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Appendix 3 - SBS Television: Languages broadcast

SBS

Language

Hours1

% LOTE

% Total

English

6,085.4

69.0%

French

492.4

18.5%

5.6%

Spanish

334.0

12.6%

3.8%

Greek

301.7

11.3%

3.4%

Italian

226.7

8.5%

2.6%

German

220.0

8.3%

2.5%

Arabic

176.5

6.6%

2.0%

Turkish

165.7

6.2%

1.9%

Filipino

162.1

6.1%

1.8%

Danish

136.3

5.1%

1.5%

Japanese

102.4

3.9%

1.2%

Swedish

99.3

3.7%

1.1%

Norwegian

52.5

2.0%

0.6%

Icelandic

28.9

1.1%

0.3%

Dutch

21.6

0.8%

0.2%

Portuguese

20.0

0.8%

0.2%

Russian

16.3

0.6%

0.2%

Mandarin

13.3

0.5%

0.2%

Korean

12.0

0.5%

0.1%

Flemish

9.3

0.3%

0.1%

Czech

7.2

0.3%

0.1%

Polish

6.7

0.3%

0.1%

Cantonese

6.3

0.2%

0.1%

Hebrew

5.6

0.2%

0.1%

Serbian

3.9

0.1%

0.0%

Hungarian

3.0

0.1%

0.0%

Romanian

2.6

0.1%

0.0%

Albanian

2.6

0.1%

0.0%

Latin

2.1

0.1%

0.0%

Macedonian

2.0

0.1%

0.0%

Seediq

2.0

0.1%

0.0%

Afrikaans

1.7

0.1%

0.0%

Indonesian

1.7

0.1%

0.0%

Finnish

1.6

0.1%

0.0%

Tibetan

1.5

0.1%

0.0%

Warlpiri

1.3

0.0%

0.0%

Hindi

1.2

0.0%

0.0%

Burmese

1.0

0.0%

0.0%

Urdu

1.0

0.0%

0.0%

Chinese

1.0

0.0%

0.0%

Gaelic

1.0

0.0%

0.0%

LOTE <1 Hour

10.7

0.4%

0.1%

Total LOTE

2,658.7

100.0%

30.2%

Total English

6,085.4

69.0%

No Dialogue

73.2

0.8%

Grand Total

8,817.4

100.0%

1. Hours are indicative, based on the proportion of language within program.

SBS VICELAND

Language

Hours1

% LOTE

% Total

English

4,361.1

49.7%

Mandarin

560.9

12.8%

6.4%

Japanese

298.4

6.8%

3.4%

Korean

262.3

6.0%

3.0%

Indonesian

222.6

5.1%

2.5%

French

196.4

4.5%

2.2%

Russian

187.6

4.3%

2.1%

Polish

177.7

4.0%

2.0%

Bengali

177.0

4.0%

2.0%

Thai

176.5

4.0%

2.0%

Punjabi

172.7

3.9%

2.0%

Serbian

172.7

3.9%

2.0%

Croatian

172.1

3.9%

2.0%

Macedonian

171.6

3.9%

2.0%

Dutch

165.5

3.8%

1.9%

Cantonese

163.4

3.7%

1.9%

Hindi

158.4

3.6%

1.8%

Sinhalese

155.3

3.5%

1.8%

Italian

134.1

3.1%

1.5%

Spanish

81.9

1.9%

0.9%

Portuguese

71.9

1.6%

0.8%

German

60.3

1.4%

0.7%

Ukrainian

51.6

1.2%

0.6%

Maltese

51.5

1.2%

0.6%

Urdu

38.1

0.9%

0.4%

Taiwanese

31.2

0.7%

0.4%

Somali

26.2

0.6%

0.3%

Nepali

26.0

0.6%

0.3%

Tamil

25.5

0.6%

0.3%

Armenian

25.1

0.6%

0.3%

Romanian

23.5

0.5%

0.3%

Bosnian

23.5

0.5%

0.3%

Hungarian

22.2

0.5%

0.3%

Danish

18.4

0.4%

0.2%

Norwegian

17.2

0.4%

0.2%

Swedish

14.1

0.3%

0.2%

Turkish

8.0

0.2%

0.1%

Flemish

5.8

0.1%

0.1%

Sepedi

5.8

0.1%

0.1%

Arabic

4.4

0.1%

0.1%

Hebrew

4.3

0.1%

0.0%

Dari

3.8

0.1%

0.0%

Seediq

3.8

0.1%

0.0%

Icelandic

3.6

0.1%

0.0%

Tagalog

3.2

0.1%

0.0%

Finnish

3.2

0.1%

0.0%

Latin

2.8

0.1%

0.0%

Vietnamese

2.7

0.1%

0.0%

Catalan

1.9

0.0%

0.0%

Czech

1.9

0.0%

0.0%

Arabic (Algerian)

1.3

0.0%

0.0%

Tetum

1.0

0.0%

0.0%

LOTE <1 Hour

5.2

0.1%

0.1%

Total LOTE

4,396.1

100.0%

50.1%

Total English

4,361.1

49.7%

No Dialogue

11.5

0.1%

Grand Total

8,768.7

100.0%

1. Hours are indicative, based on the proportion of language within program.

NITV

Language

Hours1

% LOTE

% Total

English

8,268.0

96.8%

Maori

133.0

49.0%

1.6%

Spanish

18.5

6.8%

0.2%

Warlpiri

8.6

3.2%

0.1%

Arabic

7.7

2.8%

0.1%

Yolngu Matha

6.9

2.5%

0.1%

Pitjantjatjara

5.8

2.1%

0.1%

Ngunawal

5.7

2.1%

0.1%

Farsi

5.5

2.0%

0.1%

Samoan

5.4

2.0%

0.1%

French

4.5

1.6%

0.1%

Irish

4.0

1.5%

0.0%

Gaelic

3.9

1.4%

0.0%

Kriol

3.8

1.4%

0.0%

French Canadian

3.7

1.4%

0.0%

Arrernte

3.5

1.3%

0.0%

Kalaallisut

3.4

1.3%

0.0%

Zulu

3.3

1.2%

0.0%

Inuktitut (Eastern Canadian)

3.0

1.1%

0.0%

Khmer

2.9

1.1%

0.0%

Martu Wangka

2.8

1.0%

0.0%

Chol

2.7

1.0%

0.0%

Yan-Nhangu

2.5

0.9%

0.0%

Korean

2.5

0.9%

0.0%

Tonga (Nyasa)

2.1

0.8%

0.0%

Bardi

2.0

0.7%

0.0%

Warumungu

2.0

0.7%

0.0%

Arrarnta, Western

2.0

0.7%

0.0%

Kukatja

2.0

0.7%

0.0%

Finnish

1.7

0.6%

0.0%

Ngarluma

1.6

0.6%

0.0%

Turkish

1.5

0.6%

0.0%

Italian

1.3

0.5%

0.0%

Walmajarri

1.3

0.5%

0.0%

Anmatyerre

1.3

0.5%

0.0%

Fur

1.1

0.4%

0.0%

Dutch

1.0

0.4%

0.0%

LOTE <1 Hour

7.5

2.7%

0.1%

Total LOTE

271.7

100.0%

3.2%

Total English

8,268.0

96.8%

No Dialogue

5.8

0.1%

Grand Total

8,545.5

100.0%

1. Hours are indicative, based on the proportion of language within program.

SBS Food

Language

Hours1

% LOTE

% Total

English

8,726.2

99.6%

Portuguese

9.1

28.4%

0.1%

French

5.0

15.9%

0.1%

Chinese

5.0

15.7%

0.1%

Japanese

3.9

12.3%

0.0%

Mandarin

3.8

11.9%

0.0%

Vietnamese

1.6

5.0%

0.0%

Swahili

0.9

2.8%

0.0%

Indonesian

0.9

2.8%

0.0%

LOTE <0.5 Hour

1.7

5.2%

0.0%

Total LOTE

31.8

100.0%

0.4%

Total English

8,726.2

99.6%

Grand Total

8,758.1

100.0%

1. Hours are indicative, based on the proportion of language within program.