User blog:The Testcardiologist/SBS Kaehia: List of line-up changes

1990

 * March 30: Commencement of operations. SBS broadcast thre channels on UHF 40, 42 and 44 in Hopikua and nationwide by satellite. Channel 40 was SBS Entertainment, channel 42 was SBS Sports and channel 44 was SBS Movies. SBS Entertainment was a 24/7 channel that had 12 hours of news (mostly from CNN International) and a selection of entertainment programs from the United Republics and Hisqaida. SBS Sports mainly aired sporting events that KBC and TV3 hadn't bought. SBS Movies was also 24/7, initially repeating selected films in an 8-hour schedule. This turned out to be impractical by 1991 due to controversies regarding age ratings, but initial subscription television laws proved otherwise.

1992

 * April 19: SBS signs a deal with HBO Asikai, though PCV-owned MovieVision. The SBS Movies channel is partially renamed HBO during selected slots. SBS was the exclusive distributor of HBO Asikai to Kaehia and Stella Coast, claiming a few thousand subscribers.

1994

 * October 1: Discovery Channel, MTV, CNN and Cartoon Network/TNT added to satellite service. CNN added to UHF 46 in Hopikua. SBS Entertainment now screens Cartoon Network from 6am to 6pm (with minimal changes). The satellite feed repeats the 6pm-12am schedule from 6am onwards. Overnight was mostly softcore pornography (Overnight Soft).