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Appendix 2 - SBS Television: Broadcast hours by genre, run and source

SBS

24 Hours1

Local2

International

Genre

First Run3

Repeat

Total

%

First Run3

Repeat

Total

%

Total

Arts

1.6

8.4

10.0

0.5%

4.9

12.9

17.8

0.3%

27.8

Comedy

0

3.0

3.0

0.2%

6.7

3.4

10.1

0.1%

13.1

Drama

4.3

22.8

27.1

1.5%

333.0

823.1

1,156.1

16.7%

1,183.2

Entertainment

219.6

84.9

304.5

16.4%

85.8

4.9

90.7

1.3%

395.2

Factual

87.1

136.3

223.4

12.1%

591.7

1,359.8

1,951.4

28.1%

2,174.8

Fillers

0

4.3

4.3

0.2%

0

0

0.0

0.0%

4.3

Film

9.8

7.6

17.4

0.9%

155.5

224.5

380.0

5.5%

397.4

Food

24.5

57.2

81.7

4.4%

23.4

30.1

53.5

0.8%

135.2

News And Current Affairs

669.8

79.3

749.1

40.4%

3,066.1

1.5

3,067.6

44.2%

3,816.6

Short Film

0.2

0.1

0.3

0.0%

0

0

0.0

0.0%

0.3

Sport

418.9

13.1

432.0

23.3%

191.8

19.3

211.1

3.0%

643.1

Grand Total

1,435.8

417.0

1,852.7

100%

4,458.7

2,479.5

6,938.2

100%

8,791.0

6pm-midnight4

Local2

International

Genre

First Run3

Repeat

Total

%

First Run3

Repeat

Total

%

Total

Comedy

0

0

0

0.0%

6.7

3.4

10.1

0.7%

10

Drama

4.3

2.2

6.5

0.7%

297.4

77.0

374.4

26.3%

381

Entertainment

83.8

49.4

133.2

13.8%

55.4

3.8

59.3

4.2%

192

Factual

50.3

44.9

95.3

9.9%

465.1

250.3

715.4

50.3%

811

Film

7.8

1.9

9.8

1.0%

115.9

134.8

250.7

17.6%

260

Food

16.2

0.2

16.3

1.7%

0

0

0.0

0.0%

16

News And Current Affairs

583.7

1.3

585.0

60.6%

1.0

0

1.0

0.1%

586

Sport

118.8

0

118.8

12.3%

9.8

1.7

11.5

0.8%

130

Grand Total

864.9

99.9

964.8

100%

951.3

471.0

1,422.3

100%

2,387.1

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.

2. Includes in-house and commissioned SBS production as well as locally produced acquisitions. Local Sport includes coverage of international sports events where SBS has produced and broadcast material in relation to the event, content that is tailored for an Australian audience (including SBS studio content, commentary team, journalistic input) and the program is presented as produced or co-produced by SBS.

3. First run hours by channel, network repeats are counted as first runs if it is the first time they have been broadcast on the channel.

4. Based on program start time, includes full program duration.

SBS VICELAND

24 Hours1

Local2

International

Genre

First Run3

Repeat

Total

%

First Run3

Repeat

Total

%

Total

Arts

0

0

0

0%

2.1

3.8

5.8

0.1%

5.8

Comedy

1.1

1.7

2.8

0.2%

185.8

258.6

444.3

5.8%

447.1

Drama

4.3

4.8

9.0

0.8%

320.8

222.8

543.5

7.1%

552.5

Entertainment

116.1

87.8

203.9

17.8%

172.7

324.8

497.5

6.5%

701.4

Factual

49.1

58.2

107.3

9.4%

604.3

614.6

1,218.9

16.0%

1,326.2

Fillers

0.1

0.2

0.3

0%

0

0

0

0%

0.3

Film

5.8

16.3

22.1

1.9%

278.2

471.8

750.0

9.8%

772.1

Food

0

4.0

4.0

0.3%

8.5

65.6

74.1

1.0%

78.1

Magazine

12.6

11.5

24.1

2.1%

0

0

0

0%

24.1

News And Current Affairs

71.6

54.2

125.8

11.0%

3,807.2

2.0

3,809.2

49.9%

3,934.9

Short Film

0.8

15.3

16.1

1.4%

0

0

0

0%

16.1

Sport

418.8

212.3

631.1

55.1%

202.8

91.6

294.4

3.9%

925.5

Grand Total

680.2

466.1

1,146.3

100%

5,582.2

2,055.5

7,637.7

100%

8,784.0

6pm-midnight4

Local2

International

Genre

First Run3

Repeat

Total

%

First Run3

Repeat

Total

%

Total

Comedy

1.1

1.7

2.8

1.1%

155.7

92.3

248.0

12.1%

250.8

Drama

4.3

0

4.3

1.8%

298.8

60.3

359.0

17.5%

363.3

Entertainment

17.6

40.8

58.4

24.3%

156.4

148.0

304.4

14.9%

362.8

Factual

24.6

10.8

35.3

14.7%

486.7

145.8

632.4

30.9%

667.8

Film

5.8

5.5

11.3

4.7%

245.3

234.6

479.9

23.4%

491.3

Food

0

0

0

0%

4.9

0

4.9

0.2%

4.9

News And Current Affairs

35.7

0

35.7

14.9%

6.4

1.0

7.4

0.4%

43.1

Short Film

0

1.2

1.2

0.5%

0

0

0

0%

1.2

Sport

86.6

4.5

91.1

38.0%

12.3

0

12.3

0.6%

103.4

Grand Total

175.6

64.4

240.0

100%

1,366.5

681.9

2,048.4

100%

2,288.4

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.

2. Includes in-house and commissioned SBS production as well as locally produced acquisitions. Local Sport includes coverage of international sports events where SBS has produced and broadcast material in relation to the event, content that is tailored for an Australian audience (including SBS studio content, commentary team, journalistic input) and the program is presented as produced or co-produced by SBS.

3. First run hours by channel, network repeats are counted as first runs if it is the first time they have been broadcast on the channel.

4. Based on program start time, includes full program duration.

NITV

24 Hours1

Local2

International

Genre

First Run3

Repeat

Total

%

First Run3

Repeat

Total

%

Total

Arts

8

64

71.4

1.3%

4

41

44.9

1.4%

116

Children’s

30

901

930.8

16.9%

78

1,411

1,489.4

46.2%

2,420

Comedy

2

11

13.0

0.2%

4

5

8.5

0.3%

22

Drama

4

3

7.5

0.1%

20

49

68.5

2.1%

76

Entertainment

73

2,150

2,223.3

40.3%

16

88

103.8

3.2%

2,327

Factual

105

761

866.2

15.7%

135

462

596.5

18.5%

1,463

Fillers

4

16

19.6

0.4%

1

1

2.0

0.1%

22

Film

13

273

286.5

5.2%

60

618

678.4

21.0%

965

Food

8

87

95.1

1.7%

17

38

55.2

1.7%

150

News And Current Affairs

123

235

357.1

6.5%

40

0

40.4

1.3%

398

Short Film

3

34

37.2

0.7%

1

9

9.8

0.3%

47

Sport

448

166

614.0

11.1%

119

9

127.9

4.0%

742

Grand Total

821.3

4,700.4

5,521.7

100%

494.7

2,730.6

3,225.3

100%

8,747.0

6pm-midnight4

Local2

International

Genre

First Run3

Repeat

Total

%

First Run3

Repeat

Total

%

Total

Arts

7

27

34.6

3.0%

4

27

31.1

3.0%

66

Childrens

8

5

13.7

1.2%

0

9

8.5

0.8%

22

Comedy

2

10

12.0

1.0%

4

3

6.5

0.6%

19

Drama

4

3

7.0

0.6%

20

35

54.8

5.3%

62

Entertainment

71

154

225.5

19.3%

16

48

63.3

6.1%

289

Factual

102

297

398.8

34.1%

134

222

355.0

34.4%

754

Fillers

3

9

12.5

1.1%

1

1

2.0

0.2%

15

Film

13

130

143.1

12.2%

60

346

406.4

39.4%

549

Food

8

73

81.3

6.9%

17

18

34.7

3.4%

116

News And Current Affairs

95

54

149.0

12.7%

25

0

24.9

2.4%

174

Short Film

3

14

16.8

1.4%

1

3

3.9

0.4%

21

Sport

55

21

75.6

6.5%

41

0

41.0

4.0%

117

Grand Total

373.0

796.8

1,169.8

100%

321.7

710.4

1,032.1

100%

2,201.9

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.

2. Includes in-house and commissioned SBS production as well as locally produced acquisitions. Local Sport includes coverage of international sports events where SBS has produced and broadcast material in relation to the event, content that is tailored for an Australian audience (including SBS studio content, commentary team, journalistic input) and the program is presented as produced or co-produced by SBS.

3. First run hours by channel, network repeats are counted as first runs if it is the first time they have been broadcast on the channel.

4. Based on program start time, includes full program duration.

SBS Food

24 Hours1

Local2

International

Total

Sub-genre

First Run3

Repeat

Total

%

First Run3

Repeat

Total

%

Cooking

220.8

2,118.1

2,338.8

67.2%

415.4

2,000.0

2,415.4

45.6%

4,754.3

Culture & Society

0.4

0

0.4

0%

0

0

0

0%

0.4

Food Lifestyle

39.1

175.2

214.2

6.2%

128.3

701.3

829.7

15.6%

1,043.9

Reality

36.0

347.9

383.9

11.0%

100.2

438.4

538.6

10.2%

922.5

Travel

81.8

460.8

542.7

15.6%

340.2

1,178.2

1,518.4

28.6%

2,061.0

Grand Total

378.1

3,102.0

3,480.1

100%

984.1

4,317.9

5,302.0

100%

8,782.1

6pm-midnight4

Local2

International

Sub-genre

First Run3

Repeat

Total

%

First Run3

Repeat

Total

%

Total

Cooking

135.4

463.6

599.0

59.2%

178.9

272.7

451.6

35.9%

1,051

Food Lifestyle

36.6

32.3

68.8

6.8%

51.9

83.8

135.8

10.8%

205

Reality

36.0

162.1

198.1

19.6%

100.2

116.3

216.5

17.2%

415

Travel

58.3

87.9

146.3

14.4%

270.2

184.9

455.1

36.1%

601

Grand Total

266.3

745.8

1,012.2

100%

601.2

657.8

1,258.9

100%

2,271.1

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.

2. Includes in-house and commissioned SBS production as well as locally produced acquisitions. Local Sport includes coverage of international sports events where SBS has produced and broadcast material in relation to the event, content that is tailored for an Australian audience (including SBS studio content, commentary team, journalistic input) and the program is presented as produced or co-produced by SBS.

3. First run hours by channel, network repeats are counted as first runs if it is the first time they have been broadcast on the channel.

4. Based on program start time, includes full program duration.

SBS World Movies

24 Hours1

Local2

International

Genre

First Run3

Repeat

Total

%

First Run3

Repeat

Total

%

Total

Action Adventure

0

0

0

0%

149

612

760.9

9.1%

760.9

Animation

3.4

30.3

33.7

7.4%

55

768

822.8

9.9%

856.5

Biography

4.3

8.8

13.1

2.9%

91

304

394.5

4.7%

407.6

Comedy

5.3

26.9

32.2

7.0%

307

1,482

1,789.5

21.5%

1,821.7

Documentary Feature

0

0

0

0%

2

27

28.5

0.3%

28.5

Drama

56.9

254.3

311.2

68.1%

539

2,190

2,728.7

32.8%

3,039.9

Fantasy

0

0

0

0%

45

424

468.8

5.6%

468.8

History

0

0

0

0%

11

52

62.8

0.8%

62.8

Horror

0

0

0

0%

12

20

32.3

0.4%

32.3

Martial Arts

0

0

0

0%

12

67

78.8

0.9%

78.8

Musical

0

0

0

0%

18

95

112.7

1.4%

112.7

Mystery / Crime

2.1

2.1

4.2

0.9%

40

92

131.7

1.6%

135.8

Romance

2.0

0

2.0

0.4%

25

109

134.1

1.6%

136.1

Romantic Comedy

4.3

4.2

8.4

1.8%

37

220

256.9

3.1%

265.3

Science Fiction

5.3

3.2

8.4

1.8%

14

61

74.5

0.9%

82.9

Thriller

3.8

25.8

29.5

6.5%

110

222

332.4

4.0%

361.9

War

0

0

0

0%

18

63

80.8

1.0%

80.8

Western

4.1

10.4

14.5

3.2%

15

17

31.5

0.4%

46.0

Grand Total

91.3

365.8

457.1

100%

1,497.5

6,824.6

8,322.1

100%

8,779.2

6pm-midnight4

Local2

International

Genre

First Run3

Repeat

Total

%

First Run3

Repeat

Total

%

Total

Action Adventure

0

0

0.0

0%

105.8

92.4

198.2

9.8%

198.2

Animation

0

0

0.0

0%

4.3

20.9

25.3

1.2%

25.3

Biography

4.3

4.3

8.7

6.6%

81.4

65.7

147.1

7.3%

155.8

Comedy

3.6

3.8

7.4

5.7%

214.3

183.4

397.8

19.7%

405.2

Drama

31.9

51.0

82.9

63.5%

426.0

369.8

795.8

39.4%

878.7

Fantasy

0

0

0.0

0%

23.3

14.4

37.7

1.9%

37.7

History

0

0

0.0

0%

8.4

5.3

13.7

0.7%

13.7

Horror

0

0

0.0

0%

10.7

4.3

14.9

0.7%

14.9

Martial Arts

0

0

0.0

0%

9.9

0

9.9

0.5%

9.9

Musical

0

0

0.0

0%

7.0

3.4

10.4

0.5%

10.4

Mystery / Crime

2.1

0

2.1

1.6%

35.6

25.2

60.8

3.0%

62.8

Romance

2.0

0

2.0

1.5%

21.5

10.5

32.0

1.6%

34.0

Romantic Comedy

4.3

2.1

6.3

4.9%

18.1

11.8

29.8

1.5%

36.2

Science Fiction

5.3

1.6

6.8

5.2%

10.6

9.2

19.8

1.0%

26.6

Thriller

2.0

3.9

5.9

4.5%

103.2

90.6

193.8

9.6%

199.7

War

0

0

0

0%

12.8

6.9

19.7

1.0%

19.7

Western

4.1

4.3

8.3

6.4%

12.8

1.8

14.6

0.7%

22.9

Grand Total

59.5

71.0

130.5

100%

1,105.5

915.4

2,020.9

100%

2,151.4

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.

2. Includes in-house and commissioned SBS production as well as locally produced acquisitions. Local Sport includes coverage of international sports events where SBS has produced and broadcast material in relation to the event, content that is tailored for an Australian audience (including SBS studio content, commentary team, journalistic input) and the program is presented as produced or co-produced by SBS.

3. First run hours by channel, network repeats are counted as first runs if it is the first time they have been broadcast on the channel.

4. Based on program start time, includes full program duration.