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Michael Tao
Michael Tao Dai Yu (, born 26 August 1963) is a Hong Kong television actor. Career Tao entered the acting industry in the 1980s, affiliating with TVB. It was during this period that Tao earned the name "Housewife Killer" due to his overwhelming popularity amongst housewives (who arguably constitute a majority of television viewing audiences in Hong Kong), solidifying his position as a first tier television actor in TVB. Tao later moved over to rival ATV in 1997 after problems over his contract with TVB. His ATV series Flaming Brothers defeated the TVB rival show at the time, a landmark for ATV. Apart from filming ATV series, Tao has also filmed in China and Singapore. He returned to TVB in 2004 and has starred in a number of television series since. Once again, problems with his contract resulted in Tao leaving TVB in 2009 and worked mostly in mainland China and occasionally in Hong Kong. In 2021, Tao gained popularity after numerous videos of him singing Andy Lau's 1996 song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898... British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II; British administration resume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
File Of Justice
The File of Justice (壹號皇庭) is a series of Hong Kong legal drama produced by TVB. There were 5 seasons produced, the first was aired in 1992 spanning 13 episodes. The series revolves around a group of lawyers and legal personnel with stories interwoven between their personal lives and the court cases (usually one that involves murder) in which they're engaged. It was also noteworthy that first 2 murder cases in the first series ended in capital punishment because it was not abolished in Hong Kong until 1993, yet the last punishment carried out was back in 1966. This series was also well known for featuring then relatively unknown artists in guest starring or minor roles, who later went on to greater success in film, television or music including Gordon Lam, Leo Ku, Wayne Lai, Joe Ma, Ruco Chan, Kenny Wong. The theme music is an instrumental version of "Your Latest Trick" by Dire Straits. Characters *Ben Yu – A successful prosecutor turned barrister and the protagonist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shine On You
Shine on You () is a drama series produced by Hong Kong broadcaster TVB and was first aired from September 13 to October 22, 2004 in the prime time 8:00 to 9:00 pm slot. Consisting of 30 episodes it was produced by Mui Siu Ching and featured a cast consisting of amongst others Bobby Au Yeung, Kenix Kwok and Michael Tao. The series concerned the lives of student and teachers at a band three (the lowest classification) school in Hong Kong. Michael Tao and Kenix Kwok were paired together for the first time since Detective Investigation Files III ended 7 years prior to this series. Following its first broadcast the series was repeated from July, 24 to September 1, 2006 in the noon time (11:45-12:45) slot, and again from July 22, 2010 in the early evening (17:55-18:25) slot. Synopsis Due to office politics Ga Jai Choi (Bobby Au Yeung) a successful business executive is assigned to become the headmaster of a school. The school (the Sam Shui Agriculture and Fishing General Staff Asso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cable TV Hong Kong
Hong Kong Cable Television Limited (), formerly known as Wharf Cable Television Limited () until 31 October 1998, is a cable television provider in Hong Kong currently owned by Forever Top (Asia) Limited, which operates it as a part of i-Cable Communications business. It was the second company to provide cable television service in Hong Kong (after Rediffusion Television, which ceased cable operation with the launch of their terrestrial television channels in 1973). It was incorporated on 30 June 1993 and officially inaugurated on 31 October same year, offering a package of over 100 pay television channels, 54 of which are directly operated by the company. History The company was founded as Wharf Cable Television (), incorporated on 30 June 1993. Cable-based transmissions were officially inaugurated by the Governor of Hong Kong Chris Patten. Wharf Cable Television changed its name to Hong Kong Cable Television () on 31 October 1998. In October 2001, Hong Kong Cable Televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Television System
The Chinese Television System Inc. () is a terrestrial television station in Taiwan and was founded in 1971. Recent milestones of the network are in sports events, including having the distinction to offer exclusive coverage of the 2017 Universiade, which was held in Taipei. This included airing the opening and closing ceremonies, plus major games, and it enabled its YouTube channel with several options to watch the rest of the games. Due to recent interest in soccer in Taiwan triggered by the success of its national team, it also bought the rights to broadcast on its free-to-air waves the 2018 FIFA World Cup for all matches from the round of 16 to the end of the tournament, thereby becoming the only channel which offered an event often reserved to cable TV channels. History Founded on October 31, 1971, CTS began as a joint venture between the Republic of China Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Education. In its inception, CTS was the only VHF television ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Showbiz Tycoon
''Showbiz Tycoon'' is a 2000 Hong Kong semi-biographical television drama loosely based on the life of Hong Kong entertainment mogul Run Run Shaw, founder of film company Shaw Brothers Studio and television company TVB. The drama stars Michael Tao as Shaw, Carina Lau as Shaw's wife Mona Fong, Wayne Lai and Alex Fong respectively as Leonard Ho and Raymond Chow, Shaw's former business partners and founders of Golden Harvest, Shaw Brothers' rival company. Cast References {{reflist External links *Showbiz Tycoon' at Douban Douban.com (), launched on 6 March 2005, is a Chinese online database and social networking service that allows registered users to record information and create content related to film, books, music, recent events, and activities in Chinese c ... *Showbiz Tycoon' at Legend Music Asia Television original programming 2000 Hong Kong television series debuts 2000 Hong Kong television series endings Television series about show business Works about mas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Corporation Of Singapore
Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and stylised as mediacorp, is a media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media properties in the country. Mediacorp forms one half of the mass media duopoly in the country, alongside SPH Media Trust. Its logo is the geometric M with rainbow palette. History 1925–1965: Pre-independence era Radio broadcasting The history of radio broadcasting in Singapore began with the formation of the Amateur Wireless Society of Malaya (AWSM) in April 1925, which launched shortwave transmission from a studio in the Union Building at Collyer Quay using a 100-watt transmitter lent by the Marconi Company under callsign 1SE (One Singapore Experimental). The transmissions could be received from as far as Penang, albeit with atmospheric interferences at times. In 1930, Sir Earl from the Singapore Port Authority commenced its short wave bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisely Series
The ''Wisely Series'' is a series of Chinese adventure-science fiction novels written by the Hong Kong novelist Ni Kuang. The protagonist of the series is Wisely (sometimes also spelt "Wesley"). In total, there are 161 stories about Wisely recorded in 156 novels. Of these, only 150 stories in 145 novels are written by Ni Kuang; the remaining ones are written by other writers with Ni Kuang's permission. Some of these stories have been adapted into media, such as the films ''The Legend of Wisely'' (1987), '' The Cat'' (1992) and ''The Wesley's Mysterious File'' (2002), and the television series ''The New Adventures of Wisely'' (1998) and ''The 'W' Files'' (2004). Publishing history Ni Kuang wrote 150 ''Wisely'' stories in the form of 145 novels, most of which have a serial number to reflect the chronological order of their year of publication. There are 11 other ''Wisely'' stories written by other writers with Ni Kuang's permission. There are a total of 161 ''Wisely'' stories in 156 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Adventures Of Wisely
''The New Adventures of Wisely'' is a Singaporean adventure-science fiction television series adapted from the novel series ''Wisely Series'' by Ni Kuang. It was directed by Daisy Chan and starred Hong Kong actor Michael Tao as Wisely (or Wei Si Li), the main character. The series was first aired on Television Corporation of Singapore Channel 8 (now MediaCorp Channel 8) in Singapore in 1998. Plot The 30 episodes long series is divided into six segments, each involving a mystery case that Wisely has to solve. ;''Shadow'' (影子) Uncle Cai is accused of murdering a man who claimed that his shadow was after his life. Wisely investigates the mystery and learns that the shadow is the ghost of a man who committed suicide by throwing himself into a charcoal kiln. Once the shadow attaches himself to someone, he can control the person's movements and make him/her do things against his/her will. Wisely helps the shadow find a new "home", a rare piece of charcoal, and in return, the shadow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detective Investigation Files III
''Detective Investigation Files III'' is a 1997 TVB production. It was a direct sequel to Detective Investigation Files II and the third installment in the Detective Investigation Files Series. The series ran for 40 episodes. Only Michael Tao, Joey Leung and Kenix Kwok returned to reprise their roles from the previous two installments. Louisa So, Amy Kwok, Joseph Lee and Sammi Cheng did not participate in this series; instead they were replaced by Margaret Chung, Law Koon Lan, Liu Kai-chi, Monica Chan and Winnie Yeung who portrayed new characters. This installment featured 10 cases. Cast Main Cast Cases Case 1: The Other Jessie (Episode 1–5) Case 2: Rape and Revenge (Episode 6–9) Case 3: Unexpected Murderer (Episode 10–12) Case 4: Love-hate Struggle (Episode 13–15) Case 5: Butterfly Triggers (Episode 16–18) Case 6: A Furious Affair (Episode 19–23) Case 7: Now You See Me, Now You Don't (Episode 24–27) Case 8: The Charlatan Murders (Episode 28–3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVB Jade
TVB Jade (), or simply Jade, is a Hong Kong Cantonese-language free-to-air television channel owned and operated by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) as its flagship service, alongside its sister network, the English-language TVB Pearl. Broadcasting started on 19 November 1967. It is headquartered at TVB City at the Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate in Tseung Kwan O, in the Sai Kung District. Primarily broadcasting entertainment programming, TVB Jade has historically been the most dominant television channel in the region in terms of viewership, with its closest competitor having been the now-defunct ATV Home. Jade primarily broadcasts in the Cantonese language; it has also offered programs with alternative audio tracks in Mandarin, English, and other foreign languages. Some shows also offer subtitles in multiple languages. Audience During the 21:30 to 22:30 weekday time-slot, TVB Jade consistently attains the highest television audience ratings in Hong Kong. With an averag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambition (TV Series)
''Ambition'' is a Hong Kong thriller television series produced by TVB and starring Gallen Lo, Amy Kwok, Michael Tao and Wong Wai. The series was released overseas in 1993 before airing locally on TVB Jade in 1996. Plot Cheung Man-wai (Gallen Lo) is an outstanding student of the Hong Kong University who conceals the fact that his mother is a madam of a brothel and dreams of prospering in life. Due to his personality, Kwok Ka-bo (Michael Tao) is Man-wai's only friend and confidant. The ambitious Man-wai is bent on putting himself under the patronage of a bigwig and marries Lily Cheung (Noel Leung), daughter of wealthy tycoon Cheung Yiu-tung (Wong Wai). Man-wai murders his girlfriend, Law Siu-fong (Cheung Man-sui), and in a deliberate arrangement, wins Lily's heart. At this time, however, Man-wai discovers that Liy is Yiu-tung's adopted child and has a poor relationship with her father and thus, Man-wai wants to break up with Lily. However, Lily discovers that she is pregnant with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
