The rags-to-riches media tycoon Roy Thomson famously described the ownership of an ITV franchise in Britain as a "licence to print money". I would say his joy at his profits was evidence that a...
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27 May 2013
Gone were those days when viewers in the Pearl River Delta defied officials by setting up special antennae to receive TV from this side of the border. Meanwhile, back in Hong Kong, during the past...
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26 May 2013
For the first time in 16 years, Hong Kong's soccer fans will be able to see the important games of the World Cup tournament free of charge. TVB's winning of the broadcasting rights and its...
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23 May 2013
Soccer fans in Hong Kong will be able to watch 22 matches of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil free of charge after TVB won broadcasting rights for the tournament for the first time in 16 years.
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21 May 2013
While Hong Kong performers often look West to further their careers, the reverse is rare. But there have recently been a few Western entertainers who have carved out niches in local show business...
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13 May 2013
A court has dismissed TVB's application for a judicial review of a government agency's decision to recommend the granting of new free-to-air television licences, saying that it will not review...
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I watched the US Senate hearings into the JPMorgan US$6.2 billion loss on credit derivatives. Banks justify their huge bonuses, saying that they are needed to attract talent. If the collection of...
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The Hong Kong Rugby Sevens final will be broadcast on local television again - but only because TVB Pearl cut last month's decider after it overran its live coverage, causing viewers to miss the...
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My family thoroughly enjoyed our Easter weekend excursion along the new Central waterfront promenade. What a shame that we were chased by three security officials who instructed my children that...
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The description in Jose Chan's letter ("Policyholders worse off with proposed insurance authority", March 28) distorts our proposals. One of the purposes of establishing the new authority is to...
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The men and (mostly) women who underpin Hong Kong's households lost their longstanding battle for the same residency rights as other foreign workers.
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As a 26-year resident of the city, I have mainly always been proud of Hong Kong. On Monday I felt shame, wondering whether I could even look at a domestic helper straight in the face, feeling that...
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