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Save Our SBS, Tuesday, 3 April, 2012
SBS needs your support before early May to secure increased funding and ensure the Special Broadcasting Service Amendment (Natural Program Breaks and Disruptive Advertising) Bill 2012 becomes law. The Bill has now been introduced to the Senate. If passed, this Bill will phase out in-program commercial breaks on SBS-TV by 2016 and establish a scheme for increased funding for SBS. SBS will be better off and so will you.
If the Bill fails to become law, the future of SBS will be uncertain but commercially driven and no longer special.
Funding for the next three
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Save Our SBS, Tuesday, 3 April, 2012
Government is to decide SBS’s funding fate for the next three years on 8 May. SBS needs more funding and your support for the Bill * now before the Senate to become law. If passed, the Bill will phase out in-program commercial breaks on SBS-TV by 2016 and establish a scheme for increased funding for SBS.
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Save Our SBS, Wednesday, 28 March, 2012
SBS staff are worried about loosing their jobs to outsourcing as the broadcaster ascertains whether it is more cost effective and technologically better to outsource their presentation and playout departments. Other areas could go. But a spokesperson for SBS said news, current affairs and sport would not be outsourced.
Meanwhile one of the unions representing workers at SBS, the Community & Public Sector Union (CPSU) is taking a multi-pronged approach to save jobs and address the underlaying issue, the commercialisation of SBS. With the slogan SBS — without the special…it’s just BS the CPSU has launched
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Save Our SBS, Wednesday, 21 March, 2012
The SBS Your Language app for Android has just been released. It arrived four months after SBS Radio released the Your Language app for iPhone.
The Android version has the same features as the iPhone version; live streaming of SBS Radio 1, Radio 2, the digital only stations POPAsia, and SBS chill, plus a choice of podcasts. The app will display a schedule of programs too.
One of the best features of the app is the ability to be notified at the time a favourite program or language is broadcast.
The only slight drawback of
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Save Our SBS, Thursday, 8 March, 2012
After five years and multiple campaigns to end in-program commercial breaks disrupting SBS television programs, a Bill has been introduced into the Parliament that would achieve that, if passed. But the private Bill will only become law if several thousand people continue campaigning by writing to the Minister and Shadow Minister demanding they vote in favour of the Bill. An email to Senator Conroy at minister@dbcde.gov.au and a separate one to Malcolm.Turnbull.MP@aph.gov.au in your own words is needed saying why you do not want commercial breaks disrupting SBS-TV programs, and why you want this Bill
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Save Our SBS, Monday, 27 February, 2012
Greens Communications spokesperson, Senator Scott Ludlam has introduced a private Bill that, if passed, would gradually phase out commercial breaks from interrupting SBS television programs by 2016.
When introducing the Bill, Senator Ludlam made clear it was intended to bring advertising practices back into line with Parliament’s original intentions when debating the SBS Act in 1991.
The Senator said SBS received less than a quarter of the ABC’s budget before pointing out that the station had moved-arguably in contradiction of its Act, to full in-program advertising and that this situation had not only damaged SBS and created considerable
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Save Our SBS, Monday, 27 February, 2012
Save Our SBS President, Steve Aujard welcomed today’s introduction in the Senate of a Bill gradually phasing out disruptive breaks during SBS TV programs.
The Special Broadcasting Service Amendment (Natural Program Breaks and Disruptive Advertising) Bill 2012 was introduced by Greens Communications spokesperson, Senator Scott Ludlam .
Commenting on the Bill, Mr Aujard said, “We call on all parties to support the Bill. That would ensure the long term viability of SBS and only then will viewers of SBS television be returned to the experience of before 5 years ago when constant and inappropriate disruptions began. That led
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Save Our SBS, Monday, 6 February, 2012
When the SBS was established as a corporation under the SBS Act in 1991, the Parliament granted SBS the right to broadcast advertisements before and after programs, and in “natural program breaks”. Although the Act did not define that phrase, the Hansard of the day clearly shows the Parliament intended that “natural program breaks” meant “half time in a soccer match”. No other definition was given.
On this basis, advice was provided to the SBS that it was not allowed to place ads in programs except sport. Ads only appeared between programs – except for sport
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Save Our SBS, Sunday, 1 January, 2012 This year SBS has come up with a television schedule that shows lots of promise. We review more than 15 SBS television programs for 2012. Definitely there are many worth watching. Find out what’s screening, what to watch or catch up on, during the year.
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Save Our SBS, Monday, 19 December, 2011
19 December 2011
Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Finance and Deregulation Parliament House, Canberra, ACT, 2600
Copy sent to: Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy, Minister for BCDE
sent by post and email
Funding the SBS in the 2012-15 triennium — Executive Summary
Save Our SBS Inc examined the role of the SBS and how it could be funded in the forthcoming triennium including the impact of advertising policies and revenues.
SBS has a unique role in Australian society and an increase in public funding is justified. Income from
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Save Our SBS, Monday, 19 December, 2011
On Thursday 22 December at 8.30pm SBS-TWO will broadcast their new conversation series CQ: Cultural Intelligence, bringing together experts and commentators to discuss topics of national importance. Hosted by World News Australia’s Anton Enus, the first SBS CQ forum explores who influences the debate on asylum seekers and cultural diversity; does the media drive public opinion or does public opinion drive the media?
This show appears to be a rehash of the many panel and discussion programs that have come before it and at first you wonder what CQ can bring to the Australian public that hasn’t been
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Save Our SBS, Monday, 28 November, 2011
Last week an event of significance took place in the Senate that may have important implications in the funding of SBS, leading to a considerable reduction in the number of adverts cluttering up television programs.
On Wednesday (26/11/11) the government voted in favour of a motion, tabled by Senator Scott Ludlum, communications spokesperson for the Greens, reiterating the value of SBS to Australian society. He also gave notice of a private bill, aimed at removing commercial breaks during programs on SBS television.
The Special Broadcasting Service Amendment (Natural Program Breaks and Disruptive Advertising) Bill 2012 will be tabled
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Save Our SBS, Wednesday, 23 November, 2011
Today Greens Communications spokesperson, Senator Scott Ludlam told the Senate that he was giving Notice for a Bill to amend the Special Broadcasting Service Act. He said that would occur in 2012.
It is believed this is for the long awaited Bill to address the issues around the commercialisation of the SBS that has occurred over the past five years. Senator Ludlam promised as much during the 2010 election campaign.
We await with bated breath for an opportunity to read the Bill referred to today, when it becomes available.
SBS has been permitted to broadcast advertisements since 1991.
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Save Our SBS, Monday, 21 November, 2011
SBS have released another app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod. This one is for radio. It’s called Your Language. One for Android is on its way. The SBS Audio and Language Content Director, Dirk Anthony, said “I hope [the Android version] will be available within months”.
The SBS Your Language app has a range of great functions including live streaming of SBS Radio 1, Radio 2, POPAsia, and SBS chill, audio on demand – a mix of podcasts and audio highlights. It also has the ability to listen to previous
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Save Our SBS, Tuesday, 11 October, 2011
PDF version: https://saveoursbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/A-perspective-for-funding-the-SBS-in-the-2012-15-triennium.pdf
Sent by email to:- Hon Senator Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications & Digital Economy
Executive Summary — a perspective for funding the SBS in the 2012-15 triennium
In late 2006 SBS introduced in-program advertising. Advertisers replaced viewers as the clients of SBS, while viewers became a product to be on-sold to advertisers. Ratings became important. Adjustments were made to appease advertisers. This fundamental change has mobilised a ground swell of electors seeking government funding for the SBS specifically to reverse
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Parliament did not intend in-program breaks
When the SBS was established as a corporation under the SBS Act in 1991, the Parliament granted SBS the right to broadcast advertisements before and after programs, and in “natural program breaks”. Although the Act did not define that phrase, the Hansard of the day clearly shows the Parliament intended that “natural program breaks” meant “half time in a soccer match”. No other definition was given.
On this basis, advice was provided to the SBS that it was not allowed to place ads in programs except sport. Ads only appeared between programs – except for sport
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