SBS Broadcasting Group
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Company type | Private |
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Founded | 1989 |
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Website | www.sbsbroadcasting.com |
SBS Broadcasting Group (normally referred to as just SBS, which originally stood for Scandinavian Broadcasting System) is a European broadcasting group, operating commercial television, premium pay channels, radio stations and related print businesses in Western and Central and Eastern Europe. SBS currently has broadcasting services in Scandinavia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, Greece, Hungary, The Netherlands, Romania, and the United Kingdom. SBS is controlled by funds advised by two private equity firms, Permira and KKR. Telegraaf Media Groep N.V. (TMG) of the Netherlands is also a shareholder in SBS, with a 20% equity interest.
SBS was founded by Harry E Sloan in 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.
Evenutally, SBS was owned 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 complete SBS Broadcasting group for 3.3 billion euro. 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
Bulgaria
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
Finland
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/94/The_Voice_TV.jpg)
- The Voice TV Finland (Music)
Germany
Having purchased Germany's ProSiebenSat.1 Media corporation with its national free-to-air networks ProSieben, Sat. 1, N24, Kabel1 and 9Live in December 2006, SBS's owners are considering a possible merger of ProSiebenSat.1 and SBS. With such action, one of Europe's largest families of TV channels would be created, second only to Bertelsmann's RTL Group.
Hungary
TV2 is owned jointly by SBS and MTM.
Netherlands
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/TVNORGE_logo.png/60px-TVNORGE_logo.png)
Norway
- TVNorge
- The Voice TV Norway (Music)
Romania
Portugal
- TVI (1996-1999)
Sweden
- Kanal 5
- Kanal 9
- The Voice TV Sweden (Music)
Denmark
- The Voice - Hit music
- Radio 2 - Music from the 80s, 90s and today
- POP FM - Mix of old and new songs
- Nyhedsradioen 24-7 - Talk radio. News, interviews, reports and discussions
Finland
Nation-wide:
Local:
- Radio 957
- Radio Sata
- Radio Jyväskylä
- Radio Mega
Bulgaria
- Radio Atlantic
- Radio Ritmo (stopped 2005)
- Radio Veselina
- Radio Vitosha
- Radio The Voice
Greece
Norway
Romania
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a8/Mix_megapol.png)
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)
- Veronica (TV/Radio guide)