ABC1 confirms Sky launch details

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Disney-owned entertainment channel ABC1 is to make its official launch on Sky next week after signing a multi-year agreement with BSkyB.

ABC1 - which has been carrying out full audio and picture testing for several days - will be available in the entertainment section on EPG number 281 from Tuesday (August 30th).

In addition to this carriage deal, ABC1 will mark its one year anniversary by announcing that it will be extending its broadcast hours. From Monday, September 26th, the channel will increase its current 6am-6pm broadcast hours and transmit round-the-clock on Sky, Telewest Broadband and ntl digital TV services.

John Hardie, Managing Director of Walt Disney TV in Europe, the Middle East and Africa said: “The success of abc1 has shown that there is a real and continuing appetite for high quality, US shows that are intelligent and still appealing to a very broad audience. The new deal with Sky will get abc1 into far more homes which is great news.”

Nicola Bamford, Director of Channels and Operations at Sky, added: “Sky is committed to giving its customers the widest range of quality entertainment programming, so we are pleased to announce this new deal with abc1. We look forward to welcoming the channel to the Sky platform and to the extension of its broadcast hours for satellite and cable viewers next month.”

The channel’s success has largely been put down to its portfolio of smartly written but accessible US hit shows. September will see the UK premiere of Kevin Hill, a slick US lawyer series which will launch at 9pm on Monday, September 26th. Other hit US series that will broadcast in primetime include season two of Sports Night, penned by US TV supremo Aaron Sorkin; a new series of Less than Perfect starring Eric Roberts and the People’s Choice nominated show Hope & Faith. ABC1 will also premiere season three of the popular comedy 8 Simple Rules and early next year will see the launch of season two of the medical comedy Scrubs - featuring the Golden Globe nominated actor Zach Braff.

Its a shame its not happening on FREEview we have SlopUpTv to thank for that
 
HI, shipoftheline, I watch it a lot , and enjoy, it would be nice if they also showed, married with children and unhappley every after, also now that BB has gone off E4 thats getting not so bad now.
Regards raptor214.
 
raptor214 said:
HI, shipoftheline, I watch it a lot , and enjoy, it would be nice if they also showed, married with children and unhappley every after, also now that BB has gone off E4 thats getting not so bad now.
Regards raptor214.

Raptor not being funny but I've never been a fan of E4 reason being it shows stuff which has been on CH4 or going on Ch4 just like BBC3. I can't understand why people liked paying for that before it went freeview. Now we have CH4 plus 1 & 2 three fecking channels fillled with the same thing on freeview. ABC1 is owned by abc and Disney and can really hurt the BBC and ITV
 
Ive been looking forward to seeing ABC1, its taken a long time for it to get on sky hasnt it?
 
its about time rupert got off his lasy money stealing ass and got something decent for my £21 a month :( good to hear a new channel is gonna be up soon
 
Hi again shipoftheline, i will watch anything if its free an it makes me laugh, thats my choice, also i have just been watching abc1 on freevew, channel 15 and just watched 8 simple rules, at least its got peggy bundy in it. :Ha: :Wave: :Wave: :NEXT: :ASSFLASH:
 
Yes it would be good to see series 2, as for kelly she is some tart, but i see where you are cumming from. : laalaa : : spook : :licka:
 
There's already far too much American TV with their incomprehensible humour. Do we really need any more !
 
why isnt it extending it's hours on freeview??? :(

oh well, back Red Hot for the evenings :wink:
 
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