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ABC iView Gets Design Update, Genre Search

2:35PM Angus Kidman | The ABC has just rolled out a design update for its iView catchup service. Apart from a general refresh, the big change is the ability to browse programs by genre. More »
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Local ABC Disappears For Some Austar Viewers

10:30AM Angus Kidman | It’s often tempting to assume Australia has five national networks, but we’re frequently reminded that regional viewers have a quite different experience to people in capital cities. In the latest incident, Austar viewers have lost access to their regional ABC stations. More »
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Unmetered iView Access Expanded To Universities

10:30AM Angus Kidman | While Foxtel dithers over doing deals with ISPs, the ABC’s iView service continues to expand the number of providers offering unmetered access to its excellent catch-up facilities. Its latest deal with AARNet, which provides Internet connectivity for Australia’s university network, means more than a million academic types can now use the service without incurring the wrath of their network overlords. More »
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ABC Black Saturday Site Combines Video, Social Media

11:00AM Angus Kidman | The Black Saturday bushfires on February 7 devastated the Australian community. A new site developed by the ABC recounts the events of that day and the stories of those affected through a combination of video, photos and other online records. More »
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iView On PS3 Should Be Here In 2010

3:00PM Angus Kidman | The Lifehacker crew got quite excited at the news that Sony was working with the ABC to make iView available on the PS3, and it looks like that might happen a bit sooner than we expected. More »
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ABC Wants iView Carried For Free On The NBN

10:00AM Angus Kidman | We’re still some years away from the National Broadband Network becoming a reality, but the ABC is already arguing that its programming should be made freely available across the network. More »
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ABC Trialling iView On PS3

12:20PM Angus Kidman | The ABC’s iView TV catch-up service is already a firm favourite with Lifehacker readers, especially those who enjoy unmetered access via their ISP. Now iView could become a more lounge-room friendly option if a trial of delivering the service via the Sony PlayStation3 proves successful. More »
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Four Corners Investigates Online Crime

2:00PM Angus Kidman | The ABC’s long-running investigative program Four Corners turns its attention to Internet crime this evening, with an episode investigating the scope of online crime in Australia and the lack of security in many wireless networks. More »
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ABC Switches Off Unmetered iView

3:38PM Angus Kidman | So much for the ABC’s plans plans to expand the range of unmetered providers for iView — right now, watching shows through iView will chew through your bandwidth no matter which ISP you use. More »
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ABC iView Trialling More Unmetered ISPs

2:30PM Angus Kidman | The only reason anyone shouldn’t be making regular use of the ABC’s iView service is if they don’t have unmetered access — and a new trial makes that much more likely. More »