abc2 launched on 7 march 2005
abc2, second attempt @ digital-only television channel, launched on 7 march 2005. unlike predecessors new service not dependent on government funding, instead running on budget of a$3 million per year. minister communications helen coonan inaugurated channel @ parliament house 3 days later. genre restrictions limiting types of programming channel carry lifted in october 2006 – abc2 henceforth able carry programming classified comedy, drama, national news, sport , entertainment.
a high incidence of breast cancer in female staff working @ abc s offices in brisbane led closure of site, based in toowong, on 21 december 2006. sixteen women diagnosed disease in period spanning 1994 2007. progress report released in march 2007 independent panel formed investigate occurrences found rate of occurrence breast cancer rate @ offices eleven times higher elsewhere – after closure of site, abc s brisbane-based television , radio operations moved alternate locations around city, including ten brisbane s studios @ mt coot-tha. abc s managing director, mark scott, announced in august 2007 new studios built on site, following final release of review , scientific investigation panel s report. in january 2012 abc in brisbane moved purpose-built accommodation in south bank.
on 8 february 2008, abc tv rebranded abc1, complementing existing abc2 digital-only channel launched on 7 march 2005. branding added new kids channel had been announced throughout howard government based on winning 2007 election left 2009 rudd government budget abc3 funded , announced in june. new online video-on-demand service launched in july of same year, titled abc iview, , abc launched digital radio broadcasts in same month.
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