Guangdong,formerly romanized as Canton or Kwangtung,is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.84 million across a total area of about 179,800 km2 (69,400 sq mi),Guangdong is the most populous province of China and the 15th-largest by area as well as the second-most populous country subdivision in the world.
TVB Jade,or simply Jade,is a Hong Kong Cantonese-language free-to-air television channel owned and operated by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) as its flagship service,alongside its sister network,the English-language TVB Pearl. Broadcasting started on 19 November 1967. It is headquartered at TVB City at the Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate in Tseung Kwan O,in the Sai Kung District. Primarily broadcasting entertainment programming,TVB Jade has historically been the most dominant television channel in the region in terms of viewership,with its closest competitor having been the now-defunct ATV Home.
NRN is a television station originating in Coffs Harbour,Australia owned by WIN Corporation as part of the WIN Television network,affiliated to Network 10. The station was formally a partnership between NRN-11 Coffs Harbour and RTN-8 Lismore.
Commercial broadcasting is the broadcasting of television programs and radio programming by privately owned corporate media,as opposed to state sponsorship. It was the United States' first model of radio during the 1920s,in contrast with the public television model in Europe during the 1930s,1940s and 1950s,which prevailed worldwide,except in the United States and Brazil,until the 1980s.
Southern Cross Media Group Limited,doing business as Southern Cross Austereo,is an Australian media company which operates broadcast radio and television stations. It is the largest radio broadcaster in Australia,operating 86 radio stations,and has a reach into every state and territory.
Guangdong Television is a television station in Guangzhou,Guangdong province in China. Guangdong TV is the oldest television station in the province,which covers Guangdong and surrounding provinces. At present,Guangdong TV has a staff of around 1,800 people.
Chongqing Broadcasting Group (CBG;is a government-owned television network based in the city of Chongqing in southwestern China. Established in 1981,Chongqing Television has been the leading broadcasting network in Chongqing and its affiliated counties and districts. After Chongqing became a direct-controlled municipality in 1997,Chongqing Television became the official TV program to represent and propagate the cultures and development of Chongqing. Chongqing Television became a subdivision of Chongqing Broadcasting Group in 2004 with a headquarter in Jiulongpo District. Its main channel,CTV is carried on cable systems in urban areas throughout mainland China and is available nationwide on both analogue and digital satellites.
Radio Guangdong is a provincially-owned radio station in Guangdong,owns nine radio channels and two newspapers. Radio Guangdong is a part of Guangdong Radio and Television,and is a member of World Radio Network.
TVS Television,originally known as Southern Television Guangdong is a regional Chinese language sub-network under Guangdong Radio and Television in Southern China. TVS is based in Guangzhou and covers mainly in Guangdong and Hong Kong. Most of the channels programming and broadcast is mainly in Cantonese,with additional Mandarin Chinese broadcasts.
The Guangzhou Broadcasting Network,also known as GZBN,is a municipally-owned television network in Guangzhou,Guangdong,People's Republic of China. The television department made its first broadcast on 10 January 1988,while radio department made its first broadcast on 1 December 1991. The GZBN is also owns a cable company and a showbiz newspaper,and owns Sky Link TV in the US.
Great! Movies is a British free-to-air television channel owned by Narrative Entertainment UK Limited that broadcasts across the UK and Ireland showing films and related content. The channel is transmitted on all the major broadcast platforms in the UK - terrestrial,satellite and cable. The channel is only broadcast in standard-definition.
In July 2010,the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Guangzhou Committee,in a written proposal to mayor of Guangzhou Wan Qingliang,suggested increasing Mandarin programming on Guangzhou Television's main and news channels. The proposal sparked widespread controversy,met with fierce criticism in native Cantonese-speaking cities including Guangzhou and Hong Kong,which eventually triggered a mass protest in the former city. In a formal response,Guangzhou TV rejected the proposal,citing "historic causes and present demands" as reasons for Cantonese-Mandarin bilingualism.
WRN Broadcast,formerly known as World Radio Network,is an international broadcast services company based in the United Kingdom that works with television channels and radio broadcasters,media owners and brands enabling them to deliver content to target audiences worldwide.
Guangdong Radio and Television,commonly known as GRT,is a broadcasting company based in Guangdong,China. The company is operating 9 radio channels,12 free-to-air and 10 pay television channels. The company is owned by the Guangdong provincial government. The company is based in Guangzhou,Guangdong. The GRT compete ratings with local municipal broadcasters and Hong Kong's TVB network in the province.
The Liberty Flames Sports Network is an American syndicated regional radio and television network with occasional broadcasts. The network broadcasts Liberty University Flames football,volleyball,softball and baseball as well as men's and women's basketball games over the air on television and radio.
