ABC files eight early license renewals with FCC under protest

ABC’s filings put Disney’s eight owned-and-operated stations on an accelerated FCC renewal track, while formally preserving objections to the process. That matters because the license workflow itself has become the point of friction, not just the renewal outcome. For the broader streaming and video ecosystem, the story is a reminder that broadcast holdings still sit inside a highly regulated framework even as distribution shifts elsewhere. The key signal to watch is the FCC’s response to these protest filings and how it handles the eight station renewals under the accelerated schedule.