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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 22
(0)
General entertainment, movie, music, sports & news etc. Asian region including the Mainland, India & Middle East AsiaSat 5
AsiaSat 7
2. APT Satellite TV Development Limited 8.2000 86
(0)
General entertainment, news, movies & sports Asia-Pacific region & Africa and Europe Apstar 5C
Apstar 6C
Apstar 7
Apstar 9
3. Starbucks (HK) Limited 6.2000 1
(0)
Weather, sports, music and finance etc. The Mainland Apstar 6
4. WarnerMedia Asia Pacific (HK) Limited (formerly known as Turner International Asia Pacific Limited) 1989 11
(0)
News, finance, movie, children & family programmes Asia-Pacific region & South Asia AsiaSat 7
Intelsat 20
5. Sun Television Cybernetworks Enterprise Limited 8.2000 1
(1)
History & culture-related documentaries Asia-Pacific region AsiaSat 7
6. Auspicious Colour Limited 1.2006 56
(36)
General entertainment, infotainment & music Asia-Pacific region AsiaSat 5
AsiaSat 7
AsiaSat 9
7. Phoenix Satellite Television Company Limited 5.2006 4
(3)
General entertainment, news & movie Asia-Pacific region AsiaSat 7
8. China Satellite TV Group Company Limited 11.2009 1
(1)
Infotainment Asia-Pacific region Apstar 7
9. Hong Kong TV International Media Group Limited 3.2011 1
(1)
Infotainment Asia-Pacific region Apstar 6C
10. Health TV Company Limited Note 2.2013 1
(0)
Health information programmes, documentaries & general entertainment Asia-Pacific region Apstar 5C
11. One TV Media Global Limited 5.2013 1
(1)
News, finance & entertainment Asia-Pacific region Apstar 5C
12. Star China Media Limited 1.2014 3
(0)
Music programmes, entertainment news & general entertainment Asia-Pacific region AsiaSat 7

Note: In October 2020, the Authority accepted the application by Health TV Company Limited for termination of its licence with effect from 26 August 2020.