ABC iview
Type of site |
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Available in | English |
Headquarters | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Area served | Australia |
Owner | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
Services | streaming service |
URL | www |
Registration | Optional for livestreams required for on demand |
Launched | 28 July 2008 |
Current status | Active |
ABC iview is a
History
After running for several months in
The iview Flash website was redesigned in 2009 and 2010, to cater for a large increase in content.
An iOS app for iPads was launched in December 2010, followed by a mobile version for iPhone in June 2012. An iview Android app supporting phones and tablets on Android 4.0.3 and above was released on 18 December 2013.[3]
Over the following years, iview was released to a range of Smart TVs, games consoles and other devices.
Content and programming
ABC iview provides on-demand access to almost all the TV programs that are broadcast on the ABC's linear broadcast channels (
), as well as simulcast live streams of those channels and original content and programs acquired exclusively for ABC iview.Programs are categorised by these genres:
- Arts
- Culture
- Comedy
- Documentary
- Drama
- Education
- Lifestyle
- News and current affairs
- Panel and discussion
- Regional Australia
- Sport
In September 2015, the ABC added a dedicated Arts channel to iview.[4]
Some shows premiere on iview before they feature on broadcast television, such as
Live streams
- In late 2010, a live stream of ABC News 24was made available on the iview website, and then subsequently on iOS and Android apps.
- On 1 December 2015, a simulcast live stream of the main ABC TV channel was added to the iview website, iOS and Android apps.[7]
- On 18 July 2016, the ABC added simulcast live streams for all the remaining broadcast channels (ABC2/ABC Kids, ABC3).[8]
- On 1 May 2018, the ABC added state-based streams (VIC, QLD, TAS, NT, NSW, WA, SA, ACT) of ABC main channel.[9]
Devices and access
Website
The iview website streams video at up to 4,500Kbps[10] using HTML5 based technology.[11]
Mobile devices
- Apple iPad (from 2010)
- Apple iPhone and iPod Touch (from 2012)
- Android phones and tablets on Android v5.0 and above[12] (from 2019)
Smart TVs
- Sony Bravia
- Samsung Smart TVs ("Orsay") (from 2011) and Samsung Tizen OS (from 2015)
- Panasonic Viera Cast (from 2011)
- LG Netcast (from 2011) & WebOS(from 2014)
- FreeviewPlus certified (HbbTV) devices (from 2014)
- Hisense Smart TVs (from February 2020)
Video game consoles
- Microsoft Xbox 360 (2011–2018)
- Microsoft Xbox One (from 2015)
- Microsoft Xbox Series X/S (from 2020)
- Sony PlayStation 3 (from 2008)
- Sony PlayStation 4 (from 2015)
- Sony PlayStation 5 (from 2020)
Media streamers
- Foxtel IQ(from 2019)
- Apple TV 4th generation and later (from March 2016)
- Telstra TV (from December 2015)
- Fetch TV (from 2013)
- Chromecast devices[13]
Offline viewing
Unlike the ABC's podcasts, programs on the iview service are not officially downloadable and are only available to watch for a short time after the program has aired on the ABC.
In 2012 the ABC sent a legal notice to the author of an open source program called Python-iView which enabled users to download videos from the ABC.[14] Other download tools such as youtube-dl continue to claim support for unofficially downloading from the site.[15]
Unmetering
In late 2008 the iview website video player was updated to allow for unmetering (
In October 2016, Optus added ABC iview to their zero-rating offer for Optus mobile customers.[20]
See also
- Internet television in Australia
- List of Internet television providers
- List of streaming media services
References
- ^ a b "The Television Revolution Has Begun!" (Press release). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 24 July 2008. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
- ^ "The ABC's iview is now on Apple TV". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "ABC launches iview app for Android". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ "ABC invests in ABC Arts channel". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 24 August 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Rake preview on iview". Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ "Prepare yourselves, Class is coming to ABC2 and iview". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "ABC now live streaming". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2016.[dead link]
- ^ "ABC iview now live streaming all channels, plus more exclusive content". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ iview, ABC (1 May 2018). "01 May 2018: State-Based Live Streams - ABC iview Support". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 14 March 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "What is the video quality or resolution of ABC iView?". Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "ABC updates digital TV: iview has changed, what's new?". Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Where to get iview". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "How to use Chromecaset with ABC iview". Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Python-iView" (PDF). Jeremy Visser. 7 August 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ "youtube-dl Supported sites". Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Internode offers unmetered peering into ABC iview" (Press release). Internode. 10 December 2008. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
- iPrimus. 11 December 2008. Archivedfrom the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
- ^ "iview unmetered on Selected ISPs". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 1 April 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
- ^ "ABC iview FAQs". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 25 August 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ "Optus adds ABC iview and Stan to Mobile TV streaming". Optus Media Centre. 31 October 2016. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2016.