Disney waxay ku eedeysay FCC inay u adeegsato xukunka siyaasadeed ee ka dhigaysa mid ka mid ah warbaahinta ugu weyn ee dalka
Shirkadda Disney waxay ku eedeysay hay'adda FCC inay u adeegsato xukunka siyaasadeed ee ka dhigaysa mid ka mid ah warbaahinta ugu weyn ee dalka, iyadoo sheegtay in tallaabooyinka lagu qaadayay 8-ka baraha ABC ay yihiin mid ka mid ah tallaabooyinka siyaasadeed ee lagu qaadayay shirkadda.
Eedda iyo sababta loo qaaday tallaabooyinka
Disney waxay ku eedeysay FCC inay u adeegsato xukunka siyaasadeed ee ka dhigaysa mid ka mid ah warbaahinta ugu weyn ee dalka, iyadoo sheegtay in tallaabooyinka lagu qaadayay 8-ka baraha ABC ay yihiin mid ka mid ah tallaabooyinka siyaasadeed ee lagu qaadayay shirkadda.
Shirkadda waxay sheegtay in tallaabooyinka lagu qaadayay 8-ka baraha ABC ay yihiin mid ka mid ah tallaabooyinka siyaasadeed ee lagu qaadayay shirkadda, iyadoo sheegtay in tallaabooyinka lagu qaadayay 8-ka baraha ABC ay yihiin mid ka mid ah tallaabooyinka siyaasadeed ee lagu qaadayay shirkadda.
Eedda iyo sababta loo qaaday tallaabooyinka
Disney waxay ku eedeysay FCC inay u adeegsato xukunka siyaasadeed ee ka dhigaysa mid ka mid ah warbaahinta ugu weyn ee dalka, iyadoo sheegtay in tallaabooyinka lagu qaadayay 8-ka baraha ABC ay yihiin mid ka mid ah tallaabooyinka siyaasadeed ee lagu qaadayay shirkadda.
Shirkadda waxay sheegtay in tallaabooyinka lagu qaadayay 8-ka baraha ABC ay yihiin mid ka mid ah tallaabooyinka siyaasadeed ee lagu qaadayay shirkadda, iyadoo sheegtay in tallaabooyinka lagu qaadayay 8-ka baraha ABC ay yihiin mid ka mid ah tallaabooyinka siyaasadeed ee lagu qaadayay shirkadda.
Eedda iyo sababta loo qaaday tallaabooyinka
Disney waxay ku eedeysay FCC inay u adeegsato xukunka siyaasadeed ee ka dhigaysa mid ka mid ah warbaahinta ugu weyn ee dalka, iyadoo sheegtay in tallaabooyinka lagu qaadayay 8-ka baraha ABC ay yihiin mid ka mid ah tallaabooyinka siyaasadeed ee lagu qaadayay shirkadda.
Shirkadda waxay sheegtay in tallaabooyinka lagu qaadayay 8-ka baraha ABC ay yihiin mid ka mid ah tallaabooyinka siyaasadeed ee lagu qaadayay shirkadda, iyadoo sheegtay in tallaabooyinka lagu qaadayay 8-ka baraha ABC ay yihiin mid ka mid ah tallaabooyinka siyaasadeed ee lagu qaadayay shirkadda.
Disney has filed a federal lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission, alleging the regulator is acting as a political tool to strip broadcast licences from ABC-owned stations across the United States.
The Lawsuit and the Early Renewal Order
In a 46-page complaint filed in Washington, DC, Disney accused the Trump administration of orchestrating an intimidation campaign against ABC. The FCC ordered eight ABC stations, including affiliates in New York and Los Angeles, to file licence renewals ahead of schedule in April, even though six of those stations are not even halfway through their current terms.
The network described the move as part of a political retaliatory campaign. The station with the nearest deadline is WTVD in Durham, North Carolina, which does not face renewal until December 2028. Disney called for a speedy hearing and a temporary restraining order to halt the process.
Escalating Political Pressure on ABC
The complaint cited a wave of threatening posts on Truth Social from 2025, including one in which the president said the network should lose its licences for unfair coverage of Republicans and conservatives. In March, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr warned broadcasters that stations airing fake news could lose their licences, amid frustration over coverage of the US-Israel war on Iran.
Trump also demanded that ABC fire late-night host Jimmy Kimmel over remarks he made before the White House correspondents dinner shooting, in which he called first lady Melania Trump an expectant widow. After the shooting, Trump characterised the comments as a call to violence.
Reactions and Market Impact
Seth Stern of the Freedom of the Press Foundation praised the lawsuit, saying Carr's modus operandi is clear: to serve as Trump's censorship tsar and abuse his office to target perceived adversaries in the media. The complaint stated that the administration has escalated its attacks into express demands that ABC be stripped of its broadcast licences because of its speech.
News of the lawsuit sent Disney's stock surging in morning trading by 1.1 percent. The FCC maintained that the April licence renewal call was a result of diversity, equity and inclusion practices at Disney and an investigation into the ABC talk show programme The View.
