Depends on whether or not HBO is seeing continually declining numbers of viewership. CBS, NBC, ABC those are all dying networks and they’ll do anything to stay on air.
These are the death knells of dying industry, like Howard Stern leaving terrestrial radio in 2004, which was ultimately the result of the Super Bowl Halftime show when Janet Jackson exposed her nipple.
It’s literally the same crap. Something happens that people don’t like, and a failing media industry tries to stay relevant by clamping down, losing their talent in the process.
Back then it was shock jocks on terrestrial radio, now it’s late night and “cable” tv.
ABC and CBS didn’t get bought recently because they’re doing well, you know?
Sources: Howard Stern’s Wikipedia page, the “nipplegate” Wikipedia page, and having too much energy this morning.
The 1987 repeal of the Fairness Doctrine led to far more divisive radio hosts. So many political things started on talk radio, like the idea that the Clinton’s have a “body count.”
Rush Limbaugh was hired by ABC Radio in 1988, for example.
Prior to 1987 people using much less controversial verbiage had been taken off the air as obvious violations of the fairness doctrine.
Wikipedia article
Thank you for this much needed perspective. While the FCC’s actions reek of overreach, ABC folding like a cheap card table just didn’t sit well with me. Especially considering how CBS’ parent company went to court first before cancelling Colbert. It makes a lot more sense now.
ABC also settled with Trump for “defamation” for $15 million.
If the networks were in a better place financially, they would have been able to fight the defamation case. See Fox vs. Dominion Voting Systems, which Fox ultimately settled in 2023 for $787.5 million right after a jury was seated.
Notice the difference. The former is a failing company’s (ABC) capitulation to a failing businessman because they couldn’t possibly go to court with someone like him. The latter (Dominion) is a successful business who didn’t back away because they weren’t desperate in the first place.
As I understand, there is a merger in the works for Nexstar Media, which owns a huge number of local ABC affiliates and has the ability to just not actually air Kimmel on their stations.
Depends on whether or not HBO is seeing continually declining numbers of viewership. CBS, NBC, ABC those are all dying networks and they’ll do anything to stay on air.
Nah, let them die, if they’re so eager to kill their shows.
This is what I think too!
These are the death knells of dying industry, like Howard Stern leaving terrestrial radio in 2004, which was ultimately the result of the Super Bowl Halftime show when Janet Jackson exposed her nipple.
It’s literally the same crap. Something happens that people don’t like, and a failing media industry tries to stay relevant by clamping down, losing their talent in the process.
Back then it was shock jocks on terrestrial radio, now it’s late night and “cable” tv.
ABC and CBS didn’t get bought recently because they’re doing well, you know?
Sources: Howard Stern’s Wikipedia page, the “nipplegate” Wikipedia page, and having too much energy this morning.
and AM radio is now 100% ranting by old white men about widening the roads and taxes.
Which actually started this whole thing!
The 1987 repeal of the Fairness Doctrine led to far more divisive radio hosts. So many political things started on talk radio, like the idea that the Clinton’s have a “body count.”
Rush Limbaugh was hired by ABC Radio in 1988, for example.
Thank you for this much needed perspective. While the FCC’s actions reek of overreach, ABC folding like a cheap card table just didn’t sit well with me. Especially considering how CBS’ parent company went to court first before cancelling Colbert. It makes a lot more sense now.
…and settled. There was no verdict. They settled.
ABC also settled with Trump for “defamation” for $15 million.
If the networks were in a better place financially, they would have been able to fight the defamation case. See Fox vs. Dominion Voting Systems, which Fox ultimately settled in 2023 for $787.5 million right after a jury was seated.
Notice the difference. The former is a failing company’s (ABC) capitulation to a failing businessman because they couldn’t possibly go to court with someone like him. The latter (Dominion) is a successful business who didn’t back away because they weren’t desperate in the first place.
Just like neoliberals. Pretend to be an opposition to fascism but will bend the knee to perpetuate fascist ideology
No, this is pure capitalism.
What do you think liberalism subscribes to?
Isn’t there a pending merger?
As I understand, there is a merger in the works for Nexstar Media, which owns a huge number of local ABC affiliates and has the ability to just not actually air Kimmel on their stations.