Good morning and welcome to the Sunday edition of Morning Wire, where we give you the weekend rundown to get ready for the week ahead. Today, California becomes the first state to ban most law enforcement officers from wearing masks during operations, the U.K. joins Australia and Canada in recognizing Palestinian state, and an ancient pharaoh's bracelet is stolen from a museum. But first, a web of business interests shows that Jimmy Kimmel's future rests on far more than his jokes.
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A pedestrian walks past Jimmy Kimmel's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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Web of business interests shows that Kimmel's future rests on far more than his jokes |
The decision about whether to keep Jimmy Kimmel on his late-night ABC show depends on far more than his jokes. The choice is complicated by a web of business and regulatory considerations involving ABC's parent company, other media companies and the Trump administration. It's the inevitable result of industry consolidation that over years has built giant corporations with wide-ranging interests. Read more. |