Uncertainty is growing over the prospects of Hong Kong's pay-television market, with licence-holders forced to review their strategies because of the economic slowdown.
CLP Telecommunications (CLP TeleCom) and joint-venture partner Yes Television (Yes TV) are reviewing the scale and time-table of their planned interactive television service.
Meanwhile, Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting, the pay-television arm of Television Broadcasts (TVB), is having trouble finding investors.
The third licence-holder, Taiwan-based Pacific Digital Media (Hong Kong), will start trials with two channels by the end of next month, but it is making a second application to delay the February launch deadline.
CLP Holdings executive director Michael Price said yesterday its interactive television development plan was under review.
CLP TeleCom and Yes TV formed their 75-25 joint venture in June, planning to roll out a bundle of Internet protocol-based services on TV sets.
