SBS On Demand

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.

SBS On Demand

Type of site	Video on demand Catch-up TV Internet television
Available in	English
Headquarters	Artarmon, New South Wales, Australia
Area served	Australia
Owner	Special Broadcasting Service
Services	streaming service
URL	www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/
Registration	Optional for livestreams required for on demand
Launched	1 September 2011; 13 years ago (2011-09-01)
Current status	Active

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),^[1] Xbox 360,^[2] 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.^[3]

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

See also

• Television portal
• Australia portal

• Internet television in Australia
• List of streaming media services