ABC renews exclusive pact with America Online; network agrees to lucrative, one-year deal.

From: Broadcasting & Cable | Date: October 30, 1995| Author: | Copyright information

ABC and American Online have renewed their contract for another year, however the online ABC companies may change when ABC merges with Walt Disney Co. ABC's online areas include ABC News, ABC Sports, ABC Prime Time, Good Morning America, ABC Beta, ABC Classroom and ABC Radio. ABC's long-range online plans may include other online services as well, including CompuServe and Prodigy.

ABC, which hitched its online wagon to America Online, has decided to continue its exclusive arrangement with the rapidly growing commercial online service, some other options. America Online s offer induced us ...

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