ABC to Help TV Affiliates Compete in Web Video Streaming

Los Angeles Times: ABC has unveiled an initiative aimed at helping its TV station affiliates better compete in a world where viewers are flocking to Internet streaming services. ABC Television boss Ben Sherwood has announced the Clearinghouse initiative, which is designed to help ABC’s affiliated TV stations strike deals with distribution partners such as the Sony PlayStation Vue and DirecTV. The goal is to make it easier for stations to have their programming included in TV Everywhere.