Special Broadcasting Service
Australian public radio and TV network / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) is an Australian hybrid-funded public service broadcaster. About 80 percent of funding for the company is derived from the Australian Government.[1] SBS operates six TV channels (SBS, SBS Viceland, SBS World Movies, SBS Food, NITV and SBS WorldWatch) and seven radio networks (SBS Radios 1, 2 and 3, Arabic24, SBS Chill, SBS South Asian and SBS PopAsia). SBS Online is home to SBS On Demand video streaming service.
Company type | Public service broadcaster |
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Founded | 1 January 1978; 46 years ago (1978-01-01) |
Founder | Fraser government |
Headquarters | 14 Herbert Street, Artarmon, Sydney, Australia |
Key people | George Savvides (Chairman) James Taylor (Managing Director) |
Owner | Australian Government |
Divisions | SBS Television SBS Radio |
Website | sbs.com.au |
The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect Australia's multicultural society".[2] SBS is one of five main free-to-air networks in Australia.
SBS formally came into existence in 1978 as a radio network. Full-time transmission began on a new television channel in 1980. In-show advertising commenced in 2006. Commercial breaks are set at five minutes per hour. SBS's most successful imported television series is South Park.