ABC News Live (a.k.a. ABCNL) is an U.S.-based streaming videonews channel for breaking news, live events, newscasts, and longer-form reports and documentaries operated by ABC News since 2018. The channel is available through various streaming platforms such as Roku, Hulu, Disney+, YouTube TV and YouTube, Sling TV, Pluto TV, Xumo, FuboTV, Haystack News, Samsung TV Plus, and the news division's website and apps. Centaur Communications provides the channel to Belize.[1]
On January 31, 2005, ABC News removed ABCNN from owned and operated and affiliated TV stations' subchannel as the channel ended its experimental phase originally expected to end after election day but extended past inauguration. The channel would continue on the internet and wireless devices. 20/20 senior broadcast producer Mike Clemente was then hired as executive producer to head up the channel as a part of an increasing capacity being developed for the channel to returns a permanent channel in the Spring.[5] The channel was relaunched as a digital terrestrial television network,[6] cable channel,[6] and broadband service in early April 2005.[7]
On November 5, 2007, Disney-ABC International Television announced plans to launch the channel in international territories, including Germany, Spain and Belgium in 2008 on IPTV service Zattoo, with more territories, including the United Kingdom, planned for the next 6 months.[8] This marked the second international channel launched under ABC branding, the first being the United Kingdom general entertainment channel ABC1 which closed on September 26, 2007.
On October 28, 2013, ABC News launched a new cable news channel, Fusion, as a joint venture with Univision[9] and contributing its ABC News Now operations. In 2021, Fusion ceased operations.
As ABC News Live
With news channels getting high ratings from the 2016 election and ABC News having exited its joint venture news channel,[10] ABCNL launched exclusively on Roku in March 2018[11] then added to Facebook Watch and ABC apps and websites. Also on October 26, 2018, the channel was added to Hulu with Live TV[12] followed by Hulu SVOD on March 20, 2020.[13] On September 4, 2024, ABC News Live launched on Disney+.
On April 21, 2020, ABCNL launched on YouTube TV and Amazon's news app on Fire TV.[14]
On January 23, 2020, ABC News announced an expansion of staffing for the streaming channel and changes in programming to add newscasts and long form reports and documentaries being roll out over a month's time. Justin Dial, formerly of Vice News Tonight, was hired as senior executive producer of ABCNL. Tom Llamas would anchor breaking news coverage at the time of the Iowa caucuses,(now at NBC News) while Linsey Davis would anchor two weekday one-hour evening newscasts.[15] ABC News planned as of March 2020 that ABCNL would air 18 hours of programming daily.[13]
Programming
Current Programming
As ABC News Live
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ABC News Live, a weekday daytime newscasts between 9am-7pm|ET hosted by Diane Macedo and Kyra Phillips (occasionally alongside Terry Moran) during 9am-1pm and 1-4pm respectively.
ABC News Live Reports, a weekday 2-hour evening newscasts between 5pm-7pm|ET hosted by Kayna Whitworth (September 2023-)
ABC News Live Prime, a weekday 90-minute evening newscasts between 7pm-8:30pm|ET hosted by Linsey Davis (February 2020-)
ABC World NewsTonight with David Muir, a rebroadcast of the ABC news program hosted by David Muir on weekdays, Whit Johnson on Saturdays, and Linsey Davis on Sundays. Nielsen ranks the show as the most watched evening news program on American television since 2016.[16]
Tech This Out!—Technology news and a consumer guide to gadgets, hosted by Daniel Sieberg.
Good Morning America Health—GMA Health is a third hour of Good Morning America and also is themed toward health news and other health-related topics, airing 2pm/ET. Its predecessor was Good Morning America Now which was canceled due to lack of viewers. Its final broadcast was October 2008.
Inside the Newsroom—2x times daily.
Money Matters—Financial and economic news and tips right after the NYSE opening bell.
Good Money—Personal finance information for everyday consumers and small business owners.
The Daily Download—feature stories, viral videos and stories from off the beaten path.
Popcorn with Peter Travers—An interview-based movie show, with stars talking to Rolling Stone movie reviewer Peter Travers.
Amplified—Indie music and interviews, brought to you by ABC News anchor Dan Harris.
TopLine—Inside the political arena with Rick Klein.
World Piece — featured one international news story[8]
World View—Round-up of headlines from around the world.
Now You Know—Living Advice and News Briefs along with Weather, Now You Know was ABC News Now's morning program.
Chef's Table
External links
As ABC News Live
Around the Table (September 10, 2019 -?) - an irregular presidential candidate interview program in which Democratic candidates are interviewed by three voters and moderated by anchors and correspondents around a table. Episodes would be used as a part of that night's Nightline. In the first episode, Byron Pitts moderates Beto O'Rourke with the second episode being Linsey Davis moderating Senator Cory Booker.
Guardians of the Amazon (February 2020) - a documentary regarding rainforest destruction, produced by the Nightline team.
^Kerschbaumer, Ken (January 24, 2005). "ABC News Now... And Later". Broadcasting & Cable. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
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