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Disney Says 'Jimmy Kimmel Live ' to Return After Backlash

38 points by voxadam 1y ago

shoobiedoo 1y ago
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2OEH8eoCRo0 1y ago
Outstanding news!
imglorp 1y ago
> We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday. In other words, stuck between reprisal from angry customers and an angry monarch, they can make both parties relatively happy by slapping a hand and giving a stern lecture. In the big picture, the message stands: in a fascist state, the media is controlled by the government.
SilverElfin 1y ago
Disney may return the show but affiliates licensing the content may not do so. Nexstar and others may keep the show off on their stations or in some locations. But we also don’t know what was agreed to between Kimmel and ABC.
dabinat 1y ago
I’m suspicious of the term “thoughtful conversations”. They didn’t state what changes, if any, he was required to make to get the show back. Is he back on the air but completely muzzled?
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- andrewinardeer 1y ago
  Good point. It wouldn't surprise me if he has been told to back off with the Republican bashing jokes. That said, if he has been told that then he has probably agreed to do so to get back on air. Not sure what's worse, being told to bend the knee or agreeing to bend the knee.
- johnnyanmac 1y ago
  The "thoughtful conversations" was losing a projected 4 billion dollars as their stock tanked this week by 2%. The supposed cancelations of Disney+ didn't help either, but we'll probably never know the true impact there. But yes, we don't know what strings are attached. I'd still stay skeptical since this may just be an appeasement on the surface.
whycome 1y ago
So i don't understand why the backlash was against ABC and not the FCC or the affiliates.
- JohnFen 1y ago
  There was plenty against the FCC as well, but ABC made the decision to cave.
- Computer0 1y ago
  I can dislike ABC, Nexstar, and the FCC simultaneously personally.
voxadam 1y ago
https://archive.is/qXFzQ https://archive.is/qXFzQ
johnnyanmac 1y ago
News announcing the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel: several stories here with plenty of discussion. An update reversing the suspension: flagged (as of 16:10 PST). I'm a bit dumbfounded this time at what the community is thinking. Why did they flag such a drastic update to a story here?
- lawn 1y ago
  You shouldn't be surprised. Anything that goes against the right is downvoted and flagged to a much higher degree than it normally would.
  - johnnyanmac 1y ago
    Probably not. But it was never this brazen. There is legitmately no "HN doesn't want to incite flame wars" rhetoric to be had here this time, unless "talk show hosts shouldn't be censored by the government" is now a hot take.
abstractspoon 1y ago
Easy go. Easy come

38 points by voxadam 1y ago

shoobiedoo 1y ago

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2OEH8eoCRo0 1y ago

Outstanding news!

imglorp 1y ago

> We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday. In other words, stuck between reprisal from angry customers and an angry monarch, they can make both parties relatively happy by slapping a hand and giving a stern lecture. In the big picture, the message stands: in a fascist state, the media is controlled by the government.

SilverElfin 1y ago

Disney may return the show but affiliates licensing the content may not do so. Nexstar and others may keep the show off on their stations or in some locations. But we also don’t know what was agreed to between Kimmel and ABC.

dabinat 1y ago

I’m suspicious of the term “thoughtful conversations”. They didn’t state what changes, if any, he was required to make to get the show back. Is he back on the air but completely muzzled?

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andrewinardeer 1y ago
Good point. It wouldn't surprise me if he has been told to back off with the Republican bashing jokes. That said, if he has been told that then he has probably agreed to do so to get back on air. Not sure what's worse, being told to bend the knee or agreeing to bend the knee.
johnnyanmac 1y ago
The "thoughtful conversations" was losing a projected 4 billion dollars as their stock tanked this week by 2%. The supposed cancelations of Disney+ didn't help either, but we'll probably never know the true impact there. But yes, we don't know what strings are attached. I'd still stay skeptical since this may just be an appeasement on the surface.

whycome 1y ago

So i don't understand why the backlash was against ABC and not the FCC or the affiliates.

JohnFen 1y ago
There was plenty against the FCC as well, but ABC made the decision to cave.
Computer0 1y ago
I can dislike ABC, Nexstar, and the FCC simultaneously personally.

voxadam 1y ago

https://archive.is/qXFzQ https://archive.is/qXFzQ

johnnyanmac 1y ago

News announcing the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel: several stories here with plenty of discussion. An update reversing the suspension: flagged (as of 16:10 PST). I'm a bit dumbfounded this time at what the community is thinking. Why did they flag such a drastic update to a story here?

lawn 1y ago
You shouldn't be surprised. Anything that goes against the right is downvoted and flagged to a much higher degree than it normally would.
- johnnyanmac 1y ago
  Probably not. But it was never this brazen. There is legitmately no "HN doesn't want to incite flame wars" rhetoric to be had here this time, unless "talk show hosts shouldn't be censored by the government" is now a hot take.

abstractspoon 1y ago

Easy go. Easy come