The watermark looks ok. Maybe that is the size TV should be for the watermark on the main channel.
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The correct solution would be to do as the BBC does and have separate logical channels timesharing on separate channels (as you can dynamically allocate bitrates per channel), but itâs probably too complex for the ABC to work out how to do this.
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Regardless of our opinions about the channel name, can we all at least agree that the new graphics package for ABC TV Plus is an improvement on what was used for ABC COMEDY these past few years?!
Probably the best look the programming block (ABC2/COMEDY/TV Plus hasnât really been much of a âchannelâ with only 7-8 hours on air per day) for adults on LCN-22 has had in at least a decade.
Yep, I agree.
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Totally agree. Thatâs exactly what I came in here to say. Please fix it, ABC.
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The entire concept of the channel is a vast improvement on ABC Comedy.
The only thing Iâd change is the announcersâ voices on the channel. Theyâve been transplanted from the youth oriented ABC2/Comedy channels with their dinky di rough as guts put-on accents when this is meant to be an addition to the mainstream channel.
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Yeah, I agree about the voiceovers. Wonder if itâs cheaper to continue running the old ABC2/COMEDY VOs on TV Plus than paying a bit more for Bill Weaver, Jo Van Es and that other guy to do both channels?
Did I see somewhere that Doctor Who will be weeknights? Iâm hoping ABC will be screening the original series.
The first episode of the modern Doctor Who (with Christopher Eccleston) aired tonight
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Havenât commented much on this relaunch but the use of âABC TVâ is just wack.
The name âABC TV Plusâ is also very offputting. As someone else mentioned, the first thing that I think of is a streaming service.
They shouldâve just reverted to the name âABC2â and kept the main channel as âABCâ.
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Yeah, itâs hard to describe when saying that a program is on. Like when I said earlier to my wife âoh, Strictly Ballroom is on tonight on ABC TV Plusâ and it was a bit of a mouthful to say, ABC Plus is about the shortest you can make it to still get the information across but it does sound just like 7Plus with the streaming then. ABC2 has already had a few lives, maybe it could have been resurrected for another one.
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Just call it ABC1and ABC2 for the love of cheesesteak. 
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Station opening and presentation
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Week commencing 10 January
Sunday 10 January
7:30pm Spicks And Specks: Kram, Josh Earl, Hugh Halliday & Dave OâNeil Rpt
8:00pm Compass: Divine Rhythms Rpt
8:30pm Louis Theroux: Life On The Edge
9:30pm The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan Rpt
10:30pm Catalyst: Feeding Australia (Part 1) Foods of Tomorrow Rpt
11:30pm David Strattonâs Stories Of Australian Cinema: Game Changers Rpt
Monday 11 January
7:30pm Spicks And Specks: Paris Wells, Jimeoin, Iain Grandage & Frank Woodley Rpt
8:00pm Doctor Who: The Long Game Rpt
8:45pm David Attenboroughâs Galapagos
9:40pm George Clarkeâs Amazing Spaces
10:30pm Escape From The City: Southern Highlands NSW: The Clementses Rpt
11:30pm Would I Lie To You? Rpt
Tuesday 12 January
7:30pm Spicks And Specks: Justin Burford, Meshel Laurie, Sharon Millerchip & Dave OâNeil Rpt
8:00pm Doctor Who: Fatherâs Day Rpt
8:45pm Whose Line Is It Anyway?: Jonathan Mangum
9:10pm Rosehaven Rpt
9:35pm The IT Crowd: Something Happened Rpt
10:00pm Frontline: A Hole In The Heart Rpt
10:25pm Frontline: A Hole In The Heart Part 2 Rpt
10:55pm Melbourne Comedy Festival: Allstars Supershow Rpt
Wednesday 13 January
7:30pm Spicks And Specks: Ross Wilson, Pete Helliar, Bernadette Robinson & Denise Scott Rpt
8:00pm Doctor Who: The Empty Child Rpt
8:45pm David Strattonâs Stories Of Australian Cinema: Outsiders Rpt
9:45pm Restoration Australia: Woodcot Park Rpt
10:45pm The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan Rpt
11:45pm Louis Theroux: Life On The Edge Rpt
Thursday 14 January
7:30pm Spicks And Specks: Wendy Stapleton, Tom Ballard, Antionette Halloran & Damian Callinan Rpt
8:00pm Doctor Who: The Doctor Dances Rpt
8:45pm Would I Lie To You? Rpt
9:15pm Penn And Teller: Fool Us: Never Trust a Magician Rpt
10:00pm Hard Quiz Rpt
10:30pm You Canât Ask That: Wheelchair Users Rpt
10:50pm TBA Rpt
11:40pm Parks and Recreation: Canvassing Rpt
Friday 15 January
7:30pm Spicks And Specks: Colin Lane, Anthony Warlow, Grace Woodroofe & Hamish Blake Rpt
8:00pm Doctor Who: Boom Town Rpt
8:45pm Movie: The Turning Rpt
11:40pm Anhâs Brush With Fame: Adam Goodes Rpt
Saturday 16 January
7:30pm Spicks And Specks: Ben Folds, Adam Richard, Jane Badler & Denise Scott Rpt
8:00pm QI: Jam, Jelly And Juice Rpt
8:30pm Melbourne Comedy Festival: The Great Debate Rpt
10:10pm Would I Lie To You?: The Unseen Bits Rpt
10:40pm Whose Line Is It Anyway?: Jonathan Mangum Rpt
11:05pm Penn And Teller: Fool Us: Never Trust a Magician Rpt
11:45pm Absolutely Fabulous: The Collection: This Week⌠Saffy Rpt
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QI and Would I Lie To You need to be put to rest.
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Yesterdayâs TV Ratings Shares for the first day of ABC TV Plus was good. At 4.5%. Thanks to the Strictly Ballroom movie.
I love Spicks and specks, but its only so many times i can watch a particular episode. Umpteenth amounts of episodes at 7.30pm, but none of the new season from 2014 (with Josh Earl)?
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We donât talk about that season. 
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Especially when theyâre trying to have a revival of the product this year - I think that is one product theyâre trying to bury and completely act as though it didnât exist.
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