Disney+ Adds ABC Local News Feeds From 8 Cities Across The U.S
As Disney continues to blur the lines between linear and streaming, today, Disney has announced that from today,
Disney+ subscribers in the United States will have access to ABC Owned Television Station’s eight local market 24/7 livestreams from New York (WABC-TV), Los Angeles (KABC-TV), Chicago (WLS-TV), Philadelphia (WPVI-TV), Houston (KTRK-TV), San Francisco (KGO-TV), Raleigh-Durham, NC (WTVD-TV), and Fresno, CA (KFSN-TV).
The 24/7 local news streams feature live, market-specific newscasts, breaking news, important weather updates and special community events and celebrations. The streams are available in the ABC News Hub and the Live Hub. Over time, subscribers located in one of the eight markets will also see their local-market station featured in other locations on Disney+.
The new ABC local news programming joins national news coverage on Disney+, including World News Tonight with David Muir, ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis, 20/20, Good Morning America, Nightline, This Week with George Stephanopoulos, and What You Need to Know. In addition to the live stream of ABC News.
The news programming adds value for millions of subscribers and bolsters the ever-growing Disney+ content offering, including movies and shows from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic, all in one place.
Roger’s Take: Disney+ continues to evolve with new additions, including making the most of some of its traditional linear content like local news channels. This has been a feature many have been requesting for years, plus it will also drastically increase the amount of live news coverage available on Disney+ in the United States. With Hulu set to be merged into Disney+ later this year, expect to see more general entertainment to be added to Disney+ in the future.
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