SBS to shift 58 jobs as broadcaster outsources playout operations to Deluxe Australia

Almost 60 jobs at SBS will be shunted to content cloud-based delivery firm Deluxe Australia over the next few weeks as the public broadcaster outsources its playout operations.

Deluxe will take over management of the broadcaster’s playout from January 27 after SBS admitted its internal infrastructure was “nearing the end of its life”, with all 58 staff employed in the broadcast division to be offered roles at Deluxe Australia “on terms substantially similar” to their current contracts. They will relocate from SBS’s Artarmon head office to new custom-built offices in Lane Cove, north of Sydney.

SBS managing director Michael Ebeid said the move to outsource its playout has been in progress for 18 months and will ensure SBS keeps “ahead of the curve of global developments, in a competitive landscape”, stressing it was unrelated to the Federal Government budget cuts.