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experiences offered by selected ABC and

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television programs. Programs under the banner offered live interactivity through the ABC or ESPN website—including such as trivia questions, live statistics and play prediction games during sports broadcasts, and other features. The service was first introduced on

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in 1998 with ''PrimeTime Player'', and was also used as part of other programs, such as ''

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'', the

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, and ''

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