Countdown to ABC3

December 4, 2009  Filed Under Programming, 14 Comments » 

Australia gets a new TV channel from today when ABC3 hits the airwaves at 6pm tonight.

The festivities get underway at 5pm on ABC1 with Countdown to 3, a live launch from ABC’s Studio 22 in Ultimo.  Short Stack, Cassie Davis, ABC3 presenters, CJ the DJ, dancers from Dance Academy, BMX and motor bike tricks will entertain invited guests.

The show will be hosted by Amberley Lobo and Kayne Tremills (pictured left), presenters from Studio 3.

It ends when Prime Minister Kevin Rudd flicks the switch to declare the channel officially on the air.

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Meet the faces of ABC3

October 23, 2009  Filed Under News, 47 Comments » 

Amberley Lobo, Kayne Tremills, Ben Crawley, Scotty Tweedie, Stephanie ‘Hex’ Bendixsen and Hannah Wang are the six lucky presenters who will become the faces of ABC3, the new ad-free children’s network.

The six were introduced to media last night by Kim Dalton, ABC TV’s Director of Television, who unveiled the new digital channel last night at the network’s Ripponlea studio.

Aged 19 – 24, they hail from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide & Perth and will adopt key roles in channel presenting, reporting and hosting after winning the coveted positions from more …