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Broadcast TV Is a 'Melting Ice Cube.’ Kimmel Just Turned Up the Heat
After Sinclair and Nexstar pulled Jimmy Kimmel off air, the old affiliate model looks shakier than ever. Even Disney might do better without broadcast.
Even as I chatted with former FCC officials, Needham, an investment bank that tracks media, put out a note that suggested even more drastic action is warranted. There’s a limit to how much the stations can extract from cable companies—ultimately the consumer foots the bill, and if those fees rise too much, people will cut the cord and just watch streaming services. Nexstar, the other corporation so quick to cancel Kimmel after Carr’s rant, is asking the FCC to approve a $6.2 billion merger to add more stations.
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