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SBS On Demand

Australian streaming service

Field	Value
name	SBS On Demand
logo	File:SBS On Demand 2020 logo.svg
website_type	{{Plainlist
launched
owner	Special Broadcasting Service
location	Artarmon, New South Wales
country	Australia
area_served	Australia
services	streaming service
language	English
website
registration	Optional for livestreams required for on demand
current_status	Active

Video on demand
Catch-up TV
Internet television

SBS On Demand is a free video on demand and catch-up TV service run by the Special Broadcasting Service. The service became available on 1 September 2011.

Content and programming

SBS On Demand provides on-demand access to almost all the TV programs that are broadcast on the SBS's linear broadcast channels (SBS, SBS Viceland, SBS Food, SBS World Movies, NITV and SBS WorldWatch), as well as simulcast live streams of those channels and original content and programs acquired exclusively for SBS On Demand.

Programs are categorised by these genres:

Animation
Culture
Comedy
Documentary
Drama
Lifestyle
Movies
News and current affairs
Panel and discussion
Regional Australia
Sport
World News

Live streams

In late 2010s, a simulcast live stream of the main SBS channel and the digital channels was added to the On Demand website, iOS and Android apps.

Third-party access

SBS On Demand is available across 22 platforms including iOS mobile operating systems (e.g. iPhone, iPad & iPod Touch), PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 via the PlayStation Network (Now discontinued), Xbox 360, Windows 8, Sony internet-enabled TVs & Blu-ray players, LG internet-enabled TVs, Samsung internet-enabled TVs & Blu-ray players, Panasonic internet-enabled TVs, Hisense internet-enabled TVs, Humax set top boxes, Windows Mobile 7 & 8 and Samsung devices running Android OS 4.0+ and above.

Mobile devices

Apple iPad (from 2011)
Apple iPhone and iPod Touch (from 2011)
Android phones and tablets on Android v5.0 and above

Smart TVs

Sony Bravia
Samsung Smart TVs ("Orsay") (from 2011) and Samsung Tizen OS (from 2015)
Panasonic Viera Cast (from 2011)
LG Netcast (from 2011) & WebOS (from 2014)
FreeviewPlus certified (HbbTV) devices (from 2014)
Hisense Smart TVs (from February 2020)

Video game consoles

Microsoft Xbox 360 (from 2011–2017)
Microsoft Xbox One (from 2015–2018)
Sony PlayStation 3 (from 2012–2017)
Sony PlayStation 4 (from 2014–2017)

Media streamers

Foxtel IQ (from 2019)
Fetch TV (from 2013)
Chromecast devices

References

Nic Healey. [http://www.cnet.com/au/news/abc-iview-and-plus7-now-available-on-ps4/ ABC iview and Plus7 now available on PS4], cnet.com, 18 December, 2014.
(13 December 2011). "New Apps now available for your Xbox 360".
"Help Page". Special Broadcasting Service (SBS).

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