ViuTVsix

ViuTVsix

Logo of ViuTVsix
Country	Hong Kong SAR, China
Broadcast area	Hong Kong Macau
Programming
Language(s)	English Chinese (in SAP or selected programming)
Picture format	1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner	HK Television Entertainment (PCCW)
Sister channels	ViuTV
History
Launched	31 March 2017 (2017-03-31)
Links
Website	viu.tv
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital TV (Hong Kong)	Channel 96 (HD)
Digital TV (Macau)	Channel 96/98/900 (HD) (Channel number may vary)

ViuTVsix is a free-to-air English language general entertainment television channel in Hong Kong operated by HK Television Entertainment (HKTVE), whose parent company, PCCW, also operates IPTV platform Now TV and media streaming service Viu. ^[1] The channel offers 17 hours of English programming a day including news and public affairs, lifestyle shows, foreign television series, and documentaries. ^[2]

Unlike HKTVE's main channel ViuTV, its online streaming feed is not available daily because of copyright issues. The feed is only available for limited times such as when there are live music and sports events.

History

Pre-launch

In 2015, HKTVE was awarded a 12-year free-to-air television broadcast license by the Hong Kong Government. Under the regulation of the license, the company must have an English-speaking channel with 16-hour of programming by 31 March 2017. ^[3] Until the launch, the channel was originally planned to have 17 hours of programming a day under the format of SDTV. ^{[4] [5]}

On 11 October 2016, The channel name ViuTVsix was revealed with a launch date of 31 March 2017 on their 2017 programme preview ViuTV 2017. ^[1]

Programming

Main article: List of television programmes broadcast by ViuTVsix

ViuTVsix is a general entertainment channel airing 17 hours of a wide variety of programmes from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. It airs news, imported television series, factual television and documentary (some programs were bought from ITV Studios, Fremantle, Sony Pictures Television, Universal Television, ABC Signature, ABS-CBN Studios and other production units). It also airs some live sports and music events, such as Hong Kong Sevens and BBC Music Awards. ^[6]

Children's programming

It has imported cartoons mostly from Nickelodeon, Universal Kids, Nelvana, Entertainment One, FremantleMedia Kids and Family (now Boat Rocker Media) and Allspark (now Hasbro Entertainment) with additional shows from non-English speaking countries or online streaming platforms such as Lost in Oz , and The Fixies.

News, politics and finance

From launch to 2020, any news bulletin on ViuTVsix was not produced by Now TV's news division. Instead, its main newscast ViuTV News and talk show Weekly Re-Viu were produced Reuters. As of 2020, ^[update] ViuTV News and Weekly Re-Viu are produced by its own news division as the decline of its cooperation with Reuters.

ViuTVsix also relays live newscast from the international news broadcasters around the world, such as Al Jazeera, CNN (until 2020), ANC (since 2020), Deutsche Welle, and NHK World, with ABC's news magazine 20/20 . ^[7]

From 2019 to 2020, 24K Finance, the only Mandarin Chinese-speaking live financial program, was produced and aired during Hong Kong Stock Trading Days.

See also

• List of television stations in Hong Kong

References

1. "ViuTV unveils exciting program lineup for 2017 – English channel ViuTVsix will be launched on March 31, 2017". CASBAA. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
2. "Hong Kong's ViuTV to launch new English channel in March next year". South China Morning Post. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
3. Domestic Free Television Programme Service Licence of HKTVE
4. Appendix A HK Television and Entertainment Company Limited
5. Consultation Notice on HK Television and Entertainment Company Limited
6. "Major Sports Event – Events – Hong Kong Sevens" . Retrieved 27 March 2017.
7. "ViuTV ready to roll in English - The Standard". The Standard. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.

External links

• Official website