Annex 1: Summary of non-domestic television programme services
Licensee | Date of Launch of Service | No. of Channels (no. receivable in HK) | Nature of Channels | Target Markets | Satellite | |
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1. | Starvision Hong Kong Limited | 4.1991 | 46 (0) | General entertainment, movie, music, sports & news etc. | Asian region including the Mainland, India & Middle East | AsiaSat 3S AsiaSat 5 Measat 3 |
2. | TVB Network Vision Limited | 8.1998 | 23 (1) | Drama, general entertainment, movie & news etc. | Asian region, Australia & Europe | AsiaSat 3S Intelsat 8 |
3. | APT Satellite TV Development Limited | 8.2000 | 47 (0) | General entertainment, news, movies & sports | Indo-China, Taiwan & Macau | Apstar V Apstar VI |
4. | Starbucks (HK) Limited | 6.2000 | 1 (1) | Weather, sports, music and finance etc. | Asia-Pacific region | AsiaSat 3S |
5. | China Entertainment Television Broadcast Limited | 3.1995 | 1 (1) | General entertainment | Mainland, Southeast Asia & Asia-Pacific region | AsiaSat 3S |
6. | Turner International Asia Pacific Limited | 1989 | 13 (6) | News, finance, movie, children & family programmes | Asia-Pacific region & South Asia | AsiaSat 3S Intelsat 8 Intelsat 10 Measat 3 |
7. | Sun Television Cybernetworks Enterprise Limited | 8.2000 | 1 (1) | History & culture-related documentaries | Asia-Pacific region | AsiaSat 3S |
8. | GlobeCast Hong Kong Limited (formerly Pacific Century Matrix (HK) Limited) | 11.2001 | 31 (15) | General entertainment, sports, finance & news | Asia-Pacific region | AsiaSat 3S MeaSat 3 |
9. | Asia Television Limited | 1.2005 | 1 (0) | General entertainment & infotainment | Mainland | Apstar V |
10. | Auspicious Colour Limited | 1.2006 | 7 (4) | General entertainment, infotainment & music | Asia-Pacific region | Intelsat 8 AsiaSat 5 AsiaSat 3S |
11. | Phoenix Satellite Television Company Limited | 5.2006 | 4 (3) | General entertainment, news and movie | Asia-Pacific region | AsiaSat 3S |
12. | Times International Media Group Limited | To be confirmed | N.A. | N.A. | Asia-Pacific region | N.A. |
13. | Asia Times Online Limited | 1.1.2008 | 7 (7) | News, finance and infotainment | Southeast Asia | NSS 6 |
14. | China Satellite TV Group Company Limited | 11.2009 | 1 (1) | Infotainment | Asia-Pacific region | AsiaSat 3S |
15. | Power Star Limited | 1.6.2010 | 74 (0) | News, movie, infotainment & children’s programmes | Taiwan, Macau and South China | AsiaSat 4 |
16. | Hong Kong TV International Media Group Limited | 3.2011 | 2 (2) | Infotainment | Asia-Pacific region | Apstar VI |
17. | Health TV Company Limited | 2.2013 | 1 (0) | Health information programmes, documentaries and general entertainment | Asia-Pacific region | Apstar V |
18. | One TV Media Global Limited | 4.2013 | N.A | News, finance, entertainment and sports | Asia-Pacific region | Apstar V |