ViuTV is a
Cantonese language
Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding are ...
general entertainment
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television channel in
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 Delt ...
operated by
HK Television Entertainment
HK Television Entertainment Company Limited (, or HKTVE) is a television service operator in Hong Kong operated by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li's PCCW, through its subsidiary PCCW Media, which also owns an IPTV platform, Now TV and operati ...
(HKTVE), whose parent company
PCCW
PCCW Limited (formerly known as Pacific Century CyberWorks Limited) is a Hong Kong-based information and communications technology (ICT) company.
The company is the majority owner of telecommunications company HKT Limited, and also holds a maj ...
also operates the
IPTV
Internet Protocol television (IPTV) is the delivery of television content over Internet Protocol (IP) networks. This is in contrast to delivery through traditional terrestrial, satellite, and cable television formats. Unlike downloaded media, ...
platform
Now TV
Now most commonly refers
to the present time.
Now, NOW, or The Now may also refer to:
Organizations
* Natal Organisation of Women, a South African women's organization
* National Organization for Women, an American feminist organization
* No ...
and the
media streaming service Viu. The channel serves as a
free-to-air
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syndicator for television programmes of Now TV. Its sister station is the
English-language
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channel
ViuTVsix
ViuTVsix is a free-to-air English language general entertainment television channel in Hong Kong operated by HK Television Entertainment (HKTVE), whose parent company, PCCW, also operates IPTV platform Now TV and media streaming service Viu.
Th ...
.
Its parent, Viu, is the second largest streaming service in Southeast Asia by paid subscribers, ranking between
Disney+
The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment
Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and deligh ...
and
Netflix
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.
The boy band
Mirror
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became prominent following the ViuTV's
talent show
A talent show is an event in which participants perform the arts of singing, dancing, lip-syncing, acting, martial arts, playing an instrument, poetry, comedy or other activities to showcase skills. Many talent shows are performances rather ...
''King Maker''.
History
In 2020, ViuTV had a
reach of four million audiences.
Artists
Groups
With the exception of P1X3L, which is under the label of Universal Music, all of its groups are under the label of Music Nation Records, a music company owned by Richard Li.
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COLLAR
Collar may refer to:
Human neckwear
*Clerical collar (informally ''dog collar''), a distinctive collar used by the clergy of some Christian religious denominations
*Collar (clothing), the part of a garment that fastens around or frames the neck
...
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ERROR
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In statistics ...
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MIRROR
A mirror or looking glass is an object that Reflection (physics), reflects an image. Light that bounces off a mirror will show an image of whatever is in front of it, when focused through the lens of the eye or a camera. Mirrors reverse the ...
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P1X3L
P1X3L (pronounced as Pixel) is a Hong Kong Cantopop boy group formed through ViuTV's reality talent show King Maker II in 2019. The group consists of three members: Phoebus Ng, George Au and Marco Ip. They debuted on 4 January 2021 with the fi ...
Individuals (Male)
* Thor Lok
* Johnny Hui
* Brian Chan
* Colin Chan
* Dixon Wong
* Janzen Tsang
* Vincent Tang
Individuals (Female)
* Hailey Chan
* Shirley Sham
* Bonde Shum
* Katherine Chan
* Sarika Choi
* Mishy FIsh
* Florica Lin
* Alina Li
* Kathy Wong
* Wayii Cheng
* Gloria Cheung
* Pony Tsoi
* Ranya Lee
* Ah Gi
* Melody
* Yoyo Kot
* Alice Hui
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Sica Ho
Jessica Ho Lok-yiu ( zh, link=no, t=何洛瑤; born 24 May 2000), known professionally as Sica, is a Hong Kong singer, musician, stage actress and cosplayer. She was also one of the top 40 contestants on ViuTV reality talent contest programme K ...
* Win Win Yeung
* Ash Chung
References
External links
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Official Youtube Channel
Television channels and stations established in 2016
Chinese-language television stations
2016 establishments in Hong Kong
Television stations in Hong Kong
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