SBS TV
Launched	24 October 1980
Network	SBS Television
Owned by	Special Broadcasting Service
Picture format	576i (SDTV), 576p (EDTV), 720p (HDTV)
Audience share	5. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) SBS Television is a service of the Australian Special Broadcasting Service, providing a nation-wide network of digital and analogue television services The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS is one of two government-funded Australian Public broadcasting radio and television networks, the other being the 576i is a standard-definition video mode used in (former PAL and SECAM countries 576p is the shorthand name for a video mode The p stands for Progressive scan, i Enhanced-definition television, extended-definition television, or EDTV is a CEA marketing shorthand term for certain Digital television 720p is the shorthand name for a category of HDTV video modes High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition 5% Nationally (2007, [1])
Slogan	Six Billion Stories and counting
Country	Australia
Broadcast area	Nationally
Website	sbs.com.au
Availability
Terrestrial
Analogue	Normally tuned to 28
SD Digital	Channel 3
ED Digital	Channel 30
HD Digital	Channel 31
Satellite
Foxtel Digital	Channel 104
Austar Digital	Channel 104
Cable
Foxtel Digital	Channel 104
Foxtel HD+	Channel 228
TransTV Digital	Channel 3

SBS TV, sometimes SBS, is a national public television channel in Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Analog (or analogue) television encodes Television picture and sound information and transmits it as an Analog signal: one in which the Enhanced-definition television, extended-definition television, or EDTV is a CEA marketing shorthand term for certain Digital television High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition Foxtel is an Australian Pay television company formed through a joint venture between Telstra, News Corporation and Consolidated Media AUSTAR is an Australian Telecommunications company Its main business activity is Pay TV, although it is also involved with Internet access and Foxtel is an Australian Pay television company formed through a joint venture between Telstra, News Corporation and Consolidated Media Foxtel is an Australian Pay television company formed through a joint venture between Telstra, News Corporation and Consolidated Media TransACT Capital Communications is an Australian telecommunications company based in Canberra which provides Broadband internet access fixed telephony cable television Public broadcasting refers to radio television and other electronic media outlets that receive some or all of their funding from the public Television broadcasting in Australia began on the 16 September 1956 in black and white at TCN-9 in Sydney, and has since expanded to include a broad range For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Launched on 24 October 1980, it is the responsibility of SBS's television division, and is available nationally. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS is one of two government-funded Australian Public broadcasting radio and television networks, the other being the SBS Television is a service of the Australian Special Broadcasting Service, providing a nation-wide network of digital and analogue television services As of 2007, SBS TV has a 5. 5% audience share.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Origins 1.2 1980s to the 1990s 1.3 2000s 2 Programming 2.1 News & Current Affairs 2.2 Sport 3 Availability 4 Logos 5 References 6 External links

History

Origins

SBS TV began test transmissions in April 1979 when it showed various foreign language programs on ABV-2 Melbourne and ABN-2 Sydney on Sunday mornings. ABV is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation 's television station in Melbourne, Victoria. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 ABN is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation 's television station in Sydney, New South Wales. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Full-time transmission began at 6. 30 pm on 24 October 1980 (United Nations Day) as Channel 0/28. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) United Nations Day, proclaimed in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly, is held annually on 24 October, the anniversary of the coming into force At the time, SBS was broadcasting on UHF Channel 28 and VHF Channel 0. Bruce Gyngell, who introduced television to Australia back in 1956, was given the task of introducing the first batch of programs on the new station. Bruce Gyngell ( 8 July 1929 &ndash 7 September 2000) born in Melbourne, Victoria was a leading Australian The first program shown was a documentary on multiculturalism entitled "Who Are We?" which was hosted, produced and directed by well-known Australian journalist Peter Luck. The term multiculturalism generally refers to a state of racial, cultural and ethnic diversity within the Demographics of a specified

1980s to the 1990s

On 14 October 1983, the service expanded into Canberra, Cooma and Goulburn and at the same time changed its name to Network 0-28. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City. Cooma is Goulburn is a provincial City in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Goulburn Mulwaree Council. Its new slogan was the long-running "Bringing the World Back Home".

On 18 February 1985, the station changed its name to SBS and began daytime transmissions. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) In June, SBS expanded to Brisbane, Adelaide, Newcastle, Wollongong and the Gold Coast. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie This article is about the Australian city Gold Coast For other uses see Gold Coast. On 5 January 1986 SBS ceased broadcasting on the VHF0 frequency. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Very high frequency (VHF is the Radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Although many Australians at the time did not have UHF antennas, SBS's VHF license had already been extended by a year at this stage and not all antennas had worked well with the low-frequency Channel 0 either. ^[1] Following this, on March 16, 1986, SBS TV commenced transmission in Perth and Hobart. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Darwin was the last capital city to receive the channel, with a local signal launched on 20 May 1994. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)

Although, SBS Television commenced transmissions as a non-commercial television network, as of 1991, it began accepting and broadcasting television advertisements (a controversial move at the time) shown between programs. SBS Television is a service of the Australian Special Broadcasting Service, providing a nation-wide network of digital and analogue television services

2000s

The year 2001 saw the introduction of digital terrestrial television in Australia with transmissions available to most of SBS Television's coverage area on 1 January 2001, this was soon followed by the gradual introduction of widescreen programming. Digital terrestrial television in Australia commenced on 1 January 2001 in the country's five most populous cities Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide SBS Television is a service of the Australian Special Broadcasting Service, providing a nation-wide network of digital and analogue television services New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. A widescreen image is a film computer or television image with a wider and shorter aspect ratio than the standard Academy frame developed during the Classical ^[2]

The hosts of The Movie Show, David Stratton and Margaret Pomeranz, defected to the ABC in April 2004 to host a new program called At the Movies. The Movie Show is an Australian Film review program that airs on SBS TV. David Stratton (born 10 September 1939 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England) is an Australian Film critic and Margaret Pomeranz, AM, is an Australian Film critic and Television personality The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. At the Movies is an ABC1 program hosted by Film critics Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton, in which they discuss the films opening ^[3] The Movie Show continued with four new hosts, which included Megan Spencer, Jaimie Leonarder, Fenella Kernebone and Marc Fennell. Megan Spencer is an Australian Documentary film maker who specializes in the 'guerrilla video' style of documentary portraiture Jaimie Leonarder (also known as Jay Katz) is an Australian Musician, Archivist, Social worker, Film critic, Radio Fenella Kernebone is most noted as a radio and TV presenter based in Sydney, Australia. The final episode of The Movie Show aired in June 2006, after the show was axed. In 2007, The Movie Show returned with a new interactive ten-minute format, presented by Lisa Hensley and Michael Adams. Lisa Hensley is an Australian actress who first came to prominence with a leading role in the Television mini-series Brides of Christ.

On 1 June 2006, the SBS managing director Shaun Brown announced the corporation's desire to initiate in-show commercial breaks. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Shaun Brown is a managing director of Special Broadcasting Service (SBS in Australia. He claimed that the move would raise $10 million in the first year, as he believes that SBS's current strategy of showing ads between programs "is unpopular with viewers". "On average we lose more than half our audience during these breaks - this is 30 per cent more than other broadcasters", claimed Brown upon announcing the new move. ^[4]

SBS's commercial breaks remained at their existing statutory limit of five minutes per hour, as opposed to the fifteen minutes per hour permitted on Australia's fully commercial stations. An individual break lasted between one and two minutes. A related change was the launch of a one-hour 6:30 pm edition of World News Australia, replacing the half-hour World News Australia and World Sport programs. World News Australia is the news service of the Special Broadcasting Service. In-show advertising commenced on October 9, 2006 during the 7. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 30 pm broadcast of MythBusters. MythBusters is a Popular science Television program produced by Australian firm Beyond Television Productions originally for the

On 14 December 2006, the Special Broadcasting Service announced its intention to change to 720p as its high-definition transmission standard for SBS HD. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS is one of two government-funded Australian Public broadcasting radio and television networks, the other being the 720p is the shorthand name for a category of HDTV video modes High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition ^[5] SBS currently upconverts it's schedule to the 576p standard. 576p is the shorthand name for a video mode The p stands for Progressive scan, i

Programming

SBS TV is required by charter to meet certain programming obligations. ^[6] Although it has a strong focus on international news and current affairs, it also presents documentaries and educational programs, drama, comedy, films and sport. SBS TV's drama line-up consists almost entirely of imported content, mostly programs produced in languages other than English, including Inspector Rex, Unit One, Shameless and Big Love. LOTE or Languages Other Than English is the name given to language subjects at Australian schools Kommissar Rex ( English title: Inspector Rex) is a popular Austrian made police television drama aired from 1994 to Rejseholdet (International title Unit One) was a Danish television crime series starring Charlotte Fich and Mads Mikkelsen Shameless is a BAFTA award-winning British Comedy drama Television series set in the fictional Chatsworth Estate (the choice Big Love is an HBO television drama about a fundamentalist Mormon family in Utah that practices Polygamy. Recent locally-produced programs have included Kick. Kick is an Australian Television comedy that first aired on 9 June 2007 on SBS TV and is set in Brunswick in

Comedy on SBS TV is primarily locally-produced but also includes foreign series such as South Park, Nighty Night and Queer as Folk. South Park is an animated American television comedy series created and written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Comedy Central Nighty Night is a BBC Television Sitcom, with a black edge to its humour Queer as Folk is an American and Canadian Television series co-production produced by Showtime and Temple Street Productions The channel presents flagship comedy shows, which include Pizza, Newstopia, Life Support, John Safran, in addition to reality television series, Nerds FC. Pizza is an Australian Comedy television series on the Australian Television network SBS. Newstopia is an Australian half-hour satirical comedy programme hosted by Shaun Micallef. Life Support was a comedy programme on Australia's SBS network which satirised lifestyle television programs John Safran (born 13 August 1972) is an Australian documentarian and media personality well known for Pranks and indelicate handling Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary Nerds FC is an Australian television documentary featuring soccer. As well as this, anime is broadcast, with programs including Neon Genesis Evangelion, Samurai Champloo and the Studio Ghibli movies, as well as several cult movies. (anime in Japanese, commonly referred to as NGE, Eva, or Evangelion, is a commercially and critically successful influential and controversial Japanese Anime that is a Japanese animated television series consisting of twenty-six episodes is a Japanese Animation Film studio, and previously was a subsidiary of Tokuma Shoten. A cult film is a Film that has acquired a highly devoted but relatively small group of fans. Dadı, the Turkish version of the American sitcom The Nanny is shown on SBS TV, as are numerous sitcoms, soap operas, drama series and movies in languages other than English, including Mexican and Brazilian telenovelas and Bollywood movies. "Dadi" redirects here It is also a term in Javanese gamelan see Irama. The Nanny is an American Situation comedy co-produced by Sternin & Fraser Ink Inc A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. LOTE or Languages Other Than English is the name given to language subjects at Australian schools The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld A telenovela is a limited-run Television serial Melodrama of the type made famous in Latin America. Bollywood (बॉलीवूड بالی وڈ is the informal term popularly used for the Mumbai -based Hindi-language Film industry in India Such programming is subtitled in English. Subtitles are textual versions of the dialog in films and television programs usually displayed at the bottom of the screen

The remainder of SBS TV's schedule consists of lifestyle, music, game and talk shows. These include Iron Chef, RocKwiz, The Movie Show, MythBusters, Top Gear, Global Village, the Eurovision Song Contest. Iron Chef is a Japanese television program produced by FujiTV. RocKwiz is an Australian television Quiz show series focused on Rock music, and broadcast on the Special Broadcasting The Movie Show is an Australian Film review program that airs on SBS TV. MythBusters is a Popular science Television program produced by Australian firm Beyond Television Productions originally for the Top Gear is a BAFTA, multi- NTA and International Emmy Award -winning BBC Television series about motor vehicles mainly Global Village is an Australian Television show broadcast by the Australian public broadcaster SBS. Late at night, when there is no scheduled programming, SBS usually broadcasts a weatherwatch program which shows a weather map of Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. In late 2005, the program was updated to feature weather information from cities around the world, along with a short clip of selected cities.

News & Current Affairs

Main article: SBS World News

SBS has a range of news and current affairs programming, including its nightly, national, news service SBS World News, investigative programme Dateline, discussion forum Insight, indigenous affairs program Living Black, in addition to its morning World Watch timeslot, featuring bulletins in languages other than English. World News Australia is the news service of the Special Broadcasting Service. World News Australia is the news service of the Special Broadcasting Service. Dateline is an Australian television current affairs program broadcast on SBS TV. Insight started out as a national domestic current affairs programme dealing primarily with Australian issues while Dateline covered international Living Black is a current affairs programme from SBS, Australia, taking care primarily for the interests of Australia's indigenous community English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Until early 2007, Toyota World Sport was shown on weeknights until it was axed to accommodate the relaunched, one-hour World News Australia. Toyota World Sport was an Australian television Sport news program World News Australia is the news service of the Special Broadcasting Service.

It also broadcasts foreign language news on its second digital channel, the SBS World News Channel, sometimes also used to provide additional information, highlights, and statistics for programmes shown on the main channel, such as the FIFA World Cup. The SBS World News Channel is an Australian television channel broadcast by SBS Television that launched on June 12, 2002. The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football

Sport

SBS Sport currently holds the broadcast rights to a range of sports, which are broadcast on SBS TV, these primarily include the FIFA World Cup, Tour de France, the World Superbikes, the World Rally Championship, The Ashes, the Olympic Games, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, FIFA World Cup, FA Cup, and the UEFA European Football Championship. The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France History The Superbike World Championship began in, being open to modified versions of road bike models available to the public History Early The World Rally Championship was formed from well-known international rallies nine of which were previously part of the International Championship The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European SBS also produces and broadcasts a range of sport related programming including The World Game and the UEFA Champions League Magazine. The World Game is an afternoon Sunday Television show on SBS in Australia dedicated to Football (soccer. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Previously, the channel has broadcast other sporting events including the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2005 Ashes series and the National Football League's Super Bowl. The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated The 2005 Ashes series was that year's edition of the long-standing and storied Cricket rivalry between England and Australia. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL

The telecast of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing will be shared by both the Seven Network and SBS TV, with the Seven Network holding exclusive Australian free-to-air, pay television, online and mobile telephony broadcast rights. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Free-to-air (FTA Television (TV and Radio broadcasts are sent unencrypted and may be received via any suitable receiver Free-to-view SBS TV will provide complementary coverage focused on long-form events such as football, road cycling, volleyball, and table tennis. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Road cycling is the most widespread form of Cycling. It takes place primarily on paved surfaces Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet In contrast, Seven will broadcast the opening and closing ceremonies and mainstream sports including swimming, athletics, rowing, cycling and gymnastics. Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance GB coxless pair of Toby Garbett & Rick Dunn at Henley Royal Regatta 2004 Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles Gymnastics is a Sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength agility and coordination ^[7]

Availability

SBS TV is available on all of SBS Television's television transmitters in Analogue, SD Digital, and 576p ED Digital. SBS Television is a service of the Australian Special Broadcasting Service, providing a nation-wide network of digital and analogue television services Analog (or analogue) television encodes Television picture and sound information and transmits it as an Analog signal: one in which the 576p is the shorthand name for a video mode The p stands for Progressive scan, i Enhanced-definition television, extended-definition television, or EDTV is a CEA marketing shorthand term for certain Digital television The channel only differs from each state during major sporting events, where scheduling times are altered. On 14 December 2006, the Special Broadcasting Service announced its intention to change to 720p as its high-definition transmission standard. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS is one of two government-funded Australian Public broadcasting radio and television networks, the other being the 720p is the shorthand name for a category of HDTV video modes High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition ^[5]

Logos

The first SBS TV logo was a gradiented blue and white globe surrounded by a gradiented blue and white ring. ^[1] The logo was used across all of SBS's stations, and symbolised transmission on VHF channel 0. Very high frequency (VHF is the Radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. In 1985, Network 0/28 was renamed SBS TV, coinciding with a new logo featuring the letters SBS underneath the globe, however in 1989, the logo was again updated with the globe removed. ^[1] The previous SBS TV logo was launched in 1993, and features five blue diamond-shaped objects (the "Mercator" logo, named as the shapes look like a mercator globe in 2D), with the letters SBS in white on top. ^[1]The new logo and a major revamp was launched on May 7, 2008 ^[8]

Oct. 24, 1980 - Oct. 15, 1983	Feb. 18, 1985 - Dec 31, 1988	Jan 1, 1989 - Dec 31, 1992	Jan 1, 1993 - May 6, 2008	Since May 7, 2008

References

External links

• Official website
• Corporate Site

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