The Walt Disney Company has filed a lawsuit against the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in a licensing dispute.
Because the authority is reviewing the broadcasting licenses for Disney's ABC channel out of turn, the group is now suing. Disney sees an interference with press freedom.
Disney has sued the US media regulator FCC over a dispute about broadcast licenses for its TV network ABC. The FCC, led by Chairman Brendan Carr, had launched an investigation into the renewal of licenses for eight ABC stations in April, citing alleged discrimination through diversity and equality programs. Disney and ABC claim this is an attempt to restrict press freedom and retaliation for comments made by talk show host Jimmy Kimmel that angered President Donald Trump.
The FCC says it is trying to restore the standards of trustworthy news media, as broadcasters have a duty to serve the public interest.
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