Word has it, ABC made it clear that if Sinclair continued, they were risking losing affiliate status, and guess which network has the Super Bowl in 2027?---Jason
They may give a crap less about freedom of speech - but they did cave so we spoke the language they speak - ratings and money! It didn't cost us anything, but it hit them hard... and we won freedom of speech on top of it. You'd think they'd learn - but they won't...
A little bit To Late ⏰…This Ordeal and Uncertainty of Jimmy’s lifeline should have never happened. All of this Hatred for Journalists and Media Outlets has been exposed by this administration with no justification whatsoever.
There is a nearby Sinclair-owned ABC affiliate that broadcasts its signal to my area; I admit that I do not watch Jimmy Kimmel very often, only occasionally, but I am glad that Sinclair came to its 'economic' senses, though I confess that I have no use for their political leanings.
Hopefully Nexstar will come back to letting Jimmy's show reach it's audiences.
Still, it is troubling that these media owners have so much clout in deciding what people should be allowed to watch, read, hear, even to think and believe. The only entity that should make those decisions is the individual himself.
Remember when Republicans used to scream about government overreach? Now Trump is sticking his nose into universities, television stations, personal data on phones, and controlling the Kennedy Center. Not to mention taking away parental rights to vaccinate their children or choose vaccines for themselves. Republicans are now in our bedrooms, patient files, and private social media accounts.
Keep on pushing them. Check pension funds large groups that are buying and holding stocks. Work to convince them to divest the stocks. Next nexstar needs to be boycotted. Same approach and fight their right for mire stations.
Trump's bid to get Kimmel fired has virtually fallen apart. Nexstar is still refusing to air the show, but public pressure and popular will are winning…”
LET NEXSTAR KNOW QUASHING COMEDY VOICES IS UN-AMERICAN.
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“Keep on pushing them. Check pension funds large groups that are buying and holding stocks. Work to convince them to divest the stocks. Next nexstar needs to be boycotted. Same approach and fight their right for mire stations.”
They did not want the financial headache of being in breach of contract and they did not want to looses the ad revenue. Full stop! As Kiwiwriter47 remarked, the First Amendment is another story.
I’m thinking they wouldn’t have done it if they wouldn’t be in breach their contract with ABC. I wonder who wrote their statement for them, which sounds too good to be true.
Consumer 1, Dictator 0. For now. Nexstar on the other hand wants to breach quota, surpassing the limit set for number of stations under one party. I mean, hell! Rules are made to be broken, right? A little bend here, a little twist there. Money talks. It also oppresses.
At least Sinclair has seen the light...the light of hard cash.
First Amendment? That's another story.
Word has it, ABC made it clear that if Sinclair continued, they were risking losing affiliate status, and guess which network has the Super Bowl in 2027?---Jason
OUCH! Yeah, that would hurt Sinclair. The Super Bowl and the halftime show and commercials are BIG money.
They may give a crap less about freedom of speech - but they did cave so we spoke the language they speak - ratings and money! It didn't cost us anything, but it hit them hard... and we won freedom of speech on top of it. You'd think they'd learn - but they won't...
People like that are like the Bourbons…they learn nothing and forget nothing.
Colbert for President and Kimmel for VP?
Better than the comedians we already have in office…
Ukraine voted Zelenskyy into office and he has proven to be a good leader.
Indeed.
A little bit To Late ⏰…This Ordeal and Uncertainty of Jimmy’s lifeline should have never happened. All of this Hatred for Journalists and Media Outlets has been exposed by this administration with no justification whatsoever.
What did I say some months ago - we make the ratings go up somewhere else and they will come to us! We The People Have The Power!
Sinclair lied.
Their actions were grossly political...
They don't care about Free Speech.
Sinclair and Nextstar both need a large dose of chapter 7 bankruptcy. Continue to boycott their stations and advertisers.
That's probably why they are looking to merge with other companies -- they need the money or they need the clout.,
There is a nearby Sinclair-owned ABC affiliate that broadcasts its signal to my area; I admit that I do not watch Jimmy Kimmel very often, only occasionally, but I am glad that Sinclair came to its 'economic' senses, though I confess that I have no use for their political leanings.
Hopefully Nexstar will come back to letting Jimmy's show reach it's audiences.
Still, it is troubling that these media owners have so much clout in deciding what people should be allowed to watch, read, hear, even to think and believe. The only entity that should make those decisions is the individual himself.
Remember when Republicans used to scream about government overreach? Now Trump is sticking his nose into universities, television stations, personal data on phones, and controlling the Kennedy Center. Not to mention taking away parental rights to vaccinate their children or choose vaccines for themselves. Republicans are now in our bedrooms, patient files, and private social media accounts.
And with trump particularly, and the GOP as a whole, this has been their game plan for several decades.
Keep on pushing them. Check pension funds large groups that are buying and holding stocks. Work to convince them to divest the stocks. Next nexstar needs to be boycotted. Same approach and fight their right for mire stations.
Awesome! Maybe Sinclair and Nexstar should see the writing on the wall! KEEP UP THE BOYCOTTS OF THOSE STATIONS, FOLKS!
Next, work on saving Stephen Colbert's show!
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Trump's bid to get Kimmel fired has virtually fallen apart. Nexstar is still refusing to air the show, but public pressure and popular will are winning…”
LET NEXSTAR KNOW QUASHING COMEDY VOICES IS UN-AMERICAN.
⬇️
“Keep on pushing them. Check pension funds large groups that are buying and holding stocks. Work to convince them to divest the stocks. Next nexstar needs to be boycotted. Same approach and fight their right for mire stations.”
Keep watching Jimmy Kimmel Live on another source increasing those ratings and stop watching anything on Nextstar... They'll figure it out.
People Power wins again!
Money talks, and we spend the money.
They got their ass handed to them by angry viewers.
They did not want the financial headache of being in breach of contract and they did not want to looses the ad revenue. Full stop! As Kiwiwriter47 remarked, the First Amendment is another story.
I thought Nexstar would've relented first. The fact that Sinclair did instead is hilarious.
Great that they have to put Jimmy back on.
I’m thinking they wouldn’t have done it if they wouldn’t be in breach their contract with ABC. I wonder who wrote their statement for them, which sounds too good to be true.
Consumer 1, Dictator 0. For now. Nexstar on the other hand wants to breach quota, surpassing the limit set for number of stations under one party. I mean, hell! Rules are made to be broken, right? A little bend here, a little twist there. Money talks. It also oppresses.