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The Federal Communications Commission launched an investigation into Disney over its controversial diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, as the agency intensifies its pushback against what ...
Trump's FCC chairman, Brendan Carr, has notified CEO Bob Iger that he's investigating Disney and ABC's DEI programs.
The Federal Communications Commission has launched an investigation into hiring practices at Disney and ABC to ensure neither is violating equal employment opportunity regulations through "DEI ...
Lucas Manfredi is a TV Business reporter at TheWrap, writing about the programming, executives and trends in the television and streaming industries. Prior to joining the TheWrap in November 2022, he ...
The FCC’s investigation into Disney is not the only one. It follows a similar probe into Comcast earlier this year and reflects the administration’s broader campaign to eliminate DEI ...
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has opened an inquiry into Disney and ABC's DEI programs, marking the second investigation of a major media company.
FCC chair Brendan Carr, after publicly musing that he might go after Disney over its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, made it official: The agency has opened a probe into DEI practices at ...
FCC chief says Disney’s diversity practices “may violate FCC prohibitions on invidious forms of discrimination.” ...
More recently, anti-DEI efforts have moved from the government into the private sector. Last week, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr threatened Disney—which owns the ...
President Donald Trump’s FCC commissioner said Friday he’s opening an investigation into the Walt Disney Co. and its ABC television network to see whether they are “promoting invidious forms of DEI ...
"He knows what he's doing is unconstitutional. He does not care," said Kim Zarkin, a communications professor at Westminster ...
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr sent Disney CEO Bob Iger a strongly worded letter informing him of the probe into whether the DEI initiatives violated the equal employment opportunity regulations at the ...