Comments on: ABC3 announces new Aussie kids shows

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 08:20:29 +0000

i find the opinions byast about this new channel, im 14 i love some of the shows on ABC3 and its what freeview needed= a kids tv channel, but why end at 9pm?

By: David Knox

David Knox — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:28:13 +0000

A digital TV or a digital set top box (the latter is pretty cheap). Get a HD one if you can.

By: Radha

Radha — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:32:14 +0000

I appreciate the effrots you are focussing on kids shows. What additional features do we need for TV to get ABC3 programs? How much it would be costing to a family? Please let me know the details. Reply immediately.

thank you,

Radha

By: Deafman

Deafman — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:33:51 +0000

I remember “T-bag” and the series…. ‘T-bag’ is a witch and she have a side kick ‘Thomas shirt’ knows as “T-shirt” will be hopefully on ABC3. Please? Please? Please? Plus Closed Captions too. I can’t wait to see “T-Bag” and the series” And “Inspector Gadget” (animations) will be on. I hope and with CC (Closed Captions)

By: Fox

Fox — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:25:43 +0000

Woooooooo….Hooooooo
ABC3 rules

By: David Knox

David Knox — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:17:27 +0000

I haven’t made any reference to ABC News channel being “next” though we know it’s on their wishlist.

Story is about ABC3.

By: Ocelot

Ocelot — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:45:11 +0000

The ABC3 logo as seen on the ME On 3 campaign is only but a variation of a template not too similar to ather ABC channels. It’s still too early to be speculating on the channel, even when the hosts are not even casted yet. What happens after 9pm has not been announced yet, but it will eventually.

You say that ABC News 24 is next, which is actually more serious than you might think. There are even more services planned by auntie, up to ABC6, but ABC4, the news channel, will definetly not be lauched next year at least.

By: popularculturep

popularculturep — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:40:49 +0000

I think more diversity that does not reflect the dribble on the commercial stations is a good think. Bring-it-on with the commissioning of more Australian content for Australian audiences by Australians.

By: Gareth

Gareth — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:13:53 +0000

Another pointless money-wasting excersise from the ABC. Why in God’s name don’t they simply utilise ABC2 during school holidays for this very purpose? This is not prudent use of taxpayers money. An abolute and appauling joke.

By: astrogirl

astrogirl — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:18:02 +0000

I agree with Ash re BTN. My son watches it at school with his class and he quite enjoys it, as well as the class discussion that goes along with it.

As others have said though, I am unsure why there is a need to show content for 6-15 yr olds from 9am-3pm. Unless they are running some quasi-educational shows that schools can use alongside their lesson plans, like the ABC used to back in the day. (I remember being subjected to shows about colonialism and music.)

I applaud the ABC for bringing some new content to our screens, but looking at that list, I can’t really see anything my son (who fits their 8-12yr old demographic) would be interested in watching.

By: Kirben

Kirben — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:21:46 +0000

The current kids programming on the ABC1 wouldn’t change, until analog TV is finally turned off (2013). Hopefully the ABC2 will offer more variety of programming in the future though.

The ABC can’t even manage to run the ABC2 channel 24 hours a day, so I expect the ABC3 will simply close at 9PM daily.

Alex:
It was mentioned on ABC forums recently, that the ABC don’t even have the rights to Degrassi: The Next Generation anymore.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:36:33 +0000

So what will happen with the kids shows on ABC 1 & 2 during the day when the channel will be launched? 3 channels with stuff???…

By: meiji-era

meiji-era — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:15:44 +0000

Visit ABC3’s Site

By: Ash

Ash — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:03:00 +0000

I am a school teacher and I find BTN to be an excellent show. I have watched it with classes ranging from ages 8 to 13 and they have all enjoyed it.
This year my Year Four class can’t wait for BTN each Tuesday!
The associated online interactive activities also work very well with my students.
Querty- perhaps you should watch BTN or at least not base it on your school eperience. Some teachers can make the experience negative through needless note-taking or dictation. I do agree that TTN was not the best program for children and was not at all saddened by it’s demise.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:35:09 +0000

i hope they show some classic abc shows from the early-mid 90’s

By: mikey

mikey — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:54:41 +0000

‘onya Auntie! Next up: 24/7 News