Broadcast Law

State media regulator suspends TV network after vulgar talk show

30 Nov 2012

China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) took a Jiangsu television network off the air on Friday after a popular television game show violated broadcasting regulations...

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Stone Age broadcasting laws in a digital world

15 Nov 2012

Officials like commerce chief Greg So Kam-leung want us to think the granting of radio and television licences is purely a policy matter, not politics. Rules and procedures are in place to ensure...

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Ask public if they want more free TV, says station

23 May 2012

A company bidding to run a new free-to-air television station has waded into a row over the future of the free television market by urging the government to launch a consultation on whether the...

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ATV's bid to stop new licences rejected

7 Mar 2012

Asia Television's legal bid to stop the government granting three more free-to-air TV licences has hit a setback in the High Court.

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Above board

25 Feb 2012

Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen's close ties with tycoons and the fact that he appears to have rented a luxury Shenzhen apartment from a mainland tycoon who is a shareholder of the Digital...

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Property-sales levy to pay for watchdog

1 Jul 2011

A levy on property sales will be introduced to support a future watchdog to regulate building management companies.

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Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

4:18AM

Jake Van Der Kamp

Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

4:27AM

Licensing of agents reaches all-time high

In a reflection of the strength of the property market, the Estate Agents Authority says the number of licensed property agents in Hong Kong has reached a record high of 31,586, up about 15 per...

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Cable TV wants free-to-air station

One of the leading pay television operators, Cable TV, says it wants to start a third free-to-air station, amid a stream of public criticism recently against the two current broadcasters.

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Shoeshiner prosecutions dropped

Environmental officials confirmed yesterday that prosecutions against four shoeshiners in Central have been dropped.

7:17PM

Getting a radio licence in HK should be straightforward

First of all our government restricts a basic right to freely express opinions through broadcasting, then it restricts a constitutional right by not allowing a radio station to open. It does...

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In Brief

Property complaints up 6pc

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In Brief

TVB confirms some staff will lose their jobs

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