Friday, ending A brief boycott began after the return of the show.
IN Posted on social networksSINCLAIR BRODCAST Group said Jimmy Kimmel Later, the show will return to all its 38 ABC partner stations, starting on September 26.
“Over the past week, we received thoughtful reviews from spectators, advertisers and leaders of the community representing a wide range of prospects,” Sinclair said in a statement.
The company also said that she noticed “anxiety acts of violence”, referring to Shooting at the lobby of ABC Sacramento station last Friday.
“These events emphasize why responsible broadcasting matters and why respectful dialogue between different voices remains so important,” Sinclair added.
Soon later, Nexstar Media Group said It will also return the Kimmel show to 28 ABC partner stations, starting on Friday in the evening.
“We had discussions with the leaders at Walt Disney and appreciate their constructive approach to solving our problems,” the company said.
“Being a local broadcaster, Nexstar is still committed to protecting the first amendment, releasing and releasing local and national news, which are based on facts and impartial, and, above all, broadcasting of content that meets the best interests of the communities that we serve.”
Kimmelu was allowed to return to work, and on September 23 arranged a show on September 23. After the network said that she had “thoughtful conversations” with Kimmel.
Both Sinclair and Nexstar said that this week they would continue to hold Kimmel from their ABC air waves, despite the return, but said that they were in conversations with ABC and Disney.
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“In our continuing and constructive discussions with ABC, Sinclair proposed measures to strengthen the accountability, feedback from the audience and the community dialogue, including independent Ombudsman throughout the network,” Sinclair said on Friday.
He noted that the company has not yet taken these measures.
ABC is suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! completely September 17 after The host of the joint joint made comments during the broadcast About the murder Conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
The suspension was announced shortly after Nexstar and Sinclair stated that they would overcome the Kimmel show.
Brendan Carr, chairman of the US Federal Communications Commission, suggested earlier on the same day that companies should take measures against Kimmel about his comments, “or there will be additional work for the FCC ahead.”
“We can do this in a simple or difficult way,” Karr added, comments that democrats and other critics said that they were pressure on the government at partner stations, ABC and Disney.
The President of the United States Donald Trump openly critically criticized the leading late evening in the past, among other things, and previously proposed Point pressure on the network to cancel your show.
Trump spoke at the press conference last month And he answered reporters, saying:
“Fallon has no talent. Kimmel has no talent. They are as follows. They are going to go. I heard that they will go. I don’t know, but I can imagine, because they will receive – you know, Kolbert has the best grades than Kimmel or Fallon, ”Trump said.
Sinclair said in his statement Jimmy Kimmel Live! was made without public pressure.
“Our decision to prevent this program did not depend on any government interaction or influence,” the report said.
Nexstar also insisted that his decisions were made from his commitment to “be managing public air waves and protect and reflect the specific feelings of our communities.”
“In order to be clear, our commitment to these principles has led our decisions throughout this process, regardless of any external influence of state institutions or private institutions,” the company said.
Nexstar last month announced the purchase of Tegna Inc. With an agreement for 6.2 billion dollars, which owns 64 other television stations.
The transaction will require FCC to change the rules that limit the number of stations that one company can own. Carr expressed openness to change the rule.
Sinclair also turned to the FCC to weaken their rules that limit the possession of the broadcaster stations.
Kimmel referred to the decision not to broadcast his shows at some stations from the moment of returning to ABC this week.
“We are broadcasting about 75 percent of the country from Los -Angeles, California, tonight,” he said in his monologue on Thursday evening.
He noted that the show will be held in Brooklyn next week, New York
“Now we must remain in motion so that the FCC could not get us,” he joked.
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