This is reminding me of the movie A Clockwork Orange…all this talk of Plus.
The name - ABC TV Plus is really strange. And the content mix - religion, docos, entertainment - is even stranger.
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Sounds a bit like what ABC2 was when it first started.
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He called it three and a half years ago
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lotto numbers anyone? 
really tho, i just wish they did just call it ABC Plus. ABC TV Plus just really seems clunky
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Something is behind adding “TV” to the name
As others have suggested… it means something bigger coming up. Not sure what exactly but something will change with ABC
But it does seem all a mess
ABC “the main channel”
(The) ABC News (channel)
ABC the corporation
ABC TV
ABC TV Plus
ABC News (at 7)
It’s kinda a mess
“TV” should probably go away at this point
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Channel Launch
Friday 1 January
In 2021, the ABC is adding more great Australian content to your TV screen with ABC TV Plus!
From January 2021, ABC TV Plus will showcase distinctive Australian culture and creativity in primetime, from film and documentaries to stand up comedy and a new weekly arts show launching later in the year. Plus live performances of classical music, ballet, theatre and opera every Friday.
ABC TV Plus will air from 7.30pm to 2am daily on channel 22 on your digital TV, channel 134 on Foxtel or channel 126 on Optus. Or livestream us on ABC iview from 8pm to 2am AEDT daily.
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Launch schedule
Friday 1 January
7:30pm Spicks And Specks: 200th Episode Spectacular Rpt
8:00pm Doctor Who: Rose Rpt
8:45pm Movie: Strictly Ballroom Rpt
10:25pm Anh’s Brush With Fame: Terri Irwin Rpt
10:55pm The Catherine Tate Show Rpt
11:25pm Detectorists Rpt
11:55pm Alan Partridge’s Mid-Morning Matters: Focus On Cycling Rpt
12:10am Alan Partridge’s Mid-Morning Matters: Who Does Alan Think He Is? Rpt
Saturday 2 January
7:30pm Doctor Who: Revolution Of The Daleks Premiere
8:30pm Melbourne Comedy Festival: The Gala Rpt
10:35pm Would I Lie To You? Rpt
11:05pm Whose Line Is It Anyway?: Adam Rippon Rpt
11:30pm Mock The Week Rpt
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Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge
Sunday 3 January 8.30pm
Louis Theroux reflects on 25 years in documentary-making with this candid and fascinating retrospective. Featuring brand new conversations between Louis and some of his most memorable contributors.
Revisit the very best, and strangest, moments in Louis Theroux’s celebrated 25 year TV career. Utilising his own home movie footage and news archives, Louis also tracks down past contributors and finds out whether their lives have settled down – or spiralled off in even more surprising directions. And for the very first time, Louis puts himself in the spotlight. With his trademark wit, the famous filmmaker discusses the unique challenges of documentary making, and the invaluable lessons he’s learned about human psychology along the way.
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Sunday 3 January
7:30pm Spicks And Specks: '80s Special Rpt
8:00pm Compass: Future Now Rpt
8:30pm Louis Theroux: Life On The Edge Series Premiere
9:30pm The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan Rpt
10:30pm Catalyst: Skin Clinic Rpt
11:30pm Would I Lie To You? Rpt
Monday 4 January
7:30pm Spicks And Specks: Britannia Special Rpt
8:00pm Doctor Who: The End Of The World Rpt
8:45pm David Attenborough’s Galapagos Series Premiere
9:40pm George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces Season 3 Premiere
10:30pm Escape From The City: Bellingen NSW: The Phipps Rpt
11:30pm Would I Lie To You? Rpt
Tuesday 5 January
7:30pm Spicks And Specks: Finbar Furey, Shane Nicholson, Scott Edgar, Dave O’Neil Rpt
8:00pm Doctor Who: The Unquiet Dead Rpt
8:45pm Whose Line Is It Anyway?: Jeff Davis
9:10pm Rosehaven Rpt
9:40pm The IT Crowd: The Final Countdown Rpt
10:05pm Frontline: The Shadow We Cast Rpt
10:30pm Frontline: One Rule For One Rpt
11:00pm Melbourne Comedy Festival: The Gala Rpt
Wednesday 6 January
7:30pm Spicks And Specks: Jane Clifton, Lawrence Mooney, Winston McCall & Peter Helliar Rpt
8:00pm Doctor Who: Aliens Of London Rpt
8:45pm David Stratton’s Stories Of Australian Cinema: Game Changers Rpt
9:45pm Restoration Australia: Keith Hall Rpt
10:45pm The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan Rpt
11:45pm Louis Theroux: Life On The Edge Rpt
Thursday 7 January
7:30pm Spicks And Specks: Sharon Jones, Felicity Ward, Michael Chugg & Tommy Dean Rpt
8:00pm Doctor Who: World War Three Rpt
8:45pm Would I Lie To You? Rpt
9:15pm Penn And Teller: Fool Us: Teller’s Gambling Problem Rpt
10:00pm Hard Quiz Rpt
10:30pm You Can’t Ask That: Short Statured Rpt
10:50pm TBA
11:40pm The Catherine Tate Show Rpt
Friday 8 January
7:30pm "Spicks And Specks: Iva Davies, Dave Thornton, Elana Stone & Frank Woodley Rpt
8:00pm Doctor Who: Dalek Rpt
8:45pm Movie: Proof Rpt
10:15pm Anh’s Brush With Fame: Gill Hicks Rpt
10:45pm TBA
11:35pm The Catherine Tate Show Rpt
Saturday 9 January
7:30pm "Spicks And Specks: Patrizio Buanne, Meshel Laurie, Pigeon John & Damian Callinan Rpt
8:00pm QI: Jargon Rpt
8:30pm Melbourne Comedy Festival: Allstars Supershow Rpt
10:35pm Would I Lie To You? Rpt
11:05pm Whose Line Is It Anyway?: Jeff Davis Rpt
11:30pm Penn And Teller: Fool Us: Teller’s Gambling Problem Rpt
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First full week of programming for ABC TV Plus. Just 2 programs are new episodes.
Meanwhile ABC seems to have gained the rights to TBA from Seven 
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George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces - Season 3
From Monday 10 January at 9:40pm
The series that shows how even the smallest of spaces can undergo big transformations continues as George meets a young couple who can’t afford to get on the property ladder.
Enslaved
From Sunday 31 January at 9:30pm
In Enslaved, Samuel L Jackson and a team of journalists and underwater divers explore 400 years of slavery. What happened to the 12 million enslaved Africans stolen from their homes and shipped across the Atlantic.
Cinderella
Friday 5 February at 8:45pm
Witty, vibrant, glamorous and romantic, Alexei Ratmansky’s Cinderella will sweep you off your feet as this smash-hit crowd-pleaser comes to cinemas to bewitch us in an exclusive encore season.
As Cinderella works to support her stepmother and sisters, she watches as they prepare for a magnificent ball being held by the Prince of the land, knowing that they will not permit her to attend. When they leave, she imagines herself dancing at the ball in a beautiful gown wishing that she could attend.
The Fairy Godmother takes pity on her and visits Cinderella to transform her rags into a ball gown, transporting her to the ball and warning her that the magic will vanish at Midnight.At the ball Cinderella meets the Prince and it is love at first sight - but at the strike of twelve midnight she runs from the ballroom leaving her slipper behind. Travelling the land, the Prince searches for his lost true love, and the moment that Cinderella fits the slipper they live happily ever after.
Hailed as “effervescent and fun as festive champagne” [Daily Telegraph] and “exquisite from start to finish” [Crikey]-if you’ve never experienced the magic of ballet before, see why Cinderella is the perfect fit!
Jayde Adams: Serious Black Jumper
Saturday 6 February at 8:30pm
Proud Bristolian and multi-award-winning comedian, Jayde Adams, brings her Latest stand-up show to the screen. Having packed away the sequins and glamour (for now) Jayde sets out to reinvent herself as a ‘Successful Independent Woman Person’, exploring what it means to be a feminist this century, whilst wearing the feminist wardrobe staple attire; the Serious Black Jumper™.
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Spotted a promo for Doctor Who last night:
Plus an alternate launch promo for movie titles:
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Any word on wether the ABC plan to make this HD?
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I really hate the logo. They could have been more creative with it.
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No.
Is the slant look the trend with television presentation at the moment?
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I think so.