SBS 2 set to relaunch as youth-focused, multi-platform channel in April

Public broadcaster SBS is relaunching SBS 2 in April as a youth-oriented, multi-platform channel. more...

[Wed 20/02/2013 12:00:00]

Tropfest and SBS announce partnership, festival now free to air

Tropfest has revealed it will partner with SBS to screen the festival free-to-air across the nation. more...

[Fri 01/02/2013 12:00:00]

Four Aus docos to screen at IDFA

Four Australian documentaries have been selected for the 25th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) more...

[Thu 18/10/2012 12:00:00]

Walkley Foundation announces documentary award finalists

The Walkley Foundation has announced the three screen productions which will vie for the 2012 Walkley Documentary Award more...

[Mon 15/10/2012 12:00:00]

SBS commissions new drama series Better Man

SBS has commissioned mini-series Better Man, the public broadcaster's first drama series in three years more...

[Thu 26/07/2012 12:00:00]

SBS gets $158.1 million funding boost

The money will help the broadcaster get a new indigenous channel to air by the end of the year. more...

[Tue 08/05/2012 12:00:00]

First ever World Movies Secret Cinema a success

Tickets to the SBS event in Sydney sold out within an hour more...

[Tue 08/05/2012 12:00:00]

Webby Award nomination for Asylum: Exit Australia

CLF announces nomination for Best Use of Interactive Video more...

[Tue 17/04/2012 12:00:00]

Quinto supplies SBS with Evertz Multiview For Transmission Monitoring

Quinto Communications recently supplied SBS Television with an Evertz MVP3000 Multiview display processor system more...

[Mon 19/03/2012 12:00:00]

Entertainment industry to lobby government for more SBS funding

The entertainment industry is calling for more funding to bolster SBS's drama and documentary production more...

[Wed 14/03/2012 12:00:00]

BBC America buys Go Back To Where You Came From format from SBS

This is the first time SBS has signed a deal with a major US broadcaster more...

[Tue 13/03/2012 12:00:00]

2011 Jameson IF Awards Red Carpet

An extended version of SBS's coverage of the 2011 Jameson IF Awards red carpet more...

[Wed 11/01/2012 12:00:00]

Andrew Cook appointed as SBS director, media sales

Andrew Cook will join SBS as the new director, media sales commencing in March 2012 more...

[Wed 21/12/2011 12:00:00]

SBS awarded at Australian Sports Commission Media Awards

SBS won the Best Coverage of Sport award more...

[Wed 30/11/2011 12:00:00]

SBS announces key positions in Sales team

SBS has promoted Adam Sadler to National Sales Manager and Jemma Enright to National Manager, Client Solutions and Trade Strategy. more...

[Thu 10/11/2011 12:00:00]

SBS secures rights to FIFA World Cup

The broadcaster has the rights to Australian TV broadcast rights to both the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups more...

[Fri 28/10/2011 12:00:00]

Danger 5 trailer

The South Australian production will premiere online on November 21 more...

[Wed 26/10/2011 12:00:00]

New 2012 news and current affairs line-up for SBS

SBS is increasing its investment in and commitment to its award winning news and current affairs line-up, which will return with a new look in 2012. more...

[Tue 25/10/2011 12:00:00]

SBS wins six awards at UNAAMPA

SBS has scooped six awards at the 2011 UNAAMPA Awards, including two gongs for Go Back To Where You Came From more...

[Mon 24/10/2011 12:00:00]

Engine Animation wins 5 at PromaxBDA Awards

Engine and US Sydney's SBS 'Immigration Nation' campaign wins Gold and Silver at PromaxBDA Awards more...

[Wed 19/10/2011 12:00:00]

SBS announces new program lineup

SBS has announced its program line-up for the summer-autumn 2011-12 period more...

[Thu 13/10/2011 12:00:00]

SBS and ABC team up with Microsoft to offer content on Xbox LIVE

SBS and ABC join FOXTEL on the Xbox 360 more...

[Thu 06/10/2011 12:00:00]

SBS to launch new comedy series, Housos, at MIPCOM 2011

The new series parodies life in Australian housing commission estates and consists of nine thirty-minute episodes more...

[Mon 26/09/2011 12:00:00]

SBS commissions Bollywood Star; seeking actors

Can you be the next Bollywood star? Auditions begin next month more...

[Thu 22/09/2011 12:00:00]

Government encourages SBS and NITV to launch new Indigenous channel

The Federal Government has asked public broadcaster SBS to work with the National Indigenous Television service to launch a new free-to-air Indigenous channel more...

[Fri 02/09/2011 12:00:00]

SBS launches Video On Demand service

SBS On Demand offers full episodes, clips and live streams of SBS programming more...

[Thu 01/09/2011 12:00:00]

Screen Australia invests $2.7m in eight documentaries

Such projects include series five of Who Do You Think You Are? and The Australian Wine Revolution more...

[Mon 08/08/2011 12:00:00]

SBS launches World News Australia iPad app on the back of iPhone success

SBS Broadcasting launches iPad app, due to the overwhelming success of the iPhone app more...

[Tue 12/07/2011 12:00:00]

ABC and SBS board announcements

The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, today announced six appointments to the ABC and SBS boards under the government's merit-based system. more...

[Wed 06/07/2011 12:00:00]

Engine Animation Wins Gold World PROMAX for SBS

The campaign which Engine recently created with US Sydney for SBS for the controversial documentary series Immigration Nation has won 2 Gold awards at this year’s prestigious annual World Promax show in New York. more...

[Wed 06/07/2011 12:00:00]

SBS's Matt Campbell joins Shine Australia as managing director

SBS's director of television and online content, Matt Campbell, is set to become managing director of Shine Australia and New Zealand more...

[Tue 05/07/2011 12:00:00]

SBS select autocue prompters

SBS has chosen Quinto Communications and Autocue for their studio prompting requirements more...

[Mon 27/06/2011 12:00:00]

UPDATED: Go Back To Where You Came From gives SBS highest 2011 ratings

The controversial series has been a hit for multicultural broadcaster SBS more...

[Thu 23/06/2011 12:00:00]

Wilfred TV series' US promo

The first TV spot for the US series of Wilfred more...

[Wed 22/06/2011 12:00:00]

SBS launches campaign to promote landmark documentary

A new cross-platform campaign will support Go Back To Where You Came From more...

[Fri 17/06/2011 12:00:00]

Hunter: The Documentary, and the YouTube road to distribution

The Perth filmmaker's personal look at a rapper with cancer hopes to lure the ABC with 10,000 YouTube hits more...

[Wed 18/05/2011 12:00:00]

Screen Australia releases new TV funding guidelines

The national agency has backed away from proposed TV funding changes after industry feedback more...

[Tue 03/05/2011 12:00:00]

Guy Gross adds musical touch to East West 101

East West 101's final season begins on SBS, April 20 more...

[Tue 19/04/2011 12:00:00]

SBS appoints new CEO: Michael Ebeid

Michael Ebeid will take over from current CEO Shaun Brown more...

[Fri 15/04/2011 12:00:00]

EFIC provides loan for Outback Fight Club

The government's export credit agency has provided a $69,000 loan to pay for Outback Fight Club's post-production more...

[Mon 11/04/2011 12:00:00]

SBS gets food slate ready for MIPTV

SBS will launch a new slate of food titles at this year's MIPTV more...

[Mon 28/03/2011 12:00:00]

It's official: East West 101 series 3 is its last

The award-winning show will finish after its third season more...

[Wed 23/03/2011 12:00:00]

The Loop takes out Best Enterprise gong at AIMIA Awards

The Loop showcases the talents of the country's top creative industry professions more...

[Mon 21/03/2011 12:00:00]

SBS launches Virtual Community Centre for Chinese Australians

SBS has launched an online Virtual Community Centre for Chinese Australians and a number of cross-platform sales partnerships more...

[Thu 10/02/2011 12:00:00]

TV industry to comment on new Screen Australia blueprint by Monday

Screen practitioners have until Monday to get their submissions into Screen Australia over new TV funding proposals more...

[Fri 28/01/2011 12:00:00]

Call for expressions of interest for appointment to ABC and SBS boards

Expressions of interest are required from individuals who have the necessary qualifications and experience to contribute as non-executive directors on the ABC and SBS boards. more...

[Tue 25/01/2011 12:00:00]

Immigration Nation Promos challenge Engine

Engine created four promos for the SBS documentary series more...

[Tue 25/01/2011 12:00:00]

SBS adopts Panasonic HD technology

SBS has joined a number of broadcast companies now using Panasonic P2 HD technology more...

[Thu 20/01/2011 12:00:00]

15 Seconds: Renee Lim

Actress and doctor Renee Lim has appeared in dozens of stage and screen productions, including East West 101, currently screening on SBS more...

[Fri 07/01/2011 12:00:00]

Immigration Nation TV promo

A landmark, three-part SBS documentary series more...

[Thu 06/01/2011 12:00:00]

Feature: The Late Session

The Late Session with Waleed Aly marks a return to in-house production of factual entertainment for SBS more...

[Tue 04/01/2011 12:00:00]

Wilfred US promo

A first look at the US version of local cult TV series Wilfred more...

[Mon 20/12/2010 12:00:00]

SAS - The Search for Warriors promo

The promo for the surprise SBS documentary hit more...

[Thu 16/12/2010 12:00:00]

Feature: Prospero's SAS doco finds success

A TV documentary following the world's toughest military selection process has been a surprise hit for SBS more...

[Thu 16/12/2010 12:00:00]

SBS appoints new DVD manager as sales hit one million

SBS has appointed Wendy Stahel to head up its DVD retail and non theatric catalogues more...

[Wed 01/12/2010 12:00:00]

ScreenWest and SBS join forces for new doco

A new joint initiative will result in a WA interactive documentary project more...

[Fri 05/11/2010 12:00:00]

Danger 5 coming to SBS

A new six-part, action/comedy TV series is now in pre-production more...

[Fri 17/09/2010 12:00:00]

Out of the Blue trailer

This controversial 2006 Kiwi film airs on SBS this Thursday more...

[Mon 30/08/2010 12:00:00]

SBS goes to air with Enterprise sQ

SBS continues to transition to a fully file-based operation with its new Quantel Enterprise sQ system in Sydney more...

[Thu 26/08/2010 12:00:00]

MasterCard sponsors SBS French film season

MasterCard will promote its PayPass product across SBS's four week French film season more...

[Wed 25/08/2010 12:00:00]

Brown extends SBS stay

SBS managing director Shaun Brown has agreed to delay his retirement more...

[Mon 16/08/2010 12:00:00]

Denise Eriksen to depart SBS

SBS Television's manager of production and development, Denise Eriksen, is to leave the network following a restructure more...

[Thu 17/06/2010 12:00:00]

SBS launches Tour de France campaign

SBS has launched their biggest on-air Tour de France campaign more...

[Tue 15/06/2010 12:00:00]

SBS launches multilingual chant for World Cup

SBS launches a new multilingual chant to boost FIFA World Cup excitement more...

[Fri 11/06/2010 12:00:00]

Jemma Enright to head up SBS sales

Jemma Enright is appointed by SBS sales as national manager client solutions more...

[Thu 10/06/2010 12:00:00]

MIPCOM shines spotlight down under

Australia will take centre stage at MIPCOM 2010 more...

[Wed 26/05/2010 12:00:00]

Eurovision Fever Sweeps SBS

The broadcaster will utilise digital radio, TV, online and CD to cover the event more...

[Wed 19/05/2010 12:00:00]

SBS to broadcast World Cup in 3D

An historic partnership with Sony and Harvey Norman will see up to 15 matches broadcast in 3D more...

[Mon 17/05/2010 12:00:00]

Wilfred secures US deal

SBS comedy Wilfred is to be made into a US pilot for the FX Network more...

[Thu 13/05/2010 12:00:00]

East West 101 wins gold

SBS drama East West 101 has won a Gold Medal for Best Mini-series at the New York Festivals International Television and Film Awards more...

[Wed 05/05/2010 12:00:00]

Ricardo Goncalves Joins SBS as Presenter

Joining SBS, Ricardo Goncalves becomes new World News Australia presenter more...

[Thu 29/04/2010 12:00:00]

Working Dog to launch SBS World Cup show

Comedians Santo Cilauro, Sam Pang and Ed Kavalee will broadcast a live nightly show during the South Africa World Cup on SBS more...

[Fri 23/04/2010 12:00:00]

SBS Partners With Rebel Sport for E-Retailing

SBS has partnered with leading sports retailer Rebel Sport to launch The World Game Shop, an online store offering the latest football products more...

[Mon 22/03/2010 12:00:00]

SBS renews Tour de France contract

Broadcaster SBS has extended its Tour de France contract with Amaury Sport Organisation until 2017 more...

[Fri 19/03/2010 12:00:00]

SBS unveils Blackfella Films' projects

SBS TV has unveiled more details about its output deal with Blackfella Films, which will underpin a string of key projects for the broadcaster over the next three years more...

[Fri 05/03/2010 12:00:00]

SBS and Shine to produce The Family

Shine Australia will produce a new eight-part documentary series, The Family, for SBS more...

[Wed 24/02/2010 12:00:00]

SBS's 'dire' funding position: Campbell

SBS Television's funding position is "dire" according to director of television and online content, Matt Campbell more...

[Wed 24/02/2010 12:00:00]

SBS sells food and lifestyle content

SBS has a raft of new content sales internationally. more...

[Mon 15/02/2010 12:00:00]

Arte France acquires First Australians

SBS has announced a significant international sale for its landmark series, First Australians. more...

[Tue 09/02/2010 12:00:00]

Man vs Wild leads SBS ratings

Survival series Man vs Wild posted 640,000 viewers in metro and 323,000 in regional for SBS last week more...

[Mon 18/01/2010 12:00:00]

SBS signs deal with Blackfella Films

SBS has signed a three-year deal with Blackfella Films more...

[Wed 16/12/2009 12:00:00]

SBS renews distribution deal with Madman

SBS will renew its three-year DVD distribution deal with independent distribution partner Madman Entertainment. more...

[Wed 16/12/2009 12:00:00]

SBS to launch new channel on pay TV

SBS will launch a new channel focused on arts and entertainment on the Foxtel and Austar platforms. more...

[Mon 30/11/2009 12:00:00]

New SBS Chair appointed

Mr Joseph Skrzynski has been appointed as the new Chair of SBS more...

[Mon 09/11/2009 12:00:00]

Bill introduced to strengthen ABC, SBS

The Rudd Government has introduced a Bill to strengthen the independence of the ABC and SBS boards more...

[Thu 29/10/2009 12:00:00]

Top Gear moves to Nine

SBS was today officially advised that the BBC intends to take the Top Gear franchise to Channel 9. more...

[Mon 26/10/2009 12:00:00]

SBS to acquire PAN TV

SBS has announced that it had entered into an agreement to become the sole shareholder of PAN TV more...

[Mon 19/10/2009 12:00:00]

SBS wins at Promax/BDA Awards

SBS has won a total of five awards at the Promax/BDA ANZ Awards more...

[Tue 29/09/2009 12:00:00]

SBS secures World Cup advertisers

SBS's new in-house sales team has secured a number of major advertisers for the network's 2010 FIFA World Cup coverage more...

[Mon 31/08/2009 12:00:00]

Searching for Western Australians' Secrets and Lives

ScreenWest and SBS are looking to uncover the secrets and lives of compelling WA characters for prime time television more...

[Tue 18/08/2009 12:00:00]

SBS to find audiences through Twitter

SBS today announced a new focus on audience engagement through the establishment of an more...

[Thu 21/05/2009 12:00:00]

Federal Budget shortfall for SBS

SBS has been given $20 million additional funding in the federal budget but says it is not enough. more...

[Wed 13/05/2009 12:00:00]

Canada and NZ deals for First Australians

SBS is proud to announce that Canada's Knowledge Channel and New Zealand's Maori Television have acquired more...

[Thu 12/03/2009 12:00:00]

SBS considers bringing advertising contract in-house

The TV broadcaster has held talks with its advertising partner Stenmark more...

[Mon 02/03/2009 12:00:00]

SBS picks up The Miscreants

SBS is excited to announce that maverick director George Gittoes' most recent... more...

[Wed 25/02/2009 12:00:00]

SBS launches new Indigenous TV Mentorship Award

A new award will offer support, guidance and opportunities for emerging Indigenous talent more...

[Thu 19/02/2009 12:00:00]

SBS ratings continue to climb

SBS has achieved its highest prime time summer audience share in five years. more...

[Wed 11/02/2009 12:00:00]

SBS hits top ratings in five years

SBS has achieved its highest prime time summer audience share in five years. more...

[Mon 09/02/2009 12:00:00]

Aust doco remembers Tibetan nun murder

Mark Gould's documentary, Tibet: Murder in the Snow will screen at a OzDox event at the Chauvel in Paddington on Thursday February 12. more...

[Wed 04/02/2009 12:00:00]

Top Gear still on top

Top Gear remains SBS's most popular current show, again revving at close to a million viewers last week, according to figures from OzTAM. more...

[Mon 02/02/2009 12:00:00]

PR: SBS audience continues to grow

SBS's audience share continued to rise in 2008 with the network achieving its best ever primetime share of people 16plus; 6.2 per cent, up from 6 per cent in 2007. more...

[Fri 30/01/2009 12:00:00]

SBS sports highlights for 2009

International athletics will be showcased on SBS in 2009 with the network broadcasting over 28 hours of live athletics action and nine hours of championship highlights from across the globe. more...

[Fri 23/01/2009 12:00:00]

SBS donates $2mil to charity

SBS will create a Foundation to be custodian of $2 million worth of television airtime which will be donated to support charities and charitable causes, SBS Managing Director Shaun Brown announced yesterday. more...

[Fri 23/01/2009 12:00:00]

SBS Online scores seven AIMIA award nominations

SBS Online has received a record seven AIMIA Award nominations for its online content, including an incredible three nominations for the ground-breaking and critically acclaimed First Australians website. more...

[Fri 23/01/2009 12:00:00]

SBS sizzles in 2009 ratings

SBS has broken ratings records already in 2009, with key programs performing better than they ever have, according to figures from OzTAM. more...

[Mon 19/01/2009 12:00:00]

SBS brings in Kiwi to head pathos and funny

SBS today announced it has appointed Caterina De Nave as Executive Producer, Drama and Comedy. more...

[Tue 23/12/2008 12:00:00]

Best ratings ever for SBS

SBS caps off its best ratings year since OzTAM began in 2001 with outstanding momentum in key demographics, according to figures from OzTAM. more...

[Mon 01/12/2008 12:00:00]

SBS celebrates East West 101 AFI noms

SBS police drama East West 101 has received six Australian Film Industry award nominations with the broadcaster scoring seven nominations in total including Best Light Entertainment program for RocKwiz. more...

[Thu 30/10/2008 12:00:00]

SBS trifecta at UN Media Peace Awards

SBS struck the trifecta at the United Nations of Australia Media Peace Awards in Melbourne on Friday night, with the network's entries dominating the television categories. more...

[Mon 27/10/2008 12:00:00]

SBS splits ads between city and country

SBS today announced it would offer a split advertising signal in metropolitan and regional markets from 1 February 2009, enabling SBS advertisers to target specific aggregated markets for the first time. more...

[Mon 20/10/2008 12:00:00]

SBS makes Plans for the Future submission

SBS has released a summary of its Triennial Funding Submission which makes the case to the government for an increase in funding over 2009-2012. more...

[Tue 14/10/2008 12:00:00]

Sue Masters resigns from executive role

SBS has announced that, for personal reasons, Sue Masters has resigned her position as Supervising Executive Producer, Comedy and Drama for SBS Television. more...

[Fri 10/10/2008 12:00:00]

SBS wins two gold PROMAX awards

SBS has won Gold at PROMAX with the Razor-designed Where We Worship campaign for theworldgame.com.au (Best Collateral Material) and Best Poster Outdoor Advertisement for Who Do You Think You Are?. more...

[Mon 29/09/2008 12:00:00]

SBS takes its funding increase campaign online

SBS has launched a new website designed to help educate Australian viewers and listeners about SBS's vital services and the broadcaster's plans for the future. more...

[Thu 04/09/2008 12:00:00]

SBS research shows room for improvement

Data released today by SBS shows that cultural and linguistic diversity in Australia is becoming more complex increasing the need for new and improved services to help new arrivals in Australia as well as established communities. more...

[Thu 28/08/2008 12:00:00]

Screen Australia and SBS unite for doco

Screen Australia and SBS Television and Online today announced details of a call for proposals for a new multicultural history documentary series. more...

[Mon 25/08/2008 12:00:00]

Madman Entertainment appoints Initiative

Madman Entertainment has appointed Initiative as its new media agency effective August 1. more...

[Fri 08/08/2008 12:00:00]

Lionel Rose doco to premiere at MIFF

Director Eddie Martin has had his tenacity rewarded with his 80 minute upgrade of a shorter made-for-TV documentary on the life of Australian boxing legend Lionel Rose, set to screen at MIFF this weekend. more...

[Fri 01/08/2008 12:00:00]

Taxi documentary to begin production

Production on a four-part documentary series for SBS television entitled Taxi School will begin in Sydney on July 14. more...

[Fri 04/07/2008 12:00:00]

Australian short wins at Oberhausen

A short film by Queensland director Dennis Tupicoff won the Grand Prize at the 54th Oberhausen International Short Film Festival yesterday. more...

[Wed 07/05/2008 12:00:00]

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