ABC, a privately owned American company founded in 1943, is a commercial broadcast television network. Headquartered in the US, it is the flagship property of Walt Disney Television, a division of Disney General Entertainment Content within The Walt Disney Company. ABC's operations include broadcast television and radio, and it owns Telecinco Media Holdings as a subsidiary.
ABC will broadcast the 2025 NCAA Women's College Basketball Championship Game on April 6, 2025. ABC News announced a virtual "GMA 5K" fun run for May 14. Walt Disney Co. announced job cuts affecting ABC and entertainment TV networks, with the majority impacting the ABC News division in New York. The cuts, totaling roughly 200 jobs, include the consolidation of production units such as ABC News Studios 20/20 and Nightline; affected employees received notification on Wednesday.
ABC currently holds 14 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including basketball, american football, multi-sport, australian rules football, soccer | association football, ice hockey, baseball, marathon and motorsports.