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2.3 Number of Broadcast Hours
The licensees broadcast 47,504 hours of programmes a week4
to the viewers in Hong Kong in August 2006 (8.8% increase
over 2005). The four channels of ATV and TVB provided a total
of 640 broadcast hours per week (0.16% increase over 2005)
as at August 2006 while the 239 channels of domestic pay television
programme service licensees, 39,640 hours (14% increase over
2005). The 43 channels of non-domestic television programme
service licensees receivable in Hong Kong provided a total
of 7,224 hours (12.2% decrease over 2005) per week. The weekly
number of broadcast hours for sound broadcasting (including
RTHK) was 2,184 (same as 2005). The respective weekly hours
of different categories of licensees as at August 2006 are
shown in Figure 5.
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Weekly Broadcast Hours in August 2006 |
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The weekly number is based on a
sample week in August 2006. |
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