ABC Channel 24 goes live.. official launch next week
Earlier this year we heard about the ABC’s very ambitious plans to create Australia’s first 24 hour news channel. The wait is almost over. Today the channel went live, however before the channel’s official release next week, Channel 24 is currently looping a preview reel of what to expect.
Channel 24 will contain news reports from around the world, with live reporters on the ground when the action happens. It will be interesting to see how commercial stations react to Channel 24, in the past major events seen all stations attempt live coverage, but often falling pretty short. After Channel 24 officially launches, I’ll know there’s 2 places for the latest info that I’ll turn too… Twiiter and Channel 24.
Sadly a consequence of this awesomeness is the removal of ABC HD, this is related to our ridiculous restrictions on the number of free-to-air licences available. We seen this same issue when Ten launched One HD and TenHD disappeared, frankly it is insane. We all spend thousands on high definition televisions and want to see more content in high quality.
ABC Open launches, crowd sourcing regional content
Today ABC are launching a new project called ABC Open.
“The aim is to give people the chance to participate in lots of different ways – to create, share and collaborate with the ABC and each other through ABC Platforms; radio, online, tv and mobile.”
This works by gathering up to 45 of the best multimedia producers across Australia, and help tell the stories of communities which otherwise would never be heard.
It’s an interesting project, one that’s starting with a trial in Tasmania, then will spread across Australia.
24/7 ABC News Channel Coming Soon
Yet another free-to-air TV channel will be launching in Australia soon. A 24 hour a day news channel from ABC will offer the latest commentary from reporters on the ground around the world as news breaks. Check out the video below for more details.
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