US regulator to review Disney broadcast licences after Jimmy Kimmel joke about Melania Trump
The US Federal Communications Commission is ordering an early review of Disney's television broadcast licences days after President Donald Trump called for the firing of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.
In an order on Tuesday, the FCC said it had been investigating Disney's ABC stations for possible violations, including unlawful discrimination
The FCC order directs the company to file licence-renewal applications for all of its licensed TV stations within 30 days.
The move comes as the White House pressures Disney-owned ABC to fire Kimmel after he called Melania an "expectant widow".
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