Save Our SBS, Wednesday, 15 May, 2013
There’s been a lot of backslapping all round. If you read SBS’s and Minister Conroy’s media releases about funding SBS in the budget, things could not be better. Offering no criticism, SBS welcomed an increase of a measly "$20 million" over the next three years and SBS’s Managing Director, Michael Ebeid articulated a clutch of corporate speak. The similarity between the Minister’s and SBS’s talk is remarkable.
Looking at the figures and rhetoric, it seems that SBS and the government are happy with the direction and funding model of SBS as public service broadcaster. A
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Save Our SBS, Tuesday, 1 January, 2013
“Distinctive, creative and daring”. That’s how an SBS spokesperson described this year’s television programs. Some of it is. A lot is much the same as last year. While the spokesperson maintained SBS programs “must remain diverse and relevant ”, like all broadcasters the programs on SBS ONE & TWO will vary. However for a number, there is nothing especially ‘SBS’ about them. If programmed on another network it’s doubtful anyone would think, "Hey, that’s an SBS program!"
If you are wondering what to watch this year our sneak-peak review will help. At time of publication, SBS was not able to
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Save Our SBS, Tuesday, 1 January, 2013
In April SBS will change their 19 year old established Radio Schedule.
Last April, SBS Radio began a public consultation for a proposed Selection Criteria which outlined how languages could be determined in a review of the radio schedule. SBS television could learn from this process of developing a criteria to assist TV in meeting their Charter obligations too.
Almost 1200 submissions were received during the public consultation and considered carefully in determining the final Selection Criteria.
The final language Selection Criteria applied to develop the new SBS Radio Schedule is below:
For Analogue (AM/FM) Radio will be:
Large Languages
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Save Our SBS, Saturday, 1 December, 2012
At 12 noon (AEDT) on 12 December, SBS will launch another television channel, NITV. The National Indigenous Television channel will broadcast on SBS4-digital. NITV has been broadcasting since 2007.
The Channel Manager, Tanya Denning, said: “NITV has been creating and delivering innovative content representing the many voices of the country’s first Australians. We remain dedicated to having our unique languages and culture reflected within the media landscape, and we’re excited to invite Australians of all backgrounds to tune in, and join us in celebrating our rich and unique culture.”
Save Our SBS President, Steve Aujard, welcomed the launch of NITV and
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Save Our SBS, Monday, 1 October, 2012
Have you ever missed a program on SBS and wished you had a second chance to view it? Well, there is a way – it’s called SBS On Demand and it’s available from the SBS website.
This service has existed for some time but a while ago underwent a significant upgrade which has resulted in more features. It currently lists an impressive number of programs including short clips such as news and other items.
The service allows you to freely view any of the available programs at your leisure. SBS suggests a minimum connection speed of 256 Kps
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Save Our SBS, Tuesday, 11 September, 2012
SBS now has six radio stations.
In addition to SBS’s two AM and FM national radio networks, the multicultural broadcaster has four digital radio stations. Two are new. All six stations are available on-line.
Less than a month after it was launched SBS PopDesi is proving very popular. It’s the new digital music radio station playing South Asian pop music. Until PopDesi, little was available to satisfy the growing number of young people seeking this. The 2011 census data showed a big increase in Australia’s multicultural youth, with a massive increase in Indian language speakers.
PopDesi follows
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Save Our SBS, Saturday, 4 August, 2012
If SBS were a commercial or community broadcaster, the law would require it consult the public and provide adequate opportunity for community comment before changing its Code of Practice. Established under an Act of Parliament SBS does not hold a commercial licence however that should hardly matter as since 2010 the broadcaster has had a social inclusion policy and stakeholders are consulted from time to time on various matters.
Back in June, SBS amended its Code of Practice to include an interim NITV Code from 1 July, the date SBS took over the Indigenous broadcaster.
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Save Our SBS, Sunday, 1 July, 2012
Last month SBS launched the SBS Census Explorer an interactive online tool featuring demographic data gathered in the 2011 Census. The tool can be used to explore the results of the Census data.
On 21 June the Australian Bureau of Statistics released some of the data collected on Census night, 9 August 2011. More data will be released later and added to the SBS Census Explorer.
This is a fantastic tool for visualising Census data.
Demographic data released and appearing in the SBS Census Explorer include: age, religious affiliation, personal income, Indigenous status and languages
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Save Our SBS, Tuesday, 8 May, 2012
In the month before the May Budget some 9,171 messages were sent from people in every State and Territory to selected politicians urging government to steeply increase public funding for SBS and remove the disruptive commercial breaks from SBS television. The general public sent emails to the finance and communications ministers, some members of Cabinet, and other politicians according to a preset method. SaveOurSBS.org provided background material about SBS’s finances and links to the Special Broadcasting Service Amendment (Natural Program Breaks and Disruptive Advertising) Bill 2012.
Here we publish a representative sample of all emails sent.
The identities
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Save Our SBS, Tuesday, 8 May, 2012
In the month leading up to the May Budget, Save Our SBS ran a campaign where supporters were given the opportunity to send a personal email to the finance and communications ministers and other politicians in the Make SBS Special Again campaign published on the SaveOurSBS.org website. The purpose was to press government for a steep increase in funding for SBS with the removal of in-program commercial breaks from SBS television.
On the campaign webpage visitors were presented with an example of an email text and asked to compose an email in their own words. Most
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New law deregulates ads
Although the government withdrew its controversial media reform bills package, the legislation that related to SBS passed both Houses.
The new law guarantees an Indigenous Director to the SBS Board which Save Our SBS welcomes and incorporates most of the SBS Charter to digital services (online).
In applying the Charter to online, the package did not require SBS online services be "diverse" nor use "innovative forms of expression". These unique Charter obligations will remain on SBS free-to-air but need not apply to SBS online programs and internet only streamed radio or TV services. SBS has four digital
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