Talk:American Broadcasting Company

Person in charge

• Who is the person responsible for shows like Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives, etc.? --Kid Sonic (talk) 22:57, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

• • America Ferrera for Ugly Betty, Eva Langoria for Desperate Housewives :D--SuperHotWiki (talk) 06:05, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

Reference needed

Hello, I a bit disappointed by the following paragraphe :

During the hearings, Woods said the new network would not sell airtime to the American Federation of Labor. Noble evaded questioning on similar points by hiding behind the NAB code. Frustrated, the chairman advised Noble to do some rethinking. Apparently he did, and the sale closed on October 12, 1943.

What's the source of this information, the reason of this request from the FCC and the consequence for ABC ? Also the entire article is really lacking from source. At least one per paragraphe for the history section or better, one per sentence/fact --GdGourou - °o° - Talk to me 09:57, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

wipeout

When reality shows are discussed there is no mention of wipeout. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.110.80.51 (talk) 00:44, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

Wipeout is a game show (albeit a physical one), not a reality show, as there's no ongoing contestants, and each episode is a standalone competition. So the lack of mention is appropriate. oknazevad (talk) 00:57, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

Where is ABC located

• What is the address of the ABC network? --Kid Sonic (talk) 02:42, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

This is their mailing address taken from their website:

ABC, Inc.

500 S. Buena Vista Street

Burbank, CA 91521-4551

Which is, I believe, part of the Disney Studios. Their New York studios are at 77 W 66th St, not counting the Times Square Studio, which they use these days. oknazevad (talk) 13:03, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

ABC in the 1970's = Sports Coverage!

This article totally "missed the bus" when it comes to ABC sports in the 70's. Monday Night Football was the most inovative TV creation of the decade. ABC also moved into the major league baseball broadcasting market during the 70's, with Monday Night Baseball games that featured guest announcers such as Dizzy Dean, Bob Ueker, and host of other celebrities from the entertainment world. ABC cameras were at Yankee Stadium when Chris Chambliss hit his solo home run in game 5 of the '76' ALCS, that won the pennant for the Yankees. The following year, ABC covered Reggie Jackson's three home run performance in game 5 of the '77' world series. ABC's wide world of Sports covered the historically tragic 72 Olympics in Munich, and the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. Howard Cosell's relationship with Muhamed Ali fueled its' coverage of professional boxing in all weight classes. Also it was ABC who covered the NBA until CBS took over in the mid to late 70's. ABC even hosted a one on one tournament featuring the NBA's best players. It was basketball's answer to the home run derby. The network employed three of the most recognizable play by play voices in all of sports coverage. Howard Cosell, Keith Jackson, and Al Michaels. I feel this should have been mentioned in the article, as this represents a significant period in the network's history, in which an outstanding body of work was created. 167.206.169.66 (talk) 20:14, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

Tendentious section headings

The titles used for section headings need to be made more neutral and should be better supported by reliable sources. 121a0012 (talk) 02:38, 15 December 2011 (UTC)

Requested move

American Broadcasting Company → ABC (U.S. TV channel) – The channel is almost never advertised or referred to as American Broadcasting Company. 68.44.179.54 (talk) 01:12, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

Oppose: While it is true that the network (not channel; it's on a different channel in each city) is rarely referred to by anything other that the initialism, "ABC" is such a common term that using the full name is a natural, easy disambiguation. (Though, it may correctly be the plural "companies".) oknazevad (talk) 01:45, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

Additional Comment The proposed title would make a good redirect, though. oknazevad (talk) 01:55, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

Oppose: If it was the only notable TV network called "ABC", I'd support a move to ABC (TV network), but since it is still officially named "American Broadcasting Company" (unlike CBS for example, which has dropped all corporate ties to "Columbia Broadcasting System"), I think the current title works much better as an easy natural-flowing disambiguation than using three acronyms one after the other (ABC, U.S., TV). — FoxCE (talk • contribs) 04:44, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

• Oppose. Again, it's inaccurate to say its "TV Channel" when it's a TV network. Furthermore, ABC may not be advertising or is being commonly referred to as the "American Broadcasting Company" in 2012, but that has not always been the case.[1][2] Even sites like MSNBC still have a "American Broadcasting Company on MSNBC" page. And it still is officially named as such, so I'd prefer to keep it as per option #1 of WP:NCDAB - "When there is another term or more complete name that is equally clear and is unambiguous, that may be used". Zzyzx11 (talk) 06:30, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
• Oppose. Obviously it can't be ABC, because that's ambiguous. However, using the full name is a far more natural form of disambiguation than adding "U.S. TV channel" in parentheses. Jenks24 (talk) 09:09, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
• Oppose – the name is better than the ambiguous acronym with disambiguator. And it's not a channel. Dicklyon (talk) 23:26, 10 March 2012 (UTC)