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The American Broadcasting Company officially launched on the 1st of July 1943. This launch followed the Federal Communications Commission ruling that forced NBC to divest its Blue Network, which Edward J. Noble purchased for eight million dollars.
Leonard Goldenson, the head of United Paramount Theatres, orchestrated the merger in the mid-1950s. This bold merger combined the struggling ABC network with a vast chain of movie theaters to create American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres.
The ABC Sports division was shut down in 2006. All sports telecasts on ABC have been produced in association with ESPN under the branding ESPN on ABC since that time.
General Hospital premiered in 1963 and remains ABC's longest-running entertainment program. The show is a cornerstone of the network's daytime schedule alongside other iconic programs like The View.
Graphic designer Paul Rand redesigned the ABC logo in 1962 into its current and best-known form. This design features the lowercase letters abc enclosed in a single black circle known as the ABC Circle.
ABC offered full-length episodes of its programming through Hulu since the 6th of July 2009. The network also launched WatchABC in May 2013 to provide live streams of local affiliates in select markets.