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Responses to the questions and concerns that are being raised a lot at the moment

Changes to ABC Kids programming on 21 and 22 February

ABC TV advise that ABC2 will broadcast live coverage of the WNBL semi-finals on 21 and 22 February. This means that ABC2 will temporarily suspend children’s programming for approximately two hours each day from 3pm Eastern Daylight Saving Time. The WNBL is family friendly viewing and audiences will be forewarned prior to the matches that ABC Kids will [more…]

Eggheads

ABC TV advise that the final episode of series 12 was broadcast on Tuesday 27 January and it currently does not have the broadcast rights to any further series of the program. Repeats of Eggheads are now being broadcast at 11:30am each weekday on ABC TV.

Asian Cup Final live on ABC

ABC TV advise that the Asian Cup Final between Australia and South Korea will be broadcast live nationally on Saturday 31 January. The match will be broadcast at the following local times across Australia: WA                         4.30pm NT                          6.00pm QLD                        6.30pm SA                           7.00pm ACT                        7.30pm  NSW                      7.30pm    TAS                         7.30pm VIC                         7.30pm Please note that the match will be broadcast [more…]

Australia’s Asian Cup semi-final live on ABC

ABC TV advise that the Asian Cup semi-final match between Australia and the United Arab Emirates will be broadcast live nationally on Tuesday 27 January. The match will be broadcast at the following local times across Australia: WA                         4.30pm NT                          6.00pm QLD                        6.30pm SA                           7.20pm (following the news)  ACT                        7.30pm  NSW                      7.30pm    TAS                         7.30pm VIC                         7.30pm Please note that the match will [more…]

Asian Cup Football – Australia V China live on ABC

ABC TV advise that the Asian Cup quarter-final match between Australia and China will be broadcast live nationally on Thursday 22 January. The match will be broadcast at the following local times across Australia: WA                        6.00pm NT                          7.30pm QLD                        8.00pm SA                           8.30pm ACT                        9.00pm  NSW                      9.00pm       TAS                        9.00pm VIC                         9.00pm Please note that the match [more…]

Labyrinth – rescheduled time

ABC TV advise that the second and final episode of Labyrinth will be broadcast at 10:15pm on Sunday 25 January. ABC TV apologises for any inconvenience caused by the late change to the program’s broadcast time.

What do I do if I’m having technical problems with ABC iview?

ABC iview provides help on a number of topics on the iview Help and FAQs page, including how to access iview on your devices, program availability, parental control, closed captioning, unmetering and geo-restrictions. For further technical iview announcements, please visit the iview Announcements page.  You can also contact iview.

ABC TV schedule changes – Tuesday 18 November

Due to the broadcast of the football match between Australia and Japan there will be changes to the ABC TV schedule on Tuesday, 18 November. This is Australia’s last warm-up match before the Asian Cup in January, which will also be on ABC TV. The match will be broadcast at 8:00pm in the Northern Territory and Queensland, [more…]

Change of Schedule – Mad Dogs

ABC TV advise that from Sunday 2 November, Mad Dogs will be replaced by Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond. Mad Dogs will return to ABC TV on Monday, 1 December. To keep up to date with ABC TV scheduling, please visit the online guide.

Tuesday 21 October – Changes to ABC TV Schedule

Following the death today of former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, ABC TV will tonight screen the two-part documentary Whitlam: The Power and the Passion. At The Movies will now be shown at 9:30pm on Wednesday 22 October and the broadcast of the next episode of Flying Miners will be postponed until Tuesday 28 October.