SBS Broadcasting Group
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SBS Broadcasting Group (normally referred to as just SBS, which originally stood for Scandinavian Broadcasting Systems) 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 has 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 Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. Telegraaf Media Groep N.V. (TMG) of the Netherlands was also a shareholder in SBS, with a 20% equity interest. In 2005, SBS was bought by the equity firms Permira
and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR). They also bought the German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Media
in early 2007 and on 27 June 2007 it was announced that ProSiebenSat.1 Media acquired the SBS Broadcasting group for 3.3 billion euros from the joint owners. ProSiebenSat.1 Media became the second largest broadcaster of Europe with 48 TV stations.
SBS was founded by Harry E. Sloan who bought a stake in the Copenhagen station Kanal 2 and TVNorge
. In 1991, Sloan bought the Swedish Nordic Channel
, which was soon renamed Kanal 5 and became the third largest commercial broadcaster in the country. The company was originally known as "TV1", but was renamed "Scandinavian Broadcasting Systems" in 1991. After expanding into Benelux and Eastern Europe, the name was changed again, this time to SBS.
. In March 2005 SBS acquired C More Entertainment
, a Nordic pay tv
provider operating under the Canal+
brand, which is now controlled by Swedens largest broadcaster TV4. C More provides premium sports and movie channels in Denmark
, Norway
, Sweden
and Finland
under the Canal+ and the now defunct C More brand.
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 1, 2007, the terrestrial Kanal 4 signals were replaced by a new channel called "SBS NET", while Kanal 4 continued broadcasting by satellite and cable. Starting January 1, 2009, SBS NET will be re-branded as "6'eren".
The Dutch channels have been bought by Sanoma and Talpa
on 20 april 2011.
RTV Pink is owned jointly by Pink International Company
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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.
Nation-wide:
Local:
SBS has several local commercial radio licenses. The main network is called Mix Megapol and has several stations around the country.
Permira
Permira is a United Kingdom-based private equity firm with global reach. The firm advises funds with a total committed capital of approximately €20 billion....
and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. Telegraaf Media Groep N.V. (TMG) of the Netherlands was also a shareholder in SBS, with a 20% equity interest. In 2005, SBS was bought by the equity firms Permira
Permira
Permira is a United Kingdom-based private equity firm with global reach. The firm advises funds with a total committed capital of approximately €20 billion....
and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR). They also bought the German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Media
ProSiebenSat.1 Media
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG is a European media conglomerate, operating commercial television, premium pay channels, radio stations and related print businesses. It was formed on October 2, 2000 by merger of German TV broadcasters ProSieben Media AG and Sat.1 SatellitenFernsehen GmbH...
in early 2007 and on 27 June 2007 it was announced that ProSiebenSat.1 Media acquired the SBS Broadcasting group for 3.3 billion euros from the joint owners. ProSiebenSat.1 Media became the second largest broadcaster of Europe with 48 TV stations.
SBS was founded by Harry E. Sloan who bought a stake in the Copenhagen station Kanal 2 and TVNorge
TVNorge
TVNorge is a Norwegian television channel.TVNorge went on the air December 5, 1988 and was the first advertising-supported Norwegian channel. The channel was started with 50 000 NOK...
. In 1991, Sloan bought the Swedish Nordic Channel
Kanal 5 (Sweden)
Kanal 5 is a Swedish commercial television channel established in 1989. It is owned by the media corporation ProSiebenSat.1 Media.After a troublesome 1990s, Kanal 5 launched new strategies in the early 2000s that established it as a popular entertainment channel targeting young people...
, which was soon renamed Kanal 5 and became the third largest commercial broadcaster in the country. The company was originally known as "TV1", but was renamed "Scandinavian Broadcasting Systems" in 1991. After expanding into Benelux and Eastern Europe, the name was changed again, this time to SBS.
Television
Television operations started in 1989 in ScandinaviaScandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
. In March 2005 SBS acquired C More Entertainment
C More Entertainment
C More Entertainment is a premium television company, operating under the banner CANAL+, that targets the Nordic Countries and with one separate channel in Sweden ....
, a Nordic pay tv
Pay TV
Pay television, premium television, or premium channels refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by both analog and digital cable and satellite, but also increasingly via digital terrestrial and internet television...
provider operating under the Canal+
Canal+
Canal+ is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984. It is 80% owned by the Canal+ Group, which in turn is owned by Vivendi SA. The channel broadcasts several kinds of programming, mostly encrypted...
brand, which is now controlled by Swedens largest broadcaster TV4. C More provides premium sports and movie channels in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
under the Canal+ and the now defunct C More brand.
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 1, 2007, the terrestrial Kanal 4 signals were replaced by a new channel called "SBS NET", while Kanal 4 continued broadcasting by satellite and cable. Starting January 1, 2009, SBS NET will be re-branded as "6'eren".- Kanal 4Kanal 4Kanal 4 is a Danish subscription television channel operated by ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG.The station is broadcast to Denmark by satellite from London, showing mainly films, US and drama shows.Kanal 4 profile them self as Denmark's only "women's channel"....
- Kanal 5Kanal 5 (Denmark)Kanal 5 is a Danish subscription television channel operated by ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG.The station is broadcast to Denmark by satellite from London, showing mainly films, US drama shows and sports....
- The Voice TV Denmark (Music)
- 6'eren6'eren6'eren is a Danish subscription television channel operated by SBS TV A/S, part of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG. It replaced SBS net on January 1, 2009....
(formerly SBS NET)
Netherlands
The Dutch channels have been bought by Sanoma and TalpaTalpa
Talpa may refer to:* Talpa, a genus of mole* Talpa, a village in Taos County, New Mexico* Talpa, a village in Texas* Talpa de Allende, a city in Jalisco, Mexico* Talpa, a commune in Teleorman County, Romania...
on 20 april 2011.
- SBS 6
- Net 5NET 5NET 5 is a commercial TV channel in the Netherlands owned by Sanoma and Talpa Holding . Other channels of the group in the Netherlands are SBS6 and Veronica.- History :...
- VeronicaVeronica (television channel)Veronica is a commercial TV channel in the Netherlands, owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media . Other channels of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG in the Netherlands are SBS6 and NET 5....
- Young (male) Entertainment
Kingdom of Romania
- Prima TVPrima TVPrima TV is a Romanian commercial TV channel, famous mainly for the Cronica Cârcotaşilor show and various reality shows.-Start:Prima TV was launched as one of the first commercial television stations in Romania in December 1997...
(also broadcast by cable in Moldova) - Kiss TVKiss TV (Romania)Kiss TV is a music television station located in Bucharest owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG.- Fresh Top 40 :Fresh Top 40 is the music chart presented by Kiss TV. The chart is weekly and is voted by viewers, on Kiss TV's site. Kiss TV begun producing the chart in late 2006...
(known as TV K Lumea before November 2006)
Serbia
RTV Pink is owned jointly by Pink International Company
- RTV PinkRTV PinkRTV Pink or Radio-Television Pink is a popular, privately-owned, national TV network in Serbia. Pink is the leading commercial station in the Serbian television broadcast market. TV Pink has gained a strong reputation for its entertainment programming...
(proposed)
Sweden
- Kanal 5Kanal 5 (Sweden)Kanal 5 is a Swedish commercial television channel established in 1989. It is owned by the media corporation ProSiebenSat.1 Media.After a troublesome 1990s, Kanal 5 launched new strategies in the early 2000s that established it as a popular entertainment channel targeting young people...
- Kanal 9Kanal 9Kanal 9 is a commercial television channel owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG broadcasting to Sweden. It targets the 30-59 age group, which is a slightly older age group than the sister channel Kanal 5. The channel launched on 25 February 2007. Its opening night featured the 79th Academy Awards...
- The Voice TV SwedenThe Voice TV SwedenThe Voice TV Sweden was a Swedish language music television channel owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG broadcasting from the United Kingdom. It was launched in December 2004....
(Music) -Now closed
Denmark
- The Voice - (Rhythmic CHR) Hit music
- POP FM - (AC) Mix of 60s - 90s songs
- NOVA FM - (Hot AC) Hit music - is the joint channel of TV2 and SBS. SBS runs it and TV2 brings 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 (CHR)
- Iskelmä
Local:
- Radio 957
- Radio Sata
- Radio Jyväskylä
- Radio Mega
Kingdom of Bulgaria
- Magic FM
- Radio Veselina
- Radio VitoshaRadio VitoshaRadio Vitosha is one of the mostly popular & listened radio stations in Bulgaria and Sofia.The radio was found in the late 90s and was the first radio in Bulgaria to make a morning show...
- Radio The Voice
Norway
- Radio 1Radio 1 (Norway)Radio 1 is a radio network in Norway. It is available in the towns and environs of Oslo, Trondheim, Bergen and Stavanger....
(Hot AC) - The Voice (Rhythmic CHR)
- Radio Norge (previously known as Kanal 24Kanal 24Radio Norge is a Norwegian radio station with headquarters in Fredrikstad. It is subsidiary of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG. Radio Norge replaced Kanal 24 at noon on April 21, 2008, with a new profile decided by their listeners...
)
Kingdom of Romania
- Kiss FMKiss FM (Romania)Kiss FM is a Top40/Hit Radio station from Romania, owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG. The station was rebranded from the old Radio Contact, after being purchased by a Belgian radio network...
(previously known as Radio Contact, available in Moldova with local insertions) - Magic FM
- One FMOne FMone FM is a Chinese language radio station in Malaysia. Initially starting with broadcasts in the Klang Valley, it is now broadcast in the cities of Ipoh, Kota Kinabalu, Kuantan and Kuching and statewide in Johor, Kedah, Melaka and Penang...
- Rock FM
Sweden
SBS has several local commercial radio licenses. The main network is called Mix Megapol and has several stations around the country.- Mix MegapolMix MegapolMix Megapol is a private Swedish radio network controlled by ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG. It launched in 1993 under the name Skärgårdsradion . Later that year the name was changed to Radio Megapol when the broadcasting permissions were auctioned out. In 1997 the word "Mix" was added and their slogan...
- (AC) Mix of hits and oldies - National network - Rockklassiker - (Classic Rock) - National network
- The VoiceThe Voice- Music :* The Voice of Frank Sinatra, a Frank Sinatra album* The Voice , a 1984 album by Bobby McFerrin* The Voice , a 1994 EP by Vicious Rumors* The Voice , a 2001 album by Russell Watson...
- (Rhythmic CHR) Hit music targeting young people in Stockholm. - Radio 107.5 - (Rhythmic CHR) DanceDanceDance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
from the 1990s and 2000s for Stockholm - Vinyl 107Vinyl 107Vinyl 107 is a Swedish radio station founded in September 1994. Vinyl 107 focuses on music from the 60's.In March 2003, Vinyl 107 was awarded "Radio Station of the year" by the Radio Awards jury....
- (Oldies) Music from the 60's, 70's and 80's on FM in Stockholm