Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong. The company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong,with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service,and TVB Pearl as its main English service. TVB is headquartered at TVB City at the Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate.
The Legend of Condor Hero is a Japanese/Hong Kongese anime adaptation of The Return of the Condor Heroes,a wuxia novel by Louis Cha.
Mars is a Taiwanese drama starring Barbie Shu and Vic Chou of F4 who reunited since Meteor Garden and its sequel Meteor Garden II. It is based on the Japanese shōjo manga series,Mars written by Fuyumi Soryo. It was produced by Comic Ritz International Production and Chai Zhi Ping as producer and directed by Cai Yuexun.
Dave Wang is a Hong Kong-Taiwanese singer,songwriter and actor. His popular hits in the late 1980s,early 1990s and 2000s include "一場遊戲一場夢" and "幾分傷心幾分痴","是否我真的一無所有","誰明浪子心","忘了你忘了我","為了愛夢一生","今生無悔","英雄淚","傷心1999"(Sadness 1999) and "不浪漫罪名" etc.
Justice Bao,Justice Pao,Judge Bao,Judge Pao,Lord Bao,Lord Pao,Magistrate Bao and Magistrate Pao are all references to Bao Zheng,legendary Song dynasty official and the Chinese symbol of justice.
The Chinese Television System Inc. is a terrestrial television station in Taiwan and was founded in 1971. Recent milestones of the network are in sports events,including having the distinction to offer exclusive coverage of the 2017 Universiade,which was held in Taipei. This included airing the opening and closing ceremonies,plus major games,and it enabled its YouTube channel with several options to watch the rest of the games. Due to recent interest in soccer in Taiwan triggered by the success of its national team,it also bought the rights to broadcast on its free-to-air waves the 2018 FIFA World Cup for all matches from the round of 16 to the end of the tournament,thereby becoming the only channel which offered an event often reserved to cable TV channels.
Young Justice Bao is a 25-episode ancient legal drama series produced by the Television Corporation of Singapore in 1994. The drama stars Chew Chor Meng as the legendary Song Dynasty jurist Bao Zheng.
Herman Kwan Hoi-San was a Hong Kong actor. His English name was Herman Kwan. Kwan started off as a Cantonese opera actor in street theatre before joining New Voice Opera Troupe (新聲劇團). He also started singing for early Hong Kong film soundtracks and moved on to act in films,mostly adaption of opera in Cantonese. He became famous and acted in many lead roles. When Hong Kong films started to move towards Mandarin,Kwan's career faltered and joined TVB and acted in various roles. Directors and filmmakers rediscovered his talent and cast him in many supporting roles in films. In 2001,Kwan suffered a stroke and was left mute and paralysed. He died in 2006.
ATV Home was a free-to-air Cantonese television channel in Hong Kong,owned and operated by Asia Television. It was formed in September 1963 as a result of the split of the bilingual Rediffusion Television subscription service into dedicated Cantonese and English-language services. In 1969,the broadcaster was granted a license for over-the-air broadcasting.
All Men Are Brothers is a 2011 Chinese television series adapted from Shi Nai'an's 14th century novel Water Margin,one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. The series is directed by Kuk Kwok-leung and features cast members from mainland China,Taiwan and Hong Kong. The series was first broadcast on 8TV in March 2011 in Malaysia.
Black &White is a 2009 Taiwanese drama starring Vic Chou,Mark Chao,Ivy Chen and Janine Chang. It was produced by Prajna Works and directed by Cai Yuexun (蔡岳勳) with location filming in Kaohsiung,Taiwan.
Outlaws of the Marsh is a Chinese television series adapted from Shi Nai'an's classical 14th century novel Water Margin. It was first broadcast on Shandong TV in China in 1983,and was not completed until 1986. The series was one of the earliest television dramas with an ancient China setting to be produced in mainland China. It was divided into different parts,each focusing on the story line of a certain character. Widely regarded,as a classic in mainland China,the series won a Golden Eagle Award.
In Time with You is a 2011 Taiwanese television series written by Mag Hsu and directed by Winnie Chu. It stars Ariel Lin and Chen Bolin.
Volleyball Lover is a 2010 Taiwanese idol romantic-comedy television series. The television drama stars Godfrey Gao as the male main lead and Annie Chen as the female main lead. It began airing on July 16,2010 on CTS channel after Pandamen.
The Way We Were,also known as 16 Summers, is a 2014 Taiwanese romance drama produced by Ruby Lin and Lisa Tan and directed by Fu-Hsiang Hsu. It stars Lin,Weber Yang,Ann Hsu,Melvin Sia and Jason Tsou as five friends who first met in college in late-1990s Taipei. In 16 episodes,the series narrates a love and friendship story that spans 16 years,from the summer of 1998 to 2014. It is set against major events that occurred in Taiwan during the 16 summers,such as the 729 blackout,921 earthquake,SARS and the Financial crisis of 2007–08.
Love Cheque Charge is a 2014 Taiwanese romantic-fantasy comedy television series produced by Sanlih E-Television. Starring George Hu and Phoebe Yuan as the main leads,the supporting cast includes KunDa Hsieh,Jay Shih,Smile Weng,Jet Chao and Jessie Chang. The Chinese title literally translates to "Happiness Coupon",which is in reference to a promise between the two main characters. Filming took place from August 15,2014 till December 12,2014 and was filmed as the drama aired. The first original broadcast began September 3,2014 on SETTV channel,airing weekly from Monday till Friday at 8:00-9:00 pm. The last of the 74 episodes aired on December 15,2014.
Michael Huang An is a Taiwanese comedian,singer,television host,and writer,best known for his 1992 hit song "The New Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies Dream",the ending theme of the mega-hit television series Justice Pao (1993),and the album of the same name,which ranks as one of Taiwan's best-selling albums of all time.
Back to 1989 is a 2016 Taiwanese fantasy,romance,comedy television series produced by Sanlih E-Television. It is adaptation from Huang Xin Jie's (一念間) who won the 6th Television Scriptwriting Award for creative popularity award held by Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development. It stars Marcus Chang,Ivy Shao,Mini Tsai,Yorke Sun,Ray Yang and Chang Chieh. Filming began on December 28,2015,and wrapped up on May 30,2016. First original broadcast began on January 22,2016,on SET Metro airing every Friday night at 10:00-11:30 pm.
The King of Romance is a 2016 Taiwanese television series created and produced by Eastern Television. It stars Lego Li,Cindy Lien,Gabriel Lan and Serena Fang. First original broadcast began on December 3,2016 on TTV airing every Saturday night at 10:00-11:30 pm.
The Legend of the Condor Heroes is a 2017 Chinese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title and a remake of the 1983 Hong Kong television series based on the same novel. The series was directed by Jeffrey Chiang and starred Yang Xuwen,Li Yitong,Chen Xingxu and Meng Ziyi in the lead roles. It started airing on Dragon TV in mainland China on 9 January 2017,and on TVB Jade in Hong Kong on 8 May 2017.
