INTRODUCTION
Histroy
19 November 1967, Jade broadcast live at 09:00 the day of the 14th Macau Grand Prix, for Hong Kong's first live show. At 16:00, at Ocean Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui Kai broadcast ceremony, then-Governor David Trench came over helicopter. The company's first General Manager was the Australian journalist Colin Bernall (1913–76). In 1968, TVB produced and aired its very first TV series "West Side Story Love Day", for the first time using satellite broadcast of the Olympic Games and in 1969 the first man landed on the moon. On 18 June 1972, for the first time the use of electronic news gathering equipment, TVB reported Hong Kong's Tsui Ping Road landslide. In 1973, TVB organised the first Miss Hong Kong Pageant. On 11 July 1976, to the global satellite broadcast for the first time Miss Universe held in Hong Kong campaign, a global audience of more than 500 million people. In November 1992, at the Silver Jubilee, TVB held the world's first International Symposium on Chinese television (International Symposium on prospect & challenges in Chinese Television Broadcasting), more than 200 broadcasters around the world, Chinese industry representatives. On 14 February 2004, reduction of production departments Variety about 70 jobs, lead to the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions to help set up the first wireless employees union, also launched on 16 February "Black Operations" expression of dissatisfaction with employers In 23 February meeting held its first labor, reflecting dissatisfaction. On 31 December 2007, at 19:00, TVB launched the official start of digital terrestrial broadcasting services. On August 2008, TVB was invited to Beijing Olympic Broadcasting, and was involved in the production of television broadcast Olympic Equestrian Events. On 8 November 2008, the first major international beauty pageant production of television programmes, held in Macao and called the 48th Miss International, was broadcast on TVB. |
Type
Public Traded as SEHK: 0511,OTC Pink:TVBCY Industry Television broadcasting Founded Broadcast Drive, Kowloon,Hong Kong (1967) Headquarters 77 Chun Choi Street Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate, New Territories, Hong Kong Key people Mona Fong (Executive Chairman), Norman Leung (Executive Deputy Chairman) Products TVB Jade, TVB Pearl, TVBI,TVB Pay Vision, TVBS, TVB.com, TVB Publishing, etc. Revenue $4.33 billion HK dollars (2007) Number of employees 4532 (2007) Website www.TVB.com |
Channel list
Hong Kong Free-to-air[edit] TVB Jade (Channel 81) TVB J2 (Channel 82) TVB iNews (Channel 83) TVB Pearl (Channel 84) TVB HD Jade (Channel 85) Hong Kong Pay Vision[edit] This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. TVB Window TVB Food TVB Entertainment News TVBN TVBN2 TVB Drama 1 TVB Drama 2 TVB Classic TVB Good Show TVB Kids TVB Encore TVB Sports TVB Mainland News TVB PV Info International[edit] TVB8 - broadcast in Mandarin TVB Xinghe TVBJ TVB DAIFU TVB Korea Channel Astro Wah Lai Toi (co-owned with Astro) Astro On Demand (co-owned with Astro) Astro Wah Lai Toi HD (co-owned with Astro) Astro On Demand HD (co-owned with Astro) VV Drama TVBS-Europe TVB Entertainment TVB Vietnam Fairchild TV (20% ownership; co-owned with Fairchild Group) Jadeworld Across in Taiwan (as for TVBS)[edit] A TVBS logo in Taiwan. TVBS (also available TVBS Channel) TVBS Joy Channel TVBS-NEWS TVBS-Asia (available internationally in Asia and owned by TVBI Company Limited) |
Television Broadcasts Limited, commonly known as TVB, the first wireless commercial television station in Hong Kong, TVB is now one of three free-to-air TV broadcasters in Hong Kong and one of the largest commercial Chinese programme producers in the world. It commenced broadcasting on 19 November 1967.[1] With a staff of about 4,500, it is one of three free-to-air television broadcasters in Hong Kong, with the other two being Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) and Asia Television (ATV)
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