# Digital TV Technical Discussion

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**Category:** General Television Topics\
**Created:** [December 28, 2015, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/digital-tv-technical-discussion/273 "2015-12-28T08:05:42Z")\
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> ABC2 started in 2005 but I think it was 2008 before the strict genre controls on the ABC and SBS multi-channels was lifted.
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> The restrictions placed on ABC and SBS were so tight IIRC that SBS could not even show English-language news bulletins on its World News Channel. I think ABC2 at least managed Four Corners repeats and they had a nightly show called Australia Wide, featuring some of the lower level news stories from ABC News across the country.

Yep, it was about 2008 or even 2009 before things started getting a bit easier for the multichannels.

Australia Wide originally started as an hour long program I think or at least half hour before having a few revamps and getting shortened to 15 minutes. Australia Wide was like an early version of WIN’s All Australian News. Stateline blocks however were definitely a staple in the early days.

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