Editing Special Broadcasting Service (section)

===Television===
{{for|the main SBS channel|SBS (Australian TV channel)}}
Regardless of state or territory, SBS television services always use the callsign "SBS". On 14 December 2006, SBS announced its intention to change to [[720p]] as its [[High-definition television|high-definition]] transmission standard for [[SBS HD]].<ref name="hd">{{cite web |date=14 December 2006 |title=SBS chooses 720p High Definition |url=http://www.dba.org.au/newsletter/IB-DecJan07-full.asp#RECEPTION11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103100428/http://www.dba.org.au/newsletter/IB-DecJan07-full.asp#RECEPTION11 |archive-date=3 January 2007 |access-date=14 December 2006 |work=Digital Broadcasting Australia |publisher=dba.org.au}}</ref> SBS had previously down converted its scheduled [[SBS (Australian TV channel)|SBS]] high-definition content to the [[576p]] standard. On 5 June 2012, SBS upgraded its HD format from [[720p]] to [[1080i]].<ref>{{cite web |title=SBS upgrades HD to 1080i format on 5 June 2012 |url=http://www.sbs.com.au/article/126213/SBS-upgrades-HD-to-1080i-format-on-5-June-2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024045822/http://www.sbs.com.au/article/126213/SBS-upgrades-HD-to-1080i-format-on-5-June-2012 |archive-date=24 October 2012 |publisher=Special Broadcasting Service}}</ref>

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![[Virtual channel|LCN]]
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|[[SBS (Australian TV channel)|SBS]]
|576i Standard Definition broadcast of main SBS Programs. Formerly known as SBS ONE. Original analogue channel ([[simulcast]] until last [[Analog switchoff|ASO]])
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|[[SBS HD]]
|[[1080i]] [[simulcast]] of SBS
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!31
|[[SBS Viceland HD]]
|Aimed at a young demographic, formerly known as SBS TWO. Available in 1080i High Definition only
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|[[SBS World Movies]]
|Dedicated movie channel for Australian & international movies. Available in 1080i High Definition only
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|[[SBS Food]]
|Food and cooking channel, formerly known as SBS Food Network. Available in 576i Standard Definition only
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|[[National Indigenous Television|NITV HD]]<ref>{{cite news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220000406/https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/11/nitv-switches-to-hd-on-december-5th.html |date=20 November 2023 |access-date=20 February 2024 |archive-date=20 February 2024 |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/11/nitv-switches-to-hd-on-december-5th.html |url-status=live |work=[[TV Tonight]] |first=David |last=Knox |title=NITV switches to HD on December 5th}}</ref>
|Broadcast of National Indigenous Television main channel in [[1080i]] High Definition.
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| [[SBS WorldWatch]]
| A dedicated free-to-air television channel delivering multilingual local news bulletins in more than 30 languages as well as two local bulletins in Mandarin and Arabic. Available in [[576i]] Standard Definition only.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/sbs-to-launch-free-to-air-news-channel-aimed-at-mandarin-arabic-speakers-20211119-p59agj.html|url-access=registration|title=SBS to launch free-to-air news channel aimed at Mandarin, Arabic speakers|first=Zoe|last=Samios|date=22 November 2021|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref>
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|[[NITV]]
|National Indigenous Television main channel in 576i Standard Definition
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On 1 June 2006, the SBS managing director, [[Shaun Brown (business)|Shaun Brown]], announced the corporation's desire to initiate in-show commercial breaks, in the same manner as the commercial television networks. He said that the move would raise $10 million in the first year, as he believes that SBS's current strategy of showing ads between programs "is unpopular with viewers". "On average we lose more than half our audience during these breaks – this is 30 percent more than other broadcasters", claimed Brown upon announcing the new move.<ref>{{cite news|first=Lisa|last=Murray|title=SBS caves in over ad breaks|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/sbs-caves-in-over-ad-breaks/2006/06/01/1148956480914.html|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=2 June 2006|access-date=25 November 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080115103541/http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/sbs-caves-in-over-ad-breaks/2006/06/01/1148956480914.html|archive-date=15 January 2008}}</ref>

SBS's commercial breaks remained at their existing statutory limit of five minutes per hour, as opposed to the fifteen minutes per hour permitted on Australia's fully commercial stations. An individual break lasted between one and two minutes. A related change was the launch of a one-hour {{nowrap|6:30 pm}} edition of ''[[SBS World News|World News]]'', replacing the half-hour ''World News Australia'' and ''World Sport'' programs. In-show advertising commenced on 9 October 2006 during the {{nowrap|7.30 pm}} broadcast of ''[[MythBusters]]''.

Former SBS television services are [[SBS Essential]] (LCN 31, sporting events, and other digital-only projects, when available) and [[SBS World News Channel]] (LCN 32, foreign news service).

====Subscription channels====
In 1995, SBS launched a new division called SBS Subscription TV. In October 1995, the first subscription channel to launch was [[World Movies]]; the channel focuses on independent international films. It was closed on 31 January 2018 but relaunched on free-to-air television on 1 July 2019. In April 2010, SBS launched [[Studio (TV channel)|Studio]] (previously marketed at as STVDIO); that channel focused on arts programming such as classical and popular music, literature, film, visual arts and dance with documentaries and performances. However, Studio closed down on 27 March 2015 and was replaced by [[Foxtel Arts]].