8.2 Domestic Pay Television Programme Services
A wide variety of channels were offered on the domestic pay
television programme services, including entertainment and
infotainment channels (28.5%), news and information channels
(21.3%), movie channels (10.5%), sports channels (9.6%) and
documentaries/learning channels (8.4%).
| Figure 23 : |
|
Nature of Domestic Pay Television Channels |
HKCTV offered a basic package consisting of 63 channels and a number of other programme packages and premium channels in more than ten languages.
PCCW Media "now Broadband TV" service offered over 90 channels as at August 2006. In August 2005, PCCW Media included a new value-added video-on-demand service to its channel-based service. It also launched a cinema ticketing service in October 2005 and a new interactive shopping service in August 2006.
TVB Pay Vision's service, formerly known as SuperSun, was rebranded as "TVB Pay Vision" in March 2006. As at August 2006, it comprised 49 channels.
The differentiation of programming of the three licensed pay TV operators
is shown in Figure 24.
| Figure 24 : |
|
Programme Differentiation of Licensed Domestic
Pay Television Programme Services as at 31 August 2006 |
| Channels |
Programme
Origin |
HKCTV |
PCCWMedia |
TVB
Pay
Vision |
| News & Information
|
| Local News
|
| ATV 24-hour News |
HK |
|
|
|
| Live News Channel |
HK |
|
|
|
| Cable Finance Info Channel |
HK/USA/Europe |
|
|
|
| Cable News Channel |
HK |
|
|
|
| now Business News Channel |
HK |
|
|
|
| Top News |
HK |
|
|
|
| TVBN |
HK |
|
|
|
| TVBN2 |
HK |
|
|
|
| International / Mainland News
|
| BBC World |
UK |
|
|
|
| Bloomberg TV |
USA |
|
|
|
| CCTV-News |
PRC |
|
|
|
| Channel News Asia |
Singapore |
|
|
|
| CNBC |
Singapore |
|
|
|
| CNN International |
USA |
|
|
|
| CNN Headline News |
USA |
|
|
|
| ETTV Asia News |
Taiwan |
|
|
|
| EuroNews |
France/Europe |
|
|
|
| FOX News Channel |
USA |
|
|
|
| Mainland News Channel |
PRC |
|
|
|
| Newslive |
USA |
|
|
|
| Phoenix InfoNews |
HK |
|
|
|
| Sky News |
UK |
|
|
|
| TVBS News |
Taiwan |
|
|
|
| Zee News |
India |
|
|
|
| Information / Promotion
|
| Mosaic 1 |
HK |
|
|
|
| Mosaic 2 |
HK |
|
|
|
| Preview |
HK |
|
|
|
| Promotional Channel |
HK |
|
|
|
| Super 998 |
HK |
|
|
|
| TVB PV Info |
HK |
|
|
|
| TVB Pay Vision Channel Guide |
HK |
|
|
|
| Traffic / Weather |
|
|
|
|
| Traffic Channel |
HK |
|
|
|
| Traffic (Shatin / Tsuen Wan) |
HK |
|
|
|
| Traffic (Tuen Mun) |
HK |
|
|
|
| Weather Channel |
HK |
|
|
|
| Entertainment
& Infotainment
|
| Animax |
Japan |
|
|
|
| Asia Plus |
Taiwan |
|
|
|
| Asian Food Channel |
Asia/US/Canada |
|
|
|
| Australia Network |
Australia |
|
|
|
| AXN |
USA |
|
|
|
| BBC Prime |
UK |
|
|
|
| Beautiful Life TV |
Taiwan |
|
|
|
| Cable Entertainment |
Asia/USA/UK |
|
|
|
| Cable Entertainment News |
HK/Taiwan/PRC |
|
|
|
| CCTV-4 |
PRC |
|
|
|
| Channel A |
Asia/USA |
|
|
|
| E! Entertainment |
USA |
|
|
|
| East-TV |
Macau |
|
|
|
| ETTV Asia |
Taiwan |
|
|
|
| Fashion TV |
France |
|
|
|
| Hong Kong Disneyland Channel |
HK/USA |
|
|
|
| Horizon |
Asia/USA/UK |
|
|
|
| Macau Cultural Channel |
Macau |
|
|
|
| MASTV |
Macau |
|
|
|
| now Shop |
HK |
|
|
|
| Phoenix Chinese Channel |
PRC/Taiwan/HK |
|
|
|
| STAR World |
USA |
|
|
|
| The Interactive Channel |
HK |
|
|
|
| TVBS Asia |
Taiwan |
|
|
|
| TVB E-News |
HK |
|
|
|
| TVB Lifestyle |
HK |
|
|
|
| Xing Kong |
PRC |
|
|
|
| Zone Reality |
UK/Canada |
|
|
|
| Movie
|
| Celestial Movies |
HK |
|
|
|
| China Movie Channel |
PRC |
|
|
|
| Cinemax |
USA |
|
|
|
| Hallmark Channel |
USA |
|
|
|
| HBO |
USA |
|
|
|
| HBO Hits |
USA |
|
|
|
| HBO Family |
USA |
|
|
|
| HBO Signature |
USA |
|
|
|
| HBO Signature Plus 1 |
USA |
|
|
|
| Hollywood Movie Channel |
USA/UK/Europe |
|
|
|
| Mei Ah Movie Channel |
HK |
|
|
|
| MGM |
USA |
|
|
|
| Movie 1 |
Asia/USA/UK |
|
|
|
| Movie 2 |
Asia/USA/UK |
|
|
|
| Movie Trailer Channel |
HK |
|
|
|
| now Select - SCM Choice (VOD service) |
HK |
|
|
|
| now Select - Mei Ah Movie (VOD service) |
HK |
|
|
|
| STAR Movies |
USA |
|
|
|
| Turner Classic Movies |
USA |
|
|
|
| Zee Cinema |
India |
|
|
|
| Drama
|
| Mei Ah Asian Drama Channel |
Japan/Korea/PRC/ |
|
|
|
| now Select - Mei Ah Asian Dramas (VOD service) |
Japan/Korea/PRC/ |
|
|
|
| TVB Drama |
HK |
|
|
|
| TVB Classic |
HK |
|
|
|
| Sports
|
| Cable Sports |
Asia/USA/Europe |
|
|
|
| Channel 18 |
HK |
|
|
|
| Chinese Super League |
PRC |
|
|
|
| EPL |
UK/HK |
|
|
|
| ESPN |
USA/Europe |
|
|
|
| ESPN Plus |
USA/Europe |
|
|
|
| ESPN STAR Sports Cricket |
USA |
|
|
|
| Eurosports News |
Europe |
|
|
|
| Goal TV1 |
Mauritius |
|
|
|
| Goal TV2 |
Mauritius |
|
|
|
| Lucky 88 |
USA/Europe |
|
|
|
| NBA TV |
USA |
|
|
|
| Odds Express |
HK |
|
|
|
| PGA European Tour |
USA |
|
|
|
| Soccer Betting |
UK/HK |
|
|
|
| Sports Info |
HK |
|
|
|
| Sports Times |
HK |
|
|
|
| Super Soccer |
UK/USA/Europe |
|
|
|
| STAR Sports |
USA/Europe |
|
|
|
| STAR Sports Plus |
USA/Europe |
|
|
|
| Ten Sports |
United Arab Emirates |
|
|
|
| The Golf Channel |
USA |
|
|
|
| Documentary
/ Learning
|
| A1 |
USA |
|
|
|
| Animal Planet |
USA |
|
|
|
| CCTV-9 |
PRC |
|
|
|
| Discovery Channel |
USA |
|
|
|
| Discovery Home & Health |
USA |
|
|
|
| Discovery Science |
USA |
|
|
|
| Discovery Real Time |
USA |
|
|
|
| National Geographic Channel |
USA |
|
|
|
| National Geographic Wild |
USA |
|
|
|
| Sun TV |
PRC |
|
|
|
| Travel
|
| China Travel & Economic Channel |
PRC |
|
|
|
| Discovery Travel & Living |
USA |
|
|
|
| Voyages |
Taiwan |
|
|
|
| Children
|
| Boomerang |
USA |
|
|
|
| Cartoon Network |
USA |
|
|
|
| Children Channel |
Asia/USA/UK |
|
|
|
| Disney Channel |
USA |
|
|
|
| Nickelodeon |
USA |
|
|
|
| Playhouse Disney Channel |
USA |
|
|
|
| TVB Kids |
HK |
|
|
|
| Music
|
| Channel [V] International |
USA |
|
|
|
| Channel [V] China |
PRC/Taiwan |
|
|
|
| Channel [V] India |
India |
|
|
|
| CCTV-Opera |
PRC |
|
|
|
| MTV China |
PRC |
|
|
|
| MTV Mandarin |
Taiwan |
|
|
|
| MTV Southeast Asia |
Singapore |
|
|
|
| Soundtrack Channel |
USA |
|
|
|
| TVB Music |
HK |
|
|
|
| VH1 |
India |
|
|
|
| Zee Music |
India |
|
|
|
| Religious
|
| Creation TV |
HK |
|
|
|
| Da Ai Television |
Taiwan |
|
|
|
| The God Channel |
USA |
|
|
|
| Trinity Broadcasting Network |
USA |
|
|
|
| Mainland Channels
|
| Guangdong TV |
PRC |
|
|
|
| Pearl River Channel |
PRC |
|
|
|
| Shenzhen TV |
PRC |
|
|
|
| South East TV |
PRC |
|
|
|
| Southern Television |
PRC |
|
|
|
| Foreign Language
|
| Arirang TV |
Korea |
|
|
|
| Deutsche Welle TV |
Germany |
|
|
|
| Filipino Channel |
Philippines |
|
|
|
| Indus Plus |
India |
|
|
|
| Indus Vision |
India |
|
|
|
| Jet TV |
Japan |
|
|
|
| NHK |
Japan |
|
|
|
| NHK World TV |
Japan |
|
|
|
| NHK World Premium |
Japan |
|
|
|
| RTPI |
Portugal |
|
|
|
| STAR Plus |
India |
|
|
|
| STAR News |
India |
|
|
|
| TV5 Monde |
France |
|
|
|
| TVE |
Spain |
|
|
|
| Zee TV |
India |
|
|
|
| Adult
|
| Adult Promotion Channel |
HK |
|
|
|
| AV-On-Demand (VOD service) |
Asia/USA |
|
|
|
| Blue Dream |
Japan |
|
|
|
| Blue House |
HK |
|
|
|
| CAT Preview |
HK |
|
|
|
| Cat 83 |
HK/Thailand/Japan |
|
|
|
| Cat 84 |
Japan |
|
|
|
| Cat 85 |
Japan/USA |
|
|
|
| Cat 86 |
HK/Japan/Taiwan |
|
|
|
| Cat 87 Playboy TV |
USA |
|
|
|
| Cat 88 Channel Blue |
Japan |
|
|
|
| Cat 89 Naughty Girls |
Asia/USA/Europe |
|
|
|
| Cat 90 Adult Club Channel |
Asia/USA/Europe |
|
|
|
| Cat 91 5X Ch Live |
Asia/USA/Europe |
|
|
|
| Cat 92 Cosmo Plan |
Japan |
|
|
|
| Channel Adult |
Asia/USA |
|
|
|
| Ice Fire |
Japan/Korea/HK |
|
|
|
| Peach TV |
HK |
|
|
|
| Playboy TV |
USA |
|
|
|
| Spicy Zone |
HK |
|
|
|
|
|
