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[1] Disney/ABC Television Group Logo

by Alex Alomar

 ABOUT DISNEY/ABC TELEVISION GROUP

Disney/ABC Television Group, through its many businesses is involved in the production and distribution of entertainment and news to the public. It is a premier entertainment media company. Disney/ABC regulates all of The Walt Disney television properties. [2] This includes properties such as ABC Television Network, ABC Entertainment Group, Disney Channels Worldwide, ABC Family, ABC News and more. [3]

Television Properties

ABC Family Logo

[4] ABC Family Logo

Disney/ABC Television provides the world with a diverse composition of entertainment. One of its properties is ABC Family., which is one of the cable’s top 10 networks. [6] The network’s programming includes original series and movies. Pretty Little Liars (the No. 1 scripted show for females between the age of 12-34 in the year 2012) and Melissa & Joey (cable’s No. 1 program at 8 P.M. on Wednesdays) are both original ABC Family programs that contribute to its great success. ABC Family has a long list of original movies including Labor Pains, which features American actress and recording singer Lindsay Lohan.[6]

Disney XD Logo

[5] Disney XD Logo

Another popular property that lies under Disney/ABC Television group is Disney XD. The cable channel was created by Disney for a rare outcome that had been yet to be distributed to cable. It provides a flashy series that include both animated and live-action original programming, including movies and series. It reaches an audience of those who are 6-14 and more specifically, boys in that age range (females still included). Disney XD programming pushes children on their chase for sports (Disney, adventure and humor.) [7] To achieve their goals, Disney XD joined ESPN in creating an original series titles Disney XD ESPN Sport Science. The program features two hosts who talk about myths in sports. The program has guest appearances from both celebrities and professional sports athletes. [8]

These are only two of many properties that are owned by fall under Disney/ABC Television Group. All programming from Disney/ABC Television Group properties reach a different fragment of the general audience. The company is able to attract the views from crowds that are female or male, young or old etc.

KEY EXECUTIVES

Anne Sweeney

[9] Anne Sweeney

Ben Sherwood

[10] Ben Sherwood

Anne Sweeney is the current President of Disney/ABC Television Group as well as the Co-Chair of Disney Media Networks. She has been involved with the company since 1996. Sweeney is in charge of managing Disney’s entertainment and news television properties. [11]

Ben Sherwood became the President of ABC News in December 2010. [12] Sherwood has been named to succeed Anne Sweeney as President of Disney/ABC Television Group. He will become active as President on Feb 1st, 2015, but is currently involved in all decision making that involves Disney/ABC Television Group as a co-president. [13]

FINANCIALS

The Walt Disney Company, in its third quarterly report of the year, revealed that it has a revenue of $12.16 billion, and increase for its second quarterly report of $11.65 billion. [14] Disney’s cable businesses ended its fourth quarter with a 5% increase in revenue, ending with a total of $5.2 billion. [15]  A big contributor in the increase of revenue was ABC’s broadcasting of the FIFA World Cup, which concluded in a boost of advertisement revenue. [16]

DISNEY/ABC TELEVISION GROUP NEWS

New Deal with Streaming Company Shomi

Shomi Logo

 [18] Shomi Logo

Disney/ABC Television has signed a deal with Shomi. Shomi is a Canadian company that provides an online streaming service, much like Netflix and Hulu. It is a new company that was founded this past August and officially launched on November 4th. [17] The deal includes family and kid friendly content from Disney. Well known films such as 102 Dalmatians and Who Framed Roger Rabbit, will now be available to Shomi users. A big part of the deal is the programming Shomi is obtaining from ABC programming. Shame will be streaming shows from ABC, ABC Family as well as ABC Studios. This includes two of ABC’s extremely successful TV series, Scandal and Revenge. [19]

 Relaunch of WATCH Applications

WATCH Applications

[20] WATCH Applications

Disney/ABC Television Group has announced that it is relaunching its WATCH applications.  The WATCH applications include an a different application for multiple properties. There is an application for ABC, ABC Family, Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior. The new features for the ABC application include allowing the user to to post on Facebook or Twitter about the current show they are watching without having to close and leave the application. [20] Disney/ABC Television Group created Disney Junior en Español, which will now allow users to watch and experience the application in Spanish. You can now also access the WATCH applications on Android and Kindle Fire Devices. The last addition to the application was being able to listen to Radio Disney live. [21]

New Fall 2014 Series: How To Get Away with Murder

How to Get Away with Murder

[22] How to Get Away with Murder

ABC’s new original series How To Get Away with Murder, premiered this past fall on September 25th. The TV series is a drama produced by Shonda Rhimes, who is known for her with Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal. The show as been nothing but success for ABC. The show had the biggest new series premier of the Fall 2014 season. [23] It received 14.3 million views and a demo rating of 3.9. Although the number of viewers of the show has dropped, it is still pulling a strong audience. The show’s fall finale had 9.8 million viewers. [24]

SOURCES

[1] Disney/ABC Television Group Logo, RT 12/1/2014

[2] Disney/ABC Television Group Information, RT 12/1/2014

[3] The Walt Disney Company’s Properties, RT 12/1/2014

[4] ABC Family Logo, RT 12/1/2014

[5] Disney XD Logo, RT 12/1/2014

[6] ABC Family Programming Information, RT 12/1/2014

[7] Disney XD Programming Information, RT 12/1/2014

[8] Disney XD ESPN Sport Science, RT 12/1/2014

[9] Anne Sweeney, RT 12/1/2014

[10]  Ben Sherwood, RT 12/1/2014

[11] Anne Sweeney Biography, RT 12/1/2014

[12] Ben Sherwood Biography, RT 12/1/2014

[13] Ben Sherwood Becoming President, RT 12/1/2014

[14]  The Walt Disney Compnay Financials, RT 12/1/2014

[15]  Disney Broadcasting Financials, RT 12/1/2014

[16] ABC Financials, RT 12/1/2014

[17]  Shomi Launch Date, RT 12/1/2014

[18] Shomi Logo, RT 12/1/2014

[19] Disney/ABC and Shomi Deal, RT 12/1/2014

[20] WATCH Applications Information, RT 12/1/2014

[21] Disney Watch Applications’ Updates, RT 12/1/2014

[22] How To Get Away With Murder Image, RT 12/1/2014

[23] How To Get Away With Murder Season Premier, RT 12/1/2014

[24] How To Get Away With Murder Season Finale, RT 12/1/2014

Disney-ABC

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Company History

On January 4th, 1996, Michael Eisner and the Walt Disney Company came to an agreement with Capital Cities/ABC on a merger between the two companies, forming what is known today as Disney-ABC TV [1]. In addition to ABC Television Network, Disney-ABC owns multiple cable channels including Disney Channel Disney XD, ABC Family and ABC News, as well as a controlling stake in ESPN and an equity holding in A+E Networks.

 

Corporate

ANNE SWEENEY

Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks
President, Disney/ABC Television Group (2005-2015)

KEVIN BROCKMAN

Executive Vice President, Global Communications, Disney/ABC Television Group

REBECCA CAMPBELL

President, ABC Owned Television Stations Group

PAUL LEE

President, ABC Entertainment Group

GARY MARSH

President and Chief Creative Officer, Disney Channels Worldwide

BEN SHERWOOD

Co-President, Disney/ABC Television Group (2010-2015),

Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks
President, Disney/ABC Television Group (2015-)

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Q1 EARNINGS

The Walt Disney Company’s first quarter of the fiscal year ended on December 28, 2013. Since the first quarter of the 2013 fiscal year, The Walt Disney Company’s media networks have seen a 4% increase in revenue, and an operating income increase of nearly 20%. However, the company saw a decrease of almost $85 million in income, due in large part to contractual rate increases to Modern Family and other long-tenured shows on the network. [3]

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PROGRAMMING

The cast and crew of Modern Family winning their fourth Emmy in four years. [4]

Disney-ABC has done a very fine job of diversifying their TV offerings, broadcasting programs for every sort of viewer imaginable. The company’s two most popular offerings are 4-time Emmy winner Modern Family [4] and the company’s longest running primetime drama, Grey’s Anatomy. In addition, ABC has created successful shows based on existing third-party content, such as Once Upon a Time and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ABC also airs a large number of successful unscripted shows, such as The Bachelor and Dancing With The Stars, talk-shows in both the morning (The View) and late-night (Jimmy Kimmel Live!), live college football and NBA games, and national news shows such as Good Morning America.

Scandal creator Shonda Rhimes (left) and the show’s star Kerry Washington. Rhimes also created ABC’s long running Grey’s Anatomy. [5]

ABC Family and the various Disney channels offer popular youth-oriented series such as Pretty Little Liars and the cartoon Gravity Falls.

In this upcoming season, Disney-ABC plans to bolster its broadcast schedule even further by collaborating with well-respected directors and producers such as David O. Russell and Bryan Singer on the shows The Club [6]  and Black Box [7] , respectively.

 

Director Bryan Singer, well known for his directorial work on the X-Men films, is bringing a show to ABC this year. [8]

New King of Late Night?

ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel (Left) and NBC’s Jimmy Fallon (Right) [9]

On April 3, 2014, Late Night host David Letterman announced his retirement from the show, and from late-night TV in 2015. Stephen Colbert will replace him on CBS in the same time slot after his departure. [10] With David Letterman’s retirement in 2015, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel will have the longest active run of late night hosting on broadcast TV with a consecutive 11 years on the air. Along with Colbert, Kimmel has already begun competing with the recently appointed Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon on NBC, who’s show shares a timeslot with Kimmel.

So far, among the two shows, The Tonight Show has dominated in TV ratings. However, Jimmy Kimmel Live is fast on Fallon’s heels in the digital department. After a stellar debut week (avg 6.2 million viewers), Fallon’s ratings have come back to Earth (avg 1.8 million viewers in its 2nd week). A report from Nielsen “SocialGuide”’s data, the number of impressions on Twitter for each show are comparable, and Kimmel’s uptick in viewership means that the margin between the two shows is closer than you think. These two talk-show stalwarts look to be set to compete for years to come, and ready to take on all challengers. [11].

 

The End of an Era?

Will this Aereo antennae (left) be the end of TV as we know it? [12]

On February 14, 2012, a company called Aereo created a product that was designed, in their eyes, to be the future of television. Aereo created a mini-sized antennae that effectively replaced a cable box and allowed consumers to “break free” from cable companies [12], all for a very affordable price of $80 a year. However, by doing so, Aereo was breaking many rules by not paying retransmission fees to the networks it carried, something that the cable providers are required to do. As such, cable companies swarmed Aereo with suits and injunctions within months, but to no avail [13]. 2+ years later, Aereo is still operational, and now more faces have joined in the fight against them, including ABC.

Aereo founder Chet Kanojia [15]

Specifically, their case against Aereo is set to go to Supreme Court review on April 22, 2014, and will likely be resolved by the end of June. If they lose, Aereo could be a signal of what is to come, with other startups following suit, and ducking retransmission fees. However, even if the networks win this battle, has the issue gained enough traction that it has gone down an irreversible path? Many Aereo subscribers, and consumers fed up with their cable companies, are embracing this new technology and championing it as the next big thing. Nobody knows just how this case will play out, but everyone knows that the repercussions will be massive [15][14]

 

Fighting Fire with Fire

Scandal’s growing social media numbers

Scandal’s growing social media numbers [16]

Recent advances in broadcast technology have seriously hindered TV’s chances at remaining a top broadcast medium in the past few years. Internet piracy, DVR and online streaming services have all impeded on the television’s reign atop the media market. However, it seems that ABC has found a way to turn the tables and use these new developments to their advantage.

The best example of this is ABC’s smash hit show Scandal. ABC has allowed the show’s creator, Shonda Rhimes, to run rampant on social media, and she does so with finesse. Her constant involvement and interaction with fans throughout the show’s run has led to a massive social media following for everyone from Rhimes, to the show’s star, Kerry Washington, to Scandal’s official social media accounts.

To show just how astronomical its rise has been, take Scandal’s social media growth from its premiere up to the third season finale on April 17, 2014. At the former, Scandal had about 500,000 connections on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube combined. As of the third season finale, Scandal has 1.4 million views on its official Youtube page, 2.6 million followers on Twitter and almost 5 million fans on Facebook. As you would expect, Scandal’s most popular demographic is in the 18-49 range, who – not so coincidentally – are the demographic most present on social media networks [16].

Works Cited

[1] THE MEDIA BUSINESS;Disney and ABC Shareholders Solidly Approve Merger Deal

[2] All portraits courtesy of disneyabctv.com

[3] THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY REPORTS FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS FOR FISCAL 2014

[4] Modern Family – The Television Academy

[5] girltalkhq – ‘Scandal’ & ‘Greys Anatomy’ Creator Shonda Rhimes To Receive Diversity Award

[6] Deadline – Soapy Drama From David O. Russell & Susannah Grant Gets ABC Series Order

[7] Deadline – Bryan Singer To Direct & Exec Produce CBS Series ‘Battle Creek’ From Vince Gilligan & David Shore

[8] IMDB – Bryan Singer photos

[9] tvovermind – Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel Agree To Play Nice

[10] CBSNews – Stephen Colbert to replace David Letterman on “Late Show”

[11] thewrap.com – Jimmy Fallon vs. Jimmy Kimmel: The New Late Night Fight, by the Numbers

[12] “Love is in the Aereo” – Aereo.com press release

[13] “Aereo Prevails” – Aereo.com press release

[14] USAToday – Supreme Court case could test future of broadcast TV

[15] Fortune – What happens if broadcasters lose the Aereo case?

[16] How Social Media Helps Drive ABC’s ‘Scandal’

Disney/ABC Television Group

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By Mila Morgensztern

 2000px-Disney-ABC_International_Television_logo (1)

 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91521-4581, United States. (2)

Tel: 818-560-1000

Fax: 818-560-1930

www.disneyabctv.com

COMPANY OVERVIEW: (3)

The Walt Disney company is one of the most diversify international entertainment company. They operate in many different sectors such as Disney media Network( broadcasting, cable, publishing…), Disney Parks and Resorts, The Walt Disney Studios (Movies, Music, TV), Disney Consumer Products (merchandising) and Disney Interactive (digital media platforms). Overall, all those segments have been added overtime. Furthermore, this corporation is established in a variety of Countries such as Japan, France, Australia, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, Romania and many others. However, this report will only focus on a section of The Walt Disney Studios as it will only explore the recent TV department news.

BUT WHERE DOES SUCH A MAJOR CORPORATION COMES FROM? (4)

Originally, this company was called Buena Vista Television Communications and was launched in September 1995. But the following year the company acquired Capital Cities Communications. In addition, in 2001, Disney/ Buena Vista Television group also acquired Saban entertainment and Fox Family Worldwide. And in 2002, the company changed its name to Disney/ABC Television Group. Additionally,today due to their collaboration with Apple, the company was the first to benefit from the hit TV series via Itunes.

EXECUTIVES: (5)

President ABC entertainment group – Paul Lee: 

Management team (5)

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Disney/ABC group – Peter Seymour: 

Management Team (5)

President and Chief Creative Officer, Disney Channels Worldwide – Gary Marsh:

Management team (5)

Executive Vice President, Global Communications, Disney ABC group – Kevin Brockman:

Management team (5)

FIRST QUARTERLY REPORT OF 2012: 

12% increase net income from the previous year. It rose to nearly 1.2 billion dollars with a revenue of 4.8 billion dollars. Furthermore, Morgan Stanley and Benjamin Swinburn, explained that it might be due to improvements in attraction parks. In addition, the parks revenues keep increasing and went up to 3.2 billion dollars for this quarter. (6) In addition, below you can see The Walt Disney company Quarterly Data Comparison. Overall, it can be said that this company main aspect is that, it is constant in term or revenues and net incomes.

 

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Additionally, Disney/ABC consists of all the Walt Disney company and ABC branded Television properties; which includes ABC television network and ABC entertainment.
 (7)
Picture Walt Disney Studio (6)
 
OVERALL, IT HAS ASSETS IN MANY INDUSTRIES: (8)
DISNEY/ABC MAIN COMPETITORS:
                    DISNEY/ABC TV SHOWS’ DIFFUSION, LATEST NEWS AND RELEASES.

ABC, ABC familly winter/spring TV diffusion: (10) 

  • Modern Family, Comedy – Teenagers – TV show about a big family.
  • Grey’s Anatomy, Drama – Teenagers and Adults – TV show about the life in a hospital.
  • Once upon a time, Fantazy/Drama – Teenagers and Adults – TV show about an imaginary world.
  • Revenge, Drama – Teenagers and Adults – TV show about a young woman that wants to revenge her father.
  • Pretty Little Liars, Drama – Teenagers – Tv show about 5 girls in high school.

Disney Channel TV shows 2012-2013: (11) 

  • Special episode of “Wizards of Waverly Place” on September 27.                     Comedy – Teenager- TV show on Wizards
  • On Disney Junior, on January 11th: “Sofia the first”.                                                                    Cartoon – Kids – TV show on Princess
  • Order of thrid season of “A.N.T. Farm” October 2012.                                                   Sitcom – Kids – Comedy
  • Order of second season of “Dog with a Blog” on February 4th.                                     Comedy – Teenagers – TV show about a Dog and a Family


IN ADDITION, SOME NEW RELEASES TOOK PLACE IN 2012.

For instance:

” Last resort “ American military drama TV show, put on air the 27th of September 2012 until January 14th 2013 as it was originally a 13-episodes run. It was created by Shawn Ryan and Karl Gajdusek. (12)

 Actors: Andre Braugher, Scott Speedman and Daisy Betts. (13)

 

“666 Park Avenue”: Drama TV show that started September 30th, 2012 on ABC. It was created by David Wilcox and is about the tenants of a building in Manhattan NYC. (12)

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 Actors: Rachel Taylor, Dave Annable and Robert Buckley. (13)

 

“Nashville” : American musical drama TV show created by Callie Khouri. The serie first releases was on ABC, the 10 October 2012. Overall, the TV show is about two female singers trying to become stars. (12)

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Actors: Connie Britton, Hayden Panettiere and Clare Bowen. (13)

 

And the “Neighbors” is what is called a science fiction sitcom. The TV shows talks about a family living with an extraterrestrial community. The serie was created by Dan Fogelman. (12)

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 Actors: Dan Fogelman, Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger. (13)

 

HOWEVER, ABC AND DISNEY WILL ALSO HOST TV PREMIERES AND NEW SEASONS, THAT HAS OR WIILL BE RELEASED LATER IN 2013.

 

Red Widow – March 3rd 2013: Drama tv show created by Melissa Rosenberg. A thriller with the main character as a widow housewife trying to protect her family. (14)

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Dancing with the stars – March 8th 2013. A dance competition that comes from the United Kingdom. It is currently its 16th season and is on the air since the summer of 2005. (14)

Find the Best (16)

Host: Tom Bergeron. (13)

Judges: Bruno Tonioli, Carrie Ann Inaba and Len Goodman.(13)

 

How to live with your parents (for the rest of your life) – April 3rd 2013. It was created by Claudia Lonow and, it talks about a young mother recently divorced. (14)

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Actors: Sarah Chalke, Elizabeth Perkins and Rachel Eggleston. (13)

 

Family tools – May 1st 2013. Sitcom created by Bobby Bowman. Based on British sitcom called White Van Man and the story is about a man with no luck. (14)

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Actors: Chris Bruno and Sergio Enrique. (13)

 

Teen Beach Musical – Summer 2013. Tv show created by Jeffrey Hornaday and produced by Disney Channel. The story talks about a young women that likes surfing and has problems with her parents. (19)

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Actors: Ross Lynch, Maia Mitchell and Grace Phipps. (13)

 

Code 9 – This summer. It is a reality TV show that does practical jokes with a hidden camera. (19)

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Actors: Andrew Knott, Heshima Thompson and Liam Boyle. (13)

 

Good luck Charlie – April 2013. TV show on Disney Channel created by Phil Baker and Drew Vaupen. It talks about a newborn baby coming in the family. (19)

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Actors: Jason Dolley, Bridgit Mendler and Mia Talerico. (13)

 

LASTLY, THE CORPORATE NEWS RELATED TO DISNEY/ABC TELEVISION GROUP.

In November, They increased their cash dividend by 25%. (22)

In December, The corporation finally acquired completely LucasFilm. (22)

In February, Walt Disney released fiscal information about the first quarter of 2013. It was made on December 29th 2012. (22)

  • Revenues: $11,341 million. (23)
  • Net income: $1,382 million. (23)
  • Free cash flow: $599 million. (23)
  • Compared to the previous year: 5%, 6%, 46% increase respectively.(23)

In February, the company webcasted fiscal earnings results. (22)

In May, there will be the annual shareholders’ meeting. (22)

Furthermore, the main news related to the entire television corporation, was that in the fall of 2013, several television groups are going to launch programs for US-Hispanics, on their networks. (24)

 

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