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 (28.8%), news and information channels (21.8%), sports channels (12.9%), movie channels (9.2%), and documentaries/learning channels (8.1%).
| Figure 23 : |
|
Nature of Domestic Pay Television Channels |
HKCTV offered a basic package consisting of 82 channels and
a number of other programme packages and premium channels
in more than ten languages.
PCCW Media's "now Broadband TV" service offered over 100 channels as at August 2007. Since August 2005, PCCW Media has included a new value-added video-on-demand service to its channel-based service. Aside from providing a cinema ticketing service in October 2005, PCCW Media has launched a new interactive shopping service in August 2006 and two HDTV channels in August 2007.
As at August 2007, TVB Pay Vision's service comprised 45 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 2007 |
| Channels |
Programme
Origin |
HKCTV |
PCCW
Media |
TVB
Pay
Vision |
| News & Information |
|
|
|
|
| Local News Channel |
|
|
|
|
| ATV 24-hour News |
HK |
|
|
|
| Cable Finance Info Channel |
HK |
|
|
|
| Cable News Channel |
HK |
|
|
|
| Live News Channel |
HK |
|
|
|
| now Business News Channel |
HK |
|
|
|
| now Direct |
HK |
|
|
|
| now Select - now Business News Channel (VOD service) |
HK |
|
|
|
| Top News |
HK |
|
|
|
| TVBN |
HK |
|
|
|
| TVBN2 |
HK |
|
|
|
| International News Channel |
|
|
|
|
| BBC World |
UK |
|
|
|
| Bloomberg TV |
USA |
|
|
|
| CCTV-News |
Mainland |
|
|
|
| Channel News Asia |
Singapore |
|
|
|
| CNBC |
Singapore |
|
|
|
| CNN International |
USA |
|
|
|
| CNN Headline News |
USA |
|
|
|
| ETTV Asia News |
Taiwan |
|
|
|
| EuroNews |
Europe |
|
|
|
| FOX News Channel |
USA |
|
|
|
| Mainland News Channel |
Mainland |
|
|
|
| Phoenix InfoNews |
HK |
|
|
|
| Sky News |
UK |
|
|
|
| TVBS News |
Taiwan |
|
|
|
| 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 |
Singapore/Malaysia |
|
|
|
| Australia Network |
Australia |
|
|
|
| AXN |
USA |
|
|
|
| BBC Entertainment |
UK |
|
|
|
| Beautiful Life TV |
Taiwan |
|
|
|
| Cable Entertainment |
Asia/USA/UK |
|
|
|
| Cable Entertainment News |
Asia/USA/UK |
|
|
|
| Cable No.1 Channel |
Asia/USA/UK |
|
|
|
| Crime & Investigation Network |
UK |
|
|
|
| Dim Sum Channel |
HK/Mainland |
|
|
|
| E! Entertainment |
USA |
|
|
|
| East-TV |
HK |
|
|
|
| EEG Channel |
HK |
|
|
|
| ETTV Asia |
Taiwan |
|
|
|
| Fashion TV |
France |
|
|
|
| F-Men |
France |
|
|
|
| Fox Crime |
USA |
|
|
|
| FX |
USA |
|
|
|
| Horizon |
Asia/USA/UK |
|
|
|
| Jia Yu Channel |
Taiwan |
|
|
|
| Macau Cultural Channel |
Macau |
|
|
|
| MASTV |
Macau |
|
|
|
| now Shop |
HK |
|
|
|
| Panda Channel |
HK |
|
|
|
| Phoenix Chinese Channel |
HK/Mainland |
|
|
|
| STAR World |
USA |
|
|
|
| The Interactive Channel - Health & Lifestyle |
HK |
|
|
|
| TVBS Asia |
Taiwan |
|
|
|
| TVB8 |
HK |
|
|
|
| TVB E-News |
HK |
|
|
|
| TVB Lifestyle |
HK |
|
|
|
| VOOM Channel |
USA |
|
|
|
| VOOM Channel HD |
USA |
|
|
|
| Xing Kong |
Mainland |
|
|
|
| Zone Reality |
UK/Canada |
|
|
|
| Movie |
|
|
|
|
| Celestial Movies |
HK |
|
|
|
| China Movie Channel |
Mainland |
|
|
|
| Cinemax |
USA |
|
|
|
| Hallmark Channel |
USA |
|
|
|
| HBO |
USA |
|
|
|
| HBO Hits |
USA |
|
|
|
| HBO Family |
USA |
|
|
|
| HBO Signature |
USA |
|
|
|
| HBO Signature Plus 1 |
USA |
|
|
|
| HMC1 |
USA/UK/Europe |
|
|
|
| HMC2 |
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 - HBO (VOD service) |
USA |
|
|
|
| now Select - SCM Choice (VOD service) |
HK |
|
|
|
| now Select - Mei Ah Movie (VOD service) |
HK |
|
|
|
| STAR Chinese Movies |
HK |
|
|
|
| STAR Movies |
USA |
|
|
|
| Turner Classic Movies |
USA |
|
|
|
| Drama |
|
|
|
|
| Mei Ah Asian Drama Channel |
Japan/Korea/Mainland |
|
|
|
| now Select - Mei Ah Asian Dramas (VOD service) |
Japan/Korea/Mainland |
|
|
|
| TVB Drama |
HK |
|
|
|
| TVB Classic |
HK |
|
|
|
| Sports |
|
|
|
|
| Cable Sports |
Asia/USA/UK |
|
|
|
| Channel 18 |
HK |
|
|
|
| Channel 63 |
HK |
|
|
|
| ESPN |
USA/Europe |
|
|
|
| ESPN Plus |
USA/Europe |
|
|
|
| ESPN STAR Sports Cricket |
USA |
|
|
|
| ESPN STAR Sports Cricket Live Plus |
USA |
|
|
|
| EuroSport |
Europe |
|
|
|
| EuroSportNews |
Europe |
|
|
|
| Goal TV1 |
Mauritius |
|
|
|
| Goal TV2 |
Mauritius |
|
|
|
| Golf Channel |
USA |
|
|
|
| Lucky 88 |
HK |
|
|
|
| NBA TV |
USA |
|
|
|
| Neo Sports |
India |
|
|
|
| now Select - Golf Select (VOD service) |
USA |
|
|
|
| now Select - Barclays Premier League (VOD service) |
UK |
|
|
|
| now Select - now TV Youth Football Scheme (VOD service) |
HK |
|
|
|
| now Sports 1 |
HK |
|
|
|
| now Sports 2 |
HK |
|
|
|
| now Sports 3 |
HK |
|
|
|
| now Sports 4 |
HK |
|
|
|
| now Sports 5 |
HK |
|
|
|
| now Sports 6 |
HK |
|
|
|
| now Sports 7 |
HK |
|
|
|
| now Sports HD |
HK |
|
|
|
| Odds Express |
HK |
|
|
|
| PGA European Tour |
USA/Europe |
|
|
|
| PGA Tour |
USA |
|
|
|
| Soccer Betting |
UK/HK |
|
|
|
| Sports Info |
HK |
|
|
|
| Sports Promotion Channel |
HK |
|
|
|
| Sports Times |
HK |
|
|
|
| Super Soccer |
UK/USA/Europe |
|
|
|
| STAR Sports |
USA/Europe |
|
|
|
| STAR Sports Plus |
USA/Europe |
|
|
|
| Ten Sports |
United Arab Emirates |
|
|
|
| Documentary / Learning
|
|
|
|
|
| Animal Planet |
USA |
|
|
|
| Discovery Channel |
USA |
|
|
|
| Discovery Home & Health |
USA |
|
|
|
| Discovery Science |
USA |
|
|
|
| Discovery Real Time |
USA |
|
|
|
| Discovery Travel & Living |
USA |
|
|
|
| National Geographic Channel |
USA |
|
|
|
| National Geographic Wild |
USA |
|
|
|
| Nat Geo Adventure |
USA |
|
|
|
| now Select - National Geographic Channel (VOD service) |
USA |
|
|
|
| Sun TV |
HK/Mainland |
|
|
|
| The History Channel |
USA |
|
|
|
| Travel |
|
|
|
|
| China Travel & Economic Channel |
HK/Mainland |
|
|
|
| Jet TV |
Japan |
|
|
|
| Voyages |
Taiwan |
|
|
|
| Children |
|
|
|
|
| Baby TV |
UK |
|
|
|
| Boomerang |
USA |
|
|
|
| Cartoon Network |
USA |
|
|
|
| Children Channel |
Asia/USA/UK |
|
|
|
| Disney Channel |
USA |
|
|
|
| Hong Kong Disneyland Channel |
HK/USA |
|
|
|
| Nickelodeon |
USA |
|
|
|
| Playhouse Disney Channel |
USA |
|
|
|
| TVB Kids |
HK |
|
|
|
| Music |
|
|
|
|
| Channel [V] International |
USA |
|
|
|
| Channel [V] Mainland |
Mainland/Taiwan |
|
|
|
| Channel [V] India |
India |
|
|
|
| CCTV-Opera |
Mainland |
|
|
|
| MTV China |
Mainland/Taiwan |
|
|
|
| MTV Mandarin |
Mainland/Taiwan |
|
|
|
| MTV Southeast Asia |
USA/Singapore |
|
|
|
| Soundtrack Channel |
USA |
|
|
|
| TVB Music |
HK |
|
|
|
| VH1 |
Singapore |
|
|
|
| V Taiwan |
Taiwan |
|
|
|
| Religious |
|
|
|
|
| Creation TV |
HK |
|
|
|
| Da Ai Television |
Taiwan |
|
|
|
| The God Channel |
USA |
|
|
|
| Trinity Broadcasting Network |
USA |
|
|
|
| Mainland Channels |
|
|
|
|
| CCTV-4 |
Mainland |
|
|
|
| CCTV-9 |
Mainland |
|
|
|
| Dragon TV |
Mainland |
|
|
|
| Pearl River Channel |
Mainland |
|
|
|
| Shenzhen TV |
Mainland |
|
|
|
| South East TV |
Mainland |
|
|
|
| Southern Television |
Mainland |
|
|
|
| Foreign Language |
|
|
|
|
| Arirang TV |
Korea |
|
|
|
| Deutsche Welle TV |
Germany |
|
|
|
| Filipino Channel |
Philippines |
|
|
|
| KBS World |
Korea |
|
|
|
| NHK World TV |
Japan |
|
|
|
| NHK World Premium |
Japan |
|
|
|
| RTPI |
Portugal |
|
|
|
| STAR Plus |
India |
|
|
|
| STAR News |
India |
|
|
|
| STAR Vijay |
India |
|
|
|
| STAR One |
India |
|
|
|
| TV5 Monde Asie |
France |
|
|
|
| TVE |
Spain |
|
|
|
| Zee Cinema |
India |
|
|
|
| Zee Music |
India |
|
|
|
| Zee News |
India |
|
|
|
| Zee TV |
India |
|
|
|
| Adult |
|
|
|
|
| Adult Promotion Channel |
HK |
|
|
|
| AV-On-Demand (VOD service) |
Asia/USA |
|
|
|
| Blue Dream |
Japan |
|
|
|
| Blue House |
HK |
|
|
|
| Channel Adult |
Asia/USA |
|
|
|
| CAT Preview |
HK |
|
|
|
| Cat 83 |
Taiwan/Japan |
|
|
|
| Cat 84 |
Japan |
|
|
|
| Cat 85 |
Japan/Thailand |
|
|
|
| Cat 86 |
Japan |
|
|
|
| Cat 87 Badboy TV |
Japan |
|
|
|
| Cat 88 Channel Blue |
Japan |
|
|
|
| Cat 89 Naughty Girls |
Asia/Europe |
|
|
|
| Cat 90 Adult Club Channel |
Japan/Taiwan |
|
|
|
| Cat 91 Super Sex Channel |
Japan |
|
|
|
| Cat 92 Cosmo Plan |
Japan |
|
|
|
| 5X Channel |
Asia/USA |
|
|
|
| Ice Fire |
Japan/Korea/HK |
|
|
|
| Peach TV |
HK |
|
|
|
| Playboy TV |
USA |
|
|
|
| Spicy Zone |
HK |
|
|
|
(Sources: Licensees)
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