ABC Sports
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ABC Sports was the sports division of the American Broadcasting Company, best known for producing major U.S. sports broadcasts including Monday Night Football.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| ABC's Wide World of Sports | 0 | 4 |
| ABC sports telecasts | 0 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sports division
→
television production unit → |
| brandRetired | yes → |
| broadcastArea |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
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| broadcastMedium |
cable and satellite (through ESPN on ABC)
→
terrestrial television → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
|
| coveredSport |
American football
→
Olympic sports → auto racing → baseball → basketball → golf → |
| formerName |
Wide World of Sports
→
surface form:
Wide World of Sports division
|
| genre | sports television → |
| headquartersLocation | New York City → |
| industry |
sports broadcasting
→
television production → |
| innovation |
emphasis on storytelling and human-interest features in sports
→
pioneering modern sports television production techniques → use of slow-motion replays in sports coverage → |
| language | English → |
| mergedInto | ESPN on ABC → |
| network | ABC → |
| notableFigure | Roone Arledge → |
| notableFor |
producing Monday Night Football
→
producing major U.S. sports broadcasts → |
| ownedBy | The Walt Disney Company → |
| parentOrganization | American Broadcasting Company → |
| partOf |
ABC Sports (historical brand)
→
surface form:
ABC News and Sports division (historically)
|
| producedProgram |
ABC Sports
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
ABC's Wide World of Sports
College Football on ABC → IndyCar racing on ABC → Major League Baseball on ABC → Monday Night Football → ESPN on ABC →
surface form:
NASCAR on ABC
NBA on ABC broadcasts →
surface form:
NBA on ABC (early packages)
ESPN on ABC →
surface form:
NCAA basketball on ABC
Olympic Games opening ceremony television production →
surface form:
Olympic Games coverage on ABC
PGA Tour golf on ABC → |
| slogan |
The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat
→
surface form:
"Wide World of Sports" tagline "the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat"
"You’ll see it all on ABC Sports" → |
| successor |
ESPN
→
surface form:
ESPN, Inc.
|
| timePeriodOfProminence |
1960s
→
1970s → 1980s → 1990s → |
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
ABC Sports
this entity surface form:
ABC sports telecasts
subject surface form:
ABC Sports
this entity surface form:
ABC's Wide World of Sports
subject surface form:
ABC Sports
this entity surface form:
ABC's Wide World of Sports
subject surface form:
ABC Sports
this entity surface form:
ABC's Wide World of Sports
this entity surface form:
ABC's Wide World of Sports