ABC television network
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ABC television network is a major American broadcast television network known for airing a wide range of popular entertainment, news, and sports programming nationwide.
All labels observed (12)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3819572 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ABC television network Context triple: [Rock Around the Clock (early seasons), associatedWork, ABC television network]
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Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company is a major American television network known for its prime-time entertainment programming, including hit series, sports broadcasts, and news.
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Associated Television
Associated Television, commonly known as ATV, was a major British commercial television company that operated regional ITV franchises and became influential in shaping UK broadcasting during the mid-20th century.
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CBS
CBS is a major American broadcast television network known for airing a wide range of popular news, sports, and entertainment programming nationwide.
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CBS
CBS is a leading Danish university in Copenhagen specializing in business and economics education and research.
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CBS
CBS is a leading graduate business school of Columbia University in New York City, renowned for its MBA and finance programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ABC television network Target entity description: ABC television network is a major American broadcast television network known for airing a wide range of popular entertainment, news, and sports programming nationwide.
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A.
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company is a major American television network known for its prime-time entertainment programming, including hit series, sports broadcasts, and news.
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B.
Associated Television
Associated Television, commonly known as ATV, was a major British commercial television company that operated regional ITV franchises and became influential in shaping UK broadcasting during the mid-20th century.
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C.
CBS
CBS is a major American broadcast television network known for airing a wide range of popular news, sports, and entertainment programming nationwide.
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D.
CBS
CBS is a leading Danish university in Copenhagen specializing in business and economics education and research.
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E.
CBS
CBS is a leading graduate business school of Columbia University in New York City, renowned for its MBA and finance programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
broadcast network
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commercial television network ⓘ television network ⓘ |
| broadcastArea |
Canada
ⓘ
Caribbean (via affiliates and cable) ⓘ Mexico (border areas) ⓘ
linked to:
U.S.–Mexico borderlands region
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| competitor |
CBS
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Fox Broadcasting Company ⓘ NBC ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| distributionPlatform |
cable television
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internet streaming ⓘ over-the-air affiliates ⓘ satellite television ⓘ |
| flagshipNewsProgram |
ABC World News Tonight
ⓘ
linked to:
World News Tonight
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| founded | 1943 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Edward J. Noble ⓘ |
| genre | general entertainment ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Burbank, California
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| industry |
broadcasting
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mass media ⓘ television ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lateNightShow | Jimmy Kimmel Live! ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1948 ⓘ |
| majorSportsRights |
NBA
ⓘ
NCAA college basketball ⓘ
linked to:
NCAA basketball
NCAA college football ⓘ
linked to:
NCAA football
some PGA Tour events ⓘ |
| marketPosition | one of the Big Three television networks in the United States ⓘ |
| morningShow | Good Morning America ⓘ |
| newsDivision | ABC News ⓘ |
| notableSeries |
Desperate Housewives
ⓘ
Grey's Anatomy ⓘ
linked to:
Grey’s Anatomy
Lost ⓘ Modern Family ⓘ The Bachelor ⓘ
linked to:
The Bachelor (franchise)
|
| owner | The Walt Disney Company ⓘ |
| parentCompany | The Walt Disney Company ⓘ |
| precededBy | NBC Blue Network ⓘ |
| programmingIncludes |
comedy series
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drama series ⓘ game shows ⓘ news programming ⓘ reality television ⓘ sports programming ⓘ |
| serviceType |
broadcast television network
ⓘ
free-to-air television ⓘ |
| shortName | ABC ⓘ |
| sisterNetwork |
Disney Channel
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ESPN ⓘ FX ⓘ |
| slogan |
America's Network
ⓘ
linked to:
USA Network
Start Here ⓘ |
| sportsDivision | ESPN on ABC ⓘ |
| subsidiaryOf | Disney Entertainment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ABC television network Description of subject: ABC television network is a major American broadcast television network known for airing a wide range of popular entertainment, news, and sports programming nationwide.
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