Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has opened an inquiry into Disney and ABC's DEI programs, marking the second investigation of a major media company.

In the letter to Disney CEO Bob Iger, FCC Chair Brendan Carr said the commission has concerns Disney may be “promoting invidious forms of DEI discrimination.” ...

In February, Carr instructed the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau to open an investigation into the DEI practices of Comcast and NBCUniversal. As with his comments about Disney and ABC, Carr said he was ...

In mid-March the Federal Communication Commission opened an investigation on ABC and the Walt Disney Company for malpractice ...

which he suggested may have altered names of its DEI initiatives without changing policies. The Hill reached out to ABC and Disney for comment.

Carr wrote that he wants “to ensure that Disney and ABC have not been violating FCC equal employment opportunity regulations by promoting invidious forms of DEI discrimination.” “For decades ...

"I am concerned that ABC and its parent company have been or may still be promoting invidious formed of DEI in a manner that does not comply with FCC regulations," he said. Carr said Disney in ...

Earlier this year, the company stepped back from some DEI efforts. The FCC is also ... enforcement arm to open an investigation into Disney and ABC. Carr, in a letter to Disney chief executive ...

Chair Brendan Carr suggested in an interview Monday that ABC’s broadcast license could be at risk as the federal regulatory agency probes Disney, ABC’s parent company, over its alleged efforts to ...

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced a new investigation into "DEI practices" at Disney and its flagship company ABC via X Friday. "I have asked the @FCC's Enforcement Bureau to open an ...