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tblue37

(67,522 posts) Fri Sep 26, 2025, 10:09 PM Sep 26

Disney reminded Sinclair that they can charge Sinclair a preemption fee & run Kimmel on different station:

TL;dr?

ABC and Disney reminded Sinclair that they can charge Sinclair a preemption fee each time they don't run Kimmel, and can run Kimmel on a different station in that market, and if it's a long-term problem they can cancel affiliations

Super Bowl, ABC, 16 months from now
— Keith Olbermann (@olbermann.bsky.social) 2025-09-26T18:59:36.142Z

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Disney reminded Sinclair that they can charge Sinclair a preemption fee & run Kimmel on different station: (Original Post) tblue37 Sep 26 OP

Good to see this malaise Sep 26 #1

So it's not about the 1A and the right thing to do, MarineCombatEngineer Sep 26 #2

Sinclair and Nexstar caved. sheshe2 Sep 26 #3

so sinclair prostituted its family values for $$$. right out of trump 101 lol nt msongs Sep 26 #4

Kick malaise Sep 27 #5

malaise

(290,619 posts)

1. Good to see this

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Fri Sep 26, 2025, 10:13 PM

Sep 26

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MarineCombatEngineer

(16,394 posts)

2. So it's not about the 1A and the right thing to do,

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Fri Sep 26, 2025, 10:26 PM

Sep 26

it's all about what the MAGAt's demand and.....money, I guess Money won out.

No matter how Sinclair and Nexstar spin it, they fucking caved in the most public way and most levelheaded Americans see that.