#BobIger, #Disney’s chief executive, & #DanaWalden, his head of #TV, were also hearing from skittish #advertisers & #employees who had begun to receive threatening messages. When the team reviewed #JimmyKimmel’s planned remarks, they grew concerned that his monologue would only inflame the situation further.

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#Disney Pulled #JimmyKimmel As Pressure Built On Multiple Fronts

For #BobIger & his leadership team at Disney & #ABC, time was running out.

Jimmy Kimmel, one of the company’s biggest stars, was preparing to tape the Wednesday edition of his late-night show in Hollywood at 4:30PM. And he had written an opening monologue that would address a cascading political firestorm head-on.

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ESPN and the National Football League on Tuesday night announced a complicated deal for the NFL to take a 10% equity stake in ESPN, which in return will acquire the league’s traditional NFL Network and other assets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/06/espn-nfl-streaming-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sports #bobiger #espn #disney #nfl