About Us

About Us

STVDIO is Australia’s dedicated arts channel, available on channel 132 on FOXTEL and AUSTAR. STVDIO invites you to see the arts up close, as it showcases the best of theatre, dance, music, visual arts, film and literature.

STVDIO offers exclusive TV access to premiere programs, from live international performances and interviews, to exclusive Australian arts productions. The channel takes you front row at local and global performances and offers you a behind-the-scenes look at artists, performers and their work.

STVDIO launched on 1 April 2010 on subscription television and has since become a crucial member of the Australian arts community. The channel is committed to supporting the talent of local and international artists. STVDIO’s production team is dedicated to recording documentaries, interstitials and performances which celebrate local artistic talent and give a valuable insight into the process of making art in all its forms.

Partnerships with the country’s most exciting arts organisations, including the Sydney Opera House, Melbourne International Arts Festival, and The Australian Ballet, increase audience access to great works of art, no matter where they live in Australia.

STVDIO is owned and operated by SBS Subscription TV, which is a subsidiary business of SBS.

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With the help of FOXTEL and AUSTAR Production Funds, STVDIO records several exclusive Australian arts productions every year. In 2011, the channel’s local productions included Smoke & Mirrors, filmed at Sydney Festival 2011, African duo Amadou & Mariam and Iconic Songs, filmed at WOMADelaide 2011, The Helpmann Awards 2011, with more coming up later in the year. Stay tuned as The Australian Ballet presents Graeme Murphy’s Romeo & Juliet filmed at Melbourne’s The Arts Centre, and an evening of protest songs named songs from the hard road and beyond, to be filmed at Melbourne International Arts Festival.