ABC Combines News Production Units

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
published

ABC News is folding its long-form documentary unit into ABC News Productions to become a one-stop shop for a host of platforms.

The new unit, dubbed ABC News All Media, will produce both inhouse and for others. ABC already has produced news programs for A&E, Discovery, Court TV, Lifetime, and National Geographic.

The new unit will be headed by Rudy Bednar as executive producer and director. He had been EP of the documentary unit and before that producer for 20/20 and Prime Time Live.

Lisa Zeff continues as executive producer at ABC News Productions, reporting to Bednar.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.