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    24/7 ABC News Channel Coming Soon - promo video


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    ABC to go head-to-head with Sky's 24-hour news channel

    THE ABC will go head-to-head with pay TV's Sky News with the launch of a 24-hour news channel this year.

    The channel, expected to be on ABC4, will offer free-to-air audiences continuous coverage of breaking and live news, and will feature many of the station's news programs such as The 7.30 Report and Lateline.

    New programs will also be developed.

    The launch date will be announced in coming months, the ABC said.

    ABC managing director Mark Scott said the broadcaster had been preparing the move for years.

    "No media organisation in the country is better equipped to deliver this channel than the national broadcaster," Mr Scott said.

    A promotional reel said the channel would be centred from a new "state of the art studio" built in the ABC's Ultimo headquarters.

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    sounds good the more channels the better i say

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    I'm very glad, Aka Sky News Oz, been hanging out for a FTA News channel, we shouldn't have to pay for such service as this..

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    I was wondering where ABC4 was going to come from but it looks like from the below media release they are going to use the HD channel.

    ABC News to go 24/7 in 2010

    21/01/2010

    The ABC will launch Australia’s first free-to-air 24-hour television news channel in 2010.
    The ABC’s Managing Director, Mark Scott, said the ABC’s commitment to quality news and current affairs would enter a new era with the creation of the new digital channel.

    The channel will provide live continuous news coverage of major breaking stories from Australia and around the world. Broadcasting around the clock will enable the ABC to increase its in-depth coverage of local, national and international affairs through background features and analysis, combined with the ABC’s unrivalled long-form current affairs reporting.

    “No media organisation in the country is better equipped to deliver this channel than the national broadcaster,” Mr Scott said.
    “We can draw on the investment already made in the ABC, through its major newsrooms in every state and territory, 12 international bureaux and 60 regional newsrooms, to deliver to Australians a top-quality 24-hour news service that is comprehensive, independent and up to the minute.”
    New programs are also being developed specifically for the channel, focusing on world news, national politics and business. Many of the ABC’s existing television news and current affairs programs will also be featured.

    A continuous news centre with a new state-of-the-art studio, in the foyer of the ABC’s Ultimo headquarters, will serve as the engine room of the new channel. The ABC will also take advantage of its multi-platform capabilities, ensuring that audiences are able to keep up to date with news developments in different formats and across an array of devices.

    The ABC’s capacity to “go live” with in-depth, continuous news coverage will extend to Australia Network, ensuring the ABC’s audiences in 44 countries also benefit from the new channel.

    The channel will commence with no additional funds from the Government for content. Significant changes the ABC has made to news and television production processes, taking advantage of new technology, will allow the broadcaster to reinvest in new programming.

    The news channel will be launched on the ABC’s HD channel, adding to the suite of services offered by the broadcaster on ABC1, ABC2 and ABC3. Further details of the new channel, including the program schedule and launch date, will be outlined in coming months.

    Mr Scott said the ABC had been systematically preparing for the establishment of a 24-hour news channel in recent years. He said the project was a vital part of its charter obligation to inform the public and provide “innovative and comprehensive broadcasting services of a high standard”.

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    Sky falls on ABC's news channel
    By Tim Leslie


    The chief executive of Sky News has launched an attack on
    the ABC after the public broadcaster announced plans to set
    up a 24-hour news channel.
    The channel, to be launched this year, aims to provide constant
    coverage of breaking local and international news stories by
    harnessing the ABC's existing network of regional and international
    newsrooms.
    In a statement, Sky News' Angelos Frangopoulos said the channel
    would reduce funding and quality from the ABC's existing services
    and mean taxpayers would be forced to pay for "needless
    duplication of services already available to Australians".
    "The ABC has disingenuously argued that no additional funding will be required for its new 24-hour news channel. But
    according to its own statement today, the ABC is building a new state-of-the-art studio in Sydney to host the service
    and developing new programs for the channel," he said.
    Mr Frangopoulos also claimed the new channel would violate the ABC charter to only provide services that commercial
    broadcasters could not or would not provide to the public.
    "What we have now is a new channel at substantial cost to taxpayers that will duplicate services already available," he
    said.
    And the Sky News chief also dismissed claims by ABC head Mark Scott that the channel would give Australians access
    to the best continuous news service in the country.
    "The fact is that Sky News already broadcasts nationally not just one, but 14, 24-hour news and information channels,"
    he said.
    "We also produce A-PAC, Australia's 24-hour news channel devoted to politics and public affairs. The irony of today's
    announcement is that Sky News offered its A-PAC service at no cost to taxpayers to the Federal Government for
    free-to-air transmission."
    "With all due respect to the excellent news and current affairs provided by the ABC, the fact is that the Sky News
    Network of channels draws not only from its own resources but also Australia's most successful television news
    operations."
    Boosting competition
    But media analysts have supported the ABC's decision to set up the channel and say it should have been launched
    years ago.
    The editor of media website Mumbrella, Tim Burrowes, says the channel will be good for the quality of Australian
    journalism.


    "Competition is always a good thing; anywhere that you see journalists in competition for news then it can be a very,
    very good thing," he said.
    "One of the jobs of the ABC is to keep the commercial players honest and you need a strong ABC to do that.
    "And naturally if there's a strong 24-hour news channel with up-market news values, which is presumably what it will
    have, then that's going to be a pretty good indicator for that whole segment.
    "If you look at the resources the ABC has anyway, it seems like a very sensible use of those resources," Mr Burrowes
    continued.
    "There are programs that go straight onto the channel. One of the ones that leaps to mind would be the Breakfast
    program, which currently is on ABC2, along with some of the late night programming which is already there."
    Mr Burrowes has highlighted concerns from commercial outlets about potentially negative effects on the sector.
    "It marks a massive challenge to the commercial sector who would argue that it has the potential to distort the market,"
    he said.
    "From the ABC's point of view they'd be mad not to do it because the opportunity is there and the moment seems to be
    right, right now for them.
    "But equally they're going to run into a lot of political opposition; a lot of the commercial players would argue that it
    could unfairly bend the market.
    "Viewers who otherwise might go to a commercial channel, which obviously would be supported by advertising, would
    instead go to the ABC, which then potentially means there's less advertising funds to be had for the other channels."
    Cox Media analyst Peter Cox also says the new high-definition news channel will battle Sky News for market share and
    impact other networks' audiences.
    "It may affect the ratings at 6:00pm when the news is on the commercial networks and the 7:00pm news because
    people will then be able to get their TV news any hour of the day, whether they have pay TV or they just have digital
    television," he said.
    'Long overdue'
    But Mr Cox says the ABC had no other option but to launch a 24-hour news channel.
    "It should have happened 15 years ago with the introduction of pay TV. Finally they're catching up, now it's a must for
    the ABC to have a 24-hour TV news channel," he said.
    Mr Burrowes agrees the decision to launch a TV channel was the logical direction for the broadcaster, despite the shift
    toward online news.
    "Clearly the way that TV is delivered is going to change and the traditional TV show that comes free over the airwaves
    to our lounge rooms is on the decline. But video is on the up and it's all about delivering to the viewer, however it is," he
    said.
    "And arguably I don't think there's any other organisation in the country working as hard as the ABC for delivering its
    content to the viewers, to the taxpayers, regardless of the platform, and this is just another example of that."
    He also dismissed concerns raised in the media that the new channel would result in a drop in quality of ABC content.
    "I happened to be in the UK when the BBC launched News 24 and it was bit wobbly when it started, but it got better
    and better," he said.
    "The fact is the first step to becoming good is starting, so for sure you might see some wobbles along the way. I'm not
    sure that it will hurt the output of the main channels and I'm sure it will look a bit knocked together to begin with, but it


    will improve as it goes."
    However while acknowledging the ABC's push for innovation, Mr Burrowes also highlighted the political nature of the
    launch, which is being seen as an attempt to head off a push by Sky News to take over the Australia Network.
    "There is a political element, the fact that of course the Australia Network probably has a year or so until the
    discussions become serious about the renewal [of the service], which ABC international provides at the moment," he
    said.
    "Clearly this is partly about strengthening the hold on that, that the people behind Sky News can't sweep in and try and
    grab that contract in a year's time."
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    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaJC5wYF_fs]YouTube - 24 7 ABC News Channel Coming Soon - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)[/ame]

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuzaVB2vZ6w]YouTube - ABC News Channel Launch: Mark Scott[/ame]

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    I think it's a great idea and find it interesting how Sky News is threatened by it's introduction. Why didn't Sky jump on the freeview band wagon?

    They mentioned on the radio yesterday the impact on the commercial networks of ratings and revenue on their news services. Nothing like a bit of healthy competition I say!

    Also how many channels can TV stations have in their allocated bandwidth? The new ABC4 is also supposed to be HD.

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    Come on! we only want local News channel,We don't want CNN,BBC,Russia Today,Press TV or Al-Jazeera..I'll be very happy if both these 2 news channels comes on Terrestial FTA.

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    This flies in the face of Rupert Murdoch's cash cow concept - of going down the path of subscription news (issue was very prevailent the last half of 2009). Bring it on!

    One thing I have noticed (must be getting old!) is the difference in story line-ups between your commercial equivalents and ABC News, as the commercials are after the sensational, which is a story buried about 5 items from the start on ABC! If the ABC can bring this same formula they apply to their current news services into this new channel, I will definately be a viewer!
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    Great!!!

    So we lose another HD channel. Brilliant effort ABC.

    While we're on the subject, now there is an ABC kids channel, why do they still fill most of the weekend with cartoons on ABC 2. How about moving all the kids programming to ABC3 and leave the other 3 for adults?

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    Good to get and alternative to the right wing dribble that is Fox News and FTA
    Double win

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tim Leslie
    In a statement, Sky News' Angelos Frangopoulos said the channel
    would reduce funding and quality from the ABC's existing services
    and mean taxpayers would be forced to pay for "needless
    duplication of services already available to Australians".
    Oh Diddums Mr Frangopoulos, Stamp your foot and kick sand in their faces.

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    Sky falls on ABC's news channel
    By Tim Leslie


    The chief executive of Sky News has launched an attack on
    the ABC after the public broadcaster announced plans to set
    up a 24-hour news channel.
    boo hoo, scared of a little competition are they, bloody capitalists, want it all their way!!!!

    viva la revolution

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    Bring it on! Sky News will be on headline,don't care about Sports,Sitcoms or Movies....This will test Sky News Oz.....Auntie (ABC) you win!!..

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    Try life in the business world of competition and reality. Maybe Kochie can get the rest of his family jobs at sky to help them save costs. At least the ABC has the Australian public's best interest at heart, unike the shareholders of Sky News.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dogknees View Post
    Great!!!

    So we lose another HD channel. Brilliant effort ABC.
    I remember reading ages ago that ABC where not going to have HD channel anyway!?

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    Mr Franger has 'Disingenuously' dropped a clanger when he said the ABC was voiding its Charter to only provide what Commercial enterties dont.
    Mr Frangeopolopopous, where is there currently on Free To Air 24/7 TERRESTIAL News service provided by ANY commercial enterty???
    SKYNEWS is a PAY FOR VIEW via SATELITTE program.
    Semantics can be a bitch, Franger Baby !!

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    Quote Originally Posted by CONAXLE View Post
    Come on! we only want local News channel,We don't want CNN,BBC,Russia Today,Press TV or Al-Jazeera..I'll be very happy if both these 2 news channels comes on Terrestial FTA.
    Ill take em all, but locally, yes ABC News Channel will be good, but I'll still keep the ABC feed channels on D2 as well, along with the others.


    TIMEFRAME anyone???
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    The thing I like about 24 hour news channels, is that I'm rarely at the t.v. at any specific time. I usually use DVR so I can watch things whenever, but with news, DVR doesn't make that much sense, you end up watching old stuff all the time. With a 24 hours news channel I can just pop in whenever I feel like it and see what's current.

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    Sky News' Angelos Frangopoulos said the channel
    would reduce funding and quality from the ABC's existing services
    and mean taxpayers would be forced to pay for "needless
    duplication of services already available to Australians".
    I have increasing respect for the ABC. Bring ABC 4 on. I don't get SKY, I don't want SKY, now I won't have to have SKY!!!

    I can hear Angelos screaming from here , but Mr Frangopoulos, we the CITIZENS do not give a stuff about what you think!


    ABC Bring it on!



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