6 articles from PBS NewsHour, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Al Jazeera and 2 more.
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel said the agency that regulates television "threatened" the show and that an interview with James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, will not air on television but on YouTube — thus bypassing any control or regulation by the…
James Talarico, the Democratic candidate running for senator in Texas, has spoken out after ABC pulled his sit-down with Jimmy Kimmel over FCC concerns. The interview will instead be posted to the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” YouTube channel on Thursday night. “Government censorship…
The candidate made the comments in an interview with MS NOW set to run tonight: "I'm still hopeful that we can have this interview on the air."
The decision follows a year of surging regulatory hurdles over candidate appearances on the Disney-owned network.
The comedian's Thursday interview with the Texas Democrat will play on YouTube rather than on television "out of consideration for our ... ABC affiliates in Texas who would have to deal with this nonsense," Kimmel said.
The late night host announced that his interview with the Texas Senate candidate will only air on YouTube
