Proof of that it's about "This was primarily because of pressure from ABC affiliates because their local markets were not happy with Kimmel, not because Trump said so, but because of pressure from customers."

Guy who did it, Brendar Carr, is selected by President and the Senate. Senate is took by Republicans, so he's Trump guy. His "we'll do it the easy way or the hard way" line could be indicative of blackmail, and certainly a complete lack of professionalism. Such matters are resolved through official action. I could understand a strong reaction if he had overstepped his bounds, and Kimmel was far from that.

I'm not aware of this takeover (Nextar). If such a move is made, it will certainly be noticed by the websites I use to get my news. Especially since such news has been interesting lately due to Zaslav's desire to sell Warner.