Anyone know Kojiro Hyuga? If you're under 30, the name won't ring a bell. If you're from mainland China, you haven't heard it in 20 years. But if you're a football fan from Hong Kong, you're going to ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-27
The Medical Council of Hong Kong (MCHK) has ruled that the obstetrician involved in the tragic case of the baby of celebrity couple Eugina Lau Mie-kuen and Peter Cheung in 2005 was guilty of four coun ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-26
Here is why tycoon Robert Kuok wants to delist SCMP Group and take it back: the publisher owns part of TV City, a jumble of old, disused buildings in Sai Kung which could be turned into a luxury resid ...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
It's a classic who-blinks-first standoff. For 16 months, it has quietly pitted SCMP Group honcho Robert Kuok and British fund manager Stephen Butt. At issue is a 14 percent holding in Hong Kong's bigg ...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
Asia Television Ltd. (ATV), one of the two free-to-air television broadcasters in Hong Kong, is going to rebroadcast some of its programs starting Monday,encouraged by the fact that shows being aired ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-12
Hong Kong people are spoilt for choice in terms of entertainment, with the options ranging from playing video games to watching Korean drama series through the Xiaomi Box at home. But even as the new ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-30
How much does a Hong Kong television artiste make? The question emerged -- and promptly became a hot talking point -- after an entertainment magazine published the story of a former beauty pageant win ...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
Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Thursday, Jan. 9: TOP STORIES Alibaba launches mobile gaming platform to c ...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
Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Wednesday, Jan. 8: TOP STORIES TVB to stop leasing transmitters to Wong's ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-08
Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Friday, Nov. 22: TOP STORIES Ping An online credit platform sees strong gr ...More
EJ Insight2013-11-22
The market gave mixed reactions on Wednesday to the outcome of Hong Kong's free television service licensing. Two winners, namely i-CABLE Communications Ltd. (01097.HK) and PCCW Ltd. (00008.HK), surge ...More
EJ Insight2013-10-16
Multimedia firm Hong Kong Television Network Ltd. (01137.HK) will lay off 320 staff, according to a regulatory filing Wednesday morning. The retrenchments came after the Chief Executive in Council rej ...More
EJ Insight2013-10-16
I-Cable Communications Holdings Ltd. (01097.HK) and PCCW Ltd. (00008.HK) have won free-to-air TV licenses in Hong Kong, Secretary of Commerce and Economic Development Gregory So said Tuesday. They joi ...More
EJ Insight2013-10-15
