SBS relaunch OnDemand catch-up TV video service pushing fresh new exclusive content

June 26, 2015 1:00

Multicultural broadcaster SBS will relaunch its catch-up TV video service SBS OnDemand on Monday, pushing its fresh new exclusive content.

The service will now have a new responsive website, to cater to the 20 plus platforms it works across, with the changes aimed at catering to users on any device and delivering what it says is one of the largest online video libraries in Australia with some 600 films, 350 feature documentaries, along with SBS’s broader program offering.

Michael Ebeid, SBS managing director, said: “SBS On Demand has grown to be a go-to content destination, now with more than 4000 hours of premium content available to all Australians.

“It is a true representation of the quality drama, documentary and film on offer from SBS that goes to the heart of our special Charter, and provides Australians with an enviable range of distinctive content available anytime, on any device, absolutely free, in a way only SBS can.”

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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4 COMMENTS

denis lee 26 Jun 15

Great to hear that good content will be even better – but that is only relevant if they fix the way the app works. The current app is the most technically inept app I’ve come across – a frustration universally shared judging by comments on the apple app store. Comments obviously ignored by SBS management to date.

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Chareth 26 Jun 15

Great job taking advantage of On Demand to fast-track Rectify as well as Orphan Black, SBS. If only more services applied that thinking.

Will the apps be updated as well as the website? The wording is unclear. Airplay support, or better yet an Apple TV app, would be fantastic. I know I’d watch On Demand a lot more with one of these options (while Airplay technically works, it isn’t supported and the program returns to the beginning after an ad break).

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John 27 Jun 15

I love SBS … I just do not watch it anymore .

.. because of the broken SBS iOS app … when I try to stream to my Apple TV, the SBS app just stops when it gets to the first advertisement.

Netflix does no do this … or ABC iView.

It is a pity , apart from the long ongoing apple TV streaming issue, SBS it is a great app … unfortunate only good for about 15 minutes though … then it is useless

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David 27 Jun 15

So with this changey fancy smart tvs no longer work. Neither does the sbs on demand app from google play. Nice work not. Unhappy.

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