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Disney May Sell ABC News

September 15, 2023 at 7:41 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Walt Disney Co. has held exploratory talks about selling its ABC network and TV stations to local broadcaster Nexstar Media Group Inc., Bloomberg reports.

CNN: “In conversations with more than a half-dozen people inside and around ABC News that CNN spoke to Thursday evening, it was made clear that a feeling of dread and trepidation is washing over the outlet as they face the unknown.”

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