Every day's a screening test of facts, figures and features

As deputy head of the Chinese channel at Phoenix Satellite Television, Angela Fung must find the best in educational and entertainment content

I'D LIKE TO say I have breakfast with Jackie Chan before jetting off to Hollywood to have dinner with George Clooney. The reality, of course, is far from it. But I do love my job.

My work involves selecting and buying the best TV from around the world and putting it into the right slot for our viewers. It's very much a customer-oriented business. My primary focus is to make sure people get to see what they want to see, and when they want to see it.

At Phoenix we run five channels - news, movies and general entertainment, a channel in North America and one in Europe. I am involved in sourcing and acquiring content for all five channels.

We broadcast in Putonghua. The bulk of our content is in foreign languages dubbed into Putonghua. We try to keep our content consistently first-rate. Regionally, Chinese programmes tend to have comparatively lower production values, although this is changing. We also source content regionally, from South Korea and Japan.

People imagine that our work involves watching TV all day. The job calls for a lot more than that. I would be lucky if I saw one full hour of TV content a day. Watching a programme is one aspect of a process that involves research, negotiation and scheduling.

I have to force myself to unplug the telephone and turn off the computer at least one hour a day just to watch a programme. After more than 10 years in the business, I like to think I have an eye for a good show, but I still have to concentrate to make a proper assessment.