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