ABC News

===ABCNews.com===
'''ABCNews.com''' launched on May 15, 1997, by ABC News Internet Ventures, a [[joint venture]] between [[Starwave]] and ABC formed in April 1997.<ref>[https://www.cnet.com/news/abc-news-takes-on-the-net/ ABC News takes on the Net], Cnet, May 15, 1997</ref><ref>[https://www.wired.com/1997/05/abc-news-bugs-and-all-arrives-on-the-web/ ABC News – Bugs and All – Arrives on the Web], Wired, May 15, 1997</ref> Starwave had owned and operated ESPNet SportsZone (later known as [[ESPN.com]]) since 1995, which licensed the ESPN brand and video clips from ABC's corporate sister ESPN Inc. Disney wanted more control of their Internet properties, which meant ABCNews.com was operated as a joint venture with ABC News having editorial control.<ref>[https://partners.nytimes.com/library/cyber/week/051297abcnews.html A Barometer for New Media: ABC News Begins Online Service], The New York Times Cybertimes, May 12, 1997</ref> Disney had also bought a minority stake in Starwave before the launch of ABCNews.com and would later buy the company outright.<ref>[http://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/iq-news-thats-wrap-disney-completes-starwave-purchase-35419/ IQ News: That's A Wrap: Disney Completes Starwave Purchase], Ad Week, May 4, 1998</ref>

The website initially had a dedicated staff of about 30.<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/abc-news-digital-turns-18-happened-started-website/story?id=31069909 ABC News Digital Turns 18: What Happened When We Started a Website], ABCNews.com, May 15, 2015</ref> In addition to articles, it featured short video clips and audio from the start, delivered using [[RealAudio]] and [[RealVideo]] technology.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/abc-news-internet-ventures-starwave-and-progressive-networks-team-up-to-deliver-realaudio-and-realvideo-content-for-abcnewscom-75596567.html ABC News Internet Ventures, Starwave, and Progressive Networks Team Up to Deliver RealAudio and RealVideo Content for ABCNEWS.com], 15 May 1997, Progressive Networks</ref> Some content was also available via [[America Online]]. In 2011, ABC News and Yahoo News announced a strategic partnership to share ABC's online reporting on Yahoo's website; the deal expanded in 2015 to include the Disney/ABC Television Group.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://money.cnn.com/2015/03/12/media/yahoo-abc-partnership-expansion/index.html|title=ABC and Yahoo expand partnership|last=Stelter|first=Brian|work=CNNMoney|access-date=2018-06-29}}</ref>

In 2018, ABC News, and Good Morning America specifically, ended the hosting partnership with Yahoo, instead opting to continue separate web presences.<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/how-good-morning-america-is-solidifying-its-digital-presence/362357/ |title=After Split With Yahoo, GoodMorningAmerica.com Goes It Alone |last=Katz|first=A.J.|work=AdWeek|access-date=2020-07-29}}</ref>