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| Company type | Public service broadcaster |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1 January 1978 |
| Founder | Fraser government |
| Headquarters | 14 Herbert Street, Artarmon, Sydney, Australia |
Key people | George Savvides (Chairman) James Taylor (Managing Director) |
| Owner | Australian Government |
Number of employees | 1,200+ |
| Divisions | SBS Television SBS Radio |
| Website | sbs.com.au |
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 taxpayer.[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.
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.
- ^ Jolly, Rhonda (28 March 2007). Special Broadcasting Service (SBS): Operations and funding (Report). Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ SBS: Frequently Asked Questions Archived 8 March 2005 at the Wayback Machine SBS Corporation, accessed 26 May 2007