ABC News

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ABC News
ABC News solid black logo.svg
Division ofAmerican Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Key people
FoundedJune 15, 1945; 74 years ago (1945-06-15)
Headquarters
Studios
Area servedWorldwide
Broadcast programs
Parent
SubsidiaryLincoln Square Productions
ABC Audio
SloganSee the Whole Picture
Every Day More Americans Choose ABC News, America's #1 News Source.
Websiteabcnews.go.com

ABC News is the news division of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). Its flagship program is the daily evening newscast ABC World News Tonight with David Muir; other programs include morning news-talk show Good Morning America, Nightline, Primetime, and 20/20, and Sunday morning political affairs program This Week with George Stephanopoulos.

History[edit]

Early years[edit]

ABC began news broadcasts early in its independent existence as a radio network after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ordered NBC to spin off the former NBC Blue Network into an independent company in 1943.[2] The split (which NBC conducted voluntarily in the event that its appeal to have the ruling overturned was denied) was enforced to expand competition in radio broadcasting in the United States as the industry had only a few companies such as NBC and CBS that dominated the radio market, and in particular, was intended to prevent the limited competition from dominating news and political broadcasting and projecting narrow points of view. Television broadcasting was suspended, however, during World War II.

Regular television news broadcasts on ABC began soon after the network signed on its initial owned-and-operated television station (WJZ-TV, now WABC-TV) and production center in New York City in August 1948. ABC news broadcasts have continued as the television network expanded nationwide, a process that took many years beginning with its launch in 1948. However, from the 1950s through the early 1970s, ABC News' programs (as was the case with the television network in general during that period) consistently ranked third in viewership behind news programs on CBS and NBC. Until the 1970s, the ABC television network had fewer affiliate stations, as well as a weaker prime-time programming slate to be able to truly support the network's news operations in comparison to the two larger networks, each of which had established their radio news operations during the 1930s.

Under Roone Arledge[edit]

Only after Roone Arledge, the president of ABC Sports at the time, was appointed as president of ABC News in 1977, at a time when the network's prime-time entertainment programs were achieving stronger ratings and drawing in higher advertising revenue and profits to the ABC corporation overall, was ABC able to invest the resources to make it a major source of news content. Arledge, known for experimenting with the broadcast "model", created many of ABC News' most popular and enduring programs, including 20/20, World News Tonight, This Week, Nightline and Primetime Live.[3]

ABC News' longtime slogan, "More Americans get their news from ABC News than from any other source" (introduced in the late 1980s), was a claim referring to the number of people who watch, listen to and read ABC News content on television, radio and (eventually) the Internet, and not necessarily to the telecasts alone.[4]

In June 1998, ABC News (which owned an 80% stake in the service), Nine Network and ITN sold their respective interests in Worldwide Television News to the Associated Press. Additionally, ABC News signed a multi-year content deal with AP for its affiliate video service Associated Press Television News (APTV) while providing material from ABC's news video service ABC News One to APTV.[5]

Modern era[edit]

On August 7, 2014, ABC announced that it would relaunch its radio network division, ABC Radio, on January 1, 2015: the change occurred following the announcement that Cumulus would replace its ABC News radio service with Westwood One News (via CNN).[6] On September 20, 2019, ABC Radio was renamed as ABC Audio as the network has evolved to offer a podcast portfolio and other forms of on-demand and linear content.[7]

On September 10, 2018, ABC News launched a second attempt to extend its Good Morning America brand into the afternoon with Strahan, Sara and Keke.[8] ABC News: Live steaming channel was launched on Roku in May 2019.[9]

Programming[edit]

Current ABC News programs[edit]

Digital programs[edit]

  • The Debrief (2018–present)
  • The Briefing Room (2018–present)
  • ABC World News Tonight Prime (rebranded rebroadcast of World News Tonight)
  • 10% Happier (2015–present)
  • Real Biz with Rebecca Jarvis (2014–present)

Former ABC News programs[edit]

Newscast programs[edit]

Newsmagazines[edit]

Public affairs[edit]

  • College News Conference (1952 – November 1960)
  • Issues and Answers (November 1960 – November 1981)
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Other services[edit]

ABC News Radio[edit]

Main article: ABC News Radio

ABC News Radio is the radio service of ABC Audio, a division of the ABC News. Formerly known as ABC Radio News, ABC News Radio feeds through Skyview Networks with newscasts on the hour to its affiliates. ABC News Radio is the largest commercial radio news organization in the US.

ABCNews.com[edit]

ABCNews.com launched on May 15, 1997 by ABC News Internet Ventures, a joint venture between Starwave Corporation and ABC formed in April 1997.[11][12] Starwave had owned and operated ESPNet SportsZone (later known as ESPN.com) since 1995, which licensed the ESPN brand and video clips from ABC's corporate sister ESPN Inc. Disney wanted more control of their Internet properties, which meant ABCNews.com was operated as a joint venture with ABC News having editorial control.[13] Disney had also bought a minority stake in Starwave before the launch of ABCNews.com and would later buy the company outright.[14]

The website initially had a dedicated staff of about 30.[15] In addition to articles, it featured short video clips and audio from the start, delivered using RealAudio and RealVideo technology.[16] Some content was also available via America Online. In 2011, ABC News and Yahoo News announced a strategic partnership to share ABC's online reporting on Yahoo's website; the deal expanded in 2015 to include the Disney/ABC Television Group.[17]

FiveThirtyEight[edit]

Main article: FiveThirtyEight

FiveThirtyEight, sometimes referred to as 538, is a website that focuses on opinion poll analysis, politics, economics, and sports blogging. The website, which takes its name from the number of electors in the United States electoral college,[18] was founded on March 7, 2008, as a polling aggregation website with a blog created by analyst Nate Silver. In August 2010, the blog became a licensed feature of The New York Times online. It was renamed FiveThirtyEight: Nate Silver's Political Calculus. In July 2013, ESPN announced that it would become the owner of the FiveThirtyEight brand and site, and Silver was appointed as editor-in-chief.[19] The ESPN-owned FiveThirtyEight began publication on March 17, 2014. In April 2018, ABC News acquired the site from ESPN.[20] In the ESPN/ABC News era, the FiveThirtyEight blog has covered a broad spectrum of subjects including politics, sports, science, economics, and popular culture.

ABC News Live[edit]

In 2018, ABC News introduced a streaming media service called ABC News Live, available through Roku, Hulu and the news division's other streaming platforms. Content from the broadcasts is used as well as original content produced for the service.[21]

ABC News Live is a 24/7 streaming video news channel for breaking news and live events operated by ABC News, which launched in May 2018 initially exclusive on Roku.[9] ABC News Live is distributed through the ABCNews.com website, mobile apps, streaming services such as The Roku Channel and Hulu Live and apps on OTT devices such as Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, and Roku. ABC News Live also appears in Facebook Watch and YouTube, and Twitter during breaking news. The ad-supported streaming news channel features content from ABC News and various correspondents and anchors, along with live streaming coverage of breaking news and live events.

Former[edit]

Satellite News Channel[edit]

Main article: Satellite News Channel

Satellite News Channel was a joint venture between ABC News and Group W that started on June 21, 1982, as a satellite-delivered cable television network. SNC used footage from ABC News and seven Washington, D.C.-based crews, in addition to stories from other overseas networks to provide a rotating newscast every 20 minutes. However, this channel had difficulty getting clearance from cable systems, so ABC News and Group W decided to sell it to its competitor, CNN (a subsidiary of Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting System). CNN ceased Satellite News Channel's operations on October 27, 1983. SNC was either replaced by CNN or CNN2 on most cable systems. Group W eventually shut down seven years later, in 1999. Following Satellite News Channel's discontinuation, ABC News did not return to the 24-hour cable news world until 22 years later, in 2004, when they launched ABC News Now, whose launch indicated that Satellite News Channel was ABC News' first attempt in the 24-hour cable news world.

ABC News Now[edit]

Main article: ABC News Now

ABC News Now was a 24-hour cable news network that was launched on July 26, 2004 as a digital subchannel by ABC News, being the company's second attempt in the 24-hour cable news world after Satellite News Channel. It was offered via digital television, broadband and streaming video at ABCNews.com[22] and on mobile phones. It delivered breaking news, headline news each half hour, and wide range of entertainment and lifestyle programming. The channel was available in the United States and Europe. Its Talk Back feature allowed viewers to voice their own input through the submission of videos and personal thoughts on controversial issues and current topics. It was shut down as a digital subchannel when after its experimental phase had ended with the President inauguration in 2005. ABC News Now was replaced on cable providers with Fusion on October 28, 2013.

Fusion[edit]

Main article: Fusion TV

Fusion is a digital cable and satellite network that is owned & operated by Fusion Media Group, LLC, which was a joint venture between ABC News and Univision Communications. ABC and Univision formally announced its launch on May 2, 2012. Launched on October 28, 2013, Fusion features a mix of traditional news and investigative programs along with satirical content aimed at English-speaking Hispanic and Latino American adults between the ages of 18 and 34.[23][24] Fusion was ABC News' third attempt in the 24-hour cable news world after Satellite News Channel in 1982 and ABC News Now (which it replaced) in 2004. In December 2015, it was reported that Disney was in talks to sell its stake in Fusion to Univision.[25] The split was complete on April 21, 2016.[26]

Personnel[edit]

Correspondents and reporters[edit]

Former[edit]

('†+' symbol indicates person deceased)

International broadcasts[edit]

Several ABC News programs are broadcast daily on OSN News in MENA.

In Australia, Sky News Australia airs daily broadcasts of World News Tonight (at 10:30 a.m.) and Nightline (at 1:30 a.m.) as well as weekly airings of 20/20 (on Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m., with an extended version at 2:00 p.m. on Sundays) and occasionally Primetime (at 1:30 p.m. on Thursdays, with extended edition at 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays). Coincidentally, that country's public broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, operates its own unrelated news division that is also named ABC News. The U.S. ABC News maintains a content sharing agreement with the Nine Network, which also broadcasts GMA domestically in the early morning before its own breakfast program.

In New Zealand, ABC World News was broadcast daily at 5:10 p.m. and at again at 11:35 p.m. As with the BBC in the U.K., TVNZ 7 (owned by Television New Zealand) aired the program commercial-free, until the channel ceased operations on June 30, 2012.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Alyssa Bernstein (April 10, 2014). "James Goldston Named President of ABC News". ABC News. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  2. ^ Thomas P. Swift (January 9, 1942). "Red and Blue Networks of NBC To Be Split; WJZ May Be Sold". The New York Times. The New York Times Company.
  3. ^ "ESPN Classic – Arledge brought modern innovations to TV sports". Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  4. ^ "ABC News, Disney Online and ESPN.com Providing Extensive Line-Up of Podcast Content via the New iTunes Podcast Directory". The Walt Disney Company. June 28, 2005. Archived from the original on June 21, 2009. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
  5. ^ "A.P. Buys Worldwide Television News". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. June 3, 1998. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  6. ^ Venta, Lance (August 7, 2014). "ABC Radio to Expand Operations". Radio Insight. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  7. ^ Venta, Lance (September 20, 2019). "ABC Radio Rebrands As ABC Audio". RadioInsight. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  8. ^ a b Steinberg, Brian (September 6, 2018). "Michael Strahan, Sara Haines Will Carry 'GMA' From Morning to Afternoon". Variety. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  9. ^ a b Roettgers, Janko; Roettgers, Janko (April 24, 2018). "ABC Launches New 24/7 Online News Network 'ABC News Live' Exclusively on Roku Channel". Variety. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  10. ^ "Listings – TheFutonCritic.com – The Web's Best Television Resource". Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  11. ^ ABC News takes on the Net, Cnet, May 15, 1997
  12. ^ ABC News – Bugs and All – Arrives on the Web, Wired, May 15, 1997
  13. ^ A Barometer for New Media: ABC News Begins Online Service, The New York Times Cybertimes, May 12, 1997
  14. ^ IQ News: That's A Wrap: Disney Completes Starwave Purchase, Ad Week, May 4, 1998
  15. ^ ABC News Digital Turns 18: What Happened When We Started a Website, ABCNews.com, May 15, 2015
  16. ^ ABC News Internet Ventures, Starwave, and Progressive Networks Team Up to Deliver RealAudio and RealVideo Content for ABCNEWS.com, 15 May 1997, Progressive Networks
  17. ^ Stelter, Brian. "ABC and Yahoo expand partnership". CNNMoney. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  18. ^ Silver, Nate (August 7, 2008). "Frequently Asked Questions". FiveThirtyEight.com. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  19. ^ "Nate Silver joins ESPN in multifaceted role". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013.
  20. ^ "FiveThirtyEight joins ABC News". ABC News. April 17, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  21. ^ Baumgartner, Jeff (April 30, 2018). "ABC News Moves on 24/7 Streaming Network". Broadcasting & Cable: 16.
  22. ^ News, ABC. "ABC News". Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  23. ^ "ABC, Univision teaming on News Network". TVNewsCheck. NewsCheck Media. May 7, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  24. ^ "ABC and Univision Announce New Cable Network 'Fusion' Will Launch Later in 2013". ABC News. February 11, 2013.
  25. ^ "Subscribe to read". Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  26. ^ James, Meg. "Walt Disney Co.'s ABC sells its Fusion stake to Univision, exits joint venture". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  27. ^ "Source: Chris Christie to join ABC News as contributor". Politico. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  28. ^ News, ABC. "ABC News Real Biz with Rebecca Jarvis". ABC News. Retrieved October 21, 2016.

External links[edit]

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