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ABC1 was a United Kingdom based television channel from Disney using the branding of the Disney-owned American network, ABC. The channel had general entertainment programming with programming from the US parent channel, apart from the weekend morning programming block Playhouse Disney, which was aimed at children.〔 ==History== ABC1 channel initially launched exclusively on the British digital terrestrial television platform Freeview on 27 September 2004 but only from 6am to 6pm〔 with the expectations to eventually broadcast 24/7 by 2010. The channel did not air commercials for the first few months to build up viewers〔(5 August 2004). (Disney plans Freeview TV channel ). BBC. Accessed on 19 February 2014.〕〔(5 August 2004). (Disney plans ad-free start for new channel ). BroadcastNow.co.uk. Accessed on 19 February 2014.〕 In December 2004 it was launched on Telewest's digital cable service,〔(7 December 2004). (ABC1 expands on to UK cable ). C21 Media. Accessed on 19 February 2014.〕 and on 14 December on the NTL digital cable service. In March 2005, ABC1 takes its first ad from Procter and Gamble. Also in 2005, Sky started carrying the channel. In the summer 2006, a Playhouse Disney block was added to the schedule in the morning. It was announced on 7 September 2007 that ABC1 would cease broadcasting on all UK TV platforms, due to Disney deciding to concentrate on their other channels and lack of primetime availability on Freeview. Despite being scheduled to close down on 1 October 2007, ABC1 ceased broadcasting on all UK TV platforms at noon on 26 September 2007; the final program on ABC1 was an episode of ''Home Improvement''.〔 Although the channel was the only channel in the UK under ABC branding, it seems it will not be the last as Disney-ABC International television have announced plans to bring the US news channel, ABC News Now, to international territories including the UK in a similar style to Fox News. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「ABC1 (UK)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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