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A perspective for funding the SBS in the 2012-15 triennium

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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Tuesday, 11 October, 2011 | Category: Submissions | Comments are closed

Multiculturalism Inquiry

Save Our SBS, Tuesday, 24 May, 2011

This submission may also be read on the Joint Standing Committee on Migration website at: http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/mig/multiculturalism/subs/sub458.pdf

Committee Secretary Joint Standing Committee on Migration PO Box 6021 Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Australia sent by email TO: jscm@aph.gov.au

Joint Standing Committee on Migration – Inquiry into Multiculturalism in Australia

Introduction

Save Our SBS Inc is pleased to have the opportunity to make our submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Migration[1]

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Tuesday, 24 May, 2011 | Category: Submissions | Comments are closed

Save Our SBS submission to the SBS Review

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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Monday, 8 March, 2010 | Category: Submissions | Comments are closed

SBS Internet Funding: May 2010 Budget Request

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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Thursday, 17 December, 2009 | Category: Submissions | Comments are closed

Submission — SBS Review

Save Our SBS, Thursday, 11 December, 2008

11 December 2008

To: The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Sent by email to: abcsbsreview@dbcde.gov.au

submission THE ABC SBS REVIEW

A chronology of events: Public to Commercial

Since advertising was first allowed on the SBS in the early nineteen nineties, there has been a steady drift away from the original multicultural mandate of the SBS.

This was identified by Dr Chris Lawe Davies in a study of SBS output between 1975 and 1995 which found:

“An overview of the market and advertising research reports carried out for SBS between 1993 and 1994 confirms

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Thursday, 11 December, 2008 | Category: Submissions | One comment - (Comments are closed)

SBS funding for 2009-2012

Save Our SBS, Tuesday, 5 August, 2008

SBS Triennial Funding Submission (for 2009-2010; 2010-2011; 2011-2012)

as proposed by Save Our SBS Inc

submitted to Senator Stephen Conroy 5 August 2008

SBS funding for the next triennium – Executive Summary

By any reasonable measure the Special Broadcasting Service Corporation (SBS) has been under funded.

SBS total revenue (for both its radio and television services) is less than one fifth of the average commercial television station in Australia. The SBS receives about one quarter of the funding that the ABC receives from government and the total combined public funding for both broadcasters is less than half

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Tuesday, 5 August, 2008 | Category: Submissions | Comments are closed
 
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