SBS is the main television service in Australia’s Special Broadcasting Service portfolio.
SBS programmes and identity
SBS is the main television service in Australia’s Special Broadcasting Service portfolio. Its multilingual and multicultural role gives it a distinct identity beside a general commercial entertainment network. International storytelling, factual subjects, news and other programmes can bring different audiences to the service, reflecting more than one language, genre or view of the world.
An international drama and a documentary about the same country can offer very different kinds of insight. Story, setting, original language and factual subject all contribute to that distinction. The multicultural role of SBS leaves room for more than one audience or genre. Programme descriptions make that range tangible, rather than reducing international television to one uniform list of places or languages.
From the schedule to your screen
A television channel follows a running schedule. Its broadcaster may also have an app or on-demand collection, but a programme listed in one place does not automatically identify the same edition in another. Keeping the original channel name with a title makes the viewing route easier to recognise.
What to look for in the programme guide
Multicultural public television, international stories, factual subjects and programme context.
Open SBS broadcaster information
Following SBS from another time zone
A national television brand can have regional editions, and the household may be watching from another country altogether. The country guide includes a dated time converter so an announced programme start can be connected with the local calendar day.
Useful answers
Questions before you continue
Where can I find SBS programme details?
The broadcaster links on this page are the starting point for its current schedule and programme information.
Is SBS a separate streaming membership?
A scheduled channel and a broadcaster’s streaming app can be separate products. Use the broadcaster’s own account information for its platform.
Why keep the SBS channel name with a programme?
The title can appear in a repeat, an on-demand release or another regional edition. The channel identity helps distinguish the scheduled broadcast you mean.