Annex 1: Summary of Non-Domestic Television Programme Services

Licensee Date of Launch of
Service
Number of Channels
(No. receivable in HK)
Nature of Channels Target Markets Satellite
1. Starvision Hong Kong Limited 4.1991 48
(0)
General entertainment, movie, music, sports & news etc. Asian region including the Mainland, India & Middle East AsiaSat 5
AsiaSat 7
Measat 3
2. TVB Network Vision Limited 8.1998 22
(2)
Drama, general entertainment, movie & news etc. Asian region, Australia & Europe AsiaSat 7
Intelsat 19
3. APT Satellite TV Development Limited 8.2000 53
(1)
General entertainment, news, movies & sports Indo-China, Taiwan & Macau Apstar V
Apstar VI
Apstar VII
4. Starbucks (HK) Limited 6.2000 1
(0)
Weather, sports, music and finance etc. Asia-Pacific region Apstar 7
5. China Entertainment Television Broadcast Limited 3.1995 1
(1)
General entertainment Mainland, Southeast Asia & Asia-Pacific region AsiaSat 7
6. Turner International Asia Pacific Limited 1989 14
(11)
News, finance, movie, children & family programmes Asia-Pacific region & South Asia AsiaSat 7
Intelsat 19
Intelsat 20
Measat 3A
7. Sun Television Cybernetworks Enterprise Limited 8.2000 1
(1)
History & culture-related documentaries Asia-Pacific region AsiaSat 7
8. GLOBECAST HONG KONG LIMITED 11.2001 32
(13)
General entertainment, sports, finance & news Asia-Pacific region AsiaSat 7
MeaSat3
9. Asia Television Limited 1.2005 1
(0)
General entertainment & infotainment Mainland Apstar V
10. Auspicious Colour Limited 1.2006 15
(8)
General entertainment, infotainment & music Asia-Pacific region AsiaSat 5
AsiaSat 7
11. Phoenix Satellite Television Company Limited 5.2006 4
(3)
General entertainment, news and movie Asia-Pacific region AsiaSat 7
12. Times International Media Group Limited 6.2014 1
(1)
News, sports, travel & infotainment Asia-Pacific region Chinasat 10
13. China Satellite TV Group Company Limited 11.2009 0
(0)Note
Infotainment Asia-Pacific region N.A
14. Power Star Limited 6.2010 65
(0)
News, movie, infotainment & children’s programmes Taiwan, Macau and South China AsiaSat 4
15. Hong Kong TV International Media Group Limited 3.2011 2
(2)
Infotainment Asia-Pacific region Apstar VI
16. Health TV Company Limited 2.2013 1
(0)
Health information programmes, documentaries and general entertainment Asia-Pacific region Apstar V
17. One TV Media Global Limited 5.2013 1
(1)
News, finance, entertainment and sports Asia-Pacific region Apstar V
18. Star China Media Limited 1.2014 3
(0)
Music programmes, entertainment news and general entertainment Asia-Pacific region AsiaSat 7
Note: China Satellite TV Group Company Limited suspended its service between 15.7.2014 to 27.6.2015.