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Save Our SBS, Thursday, 20 May, 2010
This week SBS began announcements of a restructure of its subtitling and closed caption department.
SaveOurSBS.org understands that the restructure has come about because many people who were originally employed to subtitle foreign language programs have found their duties were later extended to create closed captions. Closed captions are the teletext subtitles for the hard-of-hearing on English language programs – not the superimposed subtitles used on foreign language programs.
In a statement to SaveOurSBS.org, SBS management said: “At present we have an over supply of capacity in some languages relative to need. As a result many staff are
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Save Our SBS, Monday, 8 March, 2010
A PDF of this may be downloaded from: https://saveoursbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Save-Our-SBS-submission-to-the-SBS-Review.pdf
Mr Skrzynski, SBS Chair, & the SBS Board Locked Bag 028 CROWS NEST NSW 1585
sent by email and post
Dear Mr Skrzynski & the SBS Board,
Save Our SBS submission to the SBS Review
We welcome the approach taken by SBS to conduct a comprehensive review of the organisation. In consideration of this recent SBS review, we provide this submission for consideration by the SBS Board.
Introduction
Save Our SBS is concerned with many aspects of
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Save Our SBS, Thursday, 17 December, 2009
A PDF of this may be downloaded from: https://saveoursbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/SBS-Internet-Funding-May-2010-Budget-Request.pdf
17 December 2009
To: The Treasurer Parliament House Canberra
Copies: Minister for Broadband, Communications & Digital Economy; Minister for Finance; Chairperson of SBS; Managing Director of SBS
Dear Mr Swan
SBS Internet Funding: May 2010 Budget Request
Funding for our public broadcasters has normally been on a triennial basis although there have been prior occasions when adjustments have been made part way through a triennium.
Save Our SBS was encouraged by comments made by the Minister for Broadband, Communications
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Save Our SBS, Thursday, 17 December, 2009
The purpose of the SBS, the reason it exists, is to be found in the Charter at section 6 of the Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991.
The Charter is very clear: “The principle function of the SBS is to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services . . .”
Section 45 of the Act states that SBS may broadcast advertisements “before programs commence, after programs end or during natural program breaks” but no definition is given of a “natural program break” or when that might occur. The history of advertising
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Save Our SBS, Friday, 20 November, 2009
Email politicians about SBS before the election is called (eNewsLetter 8)
Below is some important news from Save Our SBS.
As a result of the continued inadequate government funding for SBS and the annoying reliance on commercial breaks interrupting programs, we are often asked: What can I do now?
Email every politician before the next election
Visit www.SaveOurSBS.org and follow the links to EMAIL the federal politicians in your electorate, before the next election is even called. Tell them what you want specifically in relation
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Save Our SBS, Saturday, 14 November, 2009
Now is the time to ask all politicians or candidates who intend to stand at the next federal election to explain their policy in relation to funding and advertising on SBS. Do they value our multicultural broadcaster? Don’t wait until after the election. Act now!
Send an email before the next federal election is announced.
If you already know the names and email address of the elected politicians for your electorate, click to send an EMAIL from here now*. (The click will activate your email client with a pre-worded email which you may edit, delete or
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Save Our SBS, Friday, 6 November, 2009
Save Our SBS has welcomed the appointment of Joseph Skrzynski A.O. as the new Chair of the SBS. He replaces Ms Carla Zampatti A.C. whose five year term expires in mid December.
Commenting on the appointment Save Our SBS spokesperson Darce Cassidy said:
“Mr Skrzynski is well qualified to lead Australia’s multicultural broadcaster. He arrived in Australia as a refugee from Poland after the Second World War. He has held Board positions with the Australian, Film Television and Radio School and the Australian Film Commission and is a former Chairman of the Sydney Opera House Trust. He has
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Save Our SBS, Tuesday, 8 September, 2009
Yesterday the Greens spokesperson for Communications, Senator Scott Ludlam, introduced a Bill that would ban SBS-TV from interrupting programs for commercial breaks. The Bill, would allow SBS-TV to run advertisements between programs only.
In a media statement Senator Ludlam said: “The Bill will not prevent SBS from generating advertising revenue, nor from running advertisements and station promotions between programs”. He added the “character [of SBS] is under threat from the shortfall in public funding”. Previously the Greens had called for more funding for the broadcaster.
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Save Our SBS, Monday, 24 August, 2009
The Home Page of the SaveOurSBS.org website is archived from time to time for historical purposes. In August 2009 the website was updated to the Atahualpa Theme. To see a snapshot of the updated Home Page with the then new Atahualpa Theme on 24 August 2009 click https://saveoursbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/SaveOurSBS.org_ArchiveHomePage24August2009.htm
Save Our SBS, Monday, 24 August, 2009
In August 2009 the SaveOurSBS.org website was updated.
The original Patriotic Theme had served its purpose since April 2007 and the old was replaced on 12 August 2009 with the newer Atahualpa Theme that had been specifically tailored for SaveOurSBS.org
This new site looks cleaner and fresher. It is now more user friendly for viewing, printing, mobile devices and a range of other services. An HTM archived copy of the Home
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Save Our SBS, Saturday, 13 June, 2009
For a quick overview click to read: No ad breaks on SBS part 1: When is a policy not a policy?
In the May 2009 Senate Estimates the Greens spokesperson for Communications, Senator Ludlam questioned Minister Conroy about Labor’s pre-election policies in regard to SBS interrupting programs for commercial breaks. Part of the proceedings are cited below:-
Senator LUDLAM–
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Save Our SBS, Saturday, 13 June, 2009
Has the Minister for Communications, Senator Conroy denied the Labor Party’s opposition to the interruption of SBS-TV programs for advertisements?
Responding to Senator Scott Ludlum (Greens) in a recent Senate Committee hearing, Senator Conroy suggested that statements he made before the 2007 election, which had severely criticized SBS management for interrupting programs for commercial breaks, “Labor has opposed and continues to oppose the decision by SBS to introduce in-program advertising” were not official Labor policy, but simply his “opinion”. According to the Click here to read the full story . . .
Save Our SBS, Sunday, 7 June, 2009
MEDIA RELEASE from Save Our SBS www.SaveOurSBS.org
Will the real SBS TV please stand up?
Save Our SBS www.SaveOurSBS.org congratulates SBS-TWO on its prime time* TV schedule. It goes more than half way in serving Australians whose native tongue is not English.
For the week ending Friday 5 June 2009 the schedule, as published on the SBS website, indicates that well over half of the prime time programs on the SBS second channel are in LOTE (languages other than English).
Save Our SBS spokesperson Darce Cassidy said “This would be good news, but the
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Save Our SBS, Sunday, 7 June, 2009
On 25 May 2009 at Senate Estimates, the Greens spokesperson for Communications, Senator Scott Ludlam questioned the Managing Director of SBS, Mr Shaun Brown as to how the broadcaster could justify forcing breaks into programs that were never intended to be interrupted. BBC programs and cinema release movies were the examples cited.
Brown took exception to the expression that SBS had forced breaks into these or any programs. However he did admit that SBS interrupted programs that were never produced for commercial breaks. Brown insisted that SBS only had natural breaks which is permissible under the Click here to read the full story . . .
Save Our SBS, Saturday, 6 June, 2009
Last month, the Managing Director of SBS, Shaun Brown publicly admitted that SBS did not ask for any funding to “wind back the amount of advertising”. Brown was being questioned in Senate Estimates (25 May 2009).
Senator Scott Ludlam, the W.A. Greens spokesperson for Communications had been questioning Brown about the SBS advertising policies and operations.
Surprisingly Brown also told Senate Estimates that SBS had not sought “revenue to offset the commercial revenue” when SBS recently made its submission to government for funding for the next three years. Brown also said he was aware of the public objections
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