SBS Television
The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) Television offers a mix of Australian and internationally produced programs drawn from over 400 national and international sources.
Every week, more than 5.2 million Australians in metro areas and 2.1 million in regional areas tune into SBS Television. Around half of the programs are broadcast in languages other than English, and many of these are made accessible to everyone who speaks English by SBS’ award-winning subtitling unit.
SBS Television offers a world of news and current affairs, film, sport, documentary, drama, comedy, entertainment and animation, created both in-house and by the independent production sector, as well as internationally.
News
SBS Television has more news, and more news sources, than any other Australian television network, with over a hundred hours of international news bulletins that WorldWatch offers on SBS ONE and SBS TWO in 24 languages, originating from 26 countries each week, including from PBS Malta.
Films
Boasting an international film library of more than 1000 titles, SBS broadcasts an average of 26 films each week across SBS ONE and SBS TWO and as many as 250 first-run movies each year.
Sport
SBS has long been a pioneer of football in Australia but, as the Official Broadcaster of the FIFA World Cup since 1990, its loyalty to football audiences is not limited to just the jewel in the crown. SBS is also responsible for ensuring that Australian audiences view the world game of football on all levels, for both the men's and women's tournaments from FIFA including the Women's World Cup, the Confederations Cup, Beach Soccer, Club World Cup and more.
The best of European football has long since had a free-to-air home and a true following on SBS with the FA Cup Final, UEFA Euro, UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League included in SBS's exciting football line-up. SBS's flagship weekly football program, The World Game features exclusive interviews, special guests, in-depth analysis, news reports, results and highlights of football leagues from all around the globe.
Digital channels
On 1 June 2009, SBS launched its digital multichannel SBS TWO. SBS TWO shows more content in-language than ever before, made accessible to all English-speaking Australians through the use of subtitles. In July 2009, SBS broadcast two major sporting fixtures - the Tour de France and the Ashes cricket series - simultaneously on SBS ONE and SBS TWO. The first program broadcast on SBS TWO was the Academy Award-winning animated short film Harvey Krumpet, which was made with the support of SBS
SBS covers major Australian cycling events and has increased its live coverage of major cycling events in recent years including the Grand Tours, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espana, the Tour of California, Criterium du Dauphine, and the European Spring Classics, Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix and Liege-Bastogne-Liege.
SBS' digital television services currently reach an estimated 96.6 per cent of the population.