HK Television Entertainment

Not to be confused with Hong Kong Television Network, the legal successor of City Telecom.

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.[1]

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,[2] while the English channel 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.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hong Kong Government Strips ATV of Broadcast License". Variety. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  2. "ViuTV set for April launch". The Standard. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  3. "RTHK invited to provide analog TV service". China Daily. Retrieved 18 March 2016.

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