A television host with Hong Kong-based Phoenix TV has been given a suspended jail sentence and fined HK$5,500 (US$709) for cigarette smuggling. Ma Bin, a former presenter with state broadcaster CCTV, ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-16
It's said that beauty and brains don't often go together. That's why those who possess those qualities are celebrated or disparaged by lesser mortals, depending on their point of view. Is that also wh ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-15
Hong Kong's television industry is attracting mainland investors because of its relatively high degree of freedom. Allan Zeman, an independent non-executive director of Television Broadcasts Ltd. (TVB ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-15
It's amazing that a rerun of TVB’s The Greed of Man has become a hit again in Hong Kong. The stock market-themed drama series has attracted lots of late-night viewers. Some viewers say The Greed of Ma ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-08
The online world is a free-for-all when it comes to dissemination of crazy ideas and rumors. This week some netizens displayed unusual creativity as they circulated rumors that Manulife Financial has ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-05
Remember David Siu of the The Greed Of Man fame? If you have a vague memory of him, you're not alone. The popular TVB drama that became a 1990s cultural phenomenon and inextricably linked to the stock ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-30
Former TVB anchor Alan Wong Tai-kwan has accused the police of not accepting a complaint over an online investment scam that involved the fraudulent use of his pictures. Wong told Ming Pao Daily that ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-28
Many Hong Kong parents tend to buy the idea that if Putonghua is used as the medium of instruction for Chinese classes, the kids will grow up more fluent in the language, which could be critical for t ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-21
Television Broadcasts Ltd. (TVB) said Wednesday that its 2014 advertising revenue suffered from uncertainty triggered by last year's protests. It blamed slow retail sales for dampening advertisers' ap ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-21
Television Broadcasts Ltd. (TVB, 00511.HK) expects mainland media tycoon Li Ruigang to put in more efforts and resources into Hong Kong's top terrestrial television broadcaster after his recent invest ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-21
Three prominent British journalists who have written for the South China Morning Post for nearly 40 years combined will be deprived of their regular op-ed columns starting next month. Philip Bowring, ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-20
It's not surprising that the government renewed the free-to-air television license for Television Broadcasts Ltd. for another 12 years until 2027. But it seems that the government has the agenda of in ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-15
Customs officials have arrested three men suspected to be behind an online forum that illegally distributed copyrighted content from Hong Kong television stations. On Monday, officers from Hong Kong's ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-13
Television Broadcasts Ltd. (TVB, 00511.HK), Hong Kong's dominant terrestrial TV broadcaster, is cutting back investment after winning a 12-year license renewal, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reported ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-13
Suspects in the alleged attack on television journalists during last year's democracy protests wore masks and shower caps in a police lineup. They had asked to be allowed to cover their distinctive fe ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-04
After steering TVB during the golden age of Hong Kong television and presiding over the Hong Kong Economic Journal (EJ) for nine years during which he created a bilingual financial news media, Robert ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-30
No charges will be filed in the alleged assault of four reporters during last year's democracy protests. The Hong Kong police said they will not prosecute the suspects, citing lack of evidence, Ming P ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-30
Hong Kong has been buzzing this past week over the latest mainland encroachment on its media sector, in which leading broadcaster Television Broadcasts Ltd. (00511.HK) is selling a stake in itself to ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-30
On the very day that it unveiled its political reform package for the 2017 chief executive election, the Leung Chun-ying administration kicked off what appears to be a well-planned, well-coordinated a ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-29
Police have taken some people into custody following violent demonstrations Sunday night in Mong Kok, which has been the scene of several anti-government and anti-mainlander protests in recent months. ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-28
