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Important services from Freeview include its free-to-air channels with an enhanced EPG (electronic program guide) across all channels. Freeview also certifies televisions, set-top boxes and personal video recorders (PVR) which meet its standards. The Freeview brand was launched in November 2008 with teaser commercials promising 15 channels in 2009.
This is a list of the current channels available on digital terrestrial television in Australia.. The commercial channels available to viewers depend on location and station ownership.
The Freeview brand was launched in November 2008 with teaser commercials promising 15 channels in 2009. The first new "Freeview" channel started on 26 March 2009 with Network Ten's One HD sports channel, now called 10 Bold. Further advertising began on 26 April 2009, with the first Freeview certified devices appearing in retailers from May 2009.
Seven introduced Australia's first catch-up channel 7TWO (now branded as 7two) on 1 November 2009. [19] On 22 July 2010, the ABC launched its proposed news channel, ABC News (then ABC News 24). In addition, the Seven and Nine networks launched their third channels in September 2010: 7mate from Seven and 9Gem (then GEM) from Nine. [20]
There is a frequency offset for many DTV channels between Australia and NZ, because of historical reasons relating to the introduction of PAL. Both Australia and New Zealand use 7 MHz channel spacing (for PAL B) on VHF, but the frequencies and channel numbers differ substantially because of Australia revising its VHF TV band usage.
Australian digital terrestrial television, branded as Freeview, is provided by a number of free-to-air channels in Australia, including that provided by the national broadcaster, on ABC Television. VAST, a free-to-view satellite television service that provides a service to remote areas, which replaced Optus Aurora.
Internet television in Australia is the digital distribution of movies and television content via the Internet. In Australia , internet television is provided by a number of generalist, subscription-based streaming service providers, in addition to several niche providers that focus on specific genres.
Network 10 (commonly known as the 10 Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paramount Global's UK & Australia division.