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| Launched | 4 December 2009 |
| Network | ABC Television |
| Owned by | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Country |  Australia |
| Broadcast area | Nationally |
| Sister channel(s) | ABC1, ABC2, ABC HD |
| Website | abc.net.au/abc3 |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| SD Digital | Channel 23 |
| Cable | |
| Foxtel | Channel 723 |
| Austar | Channel 723 |
ABC3 is an Australian children's public television channel owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, based on the CBBC Channel in the United Kingdom. It launched on 4 December 2009 at 6pm.[1]
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History
In September 2007, the Australian government announced a proposal to launch a new digital-only children's channel, ABC3.[2] An ABC3 channel appeared on television receivers in 2008, as a placeholder for the future ABC3 channel. [3] ABC3 was considered by the Australia 2020 Summit and given as one of the recommendations to the Government. In April 2009, the Government's official response to the Summit approved the idea,[4] and in the 2009-10 Commonwealth Budget $67 million was allocated towards ABC3 as part of the Government's $167 million funding increase to the ABC.
On 18 June 2009, the Corporation began its first public ABC3 campaign - called "MeOn3" - to scout for new hosting talent. On 22 October, 6 presenters were announced. Amberley Lobo and Kayne Tremills would host Studio 3, with Ben Crawley as a roving reporter. Scott Tweedie would host Prank Patrol, while Hannah Wang and Stephanie 'Hex' Bendixsen were named as co-hosts of Rush TV and Good Game SP respectively. [5]
Programming
The channel's programming runs from 6:00am to 9:00pm daily, and targets the 6 - 15 year old age group[6], with the key demographic being 8 - 12 year olds. It broadcasts a range of genres, including comedy, drama, music, animation, extreme sports, wildlife and news-based programmes. ABC 3 shows two hosted shows, Rollercoaster (from ABC1) and a new hosted show called Studio 3.
New programmes which air on the channel include a character driven sitcom to come out of a funding initiative West Coast Kids, the supernatural drama series Dead Normal, the historical drama My Place, the animation series CJ the DJ, the sci-fi comedy series Area 52, the space opera comedy Captain Jeff, and a news and current affairs show produced by the team from Behind the News.[7]
The channel aims to feature at least 50% Australian produced content.[8]
Current shows
Programmes currently broadcast on the channel include:
- 6Teen
- A World Of Wonders
- Aisling's Diary
- Barney's Barrier Reef
- Be the Creature
- Best Ed (repeats)
- Best of RollerCoaster
- Carl Squared (repeats)
- Casa DeEVIL
- Casper's Scare School (repeats)
- CJ The DJ
- Class Of The Titans (repeats)
- Countdown to 3
- Desdemona
- Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist (repeats)
- Dragon Booster (repeats)
- Edgar and Ellen (repeats)
- Figaro Pho (repeats)
- Flipper and Lopaka (repeats)
- Freaky (repeats)
- The Fugitives (repeats)
- Gawayn
- Get Outta Town
- Grossology (repeats)
- Heartbreak High (repeats)
- How to be Indie
- Iron Man: Armored Adventures (repeats)
- Jane and the Dragon (repeats)
- Jeopardy (repeats)
- Jibber Jabber (repeats)
- Kratt Bros: Be The Creature
- The Latest Buzz (repeats)
- Leon (repeats)
- Letterbox
- Lizzie McGuire (repeats)
- M.I. High (repeats)
- My Goldfish Is Evil (repeats)
- My Place
- Naturally Sadie (repeats)
- News On 3
- Old Tom (repeats)
- The Pinky & Perky Show (repeats)
- Planet Rock Profiles (repeats)
- Prank Patrol
- Richard Hammond's Blast Lab
- Round The Twist (repeats)
- Rush TV
- Shaun the Sheep (repeats)
- Skyland (repeats)
- The Sleepover Club (repeats)
- Spellbinder (repeats)
- Spliced!
- Street Monsters
- Studio 3
- The Super Hero Squad Show
- Those Scurvy Rascals (repeats)
- Total Drama Island (repeats)
- The Tribe (repeats)
- The Twisted Whiskers Show
- Wolverine And The X-Men (repeats)
- Worst Best Friends (repeats)
- Yakkity Yak (repeats)
Future shows
Programming confirmed for future broadcast will include:
- Area 52 (New series)
- Blue Water High (repeats)
- Captain Jeff (New series)
- Dance Academy (New series)
- Dead Normal (New series)
- Escape from Scorpion Island (Series 4)
- Good Game SP (New series)
- Growing Up Creepie (repeats)
- Iron Man: Armored Adventures (New episodes)
- Michaela's Wildlife Challenge (New series)
- Kid Vs Kat (New Christmas episode)
- Lost And Found (repeat)
- Tracey McBean (repeats)
References
- ^ http://blogs.abc.net.au/countdownto3/2009/10/the-me-on-3-hosts-revealed.html
- ^ "Free kids' TV channel is as easy as ABC3". The Age. 2007-09-23. http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/free-kids-tv-channel-is-as-easy-as-abc3/2007/09/22/1189881837000.html. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- ^ "The state of Children's television". Radio National. 2007-12-06. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/mediareport/stories/2007/2108989.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- ^ "New children's channel for ABC". ABC News and Current Affairs. 2009-04-22. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/04/22/2549866.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
- ^ http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,26246165-7582,00.html
- ^ Australian Broadcasting Corporation (December 2009). About ABC3. Accessed on 2009-12-09.
- ^ "Countdown to ABC3". ABC Press Release. 2009-06-17. http://www.abc.net.au/corp/pubs/media/s2602161.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ "ABC3 announces new Aussie kids shows". TV Tonight. 2009-06-18. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/06/abc3-announces-new-aussie-kids-shows.html. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
External links
Official Website
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