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Topic: SBS TV


  
  List of Australian television channels - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
SBS TV Special Broadcasting Service) was founded to cater for the roughly 1/3 of Australians that don't speak English in the home.
SBS TV has in recent years moved away from this audience, preferring instead to target a broader-based section of the Australian community.
The main aspirant community TV group is Bushvision, which looks like getting a licence in Mt Gambier in 2005, and plans to spread throughout rural Australia after this.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Australian_television_channels   (1824 words)

  
 AIJAC - SBS-TV and the Middle East
Yet SBS was content to completely distort this episode as being a case of murder and to besmirch the reputation of the man and of Israeli justice.
Accordingly, SBS viewers were given to understand that it was the policy of the Israeli government that Israel should launch a military offensive against the Palestinian Authority with a view to its ouster.
A subsequent explanation from SBS that the introduction had been necessary because of events in the four years since it was made was patently absurd, since the introduction did nothing to fill in the historical gap.
www.aijac.org.au /resources/reports/sbs_report.html   (12799 words)

  
 sbs tv station artarmon
SBS TV Based on past experience with SBS Radio, acoustic consultant, Renzo Tonin & Associates was engaged to provide acoustic design advice for all SBS TV technical facilities.
The SBS brief set tough acoustic design objectives, such as low ambient noise levels, high insulation, and ideal listening room characteristics.
At the same time, these objectives had to be reached within budgetary constraints and the physical constraints imposed by the building.
www.rtagroup.com.au /bag/sbs_tv_station.html   (80 words)

  
 SBS
SBS remains Australia's multicultural broadcaster with the TV schedule made up of locally made programs including the World News and World Sport, but also foreign news bulletins, overseas movies and documentaries.
SBS is owned by the Commonwealth of Australia and recieves 90% of funding from the Federal Government, with the remainder coming from advertising.
SBS Studio facilities are based in Sydney and a new broadcast centre was opened in 2003 at Federation Square in Melbourne.
melbournetv.tripod.com /id20.html   (492 words)

  
 SBS TV: The Saga Continues
But SBS abandoned forever any pretence of "even-handedness" in programming by placing an introduction before this series cautioning viewers that it was "a partisan view" and that "it's unfortunate the Arab point of view is not sought" in it.
Last month, SBS programmers screened, within the course of a week, not one but two documentaries which presented disturbingly unbalanced Arab perspectives of the Middle East conflict.
I still believe SBS is an indispensable part of the Australian media, and support it as a concept wholeheartedly.
www.aijac.org.au /review/1996/2118/sbsaga.html   (1219 words)

  
 TV & Radio Broadcasts
SBS TV Australian jazz legend James Morrison gives the world première of composer Judy Bailey's "Four Reasons" suite for orchestra and jazz soloist (trumpet, trombone, flugelhorn and euphonium).
The SBS Radio and Television Youth Orchestra play a diverse selection of music from Russia, including the introduction to Tchaikovsky’s opera The Queen of Spades; Anton Rubenstein’s Melody for Cello and Orchestra; the Polovtsian Dances by Borodin; and Rachmaninoff’s orchestral version of a work written primarily for voice and piano – Vocalise.
In 1997, the SBS Radio and Television Youth Orchestra travelled to Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, to trace the path of the River Danube from the Black Forest to the Black Sea.
www.sbsyo.org.au /broadcasts.html   (3298 words)

  
 Asia Pacific Media Network :: KOREA: SBS TV Urged to Better Protect Public Interests
SBS, the third largest broadcasting company in South Korea, has been thrown into controversy over its broadcasting operation, which has been criticized for allegedly putting business interests ahead of its role as a media provider to the public.
The government allowed the establishment of SBS in 1990, on the condition that it returned 15 percent of its pretax annual profits to society in order to serve public interests.
SBS should reveal all of its donation records for the last 14 years and fulfill all its obligations," the union said.
www.asiamedia.ucla.edu /article.asp?parentid=16992   (564 words)

  
 aus.tv.history :: SBS
SBS totally revamped its station for the first time in at least half a decade.
In early 2001 SBS released a number of idents featuring surfboards (shape of one of the SBS bits).
This ident used the SBS logo established in the 1980's.
austvhistory11.tripod.com /sbs/sbs.htm   (238 words)

  
 Asia Pacific Media Network :: AUSTRALIA: Behind the Vietnamese siege of SBS
SBS management in Sydney, on the other hand, was missing in action, avoiding comment because the issue was being considered by their community advisory committee and board.
SBS TV's pleas that its editorial independence was being undermined were falling on deaf ears.
Doan says he presented the SBS board with testimony from experts on post-traumatic stress that outlined the impact of the news program on survivors of torture.
www.asiamedia.ucla.edu /article.asp?parentid=5734   (1852 words)

  
 om_blog: SBS TV under attack (#1)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
They came in their thousands to protest outside SBS Sydney on Tuesday, not against South Park or Queer As Folk, but SBS TV's broadcast of state news from Vietnam, VTV.
SBS has an obligation in its charter to serve the interests of ethnic minority communities.
In this case SBS TV risks offending a section of its audience but the protesters could be insitigating the very censorship they are fighting.
hypertext.rmit.edu.au /~om_blog/archives/000115.html   (460 words)

  
 Sports Australia - NSL Media Release: Championship Series to be televised [Feb 29, 2004]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
"We are also grateful to SBS TV for their support and have no doubt that they will provide a typically first-rate broadcast with all Australian soccer fans set to benefit from the television coverage.".
SBS Head of Sport Les Murray said, "It is very pleasing for SBS to resume being the broadcaster for the National Soccer League in what will be it's final flurry.
"SBS was the broadcasting partner of the NSL for the best part of 18 years and I guess it is fitting that we shall be part of it's swansong.
www.sportsaustralia.com /articles/feb04/artid959.html   (225 words)

  
 SBS TV should not telecast Vietnamese communist propaganda - 29 November 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
SBS TV has not fulfilled the above commitment because it has not ensured a balance of news over time, at least since the beginning of the broadcast of VTV4.
In addition, the SBS VTV4 news on Friday 17 October 2003 reported that Communist officials told the people in Vietnam (and those who watch the VTV4 news) to be vigilant against the enemies of peace and unity (that is, any Vietnamese people who advocate freedom and democracy for Vietnam).
This SBS VTV4 decision is insensitive and disrespectful towards the Vietnamese Australian refugee community, and it lacks transparency and honesty.
www.newsweekly.com.au /articles/2003nov29_v.html   (1057 words)

  
 Digital Broadcasting Australia
Viewers using digital tv set top boxes will be able to receive other features of free to view digital tv, such as sharper pictures, clearer sound and extra channels.
The ABC and SBS are allowed to broadcast, in addition to their main services, a wide range of programs including educational programs, regional news and current affairs, science and arts programs, children's programs, subtitled foreign programs, foreign language news and occasional dramas.
The ABC and SBS are able to transmit their radio services through their television channels, extending the reach of these services.
www.dba.org.au /index.asp?sectionID=7   (2831 words)

  
 DTG News: SBS plays interactive music
Scandinavian broadcaster SBS Broadcasting has paid an undisclosed sum for the interactive Channel Five Finland, under a broader plan to spin off interactive music channels from its general interest TV stations, according to Variety.
SBS Radio became the largest radio operator in Sweden following a merger in late 2003 between SBS's Swedish radio operations and Bonnier Radio.
Buoyed up by a strong financial performance in 2003, the company has recently announced the October 1 launch of a TV channel in the Flemish section of Belgium, aimed at women aged 20-49.
www.dtg.org.uk /news/news.php?class=countries&subclass=73&id=122   (198 words)

  
 Howard Government delivering TV services to regional Australia
The extension of these SBS services means thousands more Australians will have improved access to a broadcaster that is unique in the world, providing unparalleled multilingual and multicultural television services.
Katanning's SBS service will be officially commissioned on 27 March 2003, with test transmissions commencing this week.
The Howard Government is committed to ensuring SBS television reaches as many Australians as possible with a diverse range of programs available including news, sport, international movies, comedy, drama and documentaries.
www.dcita.gov.au /Article/0,,0_4-2_4008-4_113794,00.html   (378 words)

  
 SBS Broadcasting SA - Fact Sheet - Hoover's   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
TV stations include Kanal 5 (Sweden and Denmark), Prima TV (Romania), SBS6 (63%, the Netherlands), TvDanmark (Denmark), and TV2 (84%, Hungary).
SBS has merged its Swedish radio operations with Bonnier 's, creating SBS-Radio AB, the largest radio group in Scandinavia.
There are 9 competitors for SBS Broadcasting; see more.
www.hoovers.com /sbs-broadcasting/--ID__48003--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml   (268 words)

  
 URL http:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
While the three CARE Australia workers were not part of the monitoring agreement, SBS alleged Pratt as CARE's country director had "a role in setting it up".
The SBS programme Dateline has alleged the aid workers' neutrality was undermined by a secret deal between the affiliated humanitarian agency CARE Canada and the Canadian Government, a NATO member.
However, Mr Fraser had asked SBS not to screen the story until the release of all the CARE workers for fear the allegations could be "misconstrued in the courts".
www.emperors-clothes.com /archive/sbs.htm   (387 words)

  
 SBS TV - Highlights   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The program screening on SBS Television on Sunday, November 28 at 7.30pm is about West Australians trying to get a break in the lucrative yet fickle wildflower industry.
BBC TV's busiest chef-traveller discovers and shares the secrets of Thai ingredients, recipes and culture in Glynn Christian Tastes Royal Thailand, a nine part cooking series which starts on SBS on Friday, December 3, 1999 at 8.00pm.
Guardians Of Time screening on SBS Television on Friday, December 3 at 8.30pm explores how calendars differ across countries and cultures while also looking at how New Year, when it does arrive, is celebrated.
www.kylenano.demon.co.uk /sbs/highlights49.html   (2283 words)

  
 Korean TV Dramas
TV Series that, for many reasons --including their competition with top rated shows, or lack of major stars-- fail to capture the masses, but manage to slowly build a faithful audience which supports the show until the end.
Characters seems stereotypical at first glance, and actually trick the audience with the usual set-up of the genre (boy 1 likes girl 2, girl 1 is pissed at girl 2 because she loves boy 1, dysfunctional families galore, and so on), but emerge from that set-up as multidimensional and realistic.
But Korean TV is not foreign to stories of incest, impossible love between brothers and sisters, et al.
www.koreanfilm.org /tvdramas   (9559 words)

  
 Music Jamboree: Home
French rapper Joey Starr was fined £6,240 by a Paris court for hitting his pet monkey during a TV performance
The supercharged and funny guy whose TV exploits have included streaking through the streets of Jerusalem and confronting Ray Martin across his garbage bin is back - to share his peculiar passion for the wild, wild world of contemporary music.
SBS is not responsible for purchases made through Love Police nor do the terms and conditions of the SBS Website apply to such purchases.
www.musicjamboree.com   (185 words)

  
 List of Australian television series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Historical mini-series 12 episodes (ABC TV - 1960)
Smugglers Beware (ABC TV - 1963) (Children's adventure)
Accent on Youth (originally called TV Disc Jockey) (Nine Network)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Australian_television_series   (713 words)

  
 Kansas Authors / Illustrators: Eaton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
TV Kangaroo by Emily Hearn (Garrard) Children's fiction.
Language I by Robinson, Van't Hull and Dunning (SBS, SE 2827) Grammar.
Chillers and Thrillers by B.J. Hurwood (SBS, TV 2747) Workbook.
www.davidheathjr.com /Pages/Eaton.htm   (996 words)

  
 SBS-TV condemned for unsupportable allegations. Steve Pratt CARE Australia comments.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
"SBS is playing with fire, they're playing with people's lives here," he said.
SBS TV is not new to false and fabricated reporting and has in recent times developed a disappointing and disturbing trend to attack peacemakers with libelous accusations.
SBS TV repeatedly failed to mention any of the DOM's humanitarian efforts for Kosovo, and ignored the opportunity to assist the people in Kosovo by not highlighting DOM's efforts for peace in the Balkans.
www.melchizedek.com /press/news_20000203-01.htm   (242 words)

  
 SBS - Tour De France 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Hundreds of thousands of spectators will be out in force to share in the celebrations on the day, with many of the 188 riders maintaining the tradition of sharing lobster and caviar as they ride through Paris, washing it down with a glass of champagne.
SBS cycling commentator Steve Hodge said, “riders chasing the green jersey will be putting everything they’ve got into the intermediate sprints on the Champs Elysees in this leg and while the race winner will have already been decided, that rider can look forward to a crowning victory lap in gold.”
As riders head for the finish line in Paris this Sunday, 25 July @10:35pm (AEST), Steve Hodge and Andrew Orsatti will be in the SBS studio delivering the FINAL LIVE stage in the 2004 Tour de France.
www.sportal.com.au /tdf.asp?i=news&id=53846   (278 words)

  
 Channel Seven and SBS TV to Share the Olympic Games » ABC Brisbane
Channel Seven and SBS TV will share coverage of this year's Athens Olympic Games, meaning a boon for free-to-air TV viewers (provided they enjoy sport!)
Channel Seven broadcast the 2000 Sydney Olympics on one free-to-air channel and two pay TV channels.
SBS Head of Sport Les Murray told 612 ABC Brisbane's Spencer Howson (4-6pm): "Channel Seven is the primary channel...
www.abc.net.au /brisbane/stories/s1072187.htm   (191 words)

  
 artv - art and tv together at last
ARTV is commissioned by ACMI and SBS Independent as part of 2004: Australian Culture Now, a spectacular national survey exhibition of visual culture that represents work by more than 130 leading and emerging Australian artists.
ARTV airs on SBS from 7 June and screens in ACMI Cinemas and Screen Lounges for the duration of the 2004 exhibition, ACMI (8 June - 12 September) and NGV (8 June - 1 August).
Working closely with sixteen of Australia's finest artists and such an adventurous broadcaster (SBS) to translate these ideas into dynamic works that are both art and television, has produced some terrific results".
www.acmi.net.au /283D7779FB414FC088612820C6D04C42.htm   (522 words)

  
 SBS - Tour De France 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The climb up l’Alpe d’Huez is so steep that some cars have difficulty reaching the top and, if Lance Armstrong is to win a record 6th Tour, then this will be his last chance to make-up valuable ground or increase his overall lead.
Many legends have been born from winning this Stage in the Tour’s 100-year history and an estimated 600,000 people are expected to line the mountain to cheer their heroes, joined by a worldwide television audience of millions.
The 2004 Tour de France will air on SBS Television from Sunday 4 July — Monday 26 July with nightly coverage @6:00pm and late night repeats (check local guides for details).
www.sportal.com.au /tdf.asp?i=news&id=53548   (205 words)

  
 Sbs Tv Drama Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
KwonSangWoo is shouldered the responsibility of SBS TV theater during this New Year Holiday...
From the brilliant, engaging, SBS tv drama series Queer As Folk here is the third season soundtrack!
The amazing over 50% viewing rate of the touching SBS TV drama only temporarily plummeted to a low of 37.6% during the 2004 semi-final Asian Cup match, which starred the South Korean...
www.prisonercellblockh-dvd.co.uk /directory/Sbs-Tv-Drama.html   (403 words)

  
 The Official SBS/APC 2004 Paralympic Games Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
SBS is proud to bring you all the passion and excitement of the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies live across Australia.
Catch all the drama and glory of the Games on SBS every night in our 1 hour highlight show.
Check local listings for details or click here for the SBS TV schedule.
www6.sbs.com.au /paralympic/index.php?action=sched   (161 words)

  
 Pacific Media Watch
SYDNEY (SBS TV/Vikki John//Pacific Media Watch): Australian journalist Bronwyn Adcock had her passport seized on Friday by Papua New Guinean authorities while attempting to board her flight to Australia.
SBS simultaneously worked with the High Commission and DFAT to resolve the issue.
Adcock's passport was eventually returned to her this morning and she has left PNG - some 48 hours later than planned - to return to Australia.
www.pmw.c2o.org /2004/png4551.html   (468 words)

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