Special Broadcasting Service
Logo used since 2019 | |
SBS' headquarters in Artarmon, New South Wales | |
| Company type | Public service broadcaster |
|---|---|
| Founded | 9 June 1975 |
| Founder | Fraser government |
| Headquarters | 14 Herbert Street, Artarmon, Sydney, Australia |
Area served | Australia |
Key people | George Savvides (Chair) James Taylor (Managing Director) |
| Revenue | $159.146 million (2024) |
| $2.113 million (2024) | |
| $1.558 million (2024) | |
| Total assets | $353.253 million (2024) |
| Total equity | $243.738 million (2024) |
| Owner | Australian Government |
Number of employees | 1,319 (2024) |
| Divisions | SBS Television SBS Radio |
| Website | sbs.com.au |
| Footnotes / references | |
The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) is an Australian hybrid-funded public service broadcaster. About 80 percent of funding for the company is derived from tax revenue. 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 is also 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". SBS is one of five main free-to-air networks in Australia.
SBS formally came into existence in 1975 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.