16 Facts About SBS One

1.

SBS One began test transmissions in April 1979 as SBS One Ethnic Television when it showed various foreign language programs on ABV-2 Melbourne and ABN-2 Sydney on Sunday mornings.

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2.

At the time, SBS One was broadcasting on UHF Channel 28 and VHF Channel 0.

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3.

On 1 June 2009, SBS TV was renamed SBS One to coincide with the launch of its new sister channel SBS Two, which would carry programming geared towards younger audiences.

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4.

SBS One launched a new channel focusing on both local and international food programming on 17 November 2015.

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5.

SBS One is required by charter to meet certain programming obligations.

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6.

SBS One devotes a significant part of its morning television schedule to news bulletins in languages other than English as well as showing many subtitled, foreign-language films.

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7.

Comedy on SBS One has included locally produced shows but foreign series such as The Ricky Gervais Show, Skins, Bro' Town, South Park, Corner Gas, Nighty Night and Queer as Folk.

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8.

Dadi, the Turkish version of the American sitcom The Nanny was shown on SBS One, as were numerous sitcoms, soap operas, drama series and movies in languages other than English, including Mexican and Brazilian telenovelas and Bollywood movies.

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9.

Since the late 1980s, SBS has screened the 1960s German-made comedy sketch Dinner for One every New Year's Eve, emulating an annual European TV tradition.

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10.

SBS One has produced and broadcast a range of sport related programming including The World Game and the UEFA Champions League Magazine.

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11.

SBS One provided complementary coverage and focused on long-form events such as football, road bicycle racing, volleyball, and table tennis.

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12.

SBS One is available on all of SBS One Television's television transmitters in SD Digital.

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13.

In 2010 SBS One commenced Trial Broadcasts of the FIFA World Cup in 3D on Channel 40.

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14.

SBS One On Demand is a video on demand and catch up TV service run by the Special Broadcasting Service.

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15.

New SBS One logo was launched in March 1993, featuring five blue curved splices, described as the "Mercator" logo, with the letters SBS One in white on top.

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16.

On 4 July 2015 SBS One launched a modified version of its 2008 logo when its main channel changed its name back to 'SBS One TV'.

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