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Parents Television & Media Council Files for Chapter 7 Liquidation

The collapse follows years of waning donations during a shift to streaming that blunted the group's leverage.

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FILE: Tim Winter, then the president of the Parents Television Council, sits on the left alongside other attendees of a Senate hearing on violence in the media in Washington, on June 26, 2007.
The nonprofit Parents Television Council, headquartered on Glenoaks Boulevard in Burbank, Calif., filed for bankruptcy on Oct. 3, 2025.
FILE: Leo Brent Bozell III, founder of the Media Research Center, speaks during a panel on April 14, 2016, in Washington.

Overview

  • Court filings in Delaware show the nonprofit will liquidate, listing $91,873.93 in assets against $284,823.58 in liabilities.
  • Notices went to 26 creditors, with a creditors' meeting scheduled for November 5, 2025.
  • The organization pulled its social media profiles, and president Jon Yasuda indicated he is no longer employed, signaling an effective shutdown.
  • Founded in 1995 by L. Brent Bozell III, the group once dominated FCC indecency complaints, including 65,000-plus after the 2004 Super Bowl incident.
  • Donations fell to about $1.6 million in 2023 after a long decline that included a $3.5 million WWE settlement and a 2021 shift to a broader media focus.