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[1]<\/a> Disney\/ABC Television Group Logo<\/p><\/div>\n \u00a0ABOUT DISNEY\/ABC TELEVISION GROUP<\/strong><\/p>\n Disney\/ABC Television Group<\/a>, 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\u00a0all of The Walt Disney television properties. [2]<\/a> This includes properties\u00a0such as ABC Television Network<\/a>, ABC Entertainment Group<\/a>, Disney Channels Worldwide<\/a>, ABC Family<\/a>, ABC News <\/a>and more. [3]<\/a><\/p>\n Television Properties<\/strong><\/p>\n [4]<\/a> ABC Family Logo<\/p><\/div>\n 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]<\/a>\u00a0The network’s programming includes original series and movies. Pretty Little Liars<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(the No. 1 scripted show for females between the age of 12-34 in the year 2012)\u00a0and\u00a0Melissa & Joey<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(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\u00a0Labor Pains<\/a><\/em>, which features American actress and recording singer Lindsay Lohan.[6]<\/a><\/p>\n [5]<\/a> Disney XD Logo<\/p><\/div>\n Another popular property that lies under Disney\/ABC Television group is Disney XD<\/a>. The cable\u00a0channel was created by Disney for a rare outcome that had been yet to be distributed to cable. It provides a flashy series\u00a0that 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\u00a0in that age range (females still included). Disney XD programming pushes children on their\u00a0chase for sports (Disney, adventure and humor.)\u00a0[7]<\/a>\u00a0To achieve their goals, Disney XD joined ESPN\u00a0<\/a>in creating an original series titles\u00a0Disney XD ESPN Sport Science.\u00a0<\/em>The program features two hosts who talk about\u00a0myths in sports. The program has guest appearances from both celebrities and professional sports athletes. [8]<\/a><\/p>\n These are only two of many properties that are owned by fall under Disney\/ABC Television Group. All programming\u00a0from Disney\/ABC Television Group properties reach a different fragment of the general audience. The company is able to attract the views from\u00a0crowds that are female or male, young or old etc.<\/p>\n KEY EXECUTIVES<\/strong><\/p>\n [9] <\/a>Anne Sweeney<\/p><\/div> [10]<\/a> Ben Sherwood<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n 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]<\/a><\/p>\n Ben Sherwood\u00a0became the President of ABC News in\u00a0December 2010. [12]<\/a>\u00a0Sherwood 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\u00a0Disney\/ABC Television Group as a co-president. [13]<\/a><\/p>\n FINANCIALS<\/strong><\/p>\n 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]<\/a>\u00a0Disney’s\u00a0cable businesses\u00a0ended its fourth quarter with a 5% increase in revenue, ending with a total of $5.2 billion. [15]<\/a>\u00a0 A big contributor in the increase of revenue was\u00a0ABC’s broadcasting of the FIFA World Cup, which\u00a0concluded in a boost of advertisement revenue. [16]<\/a><\/p>\n DISNEY\/ABC TELEVISION GROUP NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n New Deal with Streaming Company Shomi<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0[18]<\/a> Shomi Logo<\/p><\/div>\n Disney\/ABC Television has signed a deal with Shomi<\/a>. 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]<\/a>\u00a0The deal includes family and kid friendly content from Disney. Well known films such as\u00a0102\u00a0<\/em><\/a>Dalmatians<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>and\u00a0Who Framed Roger Rabbit<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>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,\u00a0Scandal<\/a><\/em> and Revenge<\/em><\/a>. [19]<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/a>Relaunch of WATCH Applications<\/span><\/p>\n [20]<\/a> WATCH Applications<\/p><\/div>\n Disney\/ABC Television Group has announced that it is relaunching its WATCH<\/a> applications. \u00a0The 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.\u00a0[20]<\/a>\u00a0Disney\/ABC Television Group created Disney Junior en Espa\u00f1ol, 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]<\/a><\/p>\n New Fall 2014 Series:\u00a0How To Get Away with Murder<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n [22]<\/a> How to Get Away with Murder<\/p><\/div>\n ABC’s new original series How To Get Away with Murder<\/a><\/em>, premiered this past fall on September 25th. The\u00a0TV series is a drama produced by Shonda Rhimes<\/a>, 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]<\/a>\u00a0It received 14.3 million views and a demo\u00a0rating 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]<\/a><\/p>\n SOURCES<\/strong><\/p>\n [1]<\/a>\u00a0Disney\/ABC Television Group Logo, RT 12\/1\/2014<\/p>\n [2]<\/a>\u00a0Disney\/ABC Television Group Information,\u00a0RT 12\/1\/2014<\/p>\n [3]<\/a>\u00a0The Walt Disney Company’s Properties,\u00a0RT 12\/1\/2014<\/p>\n [4]<\/a>\u00a0ABC Family Logo,\u00a0RT 12\/1\/2014<\/p>\n [5]<\/a>\u00a0Disney XD Logo,\u00a0RT 12\/1\/2014<\/p>\n [6]<\/a>\u00a0ABC Family Programming Information,\u00a0RT 12\/1\/2014<\/p>\n [7]<\/a>\u00a0Disney XD Programming Information,\u00a0RT 12\/1\/2014<\/p>\n [8]<\/a>\u00a0Disney XD ESPN Sport Science,\u00a0RT 12\/1\/2014<\/p>\n [9]<\/a>\u00a0Anne Sweeney,\u00a0RT 12\/1\/2014<\/p>\n [10]<\/a>\u00a0 Ben Sherwood,\u00a0RT 12\/1\/2014<\/p>\n [11]<\/a>\u00a0Anne Sweeney Biography,\u00a0RT 12\/1\/2014<\/p>\n [12]<\/a>\u00a0Ben Sherwood Biography,\u00a0RT 12\/1\/2014<\/p>\n [13]<\/a>\u00a0Ben Sherwood Becoming President,\u00a0RT 12\/1\/2014<\/p>\n [14]<\/a>\u00a0 The Walt\u00a0Disney Compnay Financials,\u00a0RT 12\/1\/2014<\/p>\n [15]<\/a>\u00a0 Disney Broadcasting Financials,\u00a0RT 12\/1\/2014<\/p>\n [16]<\/a>\u00a0ABC Financials,\u00a0RT 12\/1\/2014<\/p>\n [17]<\/a>\u00a0 Shomi Launch Date,\u00a0RT 12\/1\/2014<\/p>\n [18]<\/a>\u00a0Shomi Logo,\u00a0RT 12\/1\/2014<\/p>\n [19]<\/a>\u00a0Disney\/ABC and Shomi Deal,\u00a0RT 12\/1\/2014<\/p>\n [20]<\/a>\u00a0WATCH Applications Information,\u00a0RT 12\/1\/2014<\/p>\n [21]<\/a>\u00a0Disney Watch Applications’ Updates,\u00a0RT 12\/1\/2014<\/p>\n [22]<\/a>\u00a0How To Get Away With Murder Image,\u00a0RT 12\/1\/2014<\/p>\n [23]<\/a>\u00a0How To Get Away With Murder Season Premier, RT 12\/1\/2014<\/p>\n [24]<\/a>\u00a0How To Get Away With Murder Season Finale,\u00a0RT 12\/1\/2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Alex Alomar \u00a0ABOUT 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\u00a0all of The … Continue reading by Alex Alomar<\/pre>\n
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