Let's stop being stupid... Kimmel's bosses were glad to have the excuse

[justoffal]

This isn't even close to being a free speech issue.
This is your standard corporate hide behind.
That overgrown, unfunny jackass pretending to be some kind of humorist was losing millions every year for the network. The network is a corporation and cooperations cut their losses.

I'm sure the issue of licensing also came up in whatever meeting they held.... But I'll give you dollars to donuts that they saw the golden opportunity to get done what they needed to get done anyway while blaming it on someone else.

And while we're on the subject if you've read the fcc's rules about general broadcasting I think the argument could be made that they're unconstitutional. Lying to the public is definitely a form of free speech. However being punished for lying is not illegal. The constitution enumerates rights but it doesn't protect against punishment.

 

[JoeB131]

This isn't even close to being a free speech issue.
This is your standard corporate hide behind.
That overgrown, unfunny jackass pretending to be some kind of humorist was losing millions every year for the network. The network is a corporation and cooperations cut their losses.

I'm sure the issue of licensing also came up in whatever meeting they held.... But I'll give you dollars to donuts that they saw the golden opportunity to get done what they needed to get done anyway while blaming it on someone else.

And while we're on the subject if you've read the fcc's rules about general broadcasting I think the argument could be made that they're unconstitutional. Lying to the public is definitely a form of free speech. However being punished for lying is not illegal. The constitution enumerates rights but it doesn't protect against punishment.

Yeah, the FCC is censoring speech they don't like, and big corporations are censoring people with unpopular opinions.

I can't possibly see where this can go wrong.

 

[1srelluc]

Yep, he was a ratings albatross.

 

[justoffal]

Yeah, the FCC is censoring speech they don't like, and big corporations are censoring people with unpopular opinions.

I can't possibly see where this can go wrong.

It could be a constitutional showdown in the making.

I couldn't help but notice when I read the rules that were posted the other day that they don't seem to jive with the Constitution.

Now dropping back away from politics and strictly into business... Kimmel's days were numbered.

I don't think anyone can use the Constitution's Free speech clause as an excuse to pass false information and then claim immunity from managerial retaliation on that issue.

 

[JoeB131]

Yep, he was a ratings albatross.

You know, I keep hearing this, but no, not really.

Disney pissed away 180 million dollars on a lame Star Wars show about Lesbian Space Witches, please don't tell me they are losing money on a show that produces content every night of the year.

 

[JohnDB]

 

[MisterBeale]

Did Jimmy Kimmel have bad ratings? It's more complicated than Trump suggests

On Sept. 17, ABC shocked the world when it announced its decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel Live from its lineup indefinitely. The move was made by Disney heads to “

lastnighton.com

If the FCC had not made the comments about Kimmel, causing ABC Nextar affiliate stations to pull the show, he would likely still be on the air.

Once the networks lose the affiliates, THAT is when their career is done. Conan only lost one affiliate in a major market, (Chicago,) and that stopped his career for good.

 

[DStar777]

Yeah he's no Johnny Carson, David Letterman or Jay Leno.. or even Conan Obrien. He probably should have been sacked long ago

 

[justoffal]

You know, I keep hearing this, but no, not really.

Disney pissed away 180 million dollars on a lame Star Wars show about Lesbian Space Witches, please don't tell me they are losing money on a show that produces content every night of the year.

Nevertheless the show was in the loss column
and most likely in the cross hairs. Broadcasting companies who ignore ratings pass into history.

 

[1srelluc]

You know, I keep hearing this, but no, not really.

Disney pissed away 180 million dollars on a lame Star Wars show about Lesbian Space Witches, please don't tell me they are losing money on a show that produces content every night of the year.

It's the affiliates dumb ass. They are the ones that forced ABC/Disney's hand.

Between business before the FCC and decreased advertising revenue he was expendable.

The affiliates are there to make money, Kimmel got in the way of that.

 

[MisterBeale]

With that said, the left should probably be blaming corporatism as much as any political party for this disturbing reality.


But the DNC loves them some crony capitalism just as much as they hate Trump.

 

[justoffal]

Yeah he's no Johnny Carson, David Letterman or Jay Leno.. or even Conan Obrien. He probably should have been sacked long ago

He was really never anything more than an overinflated "nose picker".... I'm not sure how he managed to grab anything prime time at all.

You can't make up for lack of talent by being purposely gross.

 

[justoffal]

It's the affiliates dumb ass. They are the ones that forced ABC/Disney's hand.

Between business before the FCC and decreased advertising revenue he was expendable.

It's really just that simple.... A straight up business decision where they were pinching themselves to make sure they weren't dreaming that the FCC handed them an excuse.

 

[JoeB131]

Trump incited a riot and tried to overthrow the government.

I'm sorry you don't see the problem with that.

 

[sparky]

The D's cancel culture has turned on them here....~S~

 

[MisterBeale]

 

[JoeB131]

It's really just that simple.... A straight up business decision where they were pinching themselves to make sure they weren't dreaming that the FCC handed them an excuse.

You are working on the assumption his suspension is permanent, which it probably isn't.

 

[justoffal]

Trump incited a riot and tried to overthrow the government.

I'm sorry you don't see the problem with that.

But he didn't fire Jimmy Kimmel the network affiliates did.

 

[JoeB131]

But he didn't fire Jimmy Kimmel the network affiliates did.

After the FCC made a threat.

Come to think of it, why is the FCC even still a thing?

 

[justoffal]

You are working on the assumption his suspension is permanent, which it probably isn't.

Oh I know nothing about that and I wouldn't even try to predict it. If the networks and the affiliates see a lucrative way back in I'm sure they will use it but I'm also sure it will be governed by money.