| ABC2 | |
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| Launched | March 7, 2005 |
| Network | ABC Television |
| Owned by | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Picture format | 576p (SDTV) |
| Slogan | Connecting 2 |
| Country | |
| Broadcast area | Nationally |
| Replaced | ABC Kids Channel & Fly TV |
| Sister channel(s) | ABC1 |
| Website | abc.net.au/tv/abc2 |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| SD Digital | Channel 22 |
| Satellite | |
| Foxtel Digital | Channel 126 |
| Austar Digital | Channel 126 |
| Cable | |
| Foxtel Digital | Channel 126 |
| TransTV Digital | Channel 22 |
ABC2 is a national public television channel in Australia. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956 The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. 576p is the shorthand name for a video mode The p stands for Progressive scan, i For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. This article is about the former digital television channel For the programming strand on ABC1 and ABC2, see ABC Kids. Fly TV was an ABC Television channel available to viewers of Digital terrestrial television in Australia. ABC1 is a national public television channel in Australia. Launched on November 5, 1956, it is the responsibility of the ABC Foxtel is an Australian Pay television company formed through a joint venture between Telstra, News Corporation and Consolidated Media AUSTAR is an Australian Telecommunications company Its main business activity is Pay TV, although it is also involved with Internet access and Foxtel is an Australian Pay television company formed through a joint venture between Telstra, News Corporation and Consolidated Media TransACT Capital Communications is an Australian telecommunications company based in Canberra which provides Broadband internet access fixed telephony cable television Public broadcasting refers to radio television and other electronic media outlets that receive some or all of their funding from the public Television broadcasting in Australia began on the 16 September 1956 in black and white at TCN-9 in Sydney, and has since expanded to include a broad range For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Launched on March 7, 2005, it is the responsibility of the ABC's television division, and is available nationally to digital television viewers in Australia. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956 Digital terrestrial television in Australia commenced on 1 January 2001 in the country's five most populous cities Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide The channel broadcasts a range of original content supplemented with repeats of popular ABC1 programs, notably children's programs, magazine shows, and sport. ABC1 is a national public television channel in Australia. Launched on November 5, 1956, it is the responsibility of the ABC
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The history of ABC2 can be traced back to 1998, when the Australian Broadcasting Authority released a report, titled Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting, recommending that the Australian Government support the early introduction of digital broadcasting as a free-to-air service with the loan of a 7 Mhz channel for each broadcaster. The history of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation spans from its origins as regulatory body to its expansion as a content provider in Radio, Television See also Censorship in Australia The Australian Broadcasting Authority was an Australian government agency whose main roles were to regulate Broadcasting This article describes the federal government of Australia See Australian governments for other jurisdictions Free-to-air (FTA Television (TV and Radio broadcasts are sent unencrypted and may be received via any suitable receiver Free-to-view [1] The Australian Broadcasting Corporation stated that it wished to run up to four multichannels at different times of the day or alternatively offer a high-definition television service. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition The corporation claimed that up to AUD$100 million would be needed to prepare for these services, half of which would need to be government-funded. The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas [1]
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched, in August 2001, the ABC Kids Channel, with Fly TV launching in November 2001. This article is about the former digital television channel For the programming strand on ABC1 and ABC2, see ABC Kids. Fly TV was an ABC Television channel available to viewers of Digital terrestrial television in Australia. The two multichannels, available only through digital television, broadcasted a range of programming targeted at younger and teenage viewers. [2] Funding issues meant that, in May 2003, ABC Television closed ABC Kids and Fly TV. [3]
Unlike its predecessors, ABC2 launched on March 7, 2005, independent of government funding, instead running on a budget of AUD$3 million per year. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [4] The first program in the launch schedule was an episode of Landline - although scheduled to begin at 6. Landline is an Australian national rural issues Television program broadcast on ABC1. 25am, the program was delayed ten minutes. The channel was officially inaugurated by former Minister for Communications, Senator Helen Coonan, at the Australian Parliament House in Canberra on March 10, 2005. Helen Lloyd Coonan (born 29 October 1947) Australian politician has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since July 1996 The Parliament of Australia or Commonwealth Parliament is the legislative branch of government of Australia. Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [5]
Weekly video gaming and technology program Good Game was launched on September 19, 2006, becoming one the first programs in its genre to be broadcast on free-to-air television in Australia. Good Game is an Australian Television program broadcast on ABC1 and ABC2, created by Janet Carr premiered on September 19 Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Television broadcasting in Australia began on the 16 September 1956 in black and white at TCN-9 in Sydney, and has since expanded to include a broad range [6] Similarly in the same year, programs produced included Australia Wide, Short and Curly, dig tv and Late Night Legends. Australia Wide is a rural-focused half-hour Soft news programme produced by the ABC in Sydney. dig is a Digital radio service operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation which began in November 2002, emerging from formats developed by Bill
Genre restrictions imposed by the Australian government on digital multichanneling were lifted along with the media ownership laws passed through the Australian parliament on October 18, 2006. This article describes the federal government of Australia See Australian governments for other jurisdictions The Parliament of Australia or Commonwealth Parliament is the legislative branch of government of Australia. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [7][6] Previously limited in the subjects it could cover, ABC2 was henceforth able to carry shows identified as comedy, drama, national news, sport or entertainment.
On February 6, 2008, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation announced the introduction of live coverage and program content on ABC2 from the Australian Film Commission, Opera Australia, and the Australian Ballet. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Australian Film Commission was an Australian government agency with a mandate to promote the creation and distribution of films in Australia as well as to preserve the country's Opera Australia which is based in Sydney, is Australia 's major Opera company The Australian Ballet was founded in 1962 and had its first performance at Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney [8]
At 12:00pm on February 8, 2008, ABC2 was rebranded with a new slogan[9] and yellow-coloured logo, complementing the new ABC TV logo, which was con-currently revamped as ABC1. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ABC1 is a national public television channel in Australia. Launched on November 5, 1956, it is the responsibility of the ABC [10][11] The channel also moved from channel 21 to channel 22. [12]
ABC2 is required by charter to meet certain programming obligations. This is a list of television programmes that are either currently being broadcast or have previously been broadcast on ABC Television 's ABC1 or ABC2 in Australia [13] Although it has a strong focus on comedic and lifestyle programming, it also presents documentaries and educational programmes, news and current affairs, children's shows, drama, and sports.
ABC2's programming consists primarily of repeated programs from ABC1, and classic content from the ABC archives, in addition to original exclusive content, which include Good Game, triple j tv, triple j tv presents, Australia Wide, Short and Curly, dig tv and Late Night Legends. ABC1 is a national public television channel in Australia. Launched on November 5, 1956, it is the responsibility of the ABC Good Game is an Australian Television program broadcast on ABC1 and ABC2, created by Janet Carr premiered on September 19 Australia Wide is a rural-focused half-hour Soft news programme produced by the ABC in Sydney. dig is a Digital radio service operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation which began in November 2002, emerging from formats developed by Bill Overseas programs exclusive to the channel, include Scrapheap Challenge, Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights, Cowboy Bebop, London Live, Ergo Proxy, Noein, Death Note, Monkey Dust, Ideal, and Peep Show. Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights is a BAFTA -nominated British sitcom about The Phoenix Club, a Working men's club in the Northern English is a Japanese animated television series. Directed by Shinichirō Watanabe and written by Keiko Nobumoto, Cowboy Bebop was produced by London Live is a music television programme showcasing live performances of artists from The Album Chart Show, shot in the United Kingdom. is a Science fiction suspense Anime television series produced by Manglobe, which premiered across Japan on 25 February 2006 on the also known simply as Noein, is a Science fiction Anime television series directed by Kazuki Akane and Kenji Yasuda and is a Manga series created by writer Tsugumi Ohba and illustrator Takeshi Obata. Monkey Dust is a British animated TV series that satirises the darker side of life in the United Kingdom. Ideal is a British sitcom originally broadcast on digital channel BBC Three, created by Graham Duff and produced by BBC Comedy North [14]
ABC2's timeshifted and archival drama line-up consists of both imported and local content including The Bill, Something in the Air and MDA. The Bill is a long-running British Television Police procedural, named after a slang term for the police. For the song by Thunderclap Newman see Something in the Air (song. MDA was an Australian television series that aired between 2002 and 2005 on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC, the nation's non-commercial public broadcaster Timeshifted comedy on the channel is primarily locally-produced but also includes foreign series such as Little Britain and That Mitchell and Webb Look. Little Britain is a character-based comedy Sketch show first appearing on BBC radio and then television That Mitchell and Webb Look is a BAFTA award winning British Television Sketch show starring David Mitchell and Robert ABC2's current timeshifted and archival comedy shows include Spicks and Specks, The Chaser's War on Everything and The Sideshow. Spicks and Specks is an Australian music-themed television quiz show with a humorous streak The Chaser's War on Everything is an AFI Award winning Australian Television comedy series broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation The Sideshow was an Australian television programme that premiered on ABC TV on 2007-04-21.
The remainder of ABC2's schedule consists of timeshifted lifestyle, music, game and talk shows. Lifestyle programs include cooking shows such as Surfing The Menu and The Cook and the Chef or travel related programs, such as Pilot Guides, but also include programmes such as Gardening Australia, Compass and Collectors. Globe Trekker (sometimes called Pilot Guides in Canada and the United States and originally broadcast as Lonely Planet Gardening Australia is a weekly gardening program screened on ABC1 and ABC2. This article is about the Australian television program For the local CBC Television newscast in Prince Edward Island, Canada, see CBC Collectors is an Australian television series that is shown at 8 Game shows include quiz shows The Einstein Factor, and competition based programs, which include The New Inventors. The Einstein Factor is an Australian Television Quiz show, broadcast on ABC1. The New Inventors is an Australian Television show, broadcast on ABC1. In addition to this, ABC2 also broadcasts arts discussion shows At the Movies and Sunday Arts. At the Movies is an ABC1 program hosted by Film critics Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton, in which they discuss the films opening Sunday Arts is a weekly program on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC in Australia every Sunday Factual programs include Catalyst, Australian Story and Foreign Correspondent. Catalyst is the primary science-journalism television series made by ABC1. Australian Story is a weekly biography program produced and broadcast on ABC Television. Foreign Correspondent is a weekly news-documentary program screened on ABC1, Tuesday at 930 pm
In order to allow automated operation of the channel without the complications of variable length live news broadcasts, ABC2 broadcasts hourly ABC News updates produced for ABC Online. ABC News is a national news service produced by the News and Current Affairs division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster.
Australia Wide is a public and current affairs program that is produced and broadcast exclusively for ABC2. Australia Wide is a rural-focused half-hour Soft news programme produced by the ABC in Sydney. The program is broadcast at 5pm on weekdays and contains content relating to regional Australia. Different segments include Earth Works, Gen Next, Video Lives, Arts About, and Outta Here which are broadcast each day of the week respectively. The channel also broadcasts ABC Asia Pacific News, which is originally produced for the Australia Network. The Australia Network, originally Australia Television and later ABC Asia Pacific, is a Free-to-air international satellite television service
All eight editions of Stateline, which includes one for every state and territory of Australia, are broadcast throughout the week, allowing national access to state-level current affairs. Stateline is a television current affairs programme produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The Commonwealth of Australia is made up of 8 states and territories controlled under a federal system of government In addition to these news programs, various ABC1 news and current affairs programs, which include Lateline, Lateline Business, Four Corners, Australian Story, and Foreign Correspondent, are timeshifted onto the channel. ABC1 is a national public television channel in Australia. Launched on November 5, 1956, it is the responsibility of the ABC Lateline is an Australian Television news and current affairs program airing weeknights at 1030 pm on ABC1, similar in format to the BBC 's Lateline Business is a late night half hour business news Television programme on ABC1 in Australia. Four Corners is Australia 's longest-running Investigative journalism / current affairs Television program Australian Story is a weekly biography program produced and broadcast on ABC Television. Foreign Correspondent is a weekly news-documentary program screened on ABC1, Tuesday at 930 pm
ABC2 broadcasts exclusive national coverage of many sporting competitions, which include the New South Wales Rugby Union, Queensland Rugby League, Victorian Football League, South Australian National Football League, West Australian Football League and the Northern Territory Football League. ABC Sport is the name given to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation 's sport's programming broadcast on ABC Television and ABC Local Radio. The New South Wales Rugby Union (NSWRU is the organisation responsible for the sport of Rugby union in most of the state of New South Wales, Australia. History of the QRL Associated Article: Brisbane Rugby League The Queensland Rugby Football League (QRFL was formed in 1908 by seven History The Victorian Football Association (VFA was founded in 1877 on 17 May. Clubs Several clubs share their nicknames with AFL/VFL clubs This is purely coincidental the teams are not named after each other Current teams The teams currently playing in the WAFL are Salary Cap The WAFL is classed as a Semi-professional competition and has a Salary Clubs Current clubs History See Australian rules football in the Northern Territory The NTFL chose to play in the Northern The Women's National Basketball League is broadcast live on ABC2 every week, the first time that domestic netball has been shown live on Australian television. In addition to this ABC2 also broadcasts four games of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy, the Fed Cup and the Tiwi Islands Football League Grand Final annually. The Commonwealth Bank Trophy was the elite national competition in Australian Netball from 1997 up until 2008 The Tiwi Islands Football League is an Australian rules football competition in the Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia. Late Night Legends, an exclusive program on ABC2 hosted by Lex Marinos, also broadcasts major sporting events from the ABC archives. Lex Marinos (born 1 February, 1949) is an Australian television actor and director most notable for his acting role as 'Bruno' the Italian son-in-law
ABC2's children's programming, combined with ABC1's, is more extensive than any other network in Australia. ABC Kids is the name given to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation 's children's programming ABC1 is a national public television channel in Australia. Launched on November 5, 1956, it is the responsibility of the ABC [15] Children's programmes are broadcast under the ABC Kids brand in one block from 10:00am to 4:00pm weekdays, from 7:00am to 3:00pm Saturdays and no children's programmes on Sundays. ABC Kids is the name given to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation 's children's programming
ABC Kids on the channel consists of a mixture of both in-house and out-sourced children's television programs that is either timeshifted or archival, however exclusive children's programming such as 6Teen, Kaput and Zosky, and P. 6teen is an animated Canadian sitcom created by Jennifer Pertsch and Tom McGillis for Teletoon as one of its Kaput and Zösky is a French comic book series from the Cartoonist Lewis Trondheim. E. T detectives, are also broadcast. International programs which are regularly broadcast include Sesame Street, Bob the Builder, Pingu, Arthur, Fireman Sam and older-years shows Degrassi, Lizzie McGuire, Freaky Stories and Daria. Sesame Street is an American educational Children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard combining Bob the Builder is a Children's television character created by Keith Chapman. Pingu is a Swiss animated television series created by Otmar Gutman about a family of Penguins who live at the South Pole. Arthur is a long-running American and Canadian educational Television series for children, that airs on PBS in the United States Fireman Sam (Sam Tân is a Welsh Stop-motion animation Children's television series about a fireman called Sam his fellow firefighters and The Degrassi series is a Canadian Drama that follows the lives of a group of teenagers who lived on or near De Grassi Street in Toronto For the title character see Lizzie McGuire (character. Lizzie McGuire is a Disney Channel Original Series that aired Freaky Stories is a Canadian Television series which airs in English on YTV and in French on VRAK Daria is an American
ABC2 is available on all of ABC Television's digital television transmitters in 576i 2008 changes to 576p SD Digital, as well on most satellite and cable services. ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956 ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956 Digital television (DTV is the sending and receiving of moving images and sound by discrete ( digital) signals in contrast to the analog signals used by 576i is a standard-definition video mode used in (former PAL and SECAM countries 576p is the shorthand name for a video mode The p stands for Progressive scan, i
ABC2 does not broadcast 24 hours a day. ABC2 usually closes sometime between midnight and 3am and opens at 6. 30am. During this time the ABC Guide and ABC DiG, is broadcast. ABC Guide is an automated datacast service used as a filler programme during the downtime of various ABC television channels dig is a Digital radio service operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation which began in November 2002, emerging from formats developed by Bill
The channel launched with a three-dimensional logo of the numeral two. The previous idents were produced in part by Amanda Dennis (known for her work on Australia Wide, and Good Game), and were used in some form since the channel's launch, until the 2008 rebrand. Australia Wide is a rural-focused half-hour Soft news programme produced by the ABC in Sydney. Good Game is an Australian Television program broadcast on ABC1 and ABC2, created by Janet Carr premiered on September 19 ABC2's previous slogan was More Choice, More Often. All promos featured the "Big 2" placed in famous, and iconic Australian locations, such as Port Jackson, the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre and the Northern Territory. Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney Australia The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre is the name for two buildings on opposite sides of the Yarra River in Southbank, a suburb of the Melbourne The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the center of the mainland continent as well as the central northern regions The "Big 2" was somewhat similar to the on air mascot of BBC Two in appearance. ABC2's logo was modified for the promotion of the channels launch, and for various sporting events, notably the channel's launch, where the logo appeared under-construction, and during the promotion of Australians Women's Netball where it took on the appearance of a netball.
On February 8, 2008, ABC2 updated to a yellow logo, and slogan to Connecting 2[11], as well as moving its digital terrestrial broadcast from Channel 21 to Channel 22. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common In addition to this, the slogan More Choice, More Often was changed to Connecting 2. After concerns in some sections of the media that the 43-year-old Lissajous curve brand was to disappear completely, ABC management reaffirmed that it would remain in use by the corporation. In Mathematics, a Lissajous curve ( Lissajous figure or Bowditch curve) is the graph of the system of Parametric equations [16][17]
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