Three radio stations set to team up with TVB in a new joint show to replace the television broadcaster's annual music awards are unlikely to give up their own award presentations.
The three have confirmed they are in talks with TVB on the new show, but say they have not yet struck a firm deal.
TVB group general manager Mark Lee Po-on said earlier that the long-running Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation - previous winners of which include Canto-pop legends Alan Tam Wing-lun and Anita Mui Yim-fong - will be replaced by a new show decided by public vote.
The move comes as weekly music programme Jade Solid Gold - a lead-up to the awards show - struggles in the ratings.
It has been scoring only eight to 12 points and at the end of October had 10, or 640,000 viewers.
"For TVB, a show with such low ratings should have been axed," and industry source said. "The awards show is not representative any more.