NBC -parent Comcast is the subject of a federal study aimed at the dei initiatives and practices of the telecommunication company.
FCC chairman Brendan Carr sent a letter to CEO Brian Roberts and unveiled the office's investigation on Tuesday and stated that her enforcement agency was dedicated to investigate on behalf of the Trump government.
“I expect that this research into Comcast and its NBCUIVERSAL ORTERATIONS will help the broader efforts of the committee to root the frequent forms of dei -discrimination in all sectors that the FCC regulates,” Carr wrote in the correspondence.
The recently appointed chairman has noticed how the website of Comcast dei initiatives promotes when it comes to hiring, training and programming.
In recent weeks, Trump has signed a series of executive orders that have led to the federal agencies demolished dei programs and have dismissed thousands in the process.
Earlier this week, PBS announced that it would close a unit that was fully devoted to dei initiatives after a $ 20 billion lawsuit that was filed by the president.
The paramount Global of CBS was also mentioned as a defendant in the court case, who turned an interview of 60 minutes with the then vice -president Kamala Harris and various sections of it that were not broadcast.
Trump has already protected $ 15 million from ABC News in December, after which he Sworn to sue other points of sale because the press was 'very corrupt' in his words.
NBC -parent Comcast is the subject of a federal study aimed at the dei initiatives and practices of the telecommunication agency
FCC chairman Brendan Carr (depicted at a conference in 2020) sent a letter to CEO Brian Roberts who unveiled the office on Tuesday
Comcast managers recently held a conference call after earning to discuss the upcoming spin-off spinco of cable, which will contain channels such as MSNBC and CNBC.
The new company, led by Mark Lazarus, will contain networks such as USA, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and the Golf Canal. Comcast separation with some NBCuniversal assets, keeps NBC and NBC News.
The streaming service Peacock is now also at Comcast, run by the chairman of NBCUIVERSAL Entertainment and Studios, Donna Langley, and Matt Strauss, chairman of the Media Group of NBCUIVERSAL.
Previously chairman of the TV and streaming divisions of NBCUIversal, Lazarus was named the boss of Spinco in November. The company consists mainly of NBCU cable channels next to the Networks of Comcast.
A few weeks earlier, Lazarus told at a high -level personnel Want more Republican voices on MSNBC and consider during the day to perform opinion programming, De Ankler reported in the aftermath of the elections.
The changes can come with wage reductions for old opinion -guests such as Joy Reid and Stephanie Ruhle, the outlet reported further.
Weeks earlier, Lazarus would have reduced Rachel Maddow's salary by around $ 5 million after she agreed to stay with the network for another five years. Since then she has been returned to a schedule of five days a week in the middle of historically low reviews.
Trump, seen here at the Super Bowl on Sunday, has already provided a $ 15 million defamation from ABC News, after which he promised to sue other stores because the press was 'very corrupt' in his words
He also sues CBS-paramount, due to an interview of 60 minutes with the then vice-president Kamala Harris Trump's team says it had been edited unfairly
Comcast hopes to complete the spin-off in about a year, where Spinco works as an independent company in the midst of a transitional service agreement with NBCUIversal that have implemented Execs.
Goldman Sachs & Co LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co LLC serve as financial advisers for Comcast during the transition, which started in November a few weeks after the elections.
The plans to split the cable networks from NBCUIVERSAL in a separate, listed company come to streaming, which will now be the Focus of NBC Universal.
The tax-free spin-off will not include the NBC or Telemundo, after NBCuiversal Chief Mike Cavanagh stated in October that the company would rather consider partnerships in streaming instead of a merger with companies such as Paramount.
“If you look at our assets, talented management team and balance sheet strength, we are able to set up these companies for future growth,” Roberts said when announcing the intention of starting the individual, listed company.
“With considerable financial resources from the first day, Spinco will be ideal for success and very attractive for investors, content makers, distributors and potential partners.”
Roberts is the chairman and CEO of Comcast, which offers cable television, wireless telephone and broadband internet services.
Roberts is the chairman and CEO of Comcast. The local TV stations of the NBC and Telemundo ownership company are heavily regulated by the FCC while they broadcast on public air waves
The company is in the process that has
It is the owner of NBC Universal, which includes the NBC broadcasting network, NBC Sports, Universal Pictures and the Streaming Service Peacock.
The NBC and Telemundo ownership local TV stations that stay at NBC are regulated by the FCC and have an FCC published license to publicly broadcast.
The wireless telephone and cable TV services from Comcast are also regulated by the FCC, because of their status as 'public tools'.
Asked to respond to the CBS 60 minutes interview that is being investigated, Carr said that the behavior of the network is difficult to explain, “and accused it of bias and misleading processing.
In the meantime, Paramount is willing to settle in his own case, insiders told publications at the end of last month such as the New York Times.
Shari Redstone, the controlling shareholder, is in conversation to sell the media empire founded by her father Sumner in a merger deal with millions of dollars with Skydance Media that is in Limbo after a special committee of the Board of Directors of Paramount Global has received an eleventh hour, $ 13.5 billion bid from another company.
Skydance offered the consortium of investors $ 8 billion.
Reports suggest that a streaming joint venture with Paramount was considered last year this time before the merger agreement with Skydance was created.
In the meantime, Carr has supported Trump's call to have stripped licenses of all three major employment networks: ABC, NBC and CBS
The heiress is to make a good cent anyway and add billions to a fortune that has been left by her father.
In the meantime, Carr has supported Trump's call to have stripped of licenses of all three major employment networks.
According to the agency, Comcast notes on a company website how it has spent a total of $ 18 billion since 2010 on 'various Tier 1 suppliers'.
It also offers more than 100 'various networks on Xfinity platforms', reported the outlet -and more than 18,000 hours 'various on -demand and online programming' offered since 2018.
On the same site, Comcast said that it aims to have “diversity and inclusion (D&I) infused in all aspects of our culture and our company.”
“D&I is not a program – it's a central element of our credo and our DNA.”
In a statement that was sent to DailyMail.com, a Comcast spokesperson said they were working with the investigation.
“We have received an investigation from the Federal Communications Commission and will collaborate with the FCC to answer their questions,” said the representative.
“For decades our company has been built on a basis of integrity and respect for all our employees and customers.”
Legacy stations such as NBC, ABC and CBS have been broadcast in the US since the early days, which, because of the lack of bias at the time, is generally known as 'The Golden Age of Journalism'.
