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Appendix 3 - SBS Television: Languages broadcast

SBS

Language

Hours1

% LOTE

% Total

English

6,159.9

70.1%

French

508.6

19.4%

5.8%

Greek

350.3

13.3%

4.0%

German

245.8

9.4%

2.8%

Italian

242.9

9.3%

2.8%

Spanish

237.4

9.0%

2.7%

Arabic

187.5

7.1%

2.1%

Filipino

172.8

6.6%

2.0%

Turkish

168.9

6.4%

1.9%

Danish

113.2

4.3%

1.3%

Japanese

94.0

3.6%

1.1%

Norwegian

61.5

2.3%

0.7%

Swedish

46.4

1.8%

0.5%

Flemish

30.1

1.1%

0.3%

Russian

22.7

0.9%

0.3%

Dutch

16.1

0.6%

0.2%

Hebrew

15.8

0.6%

0.2%

Finnish

14.8

0.6%

0.2%

Portuguese

14.5

0.6%

0.2%

Korean

14.2

0.5%

0.2%

Icelandic

13.8

0.5%

0.2%

Mandarin

11.1

0.4%

0.1%

Cantonese

7.1

0.3%

0.1%

Latin

5.2

0.2%

0.1%

Mongolian

4.3

0.2%

0.0%

Thai

2.6

0.1%

0.0%

Albanian

2.1

0.1%

0.0%

Indonesian

2.0

0.1%

0.0%

Macedonian

1.9

0.1%

0.0%

Slovak

1.9

0.1%

0.0%

Bengali

1.8

0.1%

0.0%

Gaelic

1.7

0.1%

0.0%

Khmer

1.5

0.1%

0.0%

Hindi

1.3

0.1%

0.0%

Nepali

1.2

0.0%

0.0%

Yolngu Matha

1.0

0.0%

0.0%

Chinese

1.0

0.0%

0.0%

LOTE <1 Hour

5.5

0.2%

0.1%

Total LOTE

2,624.4

100.0%

29.9%

Total English

6,159.9

70.1%

No Dialogue

6.7

0.1%

Grand Total

8,791.0

100%

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

SBS VICELAND

Language

Hours1

% LOTE

% Total

English

4,956.3

56.4%

Mandarin

409.6

10.7%

4.7%

Korean

244.5

6.4%

2.8%

Japanese

220.8

5.8%

2.5%

Indonesian

215.4

5.6%

2.5%

Russian

186.1

4.9%

2.1%

Polish

184.3

4.8%

2.1%

Thai

182.7

4.8%

2.1%

Punjabi

179.2

4.7%

2.0%

Croatian

178.5

4.7%

2.0%

Macedonian

177.5

4.6%

2.0%

Sinhalese

174.8

4.6%

2.0%

Serbian

174.3

4.6%

2.0%

Bengali

173.8

4.5%

2.0%

Dutch

165.0

4.3%

1.9%

Cantonese

152.6

4.0%

1.7%

Hindi

148.6

3.9%

1.7%

French

69.2

1.8%

0.8%

Spanish

66.0

1.7%

0.8%

Ukrainian

51.0

1.3%

0.6%

Maltese

50.5

1.3%

0.6%

Portuguese

41.8

1.1%

0.5%

Italian

36.4

1.0%

0.4%

Norwegian

33.9

0.9%

0.4%

Urdu

29.2

0.8%

0.3%

German

28.9

0.8%

0.3%

Romanian

26.0

0.7%

0.3%

Tamil

26.0

0.7%

0.3%

Nepali

26.0

0.7%

0.3%

Bosnian

25.7

0.7%

0.3%

Armenian

25.5

0.7%

0.3%

Somali

25.3

0.7%

0.3%

Hungarian

21.8

0.6%

0.2%

Taiwanese

18.5

0.5%

0.2%

Danish

17.2

0.4%

0.2%

Swedish

14.4

0.4%

0.2%

Hebrew

6.0

0.2%

0.1%

French Canadian

3.2

0.1%

0.0%

Finnish

2.7

0.1%

0.0%

Greek

2.5

0.1%

0.0%

Tagalog

2.1

0.1%

0.0%

Latin

1.9

0.0%

0.0%

LOTE <1 Hour

4.9

0.1%

0.1%

Total LOTE

3,824.1

100.0%

43.5%

Total English

4,956.3

56.4%

No Dialogue

3.5

0.0%

Grand Total

8,784.0

100.0%

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

NITV

Language

Hours1

% LOTE

% Total

English

8,472.7

96.9%

Maori

53.9

20.8%

0.6%

Warlpiri

19.4

7.5%

0.2%

Yolngu Matha

17.5

6.8%

0.2%

Spanish

17.4

6.7%

0.2%

Farsi

14.9

5.8%

0.2%

Inuktitut, Eastern Canadian

11.1

4.3%

0.1%

Samoan

9.2

3.5%

0.1%

Arabic

8.9

3.4%

0.1%

Pitjantjatjara

8.6

3.3%

0.1%

Zulu

6.8

2.6%

0.1%

Ngunawal

6.7

2.6%

0.1%

French

6.3

2.5%

0.1%

Kalaallisut

5.7

2.2%

0.1%

Kriol

5.1

2.0%

0.1%

Arrarnta, Western

4.5

1.7%

0.1%

Burarra

4.5

1.7%

0.1%

Arrernte

4.1

1.6%

0.0%

Gaelic

4.0

1.5%

0.0%

Walmajarri

3.9

1.5%

0.0%

Bardi

3.5

1.4%

0.0%

Navaho

3.2

1.2%

0.0%

Italian

3.0

1.2%

0.0%

Finnish

3.0

1.2%

0.0%

Kukatja

2.7

1.0%

0.0%

Ritarungo

2.4

0.9%

0.0%

Ngandi

2.4

0.9%

0.0%

Tongan

2.1

0.8%

0.0%

French Canadian

1.9

0.7%

0.0%

Kala Lagaw Ya

1.8

0.7%

0.0%

Cree

1.5

0.6%

0.0%

Korean

1.5

0.6%

0.0%

Djambarrpuyngu

1.4

0.5%

0.0%

Anmatyerre

1.3

0.5%

0.0%

Gunwinggu

1.0

0.4%

0.0%

Yan-Nhangu

1.0

0.4%

0.0%

Alyawarr

1.0

0.4%

0.0%

LOTE <1 Hour

11.7

4.5%

0.1%

Total LOTE

258.5

100.0%

3.0%

Total English

8,472.7

96.9%

No Dialogue

15.9

0.2%

Grand Total

8,747.0

100.0%

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

SBS Food

Language

Hours1

% LOTE

% Total

English

8,758.0

99.7%

Mandarin

11.8

48.7%

0.1%

Arabic

3.6

14.9%

0.0%

Chinese

2.5

10.4%

0.0%

Greek

1.3

5.3%

0.0%

Vietnamese

1.2

4.9%

0.0%

Turkish

1.0

4.2%

0.0%

LOTE <1 Hour

2.8

11.6%

0.0%

Total LOTE

24.1

100.0%

0.3%

Total English

8,758.0

99.7%

Grand Total

0.0

0.0%

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

SBS World Movies

Language

Hours1

% LOTE

% Total

English

5,134.3

58.5%

French

1,428.2

39.7%

16.3%

Mandarin

367.7

10.2%

4.2%

German

265.9

7.4%

3.0%

Hindi

213.5

5.9%

2.4%

Japanese

157.5

4.4%

1.8%

Spanish

135.0

3.8%

1.5%

Norwegian

129.9

3.6%

1.5%

Farsi

102.3

2.8%

1.2%

Danish

86.5

2.4%

1.0%

Swedish

82.9

2.3%

0.9%

Arabic

72.9

2.0%

0.8%

Russian

65.8

1.8%

0.7%

Korean

62.4

1.7%

0.7%

Dzongkha

47.7

1.3%

0.5%

Cantonese

42.5

1.2%

0.5%

Portuguese

35.8

1.0%

0.4%

Italian

34.2

1.0%

0.4%

Tamil

29.7

0.8%

0.3%

Burmese

26.8

0.7%

0.3%

Dutch

23.9

0.7%

0.3%

Samoan

22.1

0.6%

0.3%

Tsotsitaal

16.0

0.4%

0.2%

Maya

15.3

0.4%

0.2%

Hebrew

14.8

0.4%

0.2%

Polish

14.5

0.4%

0.2%

Turkish

10.2

0.3%

0.1%

Swiss German

9.1

0.3%

0.1%

Romanian

8.8

0.2%

0.1%

Flemish

8.5

0.2%

0.1%

Bengali

8.2

0.2%

0.1%

Swahili

8.1

0.2%

0.1%

Icelandic

8.0

0.2%

0.1%

Latin

5.6

0.2%

0.1%

Somali

5.4

0.1%

0.1%

Maori

5.1

0.1%

0.1%

Indonesian

4.5

0.1%

0.1%

Thai

2.5

0.1%

0.0%

Serbian

2.2

0.1%

0.0%

Ukrainian

1.8

0.0%

0.0%

Finnish

1.7

0.0%

0.0%

Aramaic

1.5

0.0%

0.0%

Tongan

1.1

0.0%

0.0%

LOTE <1 Hour

4.8

0.1%

0.1%

Total LOTE

3,590.7

100.0%

40.9%

Total English

5,134.3

58.5%

No Dialogue

49.9

0.6%

Grand Total

8,774.9

100.0%

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