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New Disney Boss Is Tested by Trump and His Administration

but it arrived after Mr. Trump demanded that the network fire its late-night host, Jimmy Kimmel.... “It’s highly unusual for a new C.E.O. to be given such a huge test so early on,” said...

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New Disney Boss Is Tested by Trump and His Administration

Josh D’Amaro, who took the helm in February, will have to lead Disney through surprising new scrutiny from the president.

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Disney’s new chief executive, Josh D’Amaro, at Disneyland last year, when he was chairman of Disney experiences.

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In the six weeks since

Josh D’Amaro

took over Disney, the setbacks have been nearly nonstop.

OpenAI discontinued its text-to-video tool, Sora,

nullifying a $1 billion deal

with Disney. A major video game maker faltered,

clouding

a partnership that Disney is counting on for growth. “The Bachelorette,” on Disney-owned ABC,

imploded

amid a scandal involving its star. Next, Mr. D’Amaro announced

layoffs

related to companywide cutbacks in marketing.

But now Hollywood’s newest chief executive has been confronted with a genuine emergency, one that could color his tenure: guiding Disney through a political crisis with President Trump.

Federal regulators on Tuesday

ordered a review

of all station licenses owned by ABC. The Federal Communications Commission

said in a filing

that the review was related to an investigation into ABC’s diversity and inclusion policies, but it arrived after Mr. Trump demanded that the network fire its late-night host, Jimmy Kimmel.

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Brendan Carr, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. The Federal Communications Commission said in a filing that the review was related to an investigation into ABC’s diversity and inclusion policies.

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The federal government had never before ordered such a sweeping review of a major television network’s licenses, which allow the companies to broadcast in local markets. If the F.C.C. decides to block the renewal of ABC’s station licenses, the network will have ample recourse in the courts.

Disney would most likely win a court battle: The legal standard for denying a license renewal is almost insurmountable, independent media lawyers said. But Disney could find itself locked into months, if not years, of expensive legal wrangling with the federal government.

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