HK Television Entertainment

Hong Kong Television Entertainment Company Limited
Native name
 香港電視娛樂有限公司
Industry Television broadcasting
Founded 18 January 2010 (2010-01-18)
Area served
 Hong Kong
Brands ViuTV
ViuTVsix
ViuTV Mandarin
ViuTV Entertainment
Parent PCCW

HK Television Entertainment Company Limited (Chinese: 香港電視娛樂有限公司, or HKTVE) is a television service operator in a Hong Kong operated by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li's PCCW, through its subsidiary PCCW Media, which also owns a IPTV platform, Now TV.

Launched in January 2010, HKTVE has been applying for an over-the-air license for PCCW Limited. HKTVE's license was formally approved by the Hong Kong government on 1 April 2015, concurrent with the announcement that ATV's over-the-air license would be revoked on 31 March 2016.[1]

Per the approval, HKTVE planned to launch a Cantonese channel within 12 months of the approval, and an English channel within 24 months. The Cantonese service, ViuTV, will operate on a 24-hour schedule,[2] while the English channel, ViuTVsix, will broadcast on a 17-hour schedule. The license was issued on a 12-year term, subject to a mid-term review in 2021.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hong Kong Government Strips ATV of Broadcast License". Variety. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "ViuTV set for April launch". The Standard. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "RTHK invited to provide analog TV service". China Daily. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
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