Television in Hong Kong is primarily in Cantonese and English. It is delivered through analogue and digital terrestrial,cable,IPTV,and the Internet. Satellite TV is not common,although many housing estates have dishes and re-distribute a limited number of free channels through coaxial cables. The dominant broadcaster is TVB and ViuTV.
The Communication University of China (CUC) is a leading public university in Beijing. It is one of the China's key universities of 'Double First Class University Plan',directly administered by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. CUC developed from what used to be a training center for technicians of the Central Broadcasting Bureau that was founded in 1954. In April 1959,it was upgraded to the Beijing Broadcasting Institute (BBI) approved by the State Council. In August 2004,BBI was renamed Communication University of China. CUC is located in the eastern part of Beijing near the ancient canal,which occupies 463,700 square meters of land and a total of 499,800 square meters of buildings.
Shenzhen Media Group is a media company based in Shenzhen,Guangdong province,China. It owns twelve TV channels and four radio stations which broadcast Chinese music,report news and Chinese talk shows.
i-CABLE News Channel is a Cantonese cable news channel in Hong Kong. It is the first 24-hour television news service in Hong Kong and Asia.
Radio and Television Station of Shanghai (RTS),a Shanghai-based state media outlet,and its wholly owned subsidiary,Shanghai Media Group (SMG),represent one of China's largest state-owned media and cultural conglomerates,with the most complete portfolio of media and related businesses. The Oriental Pearl Media Company under SMG was the first cultural and media company in China to realize a market capitalization totaling more than ¥100 billion (US$15B) on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2015. By June 2015,SMG has more than ¥61B (US$10B) in assets and about 17,200 employees.
Tianjin Renmin Guangbo Diantai,translated as the Tianjin People's Broadcasting Station (TPBS) is a major radio broadcaster in Tianjin,China. They also operate the Tianjin Television station,also known as TJTV. Tianjin Television (TJTV) is a television network in the city of Tianjin,China. Its official website is called Tianshi Wang (天视网). Popular TV programs on TJTV include "Foreigners in China" (泊客中国),"This Week" (这一周),"Xiaomi Helping You" (小秘帮帮),and "Carnival" (津夜嘉年华). Tianjin Renmin Guangbo Diantai and Tianjin Television together forms Tianjin Television and Radio Station.
Xiamen Media Group,is a television and radio broadcasting network in Xiamen,China owned by local government. XMG is joined from former media entities in Xiamen,i.e. Xiamen Television and People's Radio Station of Xiamen.
Hunan Broadcasting System (HBS) formerly known as Golden Eagle Broadcasting System (GBS),is China's second biggest state-owned television network after China Central Television (CCTV). The television network is owned by the Hunan provincial government. The network is based in Changsha in Hunan and Xining in Qinghai. On 20 May 2009,the television network expanded its service to Hong Kong and North America.
Phoenix Television is a majority state-owned television network that offers Mandarin and Cantonese-language channels that serve mainland China,Hong Kong,Macau and other markets with substantial Chinese-language viewers. It is operated by Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Ltd,a television broadcaster with headquarters in Mainland China and Hong Kong. It is also registered in Cayman Islands.
Phoenix Movies Channel is one of the six channels that Phoenix Television operates. It was launched on August 28,1998,and serves as an encrypted pay-television service. Currently the encrypted signal is beamed via AsiaSat 3S across China,Vietnam and South Korea. In the beginning,it was broadcast via cable in Hong Kong,and via satellite to Taiwan,and other regions worldwide besides the mainland. Due to stiff competition from other Chinese movie channels,the channel was withdrawn from those regions.
Phoenix Chinese News and Entertainment or Phoenix CNE Channel is one of the six channels that Phoenix Television operates. It was launched in August 1999 in order to serve Chinese viewers in Europe. This channel is a 24-hour free-to-air channel based in London and broadcast via the Astra 2G satellite across the continent. The channel broadcasts its Chinese programmes to 91 countries and regions in Europe and Africa,and reach more than 56 million households and 80% of European Chinese penetration.
Phoenix InfoNews Channel is a Hong Kong pay television news channel owned by Phoenix Television. It is the first channel to report news across the Greater China region,which includes mainland China,Macau,Taiwan and Hong Kong. The channel first started broadcasting on 1 January 2001,delivering news and financial updates around the clock. Analysts also provide comments and analysis on current issues and topics.
The television industry in China includes high-tech program production,transmission and coverage. China Central Television is China's largest and most powerful national television station. By 1987,two-thirds of people in China had access to television,while today,over 3,000 channels are available in the country.
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.
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.
The Guangdong National Language Regulations is a set of laws enacted by the Guangdong provincial government in the People's Republic of China in 2012 to promote the use of Standard Mandarin Chinese in broadcast and print media at the expense of the local standard Cantonese and other related dialects. It has also been labelled a "pro-Mandarin,anti-Cantonese" legislation (廢粵推普、推普廢粵). The law was signed and came into effect on 1 March 2012.
Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation (JSBC) is China's third biggest television network after China Central Television (CCTV) and Hunan Broadcasting System (HBS). The television network is owned by the Jiangsu provincial government. The network is based in Nanjing in Jiangsu.
Sichuan Radio and Television (SRT),is a major television network in China. The television network is owned by the Sichuan provincial government. The network is based in Chengdu in Sichuan.
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.
TVB Anywhere is an online pay-TV and shopping platform launched by Hong Kong television station Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) for non-Hong Kong audience in 2016. It streams content from its TV channel via set-top box and mobile application. The service targets Overseas Chinese.
