... watching TVB's match highlights, the report said. But even this option is not available to “Long Hair” at the Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre -- he had demanded a cell in solitary without a TV. Leung is ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-18
... y for the TVB feed. President Xi Jinping is on record as a football fan so the South China Sea disputes and the anti-corruption drive could go on the back burner for the next month. With China not in ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-12
... e July 1, TVB reported on Tuesday, citing Ambrose So, chief executive of SJM, the city’s biggest gambling company by market share. "We do not know how many gamblers use this means to get cash… but we ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-10
... le Daily, TVB and Yahoo because they are well-positioned in the mass market while new media are still in their infancy. Tsang also said advertisers can be deterred by outlets taking a strong stand on ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-10
... n various TVB shows. It's likely Hong Kong Disney hired him for his dancing skills which come with the ability to organize people, put on a show and demonstrate a sense of timing. As for his talent to ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-06
... a former TVB producer and former program director of Commercial Radio Channel 1, said Ho had a deep impact on television. She said many of TVB's soap dramas were inspired by 18/F Flat C and that the ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-06
... h airs on TVB Jade on Saturday and Sunday mornings. At the same time, the city’s print media, especially newspapers, are almost all under the control of businessmen with close links to Beijing. The ex ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-04
... ying in a TVB report Monday. Living in exile for about 25 years in the United States, Yan is still optimistic about a redress, the report said. While the politically sensitive date draws near, routine ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-03
... ebuted on TVB in 1985. Hongkongers of a certain age might remember him as Siu Chi-keung, the obsessive football player who, with his friend Ozora Tsubasa (Tai Chi-wai), mesmerized young viewers with " ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-27
... of former TVB actress Eugina Lau and singer Peter Cheung died on February 19, 2005, one day after birth, due to head injury, brain hemorrhage and organ failure. Lau said she felt like her baby was the ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-26
... kend that TVB owner Charles Chan has sold Shaw Brothers studio, which is part of the TV City complex, to Fosun International, a Shanghai-based conglomerate. The price tag was reported to be HK$1.5 bil ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-19
Internet TV set-top boxes like the Xiaomi Box are mounting unfair competition and eating in the pay-TV business of Television Broadcasts Ltd. (TVB, 00511.HK) by offering a treasure trove of pirated co ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-16
... he former TVB studio in Clear Water Bay which Kuok plans to redevelop into luxury apartments with Shaw Brothers. The site was stated as HK$1.5 billion but some estimates put its value at HK$3 billion. ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-12
The Medical Council of Hong Kong has postponed the announcement of its verdict on the death of a baby born to former TVB actress Eugina Lau Mie-kuen and singer Peter Cheung in 2005, as some members of ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-12
... sts Ltd. (TVB) are not popular among audiences. But a scholar said television networks should stop doing this because it is a disservice to the city. To Yiu Ming, assistant professor of the Department ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-12
... ayne Lai, TVB's decision has drawn sharp criticism from some people. In online forums, netizens said the broadcaster's selection of the China-produced drama series would mean exerting a subtle influe ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-30
... sts Ltd. (TVB) (00511.HK). It turns out that by the time she left the broadcaster, she had a basic salary of HK$18,000 (US$2,322) a month after a HK$300 pay rise. The Hong Kong Economic Journal's EJ T ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-11
Hong Kong Television Network's (HKTV, 01137.HK) stalled mobile TV offering offers a stark reminder that the city's legal and regulatory framework has not kept pace with the march of technology. In an ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-17
... alks with TVB Hong Kong Television Network Ltd. (HKTV, 01137.HK) may seek assistance from the Office of Communications Authority in its talks with Television Broadcasts Ltd. (TVB, 00511.HK), if necess ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-09
Hong Kong media mogul and philanthropist Sir Run Run Shaw {邵逸夫} passed away Tuesday morning at the age of 107, Television Broadcasts Ltd. (TVB, 00511.HK) said. He died in his home at 6:55 a.m., accord ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-08
