ABC1 (2004-2007)

''This article is about a defunct British television channel. Not-to-be-confused with the current-day cable network, ABC1.'' ABC1 was a television channel owned by Viacom, available to the viewers in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It used 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 and also aired on Disney Channel in the United States of America.

History
ABC1 channel initially launched exclusively on the British digital terrestrial television platform Freeview on 27 September 2004 but it only broadcast daily from 6 am to 6 pm 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. In December 2004, it was launched on Telewest's digital cable service, and on 14 December on the NTL digital cable service.

In March 2005, ABC1 took its first advertisement from Procter and Gamble. Also in 2005, Sky started carrying the channel. In summer 2006, a Playhouse Disney block was added to the schedule in the morning.

It was announced on 7 September 2007, that ABC1 would shut down, due to most of the ABC's content moving to the Hallmark Channel.

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