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ABC Teams With Facebook For Election Coverage

Facebook appears serious about getting into the livestream business, and the latest sign comes from a deal it's doing with ABC News for election night coverage. ABC News will stream its election night (November 2) coverage at ABCNews.com and the ABC iPad app -- and will also livestream on Facebook. There will be online-only coverage from 8 pm - 9:30 pm, at which time the network will jump in as well.

Per ABC: "Facebook will reach out to people on Facebook in key congressional districts to explore the issues that are driving campaigns, giving ABC News a unique perspective into these races." ABC News is also partnering with Yahoo! News to do election polling, with results posted on both sites.

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