2010 Annual Report
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Financial Highlights Turnover & Prot Attributable to 2010 2009 Change Equity Holders of the Company Performance Turnover Profit Attributable to Equity Holders of the Company Earnings per share HK$3.04 HK$2.06 48% 5,000 Dividends per share – Interim HK$0.35 HK$0.25 40% – Final HK$1.65 HK$1.35 22% 4,000 HK$2.00 HK$1.60 25% HK$’mil HK$’ mil 3,000 Turnover million ’ – Hong Kong terrestrial TV 2,000 broadcasting 2,533 2,072 22% HK$ – Programme licensing and distribution 785 667 18% 1,000 – Overseas satellite pay TV operations 372 348 7% 0 – Taiwan operations 753 630 20% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 YEAR – Channel operations 330 329 0% – Other activities 110 97 13% – Inter-segment elimination (208) (160) 30% Earnings & Dividends Per Share Earnings per Share Dividends per Share 4,675 3,983 17% Total expenses 3.5 (2,686) (2,741) -2% Share of losses of associates (98) (65) 51% 3 Profit attributable to equity holders 1,330 900 48% 31 December 31 December 2.5 2010 2009 2 HK$’ mil HK$’ mil Total assets 8,033 7,043 14% HK$ 1.5 Total liabilities 1,545 1,224 26% Total equity 6,488 5,819 11% 1 Number of issued shares 438,000,000 438,000,000 0.5 Ratios Current ratio 4.11 4.39 0 Gearing 4% 5% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 YEAR 2010 Turnover by Operating Segment 2010 Reportable Segment Prot * by Operating Segment % relating to 2009 are shown in brackets % relating to 2009 are shown in brackets Programme Programme licensing and Hong Kong Hong Kong licensing and distribution terrestrial terrestrial distribution 14% (14%) TV TV 26% (31%) broadcasting broadcasting Overseas satellite 53% (52%) 54% (44%) pay TV operations Overseas satellite 8% (9%) pay TV operations Other Other 5% (6%) Taiwan activities activities Taiwan Channel operations <1% (<1%) Channel 2% (2%) operations 16% (15%) operations operations 7% (8%) 4% (7%) 11% (12%) * excluding impairment loss on trade receivables from an associate Contents 2 Corporate Information 4 Chairman’s Statement Review of Operations 6 Overview 6 Segment Results 8 Hong Kong Terrestrial TV Broadcasting 24 Hong Kong Pay TV Business 26 Other Hong Kong Operations 29 International Operations 32 Corporate Social Responsibility 34 Financial Review Corporate Governance 36 Directors 41 Senior Management 42 Report of the Directors 52 Corporate Governance Report Financial Information 62 Five-Year Financial Review 63 Independent Auditor’s Report 64 Audited Financial Statements Television Broadcasts Limited Annual Report 2010 1 Corporate Information BOARD OF DIRECTORS REMUNERATION COMMITTEE Chien LEE, Chairman Edward CHENG Wai Sun Sir Run Run SHAW, G.B.M., Chairman # Gordon SIU Kwing Chue (re-designated on 1 January 2010) Vivien CHEN Wai Wai (appointed as member on 26 May 2010) Dr. Norman LEUNG Nai Pang, G.B.S., LL.D., J.P., Executive Deputy Chairman * Mona FONG, Deputy Chairperson and Managing Director *, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS and Alternate Director to Sir Run Run SHAW # Christina LEE LOOK Ngan Kwan SENIOR MANAGEMENT # Dr. CHOW Yei Ching, G.B.S. Mark LEE Po On, Group General Manager # Kevin LO Chung Ping Stephen CHAN Chi Wan, General Manager – Broadcasting ^ Edward CHENG Wai Sun, S.B.S., J.P. CHEONG Shin Keong, General Manager – Broadcasting ^ Chien LEE Prudence CHAN Bik Wah, General Manager – International ^ Gordon SIU Kwing Chue, G.B.S., J.P. Operations (appointed on 8 February 2011) Vivien CHEN Wai Wai ^ Mark LEE Po On* (appointed on 24 March 2010) COMPANY SECRETARY Anthony LEE Hsien Pin, Adrian MAK Yau Kee Alternate Director to Christina LEE LOOK Ngan Kwan REGISTERED OFFICE * Executive Director # Non-executive Director TVB City, 77 Chun Choi Street ^ Independent Non-executive Director Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate Kowloon, Hong Kong BOARD COMMITTEES AUDITOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PricewaterhouseCoopers Dr. Norman LEUNG Nai Pang, Chairman 22/F, Prince’s Building (appointed as the Committee Chairman on 1 January 2010) Central, Hong Kong Sir Run Run SHAW (resigned as the Committee Chairman on 1 January 2010) Mona FONG PRINCIPAL BANKERS Christina LEE LOOK Ngan Kwan Shanghai and Commercial Bank Limited Kevin LO Chung Ping The Bank of East Asia, Limited Mark LEE Po On (appointed as member on 24 March 2010) The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited AUDIT COMMITTEE Gordon SIU Kwing Chue, Chairman Chien LEE Kevin LO Chung Ping 2 Television Broadcasts Limited Annual Report 2010 SHARE REGISTRARS AND TRANSFER OFFICE Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited Rooms 1712-1716, 17th Floor Hopewell Centre 183 Queen’s Road East Wan Chai, Hong Kong AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS The Bank of New York Mellon BNY Mellon Shareowner Services PO Box 358516 Pittsburgh, PA 15252-8516 USA STOCK CODES Ordinary Shares The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong 00511 Reuters 0511.HK Bloomberg 511 HK ADR Level 1 Programme TVBCY WEBSITE www.tvb.com Television Broadcasts Limited Annual Report 2010 3 Chairman’s Statement The directors of Television Broadcasts Limited and are proud to claim that the Company now (“Directors”) are pleased to present the 2010 operates one of the most advanced production annual report and financial statements in respect facilities in the region. of Television Broadcasts Limited (the “Company” or “TVB”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the However as we surge into 2011, we anticipate “Group”). challenging times for the media market, as the competition between traditional and new media RESULTS AND DIVIDEND is set to get more intense. Digital technologies will progressively increase their dominance For the year, the Group reported a profit across all segments of entertainment and media. attributable to shareholders of HK$1,330 million Increasingly, audiences are placing more reliance (2009: HK$900 million), which translated into an on mobile devices for watching video content, as earnings per share of HK$3.04 (2009: HK$2.06). and when they would like to view them. At the year end, our statement of financial Within the traditional media, the landscape for position remained strong with total equity terrestrial TV in Hong Kong is likely to change, standing at HK$6,488 million (2009: HK$5,819 as more entertainment choices and varieties will million), and our cash at bank increased to be offered by the new entrants of terrestrial TV HK$2,891 million (2009: HK$2,088 million). operators, and the pay-TV operators. Therefore, At the forthcoming Annual General Meeting in order to sustain our high programmes ratings, in May 2011, Directors will recommend a final we must innovate and invest in programming for dividend of HK$1.65 per share. Together with the future. During the last two years, audience in the interim dividend of HK$0.35 per share paid Hong Kong should have noticed the increasing earlier, this would make a total dividend of choices and varieties in programmes from our HK$2.00 per share for the full year ended 31 channels, namely, HD Jade, J2 and iNews, in December 2010, and represents an increase of addition to Jade and Pearl. 25% over 2009, and a 66% payout to our current During 2011, we will further exploit our library and year’s profit. content assets for online and mobile platforms, as well as through pay-TV services. BUSINESS AND OUTLOOK Finally, I wish to thank all of our stakeholders During 2010, we saw a stimulating economic for their sterling support, and our staff for their recovery in the key markets in which the Group relentless efforts to improve the quality of our operates. Our station was well-positioned to services. benefit from the rebound in the advertising market, and as a result, I am very pleased to report that our Group’s turnover and net profit reached record high this year. We continued to invest in our transmission network and upgraded the smaller transmission stations around Hong Kong. At the end of the year, digital coverage reached over 89% on a Run Run Shaw household and population coverage basis. We Chairman also continued to upgrade our production facilities for programme production in high definition, Hong Kong, 29 March 2011 4 Television Broadcasts Limited Annual Report 2010 Television Broadcasts Limited Annual Report 2010 5 Review of Operations OVERVIEW (2009: HK$1,221 million), an increase of approximately 60%. For the year ended 31 December 2010, the Group achieved growth in all major areas of The Group’s taxation charge amounted to operations with turnover reaching HK$4,675 HK$479 million (2009: HK$321 million), an million (2009: HK$3,983 million), an increase increase of approximately 50%, which was of approximately 17%. Cost of sales dropped principally due to an increase in provision from HK$1,781 million to HK$1,723 million, for income tax which was attributable to the a decrease of approximately 3%. As a result, increase in profit, and an additional provision gross profit increased from HK$2,202 million to of HK$104 million relating to the tax audit HK$2,952 million, an increase of approximately from the Inland Revenue Department of Hong 34%, and gross profit percentage improved Kong (“IRD”) on profits generated in prior from 55% in 2009 to 63% in 2010. years by the Group’s programme licensing and distribution business carried out overseas. Included in the cost of sales were the cost of programmes, film rights and stocks Overall, the Group’s profit attributable to equity which amounted to HK$1,161 million (2009: holders for the year amounted to HK$1,330 HK$1,204 million), a decrease of approximately million (2009: HK$900 million), an increase 4%. of approximately 48%. Earnings per share amounted to HK$3.04 (2009: HK$2.06).