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hk television entertainment (hktve), a subsidiary of telecoms giant pccw, has unveiled the name and logo of its new free tv service, viutv .
hong kong – hk television entertainment company limited (hktve) today unveiled the name and logo of its new free tv service, viutv. viutv’s cantonese digital channel will be designated channel 99 .
hong kong television network limited is a hong kong listed company (sehk: 1137) .
not to be confused with hong kong television network, the legal successor of city telecom .
the government has invited radio television hong kong (rthk) to provide an analog tv service to take over asia television' s (atv) programs from april 1 next year until 2020 .
the hong kong government has cancelled the broadcast license of asia television, the territory’s oldest free - to - air tv network group .
yesterday, tvb (0511), soon to be the only operating free - to - air tv station, put out a new online platform, mytv super, showing chinese and east asian dramas, movies and entertainment shows from 30 channels. the subscription fee starts at hk $ 68 a month .
lofai lo, general manager of hktve, said viutv will produce a series of ‘factual entertainment’ programmes which he hoped would be extremely entertaining and compelling .
however, to maintain a decent free - to - air tv station, rthk would need to step up its efforts in producing entertainment programs. this would require significant financial backing .
last year, legco voted against a hk $ 6. 1 billion budget request from the government to fund a new headquarters for rthk. lawmakers said at the time that the plan was too costly and hong kong did not need any more tv channels .
its integrated cantonese channel and integrated english channel will commence within 12 months and 24 months respectively after the grant of licence. the cantonese channel will provide round - the - clock service, while the english channel will broadcast a total of 16 hours of television programmes with two loops of eight hours each .
to cater to the needs of different viewers, viutv will not only offer locally produced factual entertainment, news and financial content, but also actively identify international sports, internationally popular dramas and variety shows, information and cultural programs, etc. to make a comprehensive and quality channel for hong kong people .
explaining the fundamental concepts of viutv, mr. lofai lo, general manager of hktve, said, “the letter “v” stands for “view” and “video” while “i” and “u” refer to “me” and “you” symbolizing people as the core of the hong kong - based free tv service viutv. viutv will produce a series of “factual entertainment” programs which will be not only full of talking points but also extremely entertaining and compelling. ” for example, “travel with rivals” is a program in which artistes and celebrities travel in pairs and express their innermost feelings throughout the journey. more details of viutv’s factual entertainment programs will be announced in due course .
the hong kong government has cancelled the broadcast license of asia television, the territory’s oldest free - to - air tv network group. notice was served on the company wednesday (april 1) after a meeting of the executive council, hong kong’s equivalent of a cabinet of ministers. the law requires a one year notice period, which means that atv’s [ … ]
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however, whether rthk would be able to produce enough content to do this remains questionable .
cheung siu - wai, senior lecturer at school of communication at hong kong baptist university, who has worked with both atv and rthk, said on thursday that although rthk could use programs from its digital channels, rthk' s current capacity is unable to handle 24 - hour broadcasting. the government would need to make a big commitment to the station .
outsourcing would be one option as this had been a common practice for rthk since 2000, cheung said .
unless there are drastic changes in rthk, it will be difficult for it to fulfill the task ,
cheung said .
this also involves the question of justification when proposals are passed to the legislative council (legco). lawmakers may think it unnecessary to commit public resources to a project that will only run for four years, cheung predicted .
peter kwan wai, former senior staff member at atv and current senior teaching fellow in the department of media and communication at city university of hong kong, agreed on the possibility of more government input. he said rthk could copy atv' s practice by repeating programs from its archive. this could lower the required daily production from six to eight hours .
meanwhile, he said there was nothing stopping rthk from taking over atv' s analog frequency .
legislator charles peter mok expressed his disappointment on previous
squeezes
on rthk' s development because the city now needs to rely on the station .
mok said a lack of resources was the most pressing issue. he urged legco to arrange a special meeting to address this soon .
secretary for commerce and economic development gregory so kam - leung admitted this was a
big challenge
for rthk. but so said he believes the public broadcaster is equal to the task .
the government will set up an interdepartmental task force to resolve various issues for the broadcasting arrangements with rthk .
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notice was served on the company wednesday (april 1) after a meeting of the executive council, hong kong ’s equivalent of a cabinet of ministers .
the law requires a one year notice period, which means that atv ’s license will first be extended for three months beyond its scheduled expiry, and then cancelled. the group’s english and cantonese channels will all cease on march 31 next year. it is the first time in hong kong broadcast history that an incumbent has been stripped of its license .
the decision, made on the advice of the communications authority, capped a dramatic week of announcements and more than five years of turmoil at the group .
on tuesday (march 31) atv itself used its main evening news bulletin to announce that it had been rescued. it said that its main shareholders had agreed to sell their 52% stake to the telecoms tycoon ricky wong, who in 2008 headed the company for 12 days and whose own broadcast ambitions have been thwarted by the communications authority .
but on wednesday morning, wong’s hktv company denied that it had reached a deal with the atv shareholders, and said that talks on march 26 had merely been an exchange of ideas .
that prompted new criticism of atv from legislators. they interpreted atv’s tuesday broadcast announcement as a desperate attempt to influence the exco meeting, by suggesting that a rescue was at hand and that atv’s financial situation would be soon be stabilized. they also said that the broadcast was inaccurate and may have led to the financial markets being deliberately misled .
“having considered the recommendations of the ca, relevant representations and all relevant latest developments, the chief executive in council decided not to renew atv’s free tv licence under section 11 (5) of the broadcasting ordinance, ” said secretary for commerce and economic development, gregory so .
“the ca considers that the overall performance of atv is unsatisfactory. its performance in various aspects has clearly deteriorated after the mid - term review of its licence. the ca has serious doubts as to whether atv would be capable of making the necessary improvements, and whether it has the financial capability to deliver its investment plans, and indeed to continue its business as a going concern, ” so said .
the government also gave formal approval wednesday to the license application of a new free - to - air broadcaster hktve, following the grant of approval - in - principle back in october 2013 .
hktve’s licence will be valid for 12 years until march 31, 2027, subject to a mid - term review in 2021 .
“we hope that hktve’s entry into the free tv market will benefit our audience - at - large with more quality programming choices, ” so said .
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free - to - air viutv, which is owned by pccw (0008), will be launched on april 6, spurring a possible war in the market that has long been dominated by the two traditional free - tv stations. the 24 - hour channel will include locally produced reality shows, dramas, and live football matches from the top spanish primera division. viutv general manager lofai lo said the very existence of the new tv stat ...
free - to - air viutv, which is owned by pccw (0008), will be launched on april 6, spurring a possible war in the market that has long been dominated by the two traditional free - tv stations .
the 24 - hour channel will include locally produced reality shows, dramas, and live football matches from the top spanish primera division .
viutv general manager lofai lo said the very existence of the new tv station is to
offer choices to the local audience
and introduce competition to the market .
i think it will effectively boost production qualities for market participants ,
lo said .
he also said subtitles on all the programs on the channel come only in traditional chinese characters .
prime time will mostly be dedicated to reality shows, lo said at a press conference yesterday. one such show will include an episode featuring legislative council president jasper tsang yok - sing going on a trip with radical lawmaker
long hair
leung kwok - hung .
news programs on the station would be divided to two half - an - hour sections every day at six and eight pm. sister company nowtv' s newscast will be shown on viutv, but a self - produced in - depth news program would be aired every weekend .
lo said about 10 former atv staff have joined them in the past six months. he further revealed that there are a variety of businesses set to run advertising on the channel, including those who are new to tv advertising .
animation shows would be on after midnight, with imported programs from japan such as one piece and tokyo ghoul .
there is also a self - produced children' s program in the evening time slot hosted by people of different races in order to
develop a broader world view
for the next generation, lo said .
an english channel will be added before march next year in order to abide by the license requirements .
viutv is to launch publicly at midnight on channel number 99 but only those with digital terrestrial tvs will be able to tune in. now tv subscribers are also able to have a testing preview on march 31 .
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' s over - the - air license would be revoked on 31 march 2016 .
per the approval, hktve planned to launch a cantonese channel within 12 months of the approval, and an english channel within 24 months. the cantonese service ,
while the english channel, viutv six, will broadcast on a 16 - hour schedule with an 8 - hour block repeated twice daily. the license was issued on a 12 - year term, subject to a mid - term review in 2021 .
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viutv is committed to driving the continuous development and sustainability of hong kong’s tv industry. backed by a creative and professional production team, viutv aims to establish itself as an open platform for creative individuals and teams from hong kong and elsewhere around the world who are interested in producing brand new programming content with viutv through different forms of cooperation, whether they are artistes or production members, veterans or novices. viutv also welcomes talents from different backgrounds and sectors, and encourages different genres and production parameters .
apart from exploring program formats from around the world, viutv intends to take its original program formats to the world. for example, its program format “agora” has successfully been distributed to japan. viutv will continue to produce more high - quality programs with a view to expanding the footprint of local creations beyond hong kong .
a soft launch of viutv is scheduled for the end of march next year and the public broadcast of channel 99 via frequency spectrum is expected in the following month. before the launch, the public may visit its official website (urltoken) and facebook page (urltoken) to keep abreast of its latest moves and view pre - launch programs .
among the programs include travel with rivals, a self - produced programme to feature artists and celebrities traveling in pairs and expressing their innermost feelings throughout the journey .
viutv will also air news and financial content, as well as sports, drama and cultural programmes .
the newcomer claims to establish itself as an open platform for creative individuals and teams from hong kong and elsewhere around the world who are interested in producing programming content with viutv through different forms of cooperation .
viutv’s cantonese digital channel will air on channel 99. the station will have its test run in march 2016 and is expected to begin broadcasting in april .
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hk television entertainment company limited ( chinese : 香港電視娛樂有限公司 , or hktve ) is a television service operator in a hong kong operated by hong kong billionaire richard li 's pccw , who also owns a iptv platform , now tv . hktve 's license was formally approved by the hong kong government on 1 april 2015 , concurrent with the announcement that atv 's over-the-air license would be revoked on 31 march 2016 . per the approval , hktve planned to launch a cantonese channel within 12 months of the approval , and an english channel within 24 months . the cantonese service , viutv , will operate on a 24-hour schedule , while the english channel , viutvsix , will broadcast on a 17-hour schedule . the license was issued on a 12-year term , subject to a mid-term review in 2021 . 
hk television entertainment company limited (chinese: 香港電視娛樂有限公司, or hktve) is a television service operator in a hong kong operated by hong kong billionaire richard li's pccw, who also owns a iptv platform, now tv. hktve's license was formally approved by the hong kong government on 1 april 2015, concurrent with the announcement that atv's over-the-air license would be revoked on 31 march 2016. per the approval, hktve planned to launch a cantonese channel within 12 months of the approval, and an english channel within 24 months. the cantonese service, viutv, will operate on a 24-hour schedule, while the english channel, viutvsix, will broadcast on a 17-hour schedule. the license was issued on a 12-year term, subject to a mid-term review in 2021.
hk television entertainment company limited (chinese: 香港電視娛樂有限公司, or hktve) is a television service operator in a hong kong operated by hong kong billionaire richard li's pccw, who also owns a iptv platform, now tv. hktve's license was formally approved by the hong kong government on 1 april 2015, concurrent with the announcement that atv's over-the-air license would be revoked on 31 march 2016. per the approval, hktve planned to launch a cantonese channel within 12 months of the approval, and an english channel within 24 months. the cantonese service, viutv, will operate on a 24-hour schedule, while the english channel, viutvsix, will broadcast on a 17-hour schedule. the license was issued on a 12-year term, subject to a mid-term review in 2021.