‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ replacement: ABC to air Charlie Kirk tribute in late-night slot; broadcast set for Friday

Jimmy Kimmel and Charlie Kirk (AP images) Dozens of ABC affiliate stations will air a special tribute to conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night timeslot on Friday, following controversy over the comedian’s remarks about Kirk’s alleged assassin.Sinclair Broadcast Group, which operates 30 ABC affiliates, announced on Wednesday that it would air a program […]

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Alhurra, channel countering anti-US views in Middle East, ceases broadcast as Trump cuts funding

Alhurra, a US-funded Arabic-language news network created in 2004 to offer an American perspective in the middle east, will stop broadcasting and lay off most of its staff following the Trump administration’s move to halt financial transfers to government-backed media outlets, including Alhurra’s parent company, the Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN). The network was launched […]

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