correspondents will be complemented by verified and curated live video feeds from social media, put in context by hosts that are supposed to act more like navigators than traditional news anchors. That footage is entirely raw, entirely unfiltered, said ABC News Digital vice president Colby Smith. Ou
Date: Apr 24, 2018
Category: Technology
Source: Google
Roku adds news to its free channel, including the new streaming network ABC News Live
Ourambition here is not to re-create cable, but to reinvent what a 24/7 news channel looks like for [the nonlinear audience],says Colby Smith, VP of ABC News Digital. Weve spent the last three years or so really building up our live operation experimenting with thousands of live streams and p
Date: Apr 24, 2018
Category: Business
Source: Google
ABC to live-stream presidential debates on Facebook
As we move further into the election cycle, there continues to be a voracious appetite for live content and we know many users turn to Facebook to engage and participate in the conversation, said Colby Smith, Vice President of digital, ABC News.
Date: Sep 21, 2016
Category: Entertainment
Source: Google
Facebook will livestream a presidential debate for the first time
Given the tremendous viewership we saw across the ABC News Facebook pages throughout the conventions, were thrilled to continue the partnership and bring ABC News wide-ranging live coverage direct to users News Feeds for the debates, Colby Smith, VP of digital for ABC News, said in a statement.
Date: Sep 20, 2016
Category: Sci/Tech
Source: Google
Google Amp will make reading the news faster, but can it keep the web open?
On Saturday we had elections in South Carolina and Nevada and as part of that we tested, with a limited selection of our audience, amplifying our coverage of those elections, says ABC News vice-president of digital Colby Smith. We saw some really encouraging results with the latency and with audi
Date: Feb 24, 2016
Source: Google
Google Starts Including AMP Content in Mobile Search Results
Weve been working with Google for a number of months. We want to be an early adopter, and we recognize AMP as an opportunity to get stories into the hands of our users faster, said Colby Smith, vice president of digital at ABC News.
uthorities say a South Florida teen is dead after he and his father were thrown from an airboat. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports that 14-year-old Colby Smith and his father were near Torry Island Campground and Marina in Belle Glade Wednesday when their airboat flipped.
Date: Jun 12, 2015
Category: Business
Source: Google
ABC, Yahoo Expand Partnership with 'GMA' Segment, Katie Couric Reports
companies said their alliance reaches over 129 million people across the partners combined digital platforms every month. Now, the deeper collaboration will mean ABC News content will be seen more frequently across Yahoo and be featured more prominently, said Colby Smith, VP of ABC News Digital. Ex