ABC News 24
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| Launched | 22 July 2010 |
| Network | ABC Television |
| Owned by | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Picture format | 1280x720p (HDTV) 680x360p (IPTV) |
| Audience share | 1.1% Nationally (March 2011 Ratings, [1]) |
| Slogan | On TV. Online. On mobile. Get the news now |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Nationally |
| Replaced | ABC HD |
| Sister channel(s) | ABC1, ABC2, ABC3, ABC4 Kids |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| ABN Sydney (DVB-T) | 544 @ 12 (226.5 MHz)[1] |
| ABV Melbourne (DVB-T) | 560 @ 12 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABQ Brisbane (DVB-T) | 576 @ 12 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABS Adelade (DVB-T) | 592 @ 12 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABW Perth/Mandurah (DVB-T) | 736 @ 12 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABT Hobart (DVB-T) | 624 @ 8 (191.5 MHz) |
| ABD Darwin (DVB-T) | 640 @ 30 (543.5 MHz) |
| Freeview ABC (virtual) | 24 |
| Satellite | |
| Foxtel/Austar (virtual) | 202 |
| VAST (virtual) | 24 |
| Cable | |
| Foxtel/Austar/Optus (virtual) | 202 |
| Internet television | |
| News 24 | live feed via RTMP/HLS |
ABC News 24 is an Australian 24-hour news channel launched and owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.[2][3][4] The channel replaced the former ABC High Definition simulcast of ABC1 and commenced broadcasting at 7:30 pm (AEST) 5:30 (AWST) on Thursday, 22 July 2010.[5][6]
The majority of the channel's content is produced from the ABC Ultimo Centre in Sydney, which the public can view being presented from an atrium looking into the news presentation studio. ABC News 24's early morning programme, ABC News Breakfast, is produced at the ABC Southbank Centre in Melbourne (weekdays).
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Pre-launch [edit]
The ABC announced in January 2010 that it planned to launch a 24-hour news channel.[2] The new ABC News 24 logo was revealed by Freeview in their new promotion on Tuesday 22 June.[7] The official promotional reel for ABC News 24 was launched on digital channel 24 between 6 and 8 July.[8]
Speculation about a launch date for ABC News 24 took place in the weeks prior to the official announcement. The Daily Telegraph claimed in early July that the channel would be delayed due to technical issues at the ABC's new playout facility, MediaHub, in south west Sydney while other outlets reported that the channel was on track to begin in mid-July.[9]
The ABC announced on 13 July 2010 that the channel would have its first live broadcast on 22 July.[5][6]
Reception [edit]
Since the commencement of regular broadcasting, the reaction to the new news channel has been mixed. A particular concern has been the pressure placed upon the budget and operations of both the news division of the ABC, as well as the broadcaster as a whole, owing to the decision to launch the channel without additional Government funding, as was the case with the recent launch of the children's channel ABC3.
In Senate Estimates hearings in February 2012 the broadcaster confirmed a $2.5 million shortfall in the budget for its news and current affairs division and imposed a 1.5% cut in newsroom budgets, though denies the link to ABC News 24, instead pointing to recent major news events in the past year such as the Christchurch earthquakes and flooding in Queensland and Victoria.[10] However, Independent Senator Nick Xenophon has blamed the reported $20 million annual cost of the network for cutbacks in ABC1 sports coverage of the SANFL.[11]
ABC News 24 has been criticised for inconsistency with breaking news programming, with claims that the news channel frequently fails to cover breaking news or airs repeat programming during breaking news events.[12]
However, the network has seen success with high viewership compared to competitor Sky News Australia, with reach exceeding 2 million viewers weekly, tripling that of Sky News.[13]
Programming [edit]
ABC News 24's output consists of a mix of live bulletins, timeshifted repeats of existing ABC News and Current Affairs output, coverage of the Federal Parliament's Question Time, documentaries and factual and arts programming.[14] These draw upon the ABC's own resources and those of its partner broadcasters, the BBC, TVNZ, PBS, NHK, and Al Jazeera English.
Live rolling news coverage on the channel is presented on weekdays by Joe O'Brien (mornings), Ros Childs (midday), Scott Bevan (Afternoon Live) and Juanita Phillips (evenings). Specialist and feature programming includes a daily business programme covering the Asia-Pacific region, a topical debate programme entitled The Drum presented by Steve Cannane and an international bulletin with Jane Hutcheon entitled The World.[14]
Existing shows ABC News Breakfast and The Midday Report are broadcast live on ABC News 24 at the same time as on ABC1 in AEST/AEDT time zones; viewers in the AWST and ACST time zones can choose to watch these programs either live (on ABC News 24) or on delay in their local time (on ABC1). In addition, The Business is shown in an earlier timeslot than currently scheduled on ABC1. Overnight, two hours of BBC World News bulletins from London are broadcasted, as well as two Al Jazeera Newshour bulletins.[14]
On 30 September 2010, the ABC announced the first new programme to be shown on ABC News 24 titled Capital Hill. The political programme, originally hosted by Chris Uhlmann airs Fridays at 5:30 pm AEST/AEDT and takes a look at the week's political events and news, as well as feature interviews with the key players of politics. It is now broadcast every weekday at 5:30 pm AEST/AEDT and is hosted by Lyndal Curtis.
Repeated from ABC1 [edit]
- 7.30
- Lateline
- Insiders (Live Simulcast)
- Inside Business
- Offsiders
- Asia Pacific Focus
- Australian Story
- Q&A (Live Simulcast)
- Four Corners
- Landline
- Behind the News
- Big Ideas (Weekends 1–2 pm)
- Foreign Correspondent
ABC News 24 online [edit]
ABC News 24 is streaming online at the ABC's website.[15] However, contrary to previous ABC News and ABC Online practice,[citation needed] the news stream is not available outside of Australia,[16] and unlike other programming on iView it is not currently offered as unmetered content by any internet service providers. The ABC News 24 stream is available in Medium and High bandwidth varieties on the iView site.
Presenters [edit]
News [edit]
- Virginia Trioli and Michael Rowland - ABC News Breakfast
- Andrew Geoghegan and Miriam Corowa - Weekend Breakfast
- Joe O'Brien - ABC News Mornings
- Ros Childs - The Midday Report
- Kim Landers - Afternoon Live
- James McHale - ABC News Early Edition
- Juanita Phillips - ABC Evening
- Jane Hutcheon - The World and Tuesday-Friday evenings
- Jeremy Fernandez - The World Monday
- Richard Davies - weekday afternoon updates and weekend evenings
- Jason Om - weekday afternoon updates and late evenings
- Simon Palan - weekend afternoons
- Kumi Taguchi - weekday late evenings
Substitute News Presenters [edit]
- Nicole Chettle
- Whitney Fitzsimmons
- Nick Grimm
- Kumi Taguchi
- Richard Davies
- Claire Aird
- Kathryn Stolarchuk
- Louise Crealy
- Jason Om
The Drum [edit]
- Steve Cannane - presenter
- Tim Palmer - presenter
- Annabel Crabb - contributor and substitute presenter
- Latika Bourke - contributor
- John Barron - contributor and substitute presenter
- Stephen Long - substitute presenter
- Julia Baird - substitute presenter
Finance [edit]
- Whitney Fitzsimmons - Business Today
- Ticky Fullerton - The Business
- Alan Kohler - Kohler Report and Inside Business
- Alicia Barry
- Elise Morgan
Sport [edit]
- Paul Kennedy - ABC News Breakfast, ABC News Mornings and Contact Sport
- Sacha Mirzabegian - Weekend Breakfast
- Peter Wilkins - Grandstand host
- Amanda Shalala - Grandstand sports update
- Meredith Sheehan
Weather [edit]
- Vanessa O'Hanlon - ABC News Breakfast and ABC News Mornings
- Graham Creed - Afternoon Live, ABC News Early Edition & ABC Evening News
- Paul Higgins - ABC News Breakfast and ABC News Mornings fill-in presenter
Canberra bureau [edit]
- Lyndal Curtis - political editor and Capital Hill host
- Mark Simkin - chief political correspondent
- Hayden Cooper
- Andrew Greene
- Latika Bourke
- Melissa Clarke
- George Roberts
- Gillian Bradford
- Julie Doyle
- Nick Dole
Other [edit]
- Jim Middleton - Newsline
- Jane Hutcheon - One Plus One
- Tony Eastley - The World This Week
- Dr Norman Swan - Tonic
- John Barron and Chas Licciardello - Planet America
- Matt Cargill - News Exchange
- Angela Pulvirenti - Inside Edge
Former presenters [edit]
- Ali Moore - Afternoon Live, 2010
- Chris Uhlmann - Political editor and host of Capital Hill, 2010
- Nick Lucchinelli - Producer & Presenter
- Melissa Hamilton - Presenter
- Karina Carvalho - ABC News Breakfast
- Nick Dole - News Updates
- Scott Bevan - The World & Afternoon Live
Overseas bureaux [edit]
- Auckland
- London
- Moscow
- New Delhi
- Washington, D.C.
- New York
- Bangkok
- Beijing
- Jakarta
- Jerusalem
- Johannesburg
- Tokyo
- Port Moresby
- Kabul[17]
Overseas correspondents [edit]
- Sean Dorney - Pacific
- Liam Fox - Papua New Guinea
- Dominique Schwartz - New Zealand
- Sally Sara - Afghanistan
- Zoe Daniel - South East Asia
- Mark Willacy - North Asia
- Anne Barker - Middle East
- Matt Brown - Indonesia
- Stephen McDonell - China
- Philip Williams - Europe
- Rachael Brown - London
- Lisa Millar - London
- Norman Hermant - Moscow
- Michael Brissenden - Washington
- Jill Colgan - Washington
- Jane Cowan - North America
- Ginny Stein - Africa
- Peter Cave - Foreign Affairs Editor (Worldwide)
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.freetv.com.au/media/Engineering/Australian_Digital_Terrestrial_Television_Broadcasting_Service_Information_Register_-_Issue_4_-_January_2011.pdf
- ^ a b "ABC to launch 24-hour news channel". ABC News Online. 21 January 2010. Archived from the original on 27 June 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ^ "abc-news-24 "New ABC news channel to be called "ABC News 24"". The Tube. 5 April 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010.[dead link]
- ^ Knox, David (21 January 2010). "ABC announces 24/7 News channel". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ^ a b "ABC to launch 24hr news channel next week". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 13 July 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
- ^ a b "ABC News 24 will launch on Thursday 22 July". The Spy Report (Media Spy). 13 July 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
- ^ "ABC News 24 logo revealed". The Spy Report (Media Spy). 29 June 2010. Archived from the original on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
- ^ "ABC News 24 hype reel unveiled". mUmbrella. 8 July 2010. Archived from the original on 10 July 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ "Exclusive: ABC News 24 will launch this month". The Spy Report (Media Spy). 4 July 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
- ^ Meade, Amanda (February 13, 2012). "Aunty admits its news unit is $2.5m in the red". The Australian. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ "ABC-24 costly for the SANFL". Adelaide Now. The Adelaide Advertiser. February 23, 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ "Media Watch: Discontinuous News (14/03/2011)". ABC Online. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ "News 24 not hurting main bulletin: ABC". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ a b c Blundell, Graeme (3 July 2010). "24-hour party people". The Australian. p. 27. Archived from the original on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ^ "ABC NEWS 24". ABC NEWS. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 22 Jul 2010.
- ^ "ABC NEWS 24 FAQ". ABC NEWS 24 FAQ. Archived from the original on 24 July 2010. Retrieved 22 Jul 2010.
- ^ "ABC to open Afghanistan bureau". ABC NEWS. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 01 Feb 2011.
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