ABC Bungles Obama Gay Marriage Scoop
Performance Marketing
President Obama's announcement of his support for same-sex marriages this afternoon was touted as a major win for network TV, getting the scoop over cable and the noisy clamor of [...]
ABC News, Bluefin Labs Extend Social TV Analytics Partnership Through Presidential Election
Performance Marketing
ABC News has extended its partnership with social TV analytics firm Bluefin Labs through next year’s presidential inauguration. ABCNews.com executive producer Ed O’Keefe announced the extension during a Social Media [...]
ABC News Special on Gabrielle Giffords May Not Show Interview
Yesterday, in a major coup for the network, ABC News announced that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will sit down with Diane Sawyer for her first interview since she was shot last [...]
ABC News, NBC News Snipe Over Paying Sources
As ABC News moves away from checkbook journalism, its competitors are starting to gloat—and distance themselves from similar practices.
Elizabeth Smart Hired by ABC News
Elizabeth Smart, the young woman who was kidnapped from her home in Salt Lake City in 2002 at age 14 (and was found nine months later), has taken a job [...]
Andrew Morse Named Head of Bloomberg TV
Bloomberg announced Thursday that Andrew Morse, the executive producer of innovation and integration for ABC News Digital, has been named the new head of the 24-hour business news network Bloomberg [...]