HK Television Entertainment Company Limited (, or HKTVE) is a television service operator in Hong Kong operated by Hong Kong billionaire

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, through its subsidiary PCCW Media, which also owns an

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platform,

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and operating an OTT service, Viu.

History

The company was launched in January 2010, HKTVE has applied for an over-the-air license for PCCW Limited. HKTVE's license was formally approved by the Hong Kong government on the first day of April 2015, concurrent with the announcement that ATV's over-the-air license would be revoked on 31 March 2016. Upon approval, HKTVE plan to launch a Cantonese channel within 12 months and an English channel within 24 months. The Cantonese service and ATV's replacement,

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, will operate on a 24-hour schedule, While the English channel,

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, will also operate on a 17-hour schedule. The licence was issued on a 12-year term, subject to a mid-term review in 2021.

Artists

Groups

Except for PIX3L, the label of Universal Music, all of its groups are the labels of Music Nation Records, a music company owned by Richard Li. *

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References

{{PCCW Television stations in Hong Kong Television channels and stations established in 2010