- Fly TV
Infobox TV channel
name = Fly TV
logofile = Flytvlogo.png
logosize = 190px
logoalt = Fly TV
launch =November 1 2001
closed date =June 30 2003
owner = Australian Broadcasting
Corporation
network =ABC Television
picture format =576i (SDTV )
web = [http://www.abc.net.au/flytv/default.htm abc.net.au/flytv]
terr serv 1 = SD Digital
terr chan 1 = Channel 21
sat serv 1 = Austar Digital
sat chan 1 = Channel 14
cable serv 1 = Optus TV
cable chan 1 = Channel 21
|Fly TV was an
ABC Television channel available to viewers ofdigital terrestrial television in Australia . OnNovember 1 ,2001 a half-day Fly TV launched nationally, with ABC's children-orientatedABC Kids Channel airing during Fly TV's downtime. The ABC launched the channel without additional funding, hoping that its success would prompt an additional government grant.Availability
Fly TV was available from 6:00pm to 6:00am on both digital terrestrial television and subscription services:
Austar andOptus Television . However, it could not gain carriage onFoxtel .The channel broadcasted a 6 hour block from 6:00pm to 12:00am, which was repeated again from 12:00am to 6:00am.
Broken Studio
Fly TV died on June 30 2003, along with the
ABC Kids Channel , in the first of a series of cuts to save around AU$25 million a year for the ABC. cite web
url = http://www.abc.net.au/corp/pubs/media/s863660.htm
title = ABC Closes Digital Multichannels
accessdate = 2007-09-25
date = 2003-05-26
publisher =Australian Broadcasting Corporation ] The ABC could not secure government funding to keep the channel on-air, but ostensibly revived the channel as ABC2 less than two years later in March 2005. The sluggish uptake of digital television in Australia (which, as of 2007 remains far below projected penetration) made justifying a digital-only channel with a low viewership against the cost of keeping the channel on air difficult.References
External links
* [http://www.abc.net.au/flytv/default.htm Official Site]
* [http://www.abc.net.au/corp/ Corporate Site]
* [http://www.abc.net.au Australian Broadcasting Corporation]
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