Albert Cheng

May 2012: team launched the first truly interactive video experience on the iPad with the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Road Rally Appisode

In the first two months of 2011, the team brought new innovative offerings to consumers with the launch of the Grey’s Anatomy Media Sync app for iPad, and critically-acclaimed Oscar Backstage Pass app which offered a “second-screen” companion viewing experiences for fans while they watched the 83rd Academy Awards on ABC:

Designed to enhance the viewing experience for ABC’s audience and provide a closer link with advertising within the show by extending content and social media… Show more

In the first two months of 2011, the team brought new innovative offerings to consumers with the launch of the Grey’s Anatomy Media Sync app for iPad, and critically-acclaimed Oscar Backstage Pass app which offered a “second-screen” companion viewing experiences for fans while they watched the 83rd Academy Awards on ABC:

Designed to enhance the viewing experience for ABC’s audience and provide a closer link with advertising within the show by extending content and social media experiences across two synchronized screens – the TV and iPad, the Disney ABC TV Group's Digital Media team worked with Nielsen Media to create the Grey’s Anatomy Sync app. This innovation seamlessly synched with program content allowing viewers to more fully engage with the program through social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter & fan comments), quizzes and polls, and other interactive content related to the show, while also deepening engagement with commercials through special calls to action directly within the app.

The Oscar Backstage Pass app provided viewers watching with 83rd Academy Awards with unprecedented access to live video streams from a multitude of cameras allowing special behind-the-scenes access throughout the night’s events. Users were able to choose their own video experience on the red carpet and behind-the scenes of the ceremony with live video coverage extending through the Governors Ball, the Academy’s celebration immediately following the Academy Awards®.

Feb 2012: team released a redesigned website and an updated app for the 84th Academy Awards. The Oscar.com site and the official Oscar App experienced year-over-year growth. The number of visitors to Oscar.com between the nomination announcement and the Oscar telecast (10.2 million) surged 42% over 2011, and the “Oscar App” was downloaded 370,000 times, an 1154% jump over 2011. On “Oscar” Sunday, 4 million people visited “Oscar.com” or used an “Oscar App.” Show less

May 2007: Disney/ABC Television Group teamed with Sprint to be the first to offer on-demand, full-length episodes of hit series, making content from ABC Entertainment, ABC News and Disney Channel available on-demand and via streaming linear mobile channels.

April 2010: the first company to deliver ad-supported, full-length video to iPad via the acclaimed ABC Player App. The ABC Player was recently recognized as one of Apple's Top 25 apps of all time.

February 2012: launched… Show more

May 2007: Disney/ABC Television Group teamed with Sprint to be the first to offer on-demand, full-length episodes of hit series, making content from ABC Entertainment, ABC News and Disney Channel available on-demand and via streaming linear mobile channels.

April 2010: the first company to deliver ad-supported, full-length video to iPad via the acclaimed ABC Player App. The ABC Player was recently recognized as one of Apple's Top 25 apps of all time.

February 2012: launched ABC Family Video App on iOS for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch.

March 2012: extended the ABC Player on iPad to iPhone and iPod Touch.

June 2012: launched Watch Disney Channel, Watch Disney XD, and Watch Disney Jr apps on iOS. First authenticated TV Everywhere product that offers both linear network and video on demand any screen. All three apps hit top 5 most downloaded apps within the first week of launch.

May 2013: launched Watch ABC. First broadcast network to offer live streams of its local stations, starting with WABC (New York City) and WPVI (Philadelphia), followed by the remaining six owned stations through the summer. Team worked with Uplynk to provide a cloud-based approach to streaming, enabling on-the-fly transcode as well as dynamic ad insertion and program substitution. Technology is future-proofed to push for deeper television interactivity as well as personalization and targeted advertising to individuals and devices. Show less

Expanded made-for-digital content studio focused on short form video. Projects included branded entertainment, derivatives of ABC Studios long form series, and original digital series. Digital Content Studio was nominated for a 2010 Emmy for its Mysteries of the Universe work derived from LOST. In 2014, the team started producing long form programs for ABC. The group produced a Nashville: On the Record primetime special for ABC followed by a second Nashville: On the Record 2 in 2015.

May 2006: Broadcast industry first to make television shows available online. ABC.com’s Full Episode Player continues to deliver a high-quality viewing experience to users and premium to advertisers, attracting a young, highly educated and loyal audience.

Summer 2006: Disney Channel first network to make episodes of its popular original series available online in multiple languages including Spanish, French, German, Mandarin and Hindi, in addition to English.

March 2007:… Show more

May 2006: Broadcast industry first to make television shows available online. ABC.com’s Full Episode Player continues to deliver a high-quality viewing experience to users and premium to advertisers, attracting a young, highly educated and loyal audience.

Summer 2006: Disney Channel first network to make episodes of its popular original series available online in multiple languages including Spanish, French, German, Mandarin and Hindi, in addition to English.

March 2007: ABCFamily.com hosted its first online viewing party for the season finale of the popular series, “Wildfire.” During this interactive online event, fans were be able to host their own online viewing party at ABCFamily.com, allowing users the ability to watch the finale together online and chat in real time while they viewed.

September 2007: ABC.com first network to stream full episode content in true 720p high-definition.

September 2008, ABC.com launched a new full episode player featuring a completely redesigned user interface and several enhancements to allow more user customization, interactivity and improved viewing. The new version included several innovations: closed captioning, true full screen viewing, enhanced navigation with powerful video search capabilities so users were able to search for the shows they want to see graphically or alphabetically, addition of content recommendation functions and sharing tools.

November 2009: launched ABC Social: Episode Commentary for ABC.com’s Full Episode Player, another industry first, which allowed users to create and share their own commentary tracks to ABC episodes online and post to Facebook. Show less