Annex 1: Summary of Non-Domestic Television Programme Services

Licensee Date of Launch of
Service
Number of Channels
(No. receivable in HK)
Nature of Channels Target Markets Satellite
1. Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific Limited 4.1991 32
(0)
General entertainment, movie, music, sports & news etc. Asian region including the Mainland, India & Middle East AsiaSat 5
AsiaSat 7
2. BIG BIG CHANNEL LIMITED
(formerly TVB Network Vision Limited)
8.1998 21
(1)
Drama, general entertainment, movie & news etc. Asian region, Australia & North America AsiaSat 7
Intelsat 19
3. APT Satellite TV Development Limited 8.2000 66
(1)
General entertainment, news, movies & sports Asia-Pacific region & Africa Apstar V
Apstar VI
Apstar VII
4. Starbucks (HK) Limited 6.2000 1
(0)
Weather, sports, music and finance etc. Asia-Pacific region Apstar VII
5. Turner International Asia Pacific Limited 1989 15
(12)
News, finance, movie, children & family programmes Asia-Pacific region & South Asia AsiaSat 7
Intelsat 19
Intelsat 20
Measat 3A
6. Sun Television Cybernetworks Enterprise Limited 8.2000 1
(1)
History & culture-related documentaries Asia-Pacific region AsiaSat 7
7. GLOBECAST HONG KONG LIMITED 11.2001 14
(13)
General entertainment, sports & news Asia-Pacific region AsiaSat 5
AsiaSat 7
8. Auspicious Colour Limited 1.2006 24
(18)
General entertainment, infotainment & music Asia-Pacific region AsiaSat 4
AsiaSat 5
AsiaSat 7
9. Phoenix Satellite Television Company Limited 5.2006 4
(3)
General entertainment, news & movie Asia-Pacific region AsiaSat 7
10. Times International Media Group Limited 6.2014 1
(1)
News, sports, travel & infotainment Asia-Pacific region Chinasat 10
11. China Satellite TV Group Company Limited 11.2009 1
(1)
Infotainment Asia-Pacific region Apstar VII
12. Hong Kong TV International Media Group Limited 3.2011 1
(1)
Infotainment Asia-Pacific region Apstar VI
13. Health TV Company Limited 2.2013 1
(0)
Health information programmes, documentaries & general entertainment Asia-Pacific region Apstar V
14. One TV Media Global Limited 5.2013 1
(1)
News, finance, entertainment & sports Asia-Pacific region Apstar V
15. Star China Media Limited 1.2014 3
(0)
Music programmes, entertainment news & general entertainment Asia-Pacific region AsiaSat 7