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[–] 38 points 1 year ago (5 children)

The problem is, there was no reason to cave. Likewise there is no reason for Kimmel to even come back if they can waffle so easily, he doesn't need the money and could probably shop a show on cable somewhere to have more say in how he can make fun of a current administration however fascist they wanna play or how much they want to play the victim.

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  • [–] 39 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    You're not wrong, I personally didn't even like Kimmel, but money walks, and I hope it still has some speech left to it.

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  • [–] 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    From what I understand based on Colbert's monologue, their motivations for suspending Kimmel is completely monetary based. ABC affiliate company Nexstar made a $6.2 billion deal to acquire TEGNA Inc and Disney which owns ABC made a deal to get some NFL assets in exchange for a 10% stake in ESPN (valued at around $3 billion).

    Both of these acquisitions will need FCC approval to go through. Take a guess at what they're willing to do to get that approval.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Sinclair is already a monopoly that holds 100x more influence than any company should ever be allowed... therefore all participants motivations are entirely criminal; only to further entrench their pre-existing illegal monopoly.

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