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Appendix 1 - Multilingual Programming

Summary

SBS Television1

SBS Radio

SBS

SBS VICELAND

NITV

Food Network/ SBS Food

Languages2

41

52

37

9

67

LOTE (hrs)

2,659 (30%)

4,396 (50%)

272 (3%)

32 (<1%)

344

English (hrs)

6,085 (69%)

4,361 (50%)

8,268 (97%)

8,726 (100%)

129

No Dialogue (hrs)

73 (1%)

12 (<1%)

6 (<1%)

-

3

1. 24 hour schedule

2. SBS Television: number for which more than one hour of programming was broadcast

SBS Television1

2017-18

2018-19

Hrs

%

Hrs

%

SBS (24 Hours)

LOTE

2,782

32%

2,659

30%

English

5,988

68%

6,085

69%

No Dialogue

3

<1%

73

1%

Total

8,774

100%

8,817

100%

SBS VICELAND (24 Hours)

LOTE

4,420

51%

4,396

50%

English

4,340

49%

4,361

50%

No Dialogue

1

<1%

11

<1%

Total

8,761

100%

8,769

100%

NITV (24 Hours)

LOTE

309

4%

272

3%

English

8,443

96%

8,268

97%

No Dialogue

3

<1%

6

<1%

Total

8,756

100%

8,546

100%

Food Network/ SBS Food (24 Hours)

LOTE

132

2%

32

<1%

English

8,628

98%

8,726

100%

No Dialogue

-

-

0

0%

Total

8,760

100%

8,758

100%

1. Hours are indicative, based on the program schedule inclusive of commercials, promos and news breaks. Hours may differ slightly by market and in instances of schedule amendments at time of broadcast, i.e. overages in live sport coverage.

SBS Radio

Analogue and Digital Networks1 (6am-11pm Mon-Sun)

SBS Radio 1

SBS Radio 2

SBS Radio 3

SBS Arabic24

NRN

Hrs

%

Hrs

%

Hrs

%

Hrs

%

Hrs

%

LOTE (Hrs)

106

89%

119

100

-

-

119

100

118

99%

English

10

8.4%

-

-

119

100

-

-

1

1%

No dialogue

3

2.5%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total

119

100

119

100

119

100

119

100

119

100

1. See Appendices 6-7. SBS Radio also broadcasts three digital only music channels (SBS Chill; SBS PopAsia; SBS PopDesi) and special event radio.