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. Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific Limited 4.1991 23
(0)
General entertainment, movie, music, sports & news etc. Asian region including the Mainland, India & Middle East AsiaSat 5
AsiaSat 7
2. APT Satellite TV Development Limited 8.2000 116
(6)
General entertainment, news, movies & sports Asia-Pacific region & Africa Apstar V
Apstar VI
Apstar VII
Intelsat 19
3. Starbucks (HK) Limited 6.2000 1
(0)
Weather, sports, music and finance etc. Asia-Pacific region Apstar VII
4. Turner International Asia Pacific Limited 1989 11
(0)
News, finance, movie, children & family programmes Asia-Pacific region & South Asia AsiaSat 7
Intelsat 19
Intelsat 20
Measat 3A
5. Sun Television Cybernetworks Enterprise Limited 8.2000 1
(1)
History & culture-related documentaries Asia-Pacific region AsiaSat 7
6. GLOBECAST HONG KONG LIMITED 11.2001 14
(13)
General entertainment, sports & news Asia-Pacific region AsiaSat 5
AsiaSat 7
7. Auspicious Colour Limited 1.2006 43
(20)
General entertainment, infotainment & music Asia-Pacific region AsiaSat 5
AsiaSat 7
AsiaSat 9
8. Phoenix Satellite Television Company Limited 5.2006 4
(3)
General entertainment, news & movie Asia-Pacific region AsiaSat 7
9. Times International Media Group Limited Note 6.2014 1
(1)
News, travel & infotainment Asia-Pacific region Chinasat 15
10. China Satellite TV Group Company Limited 11.2009 1
(1)
Infotainment Asia-Pacific region Apstar VII
11. Hong Kong TV International Media Group Limited 3.2011 1
(1)
Infotainment Asia-Pacific region Apstar VI
12. Health TV Company Limited 2.2013 1
(0)
Health information programmes, documentaries & general entertainment Asia-Pacific region Apstar V
13. One TV Media Global Limited 5.2013 1
(1)
News, finance & entertainment Asia-Pacific region Apstar V
14. Star China Media Limited 1.2014 3
(0)
Music programmes, entertainment news & general entertainment Asia-Pacific region AsiaSat 7

Note: In June 2019, the Authority decided not to renew the non-domestic TV licence of Times International Media Group Limited under section 11(6) of the BO after the expiry of its licence on 28 September 2019.