A summary of the non-domestic television programme services as at August 2005 is set out in Figure 31.
Licensee |
Date of
Launch
of
Service |
No. of Channels
(no.
receivable
in HK) |
Nature of
Channels |
Target
Markets |
Satellite |
1. |
|
Starvision Hong Kong Limited |
|
4.1991 |
27
(4) |
General entertainment, movie, music, sports
& news etc. |
Asian region including the Mainland, India
& Middle East |
AsiaSat 3S |
2. |
|
Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting Limited |
|
8.1998 |
32
(0) |
Drama, general entertainment, movie, &
news etc. |
Asian region, Australia & Europe |
AsiaSat 3S
Apstar IIR
PamAmSat8
Intelsat 701 |
3. |
|
APT Satellite TV Development Limited |
|
8.1998 |
17
(0) |
General entertainment, news, movies &
sports |
Indo-China, Taiwan, Macau & HK |
Apstar V |
4. |
|
Starbucks (HK) Limited |
|
6.2000 |
1
(1) |
Weather, sports, music and video games
etc. |
Asia-Pacific region |
AsiaSat 3S |
5. |
|
Asia Plus Broadcasting Limited |
|
5.2001 |
1
(0) |
General entertainment |
the Mainland, Australia, New Zealand &
some other East Asian countries |
AsiaSat 3S |
|
4.2001 |
1
(0) |
Movies & general entertainment |
All of Asia, Australia, Eastern Africa
|
AsiaSat 3S |
7. |
|
China Entertainment Television Broadcast Limited |
|
3.1995 |
1
(1) |
General entertainment |
the Mainland, Southeast Asia & Asia-Pacific
region |
AsiaSat 3S |
8. |
|
Turner International Asia Pacific Limited |
|
1989 |
6
(2) |
News, finance, movie, children & family
programmes |
Asia-Pacific & South Asia |
AsiaSat 3S
PanAmSat8
PanAmSat10 |
9. |
|
i-Cable Satellite Television Limited |
|
12.2001 |
1
(1) |
Infotainment & documentaries |
Asia-Pacific region |
AsiaSat 3S |
10. |
|
Sun Television Cybernetworks Enterprise Limited |
|
8.2000 |
1
(0) |
History & culture-related documentaries
|
Asia-Pacific region |
AsiaSat 3S |
11. |
|
Pacific Century Matrix (HK) Limited |
|
11.2001 |
8
(7) |
General entertainment, finance & religious
services |
Asia-Pacific region |
AsiaSat 3S |
12. |
|
Skywave TV Company Limited |
|
January
2005 |
39
(33) |
General entertainment, news, movies, sports
& documentaries |
Macau, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South China |
AsiaSat 4 |
13. |
|
Asia Television Limited |
|
Within
2005
(Tentative) |
1
(0)
(Tentative) |
[NA]
General
(Tentative) |
Mainland |
Apstar V |