Capital Cities/ABC
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For the television network, see American Broadcasting Company.
Capital Cities/ABC Inc. was an American media company. It was founded in 1985 when Capital Cities Communications purchased the much larger American Broadcasting Company. It was eventually acquired by The Walt Disney Company and re-branded itself as Disney–ABC Television Group (now Disney General Entertainment Content) in 1996.
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Company type | Public |
NYSE: CCB | |
Industry | Radio broadcasting, television broadcasting, publishing, recording |
Predecessor | American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres |
Founded | April 5, 1946; 78 years ago (1946-04-05) |
Founders | Hyman Rosenblum Lowell Thomas Frank Smith |
Defunct | September 5, 1996; 27 years ago (1996-09-05) |
Fate | Acquired by and merged with The Walt Disney Company |
Successor | |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
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