Every day millions of users are turning to the Yahoo!-ABC News Network to be informed and inspired. In 2012, the Yahoo!-ABC News Network maintained its position as the no. 1 source of news and information online for 12 consecutive months, serving over 85 million users per month on average. Election Night proved to be the most successful joint live video event in the history of the Yahoo!-ABC News Network, with combined traffic of nearly 10 million live video streams across ABCNews.com and mobile, the Yahoo! News Control Room, YouTube and other partner sites.
Throughout 2012, ABC News and Yahoo! News delivered robust, live-stream coverage of the biggest events and key moments in the race to the White House, anchored by "GMA Weekend" anchor Dan Harris, along with the ABC News and Yahoo! News powerhouse political team. Beyond election coverage, the Yahoo!-ABC News Network has led the digital space in other key areas, from original web-only video content to live stream events.Original, Digital Video Content:ABC News and Yahoo! News' original, digital video series were the most watched news and information programs online. In fact, the five co-produced series were watched over 100 million times in 2012 and include:"Power Players" a weekday politics show featuring George Stephanopoulos, Martha Raddatz, Jonathan Karl, Rick Klein and Yahoo! News' Olivier Knox. The "Power Players" weekly lineup includes: George's Bottom Line, Top Line, and the recently launched Politics Confidential with Jonathan Karl and On the Radar with Martha Raddatz."This Could Be Big with Bill Weir" highlights the future of technology and innovation from the coolest gadgets to the greatest thinkers, scientists and businesses that could change our world and the way we navigate it.
"Newsmakers" features ABC News' award-winning anchors and correspondents interviewing the most compelling people from politicians to entertainers. The series has delivered exclusive access to newsmakers such as Syria's President Assad, President Obama, Bill Gates, Mitt and Ann Romney, Ben Bernanke, all of the Republican Presidential candidates in one day, Mark Zuckerberg and more. ABC News and Yahoo! News also hosted "Newsmakers Live" at the 2012 RNC and DNC, which featured live interviews with the architects of the Romney and Obama campaigns.
"Katie's Take" invites viewers to join Katie Couric as she takes a closer look at the hottest news in health, wellness, culture and parenting.
Live Stream Video:When news breaks, users turned to the Yahoo!-ABC News Network for live coverage of the stories and events that matter most. Throughout 2012, millions of users looked to ABC News-Yahoo! News live stream for the biggest moments of the year. Some live event highlights include:
Election Night 2012: Over the course of the Election, coverage of the 2012 Republican and Democratic National Conventions, the Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates and Election Night produced more than 20 million live video streams across ABC News, Yahoo! News and other partner sites. To deliver the full picture to viewers, the ABC News-Yahoo! News Live Stream combined untraditional social media surveys with premium ABC News content to engage viewers on the issues they valued most. Other live stream events in 2012 included coverage of Superstorm Sandy and the tragic shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School.Videos