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8.2 Domestic Pay Television Programme
Service
A wide variety of channels were offered on the domestic pay television
programme services, including entertainment and infotainment channels
(26.6%), news and information channels (22.2%), sports channels
(12.1%), movie channels (10.6%) and documentaries/learning channels
(8.2%).
Figure 22 : Nature of Domestic Pay Television Channels
HKCTV offered a basic package consisting of over 50 channels and a number of other programme packages and premium channels in more than nine languages.
PCCW Media replaced its video-on-demand service with the multi-channel "now Broadband TV" service in September 2003. Its number of channels increased from 21 in 2003 to over 60 channels as at August 2005. In August 2005, PCCW Media also integrated a new value-added video-on-demand service to its channel-based service.
Galaxy commenced its service in February 2004. As at August 2005, Galaxy's service, rebranded as "Super SUN" since May 2005, comprised 45 channels.
The differentiation of programming of the three licensed pay TV operators
is shown in Figure 23.
| Figure 23: |
|
Programme Differentiation of Licensed Domestic Pay Television Programme Services as at 31 August 2005 |
| Channels |
Programme
Origin |
HKCTV |
PCCW |
Galaxy |
| News & Information
|
| Local News
|
| ATV 24-hour News |
HK |
|
|
|
| Live News Channel |
HK |
|
|
|
| News 1 |
HK |
|
|
|
| News 2 |
HK |
|
|
|
| Top News |
HK |
|
|
|
| TVBN |
HK |
|
|
|
| International / Mainland News
|
| BBC Prime |
UK |
|
|
|
| BBC World |
UK |
|
|
|
| Bloomberg Channel |
USA |
|
|
|
| CCTV-9 |
PRC |
|
|
|
| Channel News Asia |
Singapore |
|
|
|
| CNBC Hong Kong |
Singapore |
|
|
|
| CNNI |
USA |
|
|
|
| ETTV Asia News |
Taiwan |
|
|
|
| EuroNews |
France/Europe |
|
|
|
| Mainland News Channel |
PRC |
|
|
|
| Newslive |
HK |
|
|
|
| Newslive+ |
HK |
|
|
|
| NHK World TV |
Japan |
|
|
|
| Phoenix InfoNews Channel |
HK |
|
|
|
| TVBS News |
Taiwan |
|
|
|
| Zee News |
India |
|
|
|
| Information / Promotion
|
| Info Channel |
HK |
|
|
|
| Mosaic 1 |
HK |
|
|
|
| Mosaic 2 |
HK |
|
|
|
| Mosaic 3 |
HK |
|
|
|
| Preview |
HK |
|
|
|
| Promotion Channel |
HK |
|
|
|
| Super 998 |
HK |
|
|
|
| Traffic / Weather
|
| Traffic Channel |
HK |
|
|
|
| Traffic HK |
HK |
|
|
|
| Traffic KLN |
HK |
|
|
|
| Weather |
HK |
|
|
|
| Weather Channel |
HK |
|
|
|
| Entertainment &
Infotainment
|
| ABC Asia Pacific |
Australia |
|
|
|
| Animax |
Japan |
|
|
|
| Asia Plus |
Taiwan |
|
|
|
| Asian Food Channel |
Singapore |
|
|
|
| AXN |
Singapore |
|
|
|
| Cable Entertainment News |
HK |
|
|
|
| CCTV-4 |
PRC |
|
|
|
| Channel A |
HK |
|
|
|
| E! Entertainment |
USA |
|
|
|
| East-TV |
Macau |
|
|
|
| Cable Entertainment |
HK |
|
|
|
| Cable Horizon |
HK |
|
|
|
| ETTV Asia |
Taiwan |
|
|
|
| Fashion TV |
France |
|
|
|
| Macau Cultural Channel |
Macau |
|
|
|
| MASTV |
Macau |
|
|
|
| Phoenix Chinese Channel |
PRC/Taiwan/HK |
|
|
|
| Reality TV |
UK/USA |
|
|
|
| The Interactive Channel |
HK |
|
|
|
| TV Mart |
HK |
|
|
|
| TVBS Asia |
Taiwan |
|
|
|
| Xing Kong |
PRC |
|
|
|
| Movies
|
| Celestial Movies |
HK |
|
|
|
| China Movie Channel |
PRC |
|
|
|
| Cinemax |
USA/Singapore |
|
|
|
| Hallmark Channel |
USA/HK |
|
|
|
| HBO |
USA/Singapore |
|
|
|
| HBO Signature |
USA |
|
|
|
| MGM |
USA |
|
|
|
| Movie 1 |
HK |
|
|
|
| Movie 2 |
HK |
|
|
|
| Movie 3 |
HK |
|
|
|
| Star Chinese Movies |
HK |
|
|
|
| Star Movies |
USA |
|
|
|
| TCM / Turner Classic Movies |
USA |
|
|
|
| Zee Cinema |
India |
|
|
|
| Drama
|
| Drama Select |
HK |
|
|
|
| Mei Ah Asian Drama Channel |
Japan/Korea/PRC |
|
|
|
| TVB Choice |
HK |
|
|
|
| Sports
|
| Cable Sports |
HK |
|
|
|
| Super Soccer |
HK |
|
|
|
| Channel 18 |
HK |
|
|
|
| Channel 169 |
India/Pakistan/ Australia |
|
|
|
| Chinese Super League |
PRC |
|
|
|
| EPL |
HK |
|
|
|
| ESPN |
USA/Europe/Asia |
|
|
|
| ESPN Plus |
USA/Europe/Asia |
|
|
|
| ESPN Star Sports Cricket |
USA/Asia |
|
|
|
| EuroSportNews |
France |
|
|
|
| Goal TV1 |
Mauritius |
|
|
|
| Goal TV2 |
Mauritius |
|
|
|
| Golf Tour Channel |
USA/Europe |
|
|
|
| Lucky 88 |
HK |
|
|
|
| NBA TV |
USA |
|
|
|
| Odds Express |
HK |
|
|
|
| PGA Championship / Presidents Cup |
USA |
|
|
|
| Soccer Betting |
HK |
|
|
|
| Sports Times |
HK |
|
|
|
| Star Sports |
USA/Europe/Asia |
|
|
|
| Star Sports Plus |
USA/Europe/Asia |
|
|
|
| Ten Sports |
South Asia |
|
|
|
| The Golf Channel |
USA/Europe |
|
|
|
| World Cricket Live |
India/Pakistan/ Australia |
|
|
|
| Documentary / Learning
|
| A1 |
USA |
|
|
|
| Animal Planet |
USA |
|
|
|
| Discovery Channel |
USA |
|
|
|
| Discovery Health |
USA |
|
|
|
| Discovery H & L |
USA |
|
|
|
| Discovery Science |
USA |
|
|
|
| Sun TV |
PRC |
|
|
|
| TVB Health |
HK |
|
|
|
| Travel
|
| China Travel & Economic Channel |
PRC |
|
|
|
| Discovery Travel & Living |
USA |
|
|
|
| National Geographic Channel |
USA |
|
|
|
| Voyages |
Taiwan |
|
|
|
| Children
|
| Cartoon Network |
USA |
|
|
|
| Children |
HK |
|
|
|
| Disney Channel |
USA |
|
|
|
| Hong Kong Disneyland Channel |
HK/USA |
|
|
|
| Nickelodeon |
USA |
|
|
|
| Playhouse Disney Channel |
USA |
|
|
|
| TVBQ |
HK |
|
|
|
| Music
|
| MTV Asia |
Singapore/USA |
|
|
|
| Soundtrack Channel |
USA |
|
|
|
| TVB Music |
HK |
|
|
|
| Zee Music |
India |
|
|
|
| Religious
|
| Beautiful Life TV |
Taiwan |
|
|
|
| Creation TV |
HK |
|
|
|
| The God Channel |
HK |
|
|
|
| Trinity Broadcasting Network |
USA |
|
|
|
| Provincial (PRC)
|
| Guangdong TV |
PRC |
|
|
|
| Shenzhen TV |
PRC |
|
|
|
| South East TV |
PRC |
|
|
|
| Southern Television |
PRC |
|
|
|
| Pearl River Channel |
PRC |
|
|
|
| Foreign Language
|
| Arirang TV |
Korea |
|
|
|
| Deutsche Welle TV |
Germany |
|
|
|
| Filipino Channel |
Philippines |
|
|
|
| Indus Plus |
Pakistan |
|
|
|
| Indus Vision |
Pakistan |
|
|
|
| Jet TV |
Japan |
|
|
|
| NHK |
Japan |
|
|
|
| RTPI |
Portugal |
|
|
|
| TV5 |
France |
|
|
|
| TVE |
Spain |
|
|
|
| Zee TV |
India |
|
|
|
| Adult
|
| Adult Promotion Channel |
HK |
|
|
|
| AV-On-Demand |
Japan/Korea |
|
|
|
| Blue Dream |
Japan |
|
|
|
| Blue House |
Japan |
|
|
|
| CAT Preview |
HK |
|
|
|
| Cat 83 |
Japan/Europe/Korea |
|
|
|
| Cat 84 |
Japan |
|
|
|
| Cat 85 |
USA/Europe |
|
|
|
| Cat 86 |
Japan |
|
|
|
| Cat 87 Playboy TV |
USA |
|
|
|
| Cat 88 Channel Blue |
Korea |
|
|
|
| Cat 89 Naughty Girls |
HK/Taiwan/ Thailand |
|
|
|
| Cat 90 Future TV |
Japan |
|
|
|
| Cat 91 5X Ch Live |
Europe |
|
|
|
| Cat 92 Cosmo Plan |
Japan |
|
|
|
| Channel Adult |
Japan/Korea |
|
|
|
| Ice Fire |
Japan/Korea |
|
|
|
| Peach TV |
Japan |
|
|
|
| Playboy TV |
USA |
|
|
|
| Spicy Zone |
HK |
|
|
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