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FCC head seeks investigation of NBCUniversal over DEI efforts
The head of the Federal Communications Commission said he is seeking an investigation of NBCUniversal and its parent company Comcast over the firm's corporate diversity initiatives. In a post on X ...
FCC plans major DEI crackdown with help of conservative firebrand
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and activist Robby Starbuck have met to discuss how the agency can root out DEI from the ...
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Comcast and NBCUniversal receive FCC inquiry on DEI initiatives
The Federal Communications Commission has informed Comcast it is opening an investigation into the company's diversity, equity and inclusion practices. The inquiry will look into the businesses of ...
FCC chair threatens to block mergers of media companies engaged in DEI
Brendan Carr, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, cited Paramount’s planned merger with Skydance Media and Verizon’s deal to acquire Frontier.
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Comcast-NBCUniversal faces FCC probe over ‘invidious’ DEI policies
The Comcast investigation is the latest action Carr, a former FCC general counsel, has taken against broadcasters since he assumed leadership of the agency last month. In his letter Tuesday ...
Senator Richard Blumenthal Slams FCC’s ‘Unprecedented, Intrusive’ Investigations Into Paramount-Skydance, Comcast, NPR and PBS
The Democrat opened an inquiry into the agency's "apparent retaliatory actions against news organizations targeted by ...
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Trump Targets Comcast CEO Brian Roberts As MSNBC Plans New Lineup
Earlier this month, FCC chair Brendan Carr wrote a letter to Comcast on Feb. 11 to open an investigation in to the company, as well as NBCUniversal, over its diversity, equity and inclusion policies.