ABC News 24 is set for launch. Adjust your TV recorders.

July 9th, 2010

According to reports, the ABC are days away from officially launching their new 24 hour news channel, ‘ABC News 24‘. Although, the exact launch date for the new channel is still unknown, the ABC have been making noticeable moves to the structure of their current channel line-up over the past few days in preparation for the launch.

As these changes may cause temporary problems to your TV Recorder setup at home, we want to make sure all IceTV members have all the information they need to be ready to take advantage of this new and exciting channel when it arrives.

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.

To ensure you get access to the new channel when it is made available 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 the impending 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.

Stay tuned for more information on ABC News 24 to follow.

Regards,

IceTV

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