SBS Broadcasting Group

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SBS Broadcasting Group (normally referred to as just SBS, which originally stood for "Scandinavian Broadcasting System") was a European broadcasting group, operating commercial television, premium pay channels, radio stations and related print businesses in Western and Central and Eastern Europe. SBS had broadcasting services in Scandinavia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, Greece, Hungary, The Netherlands, Romania, and the United Kingdom. SBS was controlled by funds advised by two private equity firms, Permira and KKR. Telegraaf Media Groep N.V. (TMG) of the Netherlands was also a shareholder in SBS, with a 20% equity interest.

SBS was founded by Harry E Sloan after he had bought a stake in the Copenhagen station Kanal 2 and TVNorge. In 1991, he bought the Swedish Nordic Channel, which was soon renamed Kanal 5. The company was originally known as "TV1", but was renamed "Scandinavian Broadcasting System" in 1991. After expanding into Benelux and Eastern Europe, the name was changed again.

In 2005, SBS was bought by the equity firms Permira and KKR. They also bought the German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Media in early 2007 and on June 27 2007 it was announced that ProSiebenSat.1 Media acquired the SBS Broadcasting group for 3.3 billion euro from the joint owners. ProSiebenSat.1 Media becomes the second largest broadcaster of Europe with 48 tv-stations.

Television

Television operations started in 1989 in Scandinavia. In March 2005 SBS acquired C More Entertainment, a Nordic pay tv provider. C More provides premium sports and movie channels in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland under the "Canal+" and "C More" brands.

Belgium

*VT4
*VijfTV
*C-More (digital Video On Demand service)

Bulgaria

*The Voice TV Bulgaria (Music)

Denmark

The general entertainment network "TV Danmark" was launched in 1997. It was renamed "TV Danmark 2" when the sister channel "TV Danmark 1" was launched. When "TV Danmark 1" was renamed "Kanal 5", the first channel reverted to its old name before becoming "Kanal 4" in 2006. On January 1st, 2007 the terrestrial Kanal 4 signals were replaced by a new channel called "SBS NET", while Kanal 4 continued broadcasting by satellite and cable.
*Kanal 4
*Kanal 5
*The Voice TV Denmark (Music)
*SBS Net

The name changes of TvDanmark, in a ten year-period

* Kanal 2
* TvDanmark
* TvDanmark 2
* tv danmark
* Kanal 4
* SBS NET

Finland

*The Voice TV Finland (Music)

Hungary

TV2 is owned jointly by SBS and MTM.
*TV2

Netherlands

*SBS 6
*Net 5
*Veronica - Young (Male) Entertainment

Norway

*TVNorge
*The Voice TV Norway (Music)
*FEM

Romania

*Prima TV (also broadcast by cable in Moldova)
*Kiss TV (known as "TV K Lumea" before November 2006)

Portugal

*TVI (1996-1999)

Sweden

*Kanal 5
*Kanal 9
*The Voice TV Sweden (Music)

Radio Stations

Denmark

*The Voice - Hit music
*Radio 2 - Music from the 80s, 90s and today -Now Radio City
*POP FM - Mix of old and new songs - now closed
*Nyhedsradioen 24-7 - Talk radio. - now closed
*NOVA FM - Hit music. - is the join channel of TV2 and SBS. SBS runs it and TV2 bings the news from TV2 NEWS

TV 2 Radio - SBS bought it, after TV 2 sold it out. Now, it is a joint venture between TV 2 and SBS Radio A/S

Finland

Nation-wide:

* The Voice
*Iskelmä

Local:

* Radio 957
* Radio Sata
* Radio Jyväskylä
* Radio Mega

Bulgaria

* Radio Atlantic
* Radio Ritmo (stopped 2005)
* Radio Veselina
* Radio Vitosha
* Radio The Voice

Greece

*Lampsi 92.3 FM

Norway

*Radio 1
*The Voice
*Radio Norge (previously known as Kanal 24)

Romania

*Kiss FM (previously known as Radio Contact, available in Moldova with local insertions)
*Magic FM

Sweden

SBS have several local commercial radio licenses. The main network is called Mix Megapol and has several stations around Sweden. Additionally, several independent stations simulcast used to Mix Megapol content.

*Mix Megapol - Mix of hits and oldies
*Mix Megapol Radio City 107.0 - Local station in Malmö
*Mix Megapol Radio City 107.3 - Local station in Gothenburg
*106.7 FM Rockklassiker - Mix of classic and new rock (in Stockholm)
*Vinyl 107 - Music from the 60s (in Stockholm)
*The Voice Hiphop & RnB Sweden - Hip Hop & R&B targeting young people (in Stockholm, Göteborg and Malmö)
*Studio 107.5 - Adult Contemporary from the 1970s and 1980s. (in Stockholm)

Print

*Veronica (TV/Radio guide)

ubtitling

*Broadcast Text International (BTI)

External links

* [http://www.sbsbroadcasting.com/ SBS Broadcasting Group]
* [http://www.sbsradio.com/ SBS Radio]
** [http://www.sbsradio.dk/ Denmark]
** [http://www.sbsradio.fi/ Finland]
** [http://www.sbsradio.no/ Norway]
** [http://www.sbsradio.se/ Sweden]
** [http://www.sbsradio.com/GR/ Greece]