Company Will Monitor the Show as it Returns to ABC IRVING, TX (Sept. 23, 2025)—Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced that the company’s owned and partner television stations affiliated with the ABC Television Network will continue to preempt “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” We made a decision last week to preempt “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” following what ABC referred to as Mr. Kimmel’s …
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Nexstar said that it will continue to preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live!, meaning that the late-night host’s return on Tuesday night won’t have carriage in nearly a quarter of ABC‘s affiliate reach. In a statement, Nexstar said, “We made a decision last week to preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live! following what ABC referred to as Mr. Kimmel’s ‘ill-timed and insensitive’ comments at …
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Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra has criticised Microsoft’s recent price hike of Xbox consoles in the US, stating “console price increases are not tariff issues, they are profit issues”. Last week, Microsoft announced the price increase and blamed “changes in the macroeconomic environment”, though didn’t mention tariffs specifically. Still, Ybarra – who left his position as corporate vice president of …
Read More »LONDON (AP) — Jaguar Land Rover said Tuesday that its production lines, shut down after a cyberattack in August, will remain at a halt until at least Oct. 1. Britain’s biggest automaker sent workers home from its factories in central and northwest England on Aug. 31. The shutdown has rippled through the U.K. auto industry. JLR, which is owned by …
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Derrick Henry was not happy with himself. The Ravens running back fumbled during a crucial fourth quarter drive against the Lions on Monday night, giving Detroit the ball back with 8:31 left and a 28-24 lead. Henry was apoplectic on the sideline, slamming his helmet on a stand with such force he fell back onto the bench and then slammed …
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Word to the wise: Attempt a last-second field goal in the NFL at your own peril. Because on Sunday afternoon, there was a good chance it was getting blocked. Three fourth-quarter kicks were rejected as a flurry of Week 3 games came to a close, leading to one stunning upset, one wild comeback and some history for the Tampa Bay …
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The deadly measles outbreak that plagued Texas this year could have been drastically less severe, a new study claims, but only if more people were vaccinated. Researchers from at the University of Texas, in Austin, found there would have been about half as many measles cases in the state if just five percent more people had received the MMR vaccine. …
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In 2021, Jimmy Kimmel called Texas Sen. Ted Cruz a “moist, gelatinous tubeworm whose elastic-band pants are filled with an inky discharge every time he speaks.” Imagine then that Cruz’s comments, particularly his riff on Goodfellas, earlier Friday concerning Disney’s decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel could help pave the way for Disney to bring the late-night host back to ABC. …
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JASON CHAFFETZ: I saw Charlie Kirk’s assassination. The danger that threatens America is clear Last Tuesday, I was among those who witnessed, in person, a political assassination we can never unsee. The senseless act of violence that took the life of my friend, Charlie Kirk, has exposed a rot that is infecting and threatening American life. In the aftermath of …
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Next season will mark the first time Oregon and Oregon State will not face each other in football in more than 80 years. But a multi-year agreement to restore the rivalry starting in 2027, as reported by The Oregonian/OregonLive last week, would keep the series alive through 2032, according to a spokesperson for Oregon athletics. Previously, Oregon athletic director Rob …
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