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Trump’s FCC nominee sends Disney warning letter over ABC

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President-elect Trump’s pick to chair the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) sent Disney CEO Bob Iger a letter warning that he would be "monitoring" ABC's negotiations with local stations to ensure they can serve "local communities."

The letter from FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr, dated Saturday, focuses on so-called "affiliate agreements" with local stations, which ABC is currently renegotiating with local stations that carry its programming.

“As you know, affiliate agreements establish the contractual terms that govern many features of ABC's relationship with the dozens of licensed local broadcast TV stations across the country," Carr wrote in the letter,........

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