The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has announced that its iview service has added more than 200 additional hours of on-demand content exploring people and places in Australia that other Australians can’t visit while locked down in their homes and communities.
Acting Head of Programming at the ABC, Josie Mason-Campbell, said the additional Australian content now available in iview supported homegrown creativity.
“From our city streets and suburbs to the byways and bush, the ABC is home-delivering Australian dramas, comedies, documentaries, crime yarns and children’s shows to keep audiences company during the COVID-19 pandemic,” Ms Mason-Campbell said.
She said the Australian collection featured Stateless and the new series of Mystery Road and Top of the Lake, plus contemporary classics such as The Secret River, The Slap, Cleverman, The Beautiful Lie and Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries.
“As the nation’s leading creative voice, the ABC has boosted its support for Australian stories by securing the streaming rights to more local dramas, comedies, documentaries and children’s content, adding to our current collection of programs,” Ms Mason-Campbell said.
“With Australians stuck close to home, the ABC is showcasing the sights and sounds of this extraordinary country.
“It’s Australia’s biggest home delivery for the mind and soul, feeding audiences’ need to laugh, learn, cry and be entertained.”
Ms Mason-Campbell said iview’s new Australia-all-over collection was accompanied by new dramas from here and overseas, such as High Fidelity, Les Miserables, The Capture and the latest season of Killing Eve.
She said the ABC had also launched its $5 million Fresh Start development fund to support Australian producers and safeguard local content and creativity.
She said ABC iview also featured Australian performances across theatre, opera, ballet and classical music.
