ABC Launches iView Internet Video Service

8:58AM July 24, 2008 | Nick Broughall

Last night, the ABC proved once again that they’re better than all the free-to-air networks by launching their new iView video download service. You might remember it from its beta stage, when it was known as Playback.

Unlike the Playback beta, which suffered from a serious lack of programming, the new iView service offers plenty of shows from ABC1 and ABC2, including Doctor Who, The Gruen Transfer, The New Inventors, The Einstein Factor and Echo Beach – and that’s just in the Catchup section. There are also new, dedicated channels like ABC News, which features all the latest news and current affairs programming from Aunty, plus ABC Kazam! (which has kid’s programming), ABC Docs for documentaries and ABC Arts for all those arty programs your parents like.

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funnelbc

July 24, 2008 at 10:44 AM

It’d be good if for abc generated (and therefore australian taxpayer’s) content was available to download as an actual video file. Especially if that content is unlikely to be sold on dvd, it’d be great to get access to that stuff for more than just a week.

Also the abc archives! I’m sure like the bbc in the UK there’s heaps of amazing content waiting to be digitised which has little commercial value, but great cultural value.

Well done the abc for getting it up online, and taking the first steps though. It should be applauded.

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