2.1 Number of Licensees

2.1.1 Television Programme Services

As at August 2006, the total number of domestic free, domestic pay and non-domestic television programme service licensees was 19.

The number of domestic free television programme service licensees remained at two, viz. Asia Television Limited (ATV) and Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), whilst the number of domestic pay television programme service licensees remained at three, viz. HKCTV, PCCW Media and TVB Pay Vision.

The number of non-domestic television programme service licensees increased from 13 to 14, with the grant of licences to Auspicious Colour Limited and Phoenix Satellite Television Company Limited and the surrender of licence by Asia Plus Broadcasting Limited. The number of other licensable television programme service licensees providing television programme services in Hong Kong remained at 25. Altogether they provided services to 84 hotels.

2.1.2 Sound Broadcasting Services

The number of sound broadcasting licensees remained at two, namely Hong Kong Commercial Broadcasting Company Limited (CRHK) and Metro Broadcast Corporation Limited (Metro).

Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), a Government department, is the public broadcaster in Hong Kong. In addition to radio broadcasting, RTHK also produced television programmes for broadcast by the domestic free and domestic pay television programme service licensees.

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¹Excluding Other Licensable Television Programme Service (Hotel) licensees