ABC Commercial

ABC Commercial
Company typeDivision
IndustryMedia
PredecessorABC Enterprises
Founded1974; 50 years ago (1974)
Headquarters,
Australia
ParentAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
Websiteabc.net.au/commercial

ABC Commercial, formerly ABC Enterprises, is the revenue-earning division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, one of the two national public broadcasters. ABC Commercial has operated in various forms since its establishment in 1974, with its primary purpose to generate income for the ABC, which is then invested in content production.

The national network of retail ABC Shops closed in 2015, with the digital and few remaining brick-and-mortar retail sites having been retired at the end of 2018. ABC Commercial continues to do business in content sales and distribution; music and events; publishing and licensing; and the ABC Studios and Media Production.