SBS has today rolled out SBS WorldWatch, an all-new free-to-air multilingual news channel.
The dedicated 24-hour channel features news bulletins from leading international broadcasters in more than 35 languages and is home to SBS’ Arabic and Mandarin television news bulletins.
James Taylor, managing director of SBS, said: “Our multilingual strategy sits at the heart of SBS and we are very excited to extend our offering with the launch of the SBS WorldWatch channel today, which sees us further expand our in-language news bulletins for people whose preferred language may not be English.
“From today our Mandarin and Arabic news programs, which we soft launched on SBS On Demand earlier this year, will have a prime-time home on the SBS WorldWatch channel - a very real demonstration of how we are delivering on our Charter in providing both local and international news to these communities.”
SBS WorldWatch expands SBS’s commitment to providing comprehensive news and information across its network - in English through SBS World News, and in more than 60 languages across SBS Radio services, podcasting, and digital platforms.
SBS WorldWatch is available on free-to-air television (channel 35) and on SBS On Demand from today.
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