ViuTV

ViuTV
	Logo of ViuTV
Country	Hong Kong
Broadcast area	Hong Kong ; Macau
Headquarters	Hong Kong
Programming
Language(s)	Cantonese and English
Picture format	1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner	HK Television Entertainment ; (PCCW)
Sister channels	ViuTVsix
History
Launched	31 March 2016 (Now TV launch) ; 2 April 2016 (DTT launch); 6 April 2016 (formal launch)
Links
Website	ViuTV
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital TV (Hong Kong)	Channel 99 (HD)
Digital TV (Macau)	Channel 99 (HD)
Streaming media
Viu.tv	Watch live (Hong Kong only)

ViuTV is a Cantonese language general entertainment television channel in Hong Kong operated by HK Television Entertainment (HKTVE), a parent company PCCW who also operates IPTV platform Now TV and media streaming service Viu. The channel serves as a free-to-air outlet of television programmes shown on the channels operated by Now TV. Its sister station is English-language ViuTVsix.

This article is written in Hong Kong English, which has its own spelling conventions (colour, realise, travelled) and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other varieties of English. According to the relevant style guide, this should not be changed without broad consensus.

Its parent's Viu is the second largest streaming service in Southeast Asia by paid subscribers, ranking between Disney+ and Netflix.[1] The boy band Mirror became prominent after members of the group won the ViuTV talent show competition Good Night Show – King Maker.[1]

History

In 2020, the company had an reach of four million people.[2]

Artists

Groups

Except for PIX3L, the label of Universal Music, all of its groups are the labels of Music Nation Records, a music company owned by Richard Li.

References

Yau, Elaine (3 September 2021). "The rise of ViuTV with boy band Mirror and dramas like Ossan's Love". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
Chow, Vivienne (16 March 2021). "Hong Kong's ViuTV Embraces Disruption and Finds Success". Variety. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

External links

Official website

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[Yau2021-09-03-1] Yau, Elaine (3 September 2021). "The rise of ViuTV with boy band Mirror and dramas like Ossan's Love". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

[Chow2021-03-16-2] Chow, Vivienne (16 March 2021). "Hong Kong's ViuTV Embraces Disruption and Finds Success". Variety. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.