LOS ANGELES — Yahoo and ABC News have a formed a
wide-ranging strategic partnership to share and create content on the
popular Web portal.
“It’s a game-changing day for
us,” ABC News President Ben Sherwood said during a conference call
detailing the alliance, which was first unveiled on the network’s “Good
Morning America” program Monday morning.
The two
companies said their partnership will “transform the delivery of news
and information across the digital landscape.” The two companies reach
over 100 million people online every month, they said. ABC News will be a
prominent fixture on Yahoo’s home page.
Although
the news outlets of ABC and Yahoo will continue to operate separately,
both will also work together on news coverage and share bureaus in New
York, Los Angeles and Washington. “This relationship will give ABC News
an unrivaled ability to reach across the Web, combining Yahoo!’s vast
distribution and cutting-edge technology with our award-winning
journalism,” Sherwood said.
The partnership’s
first original series, “Newsmakers,” will premiere Monday with “Good
Morning America” correspondent George Stephanopoulos interviewing
President Obama. The program will be streamed live on Yahoo.com and
ABCNews.com. Christiane Amanpour will also have a presence in the
venture, and “Good Morning America” will be a large component of the
partnership.
“To be able to blend these two
organizations is the start of something really special,” said Ross
Levinsohn, executive vice president of Americas at Yahoo.
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