American Broadcasting Company

The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a commercial television network owned by the Walt Disney Company. It distributes national programming through affiliated local stations.

Television network: An organization that supplies television programming to affiliated stations for distribution across a region or country. ABC is a national network whose programs reach viewers through local affiliates.
NBC: An American television and radio network owned by NBCUniversal. ABC's corporate ancestry lies in a radio network that NBC was required to divest.
Leonard Goldenson: An American media executive who led ABC from 1953 to 1986 and expanded its television business. Goldenson turned ABC into a major competitor through programming and strategic growth.
ABC News: The news division of the American Broadcasting Company, producing television, radio, and digital journalism. It produces ABC's national newscasts and public-affairs programming.
CBS: An American commercial television network owned by Paramount Global. CBS is one of ABC's long-standing competitors for national audiences and affiliates.
Broadcast syndication: The licensing of television programs to individual stations or markets rather than distribution through a single network schedule. Syndication distributes programs station by station, unlike ABC's coordinated national schedule.
Blue Network: The NBC radio network sold in 1943 and renamed the American Broadcasting Company. ABC began as NBC's Blue Network before expanding into television.
Roone Arledge: An American television executive who developed ABC's influential sports and news programming. Arledge reshaped ABC Sports and helped establish ABC News as a national force.
ABC Sports: The sports programming division historically associated with the American Broadcasting Company. Its broadcasts made sports a major part of ABC's network identity.
Fox Broadcasting Company: An American commercial television network launched by Fox in 1986. Fox entered the broadcast market as a newer rival to ABC and the established networks.

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