Hong Kong: New FTA TV licences approved

The Hong Kong government has in principle approved two pay-TV operators to open new free-to-air television channels. The two applicants set to get the new licences – the first in 40 years – are i-Cable’s Fantastic Television and PCCW’s Hong Kong Television Entertainment.

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Wong has been the most high-profile of the three applicants. He has invested more than HK$300 million in TV-related businesses and his Hong Kong Television Network has started its own production company and signed a team of actors and actresses more http://advanced-television.com/2013/10/16/hong-kong-new-fta-tv-licences-approved/