According to the ABC website, ABC News 24 will feature “continuous and commercial-free coverage of major breaking stories in Australia and around the world”.
ABC News 24 will include a mixture of new programs “developed specifically for the channel, focusing on world news, national politics and business”, including ‘Afternoon Live’ at 3pm, ‘The Drum’ at 6pm and ‘The World’ at 9pm.
To find out more about these new programs, please visit the ‘New Shows’ section within IceTV’s Interactive TV Guide.
If you’re an IceTV member with a compatible TV Recorder at home and you see something you like, just click ‘record’.
The new channel will also include some of the ABC’s staples, such as “Lateline, The 7.30 Report and Four Corners.”
As previously reported, ABC News 24 will replace ABC HD and will be available on channel 24 across all regions.
To ensure you get access to the new channel and assuming you haven’t already done so, we recommend that you perform a ‘channel rescan’ on your digital TV recorder at home in time for tomorrow’s launch.
If you need instructions or are unsure how to do this for your TV Recorder at home, please read the Setup Guide for your TV Recorder. If you come across any technical problems whilst trying to do this, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Regards,
IceTV
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As previously reported, ABC News 24 will replace ABC HD and will be available on channel 24 across all regions.
The new channel will be the first and only dedicated channel for breaking news and current affairs to be available on Australian digital free-to-air television (aka ‘freeview’).
According to the ABC website, ABC News 24 “will deliver continuous and commercial-free coverage of major breaking stories in Australia and around the world.”
The new channel will include a mixture of new programs “developed specifically for the channel, focusing on world news, national politics and business” along with some of the ABC’s staples, such as “Lateline, The 7.30 Report and Four Corners.”
IceTV is pleased to announce that we have updated our Interactive TV Guide, iPhone app and mini mobile site, to now include the new channel. We plan to add the official program listings for ABC News 24, shortly after the channel is officially launched as well as add it to our Interactive TV Guide Widgets.
In the meantime, more information on the new channel can be found on the ABC website.
Stay tuned for more information on ABC News 24 to follow.
Regards,
IceTV
Posted in Freeview, IceTV EPG, Service Announcement |
With ABC’s new 24hr News channel to be launched soon, the ABC have begun using ABC HD for promotional purposes and no longer seem to be broadcasting their normal ABC1 content on this channel.
As a result, IceTV users with ‘HD Only’ selected (rather than ‘Prefer HD’) as the quality setting for any series recording for shows on ABC1 or ABCHD, may lose their recordings. To avoid this, we advise all IceTV users to check their series recording settings for any shows on ABC1 or ABC HD via IceTV Interactive, ensuring they have ‘Prefer HD’ selected. Doing so, should mean your shows are simply recorded on the normal ABC1 channel instead.
Likewise, IceTV users with shows set to record only on ABC HD with the ‘this channel only’ setting applied, should adjust their series recording settings. Once changed, your device at home should have time to make the necessary changes and record your shows on ABC1 instead.
If you are unsure or have any questions about this, please don’t hesitate to contact our team.
Additional information for ABC’s new 24hr News channel can be found on the ABC website and we will include accurate program data for this new channel shortly after it is launched.
Regards,
IceTV
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If you’re interested in taking advantage of any of our Midyear Meltdown deals then don’t delay. Only available from now until the end of June. All products include free home delivery and a free IceTV membership.
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IceTV
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‘New Shows’ saves you the time and hassle of having to scroll through the TV Guide online to manually look for any new programs or scan the newspapers. Simply click on the ‘New Shows’ tab when looking at the Interactive TV Guide online, to quickly see a short summary of any new programs (or returning TV series) coming soon to TV, that we believe are worth a look. Simply click on anything you see to quickly find out more about the show, see when it is due to appear on TV and on what channel (if known), or add it as a ‘favourite’ to be notified of when it starts closer to the time.
For IceTV members with a compatible device at home, it gets even better. You can schedule new shows to record automatically weeks, maybe even months in advance. Whether the show is on that night, later in the week or still weeks away from coming to TV, members can view any program in the ‘New Shows’ list and then automatically set them to record on their TV recorder at home within a few simple clicks. Then sit back, relax and let IceTV do the rest.
For example, ‘Junior MasterChef Australia’ or the next season of ‘The Apprentice (UK)’ may still be months away from appearing on TV but with ‘New Shows’, IceTV members can already schedule the entire series of either show to record automatically on their device at home.
IceTV makes finding and recording your favourite shows on TV, as simple as set & forget.
To see what’s on ‘New Shows’ now, please click here or on the following image;
Have you seen an ad on TV or a similar promotion for a new TV show (or a returning series) that you think our team should know about? If so, simply post the name of the show and any other details you wish to add in the dedicated section of our forum for our team to look at. We will review your post and add any worthy suggestions to ‘New Shows’ for everyone to enjoy.
Be sure to check out ‘New Shows’ regularly to make sure you don’t miss out on any new programs coming to digital free-to-air TV.
Regards,
IceTV
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So, for those users with a 3D TV already or that want to record the 3D broadcast on their 3D capable PVR (such as selected Topfield PVR models) and then be able to watch it back when they have a 3D TV, you now can automatically with IceTV.
To get access to the 3D Trial channel you will need to preform a channel rescan and look for Channel 40. For detailed instructions on how to do this, please visit our Help section and look for the setup instructions for your device.
According to the SBS website, the following 15 matches of the World Cup will be broadcast in 3D;
You can now log in via go our Interactive TV Guide, mobile site or iPhone app and start scheduling all the 3D matches to record at home. Just search for shows under the new channel “3D Test”, to see what’s available each day.
Cheers,
IceTV
Posted in IceTV EPG, Service Announcement |

Firstly, we would like to thank everyone who entered the competition and that took the time to write such kind and creative words about our service.
The response was overwhelming and our staff thoroughly enjoyed reading and hearing how we have changed so many lives over the years and the way in which your families watch TV. (We just hope it wasn’t just the lure of an iPad that made you say such nice things!)
There were so many fantastic entries to choose from and many of you put a great deal of effort into your answers, but at the end of the day there could only be one winner.
– Joshua from Fortitude Valley (QLD)
Even though your song choice divided the staff here at IceTV and almost lost the competition for you, the effort you put in to answer our question speaks for itself and certainly made you stand out from the crowd.
Apparently, ‘you have to sing it in the tune of “Favourite Things” from the Sound of Music’. If you need to refresh your memory, listen to the song first via iTunes before reading Joshua’s entry…
“bad tv, worse commercials
I’d go round in circles
they’d bore me to tears
with reruns of Erkels
enduring what’s on
like a common moron
was the life for me
until Ice TV
changed all that and more
with features galore
stop, pause and rewind
or use it to find
that weird arthouse show
which starred Russell Crowe
it’s all those new things
which Ice TV brings
it changed the whole way
I watch TV today”
Thanks once again to everyone that entered the competition and congratulations Joshua, you’re now the proud owner of 32GB Apple iPad (worth $759).
Regards,
IceTV
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To find out more or to enter the competition, please click here or on the following image;
If selected, you will need to show your dedication to the world game by breaking the Guinness World Record for marathon TV watching. You will compete against four other self-confessed fanatics and watch as many back-to-back soccer matches on TV as possible, with the event being held at Star City, Sydney.
So whether you’ve been waiting for an affordable PVR to to come along, or you’re in need of another PVR for your home, the TF7100HD-PLUS (320GB model) at $499 is pretty hard to beat. Much like our Socceroos in this World Cup!
Regards,
IceTV
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