2017

NITV celebrates NAIDOC Week with slate of special programming

NITV will be celebrating NAIDOC Week 2017 with a special programming slate and a broad scope of national on air coverage, which will explore this year’s theme of, Our Languages Matter.

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The Good Fight to air exclusively on SBS in August.

The spinoff picks up a year on from The Good Wife finale and stars Christine Baranski, Cush Jumbo and Rose Leslie.

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SBS serves an ace with the US Open


The Grand Slam returns live and in HD to free-to-air TV

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Internationally acclaimed documentary film, Zach’s Ceremony has world television premiere on NITV for NAIDOC Week

NITV premieres its award winning and internationally acclaimed documentary film Zach’s Ceremony on Sunday 2 July at 8.30pm to celebrate the start of NAIDOC Week.

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2018 FIFA Confederations Cup on SBS

Watch all Socceroos matches from the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup live and free on SBS. The road to Russia is on its way, with just a year left until the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. 

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BBC News at Six news joins SBSs morning World Watch line-up

One of the World’s most respected news services, BBC News at Six, will join SBS’s international English language breakfast news line-up (5am – 7.30am), airing within a few hours of its British broadcast every Tuesday to Saturday morning.

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Five wealthy Australians swap privilege for homelessness in Filthy Rich and Homeless on SBS

There’s a crisis in Australia. More than 100,000 people have no place to call home*.
With the gap between the haves and the have-nots widening, and house and rent prices sky-rocketing – homelessness is a frightening possibility for more of us than ever before.

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SBS explores and celebrates distinctive Indigenous stories for National Reconciliation Week

In the lead up to and during National Reconciliation Week 2017 (27 May – 3 June), SBS is exploring powerful Indigenous stories, marking significant historical events and celebrating Indigenous achievement, with a range of special programming across the network.

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NITV and BuzzFeed News present, Cold Justice, an Indigenous cold case series

NITV and BuzzFeed News’ collaboration, Cold Justice, is a cold case series with a twist.

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NITV honours National Reconciliation Week 2017 with special programming line-up

NITV will be honouring National Reconciliation Week 2017 with an extensive programming line-up and a broad scope of national on air coverage.

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Australia’s Isaiah places ninth in Eurovision Grand Final

Australia’s Isaiah has placed ninth in the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final.

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Brand new season of hit comedy The Family Law airs on SBS.

Everyone’s favourite almost-functional Asian Australian family, The Laws, are back – returning with a double episode of The Family Law on Thursday, 15 June at 8.30pm on SBS.

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SBS announces ensemble cast for new SBS drama 'Safe Harbour'

SBS is pleased to announce a stellar, award-winning ensemble cast to star in the new Matchbox Pictures produced drama series, Safe Harbour.

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SBS announces winner of the Diversity Works Challenge

SBS is proud to announce Surf Life Saving Australia as the winner of the 2017 Diversity Works Challenge, with their campaign concept developed by KWP! in Adelaide.

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The Handmaid’s Tale premieres in Australia exclusively on SBS On Demand from 6 July

The highly anticipated adaptation of acclaimed author Margaret Atwood’s award-winning novel The Handmaid’s Tale, from MGM Television, makes its Australian premiere exclusively on SBS On Demand, with the full series available to stream from Thursday, 6 July.

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