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Australia Network
Launched	December 31, 2001
Network	ABC Television
Owned by	Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Picture format	480i (SDTV), 576i (SDTV)
Slogan	"A Different View"
Replaced	ABC Asia Pacific, Australia Television International
Website	australianetwork.com
Availability
Satellite
bbTV	505
Indovision	47
Intelsat 2	3901 H / 30800 / 3/4
Intelsat 8	3829 H / 13238 / 3/4
Dialog TV	Channel 41 (Testing)
Cable
Kabelvision	47, 57
Macau Cable	92
Skycable	130
Cable TV	153
StarHub CableTV	076
IPTV over ADSL
now TV	541

Australia Network (formerly ABC Asia Pacific TV, and Australia Television) is an Australian free-to-air international satellite television service operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Aimed at the Asia-Pacific and now India regions, the service broadcasts a mixture of programming, with a focus on English learning programs. Its strapline is "A Different View". Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation which began in 1956. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode. ... ... 576i is the shorthand name for a video mode. ... ... Intelsat, Ltd. ... Intelsat, Ltd. ... Dialog TV is a Direct broadcast satellite pay television provider based in Sri Lanka. ... Cable TV Hong Kong (Hong Kong Cable/HKCTV), previously known as Wharf Cable before October 1998, is owned and operated by i-CABLE Communications Limited. ... StarHub Cable Vision Limited is the sole cable television operator in Singapore. ... IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) is a system where a digital television service is delivered by using Internet Protocol over a network infrastructure, which may include delivery by a broadband connection. ... Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) is a form of DSL, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional modem can provide. ... The correct title of this article is . ... Free-to-air is a phrase used to describe television and radio broadcasts which are available without subscription and without decryption (pay-TV). ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... Small Text For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... For other meanings of Pacific, see Pacific (disambiguation). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

The service, launched on December 31, 2001, is partly funded by Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), and partly by advertising, unlike the ABC's domestic television service, which carries no advertising. The channel is available free-to-air in more than 40 countries across Asia, the Pacific and India. As of January 2007 it reaches into more than 20 million homes and over 200,000 hotel rooms. The service is designed for local audiences in the region, as opposed to Australian expatriates. is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is an Australian government department concerned with the relations between Australia and other nations, both in political and economic terms. ... Free-to-air is a phrase used to describe television and radio broadcasts which are available without subscription and without decryption (pay-TV). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

History

In 1993, the ABC launched Australia Television International^[1], having received funding for it in the 1992 Australian federal budget. In 1997, after a recommendation from the Mansfield Report, this was purchased by the Seven Network. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. ...

It continued to carry ABC news and current affairs programs and receive federal funding. Despite efforts by the Seven Network to expand into Asia using the service, it lost a lot of money. The federal government attempted to broker a joint venture deal between Seven and SBS, but was unsuccessful [1]. Seven chose to close the station in 2001. At this point, it was primarily watched by Australian expatriates for its news and football coverage [2], as well as the children's series Here's Humphrey screened four times a day. The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) is one of two government funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television networks, the other being the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). ... Heres Humphrey was an Australian television series for children first aired on Monday May 24, 1965. ...

The Australian government then put a five year contract for a replacement service up to tender. Seven did not bid, while Imparja's bid was unsuccessful. The ABC won the contract. On December 31, 2001, ABC Asia Pacific launched. It featured content that originally screened on all Australia free-to-air networks except SBS, plus British drama and current affairs programming from Sky News Australia. Imparja Television (callsign IMP) is a commercial television network servicing remote eastern and central Australia. ... Sky News Australia is Australias only dedicated news channel. ...

In 2005, the tender for ABC Asia Pacific was up for renewal, which saw Sky News Australia applying for the contract, but the Australian Government awarded it back to the ABC. ABC Asia Pacific's strapline was Everyone's ABC Asia Pacific. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

At this point, the channel lost its Sky News Australia programming.

On August 7, 2006, the network was renamed Australia Network. The current strapline is "A Different View".

Programming

Australia Network screens a variety of programs, from the ABC itself, including tailor-made news bulletins for the region, from the other Australian terrestrial TV networks and other global broadcasters and independents. It also carries the soap opera Home and Away, Southern Hemisphere Rugby Union, including the Super XIV's, Australian rules football and rugby league matches, a selection of documentaries on various subjects, and several Australian and British drama series. Shows include Stingers, All Saints, and others. For Philippine soap opera, see Teleserye. ... Home and Away(commonly abbreviated to H&A is a soap opera that has been produced in Sydney by the Seven Network since July 1987. ... High marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Aussie Rules Football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of football... Rugby league football (usually shortened to rugby league, football, league or rugby) is a full-contact team sport played with a prolate spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field. ... Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ... Stingers (1998 - 2004) was an Australian TV police drama series. ... All Saints is the most popular medical drama on Australian television. ...

Elements of the network's output (news and online) are produced within Australia, at the ABC's Southbank studios in Melbourne and their English language learning content is produced by the ABC's Education unit in Adelaide. Its current affairs show, Focus, is also produced for Australia Network by ABC News and Current Affairs and broadcasts 5 nights a week. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ...

Logos

The ABC Asia Pacific logo featured the same logo and typeface as that used by ABC in Australia, while Australia Network uses a stylised letter 'a'. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

2001 - 2006	2006 - present

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See also

• Australian Broadcasting Corporation
• Radio Australia

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References

External links

• Official Site
• The Australian Newspaper article regarding the tender