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An image of (from left) Barbara Yung, Lau Dan and Felix Wong, the leads in TVB’s “The Legend of the Condor Heroes”, on display in the Jin Yong Gallery in Hong Kong Heritage Museum. The TVB classic is based on the Jin Yong novel of the same name. Photo: Nora Tam
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Letters | Why I remain loyal to ‘old friend’ TVB

  • Many Hongkongers have grown up with TVB, which offers something for everyone
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“I’m very dissatisfied with TVB’s performance,” said Chinese media tycoon Li Ruigang, according to your report on April 7.

As an average viewer, I was largely unaware of the problems of one of our longest-standing television channels. She has grown up with most of us in Hong Kong. She is like an old friend.

Younger viewers may find her programmes not interactive or progressive enough. As a young-old person, I find them suitably balanced. Cartoons, game shows, Chinese dramas, health and beauty tips, family and business shows, politics, news – you name it, TVB has it. Whether the viewer is a student, a young person, a professional, a worker, a housewife or an elderly person, he or she is bound to find something that is suitable. What more can we ask of a television channel?

Some people find her news and police shows biased, but with the change in the political climate locally, I think that is acceptable, too.

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Li said that TVB has huge business problems. I guess they relate more to behind-the-scene dealings that are beyond the reach of us viewers. But as a dedicated supporter addicted to one channel only, I hope TVB can make improvements, survive the difficult times and continue to thrive, big and strong.

Jacqueline Kwan, Sai Ying Pun

Generational change has started in Hong Kong pop culture

I am writing in about a new internet culture that is developing in Hong Kong. There are three main media platforms young people are drawn to today: YouTube, online forums and television. The former two have grown in popularity in the past two years.

This month, four popular YouTube channels – Trial & Error, Pomato, Arm Channel TV and FHProductionHK – started collaborating to attract young viewers in Hong Kong. In recent years, some Hongkongers have proclaimed the death of the city’s internet culture, music business and movie industry; this collaboration might be one of the ways to buck this trend.

Fortunately, the videos put out as part of the collaboration have logged hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube, although some viewers say the shows are a little boring. These co-productions are a first attempt, though, and perhaps they deserve another chance.

Meanwhile, in television, the rise of ViuTV should ring alarm bells at TVB and RTHK. Young viewers prefer ViuTV, which is more in sync with contemporary pop culture. For example, ViuTV’s inaugural Chill Club Awards was a breath of fresh air: it was a ceremony honouring the latest pop stars (such as Keung To, the hottest name of the past few months) and up-and-coming performers such as Jeremy Lau.

These two platforms reflect a generational change in Hong Kong’s media landscape.

Ivan Chong, Tseung Kwan O

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