ABC TV Plus (Australia)

Background
ABC Comedy was launched on 7 March 2005 as ABC2, a secondary digital channel for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. From 2011, the ABC Kids block on the main channel was discontinued and preschool content was moved to ABC2, with the new ABC Kids service airing from 6am to 7pm and ABC2 resuming during the night hours. In December 2017, the channel was relaunched as ABC Comedy with a new focus on comedies and stand-up shows. In January 2021, ABC Comedy was rebranded as ABC TV Plus, returning to a general entertainment format as part of cost-cutting measures.

1st Logo (2005-2008)
Logo: From inside a vehicle a giant 2 is seen in verious locales. We then cut to the 2 on a white or black background rotating into place with a smoke/swirl effect over it as "more choice. more often" and the url "abc.net.au/abc2" appear below

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 * "Road": The 2 is seen at the side of of a country road through a rear-view mirror. The white background is used at the end.
 * "Sydney": The 2 is seen from a either a helicopter which is flying along South Head in Sydney. It is situated near the Macquarie Lighthouse The white background is used at the end.
 * "Rodeo": The 2 is seen in the background behind a rodeo event. The dark background is used at the end.
 * "Outback": The 2 is seen from a helicopter in a pen on an outback ranch. The white background is used at the end.
 * "Birds": The 2 is seen in a wetland environment as a flock of birds (likely crows) fly away.

FX/SFX: All live action, except the CGI 2 inserted into the various environments.

Music/Sounds: Each ident uses a variation on an upbeat, hip-hop esque sounder

Availability: Extinct. Check your old recordings, although recordings of this era of digital television in Australia are especially sparse, given TVs were not yet being made with digital capability built-in and set-top boxes were expensive and not really commonplace at the time.

Editor's Note: A very quirky set of idents that reflect the novelty of the then-new medium of digital TV.

2nd Logo (2008-2011)
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3rd Logo (2011-2017)
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Variants: From 2014, the logo was tweaked to feature the classic Lissajous curve, which was being re-introduced to television at this time.

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4th Logo (2017-2020)
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5th Logo (January 2021-)
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