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SBS launches On Demand

SBS today launched SBS On Demand, a free video service with full episodes, films, clips and live streaming.

The On Demand video player features over 90 per cent of SBS’s current prime time content and includes some of the network’s top rating programs including Immigration Nation, Go Back to Where You Came From and First Australians.

Viewers will also be able to stream live sporting events such as the UEFA Champions League, cycling events.

The platform has all the bells and whistles, social media share buttons and offers 1.5mb streaming rate. Users who sign up for an account can also subscribe to automatically have videos added to their favourites playlist and receive email notifications when new videos appear in their playlist.

Michael Ebeid, SBS Managing Director, said: “SBS ON DEMAND has been developed as more than just a regular catch-up service – it’s a real step forward in evolution – a sophisticated yet simple-to-use, true on-demand service providing our audiences with a more personal and flexible service – wherever and whenever they want. “It has an excellent range of content – including, for the first time, feature films; a very high quality streaming experience; and some really innovative product features such as personalised recommendations, playlisting and the ability to subscribe to series.”

View at SBS On Demand.

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