Editing American Broadcasting Company (section)

==Related services==
===Video-on-demand services===
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ABC maintains several [[video-on-demand]] (VOD) services for delayed viewing of the network's programming, including a traditional VOD service called ABC on Demand, which is carried on most traditional cable and [[IPTV]] providers. The Walt Disney Company is also a part-owner of [[Hulu]], and has offered full-length episodes of most of ABC's programming through this [[streaming media|streaming]] service since July 6, 2009.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Paul |first1=Ian |title=ABC Arrives on Hulu (Finally!) |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/524034/abc_arrives_on_hulu.html |website=PCWorld |access-date=February 16, 2022 |date=July 6, 2009}}</ref>

In May 2013, ABC launched "WatchABC", a revamp of its traditional multi-platform streaming services encompassing the network's existing streaming portal at ABC.com and a [[mobile app]] for smartphones and tablet computers. This service provides full-length episodes of ABC programs and live streams of local affiliates in select markets (this was the first such offering by a U.S. broadcast network). Live streams are only available to [[TV Everywhere|authenticated subscribers of participating pay television providers]]. WABC-TV New York and WPVI-TV Philadelphia were the first stations to offer streams of their programming on the service, with the six remaining ABC O&Os offering streams by the start of the 2013–14 season. [[Hearst Television]] also reached a deal to offer streams of its ABC affiliates on the service, though {{as of|2016|lc=y}} these stations are only available for live-streaming for [[DirecTV]] subscribers.<ref name=variety-watchabc>{{cite news|title=ABC to Stream Live Via App|url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/abc-to-stream-live-via-app-1200479778/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=June 1, 2013}}</ref><ref name=engadget-watchabc>{{cite web|title=Watch ABC app with live TV streaming comes to Kindle Fire, but not Google Play|url=https://www.engadget.com/2013/05/31/watch-abc-app-kindle-fire/|work=[[Engadget]]|date=May 31, 2013|access-date=June 1, 2013}}</ref>

In November 2015, it was reported that ABC had been developing a slate of original digital series for the WatchABC service, internally codenamed ABC3.<ref name="Variety-abc3slate">{{cite news|last1=Wallenstein|first1=Andrew|title=ABC Lines Up Original Series for New Streaming Effort|url=https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/abc-lines-up-original-series-for-new-streaming-effort-exclusive-1201638884/|access-date=August 1, 2016|work=Variety|date=November 12, 2015}}</ref> In July 2016, ABC re-launched its streaming platforms, dropping the WatchABC brand, adding a streaming library of 38 classic ABC series, and introducing 7 original short-form series under the blanket branding ABCd.<ref name="variety-abcapp">{{cite news|last1=Spangler |first1=Todd |title=With 7 Short-Form Originals, Full Seasons of 38 Older Shows|url=https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/abc-free-streaming-app-7-abcd-originals-1201813330/|access-date=August 1, 2016|work=Variety}}</ref>

The most recent episodes of the network's shows are usually made available on the ABC app, Hulu, and ABC on Demand the day after their original broadcast. In addition, ABC on Demand disallows [[fast forward]]ing of accessed content.

In 2021, ABC updated the app to allow app users to watch shows from ABC's sister networks: [[Freeform (TV channel)|Freeform]], [[FX (TV channel)|FX]], and [[National Geographic (American TV channel)|National Geographic]]. [[Free ad-supported streaming television]] channels were added to the ABC app in 2022 and 2023, including a 24-hour version of [[ESPN8 The Ocho]] and a seasonal channel dedicated to Freeform's [[25 Days of Christmas]] original content.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bridge |first=Gavin |date=November 13, 2023 |title=What to Expect From Disney's FAST Expansion |url=https://variety.com/vip/disney-fast-expansion-what-to-expect-1235786180/ |access-date=April 5, 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lucia |first=Joe |date=2023-12-20 |title=ESPN8: The Ocho is now live as ESPN's first FAST channel |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/streaming/espn8-the-ocho-now-live-espn-fast-channel.html |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=Awful Announcing |language=en-US}}</ref>

On August 23, 2024, it was announced on the network's website that the ABC app would be shut down a month later, on September 23. It was later reported that it would be shut down along with all of Disney's other TV Everywhere apps, including those of ABC's sister networks, except for ESPN's. However, the websites belonging to said networks will still operate after September 23, and users will still be able to log in with their television providers to watch full episodes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Important App Update: ABC App Will No Longer Be Available Starting Sept. 23, 2024|url=https://abc.com/news/24cb9092-0d48-4d2a-baf6-71abe4aa6f7b/category/1138628|access-date=2024-08-24|date=2024-08-23|website=ABC.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bouma|first=Luke|title=Disney is Shutting Down Disney, Freeform, FXNow, & National Geographic Channel Apps|url=https://cordcuttersnews.com/disney-is-shutting-down-disney-freeform-fxnow-national-geographic-channel-apps/|access-date=2024-08-24|date=2024-08-24|website=Cord Cutters News|language=en-US}}</ref>

===ABC HD===
{{Infobox television channel
| name = ABC HD
| logo = [[File:ABC HD logo.svg|frameless|class=skin-invert]]
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2001|9|16}}
| closed_date = {{Start date and age|2017|3|24}}
| picture_format = [[720p]] ([[Fullscreen (aspect ratio)|4:3]]/[[16:9 aspect ratio|16:9]])
| language = English
}}
ABC's master feed is transmitted in [[720p]] [[high-definition television|high-definition]], the native resolution format for the Walt Disney Company's American television properties. However, most of [[Hearst Television]]'s ABC-affiliated stations and some of [[Tegna Inc.|Tegna]]'s ABC affiliates transmit the network's programming in [[1080i]], while 11 other affiliates owned by various companies carry the network feed in [[480i]] [[standard-definition television|standard definition]]<ref name=re/> either due to technical considerations for affiliates of other major networks that carry ABC programming on a digital subchannel or because a primary feed ABC affiliate has not yet upgraded their transmission equipment to allow content to be presented in HD. Although ABC has not fully transitioned to [[1080p]] or [[Ultra-high-definition television|ultra HD]], some stations such as ABC affiliate station [[KNXV-TV]] in Phoenix, Arizona, transmit the network's programming at 1080p via an [[ATSC 3.0]] multiplex stations, such as [[KASW]] with KNXV-TV.

ABC began its conversion to high definition with the launch of its simulcast feed, ABC HD, on September 16, 2001, at the start of the [[2001–02 United States network television schedule|2001–02 season]], with its scripted prime-time series becoming the first shows to upgrade to the format, the simulcast feed was launched first on ABC's owned television stations that same date with many major affiliates following after that. Both new and returning scripted series were broadcast in high definition. In 2011, ''[[Extreme Makeover: Home Edition]]'' was the last program on the network's schedule that was broadcast in [[4:3]] standard definition. All of the network's new programming has been presented in HD since January 2012. The affiliate-syndicated Saturday morning educational and informative ([[E/I]]) block ''Litton's Weekend Adventure'' was the first children's program block on U.S. network television to feature programs available in HD upon its September 2011 debut. The HD programming is broadcast in [[5.1 surround sound]].

On September 1, 2016, ABC began to use [[16:9 aspect ratio|16:9]] framing for its most graphical imaging (primarily the network's [[Digital on-screen graphic|bug]], in-program promotions and generic closing credit sequences as well as sports telecasts, where the bottom line and scoreboard elements now extend outside the 4:3 frame), requiring its stations and pay television providers to display its programming in a compulsory widescreen format, either in high definition or standard definition. With this change, some programs also began positioning their main on-screen credits outside the 4:3 aspect ratio.