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Budget 2013: SBS gets small increase, is buoyant for other fiscal reasons

SBS has an extra $20m from the government, but the real story concerns advertising revenue and extra cash for NITV.

15 May 2013 12:00

David Tiley

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SBS has an additional $20m from the government, but the real story concerns advertising revenue and extra cash for NITV.

The 2013 budget provided an extra $20m over the triennium. Not a lot really, but it comes on top of an extra $32m/year or $158.1 million over five years in the 2012 budget. That was the real game changer, as SBS CEO Michael Ebeid acknowledged on the phone.

“it really has helped us to get back into drama”, he said, and we commissioned our first drama since East-West 101 in Better Man [Khoa Da’s series through FremantleMedia Australia and Bravado Productions ] There are a couple of dramas on the slate which we have not yet announced.”

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David Tiley

David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.