It wouldn’t have been obvious to viewers, but “ABC World News” moved to an automated control room on Wednesday. In 2008, the “World News” control room was moved to a new location in the building to accommodate the broadcast’s switch to high definition. Since the move, the original control room was upgraded with newer, automated technology.
On Wednesday the program returned to its original control room.
An ABC spokesperson says: “The automated technology allows the news division to have greater uniformity and consistency in the way all broadcasts are produced – from creating a more streamlined production workflow to allowing producers more creative control throughout the production process.”
Over the past few a months a number of ABC News programs that originate from New York have moved over to the automated systems, including “Nightline,” the weekend edition of “World News” and the overnight programs.