ABC Unveils New Twist for Live-Streamed News: Shows That Respond to Viewer Queries, Needs

ABC’s livestreamed news show is powered by trending topics

ABC News has officially introduced Searched, a livestreamed show that highlights stories people are discussing on social media and searching on the web, as reported earlier by Variety. Though the network just announced the show now, Searched began airing on the ABC News Live streaming channel in April, which appears on both Disney Plus and Hulu. In the press release, ABC News says Searched "pulls real-time data from the top search engines and so…

ABC Unveils New Twist for Live-Streamed News: Shows That Respond to Viewer Queries, Needs

ABC Unveils Twist for Live-Streamed News: Shows That Respond to Viewer Queries, Needs

Disney-owned ABC News is launching four new shows on Disney+

ABC News announced four multiplatform series streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. One of them, Burden of Proof, launched Monday alongside opening statements in the Tupac Shakur murder trial. The others cover interviews, search trends, and medical questions. ABC News is putting four new shows on Disney+, and one of them started today. Disney announced the slate Monday. All four will stream on Disney+, Hulu, ABC News Live, and across ABC News digital p…

ABC News launches four experimental, half-hour programs on ABC News Live, based on web data about the news stories audiences are seeking out (Brian Steinberg/Variety)

Brian Steinberg / Variety: ABC News launches four experimental, half-hour programs on ABC News Live, based on web data about the news stories audiences are seeking out  —  On a new show from ABC News, anchors Gio Benitez and Ashan Singh help viewers fill rabbit holes before getting stuck in them.