The complaint from ATV alleged that certain clauses in TVB's contracts and informal practices with its talents prevented, distorted and substantially restricted competition. The full investigation, which launched in August 2010, found that TVB engaged in anti-competition practices involving unreasonable contract terms and not allowing the talents to speak in Cantonese for other station's shows, among others. According to the South China Morning Post, the maximum penalty allowed by law … [Read more...] about TVB incurs fine for anti-competition practices
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ATV’s executive director quits
According to the South China Morning Post, Hong Kong's ATV announced that it had received documents signed by Shing confirming his resignation from the position immediately, but it was unclear if he had also quit the ATV board.The order to resign came after the authority released its investigation report on ATV on August 23, 2013, concluding that Shing had breached the licensing terms by allowing investor Wong Ching, who is also his relative, to exercise de facto control over … [Read more...] about ATV’s executive director quits
ATV’s broadcast licence in jeopardy
Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Gregory So Kam-leung made the announcement, according to the South China Morning Post, which added that the Communications Authority ordered ATV to remove executive director James Shing Pan-yu from his post by September 2, 2013 after he helped facilitate undue interference from Wong in the station's management. The company was also fined HK$1 million, added the report. "I hope that ATV will comply with the instructions issued by the … [Read more...] about ATV’s broadcast licence in jeopardy
Hong Kong: free to air?
The drama that’s threatening to shake up Hong Kong’s media landscape is in many ways more gripping than much of what’s been seen on local TV screens for some years. With high stakes and highprofi le players, the current wrangling over new free-to-air broadcast licences is costing the protagonists hundreds of thousands of dollars, and has put on ice the expansion and investment plans of both existing terrestrial broadcasters and those applying for new licences. Three aspiring … [Read more...] about Hong Kong: free to air?
Hong Kong authorities fine ATV for breach of broadcasting codes
The Communications Authority (CA) of Hong Kong has imposed a financial penalty amounting to HK$50,000 on Asia Television Limited (ATV) for breaching the TV Programme Code and Condition. The CA says it received close to 2,200 public complaints about the programme broadcast on the Home and Asia Channels of ATV on November 11, 2012. The major areas of complaint were that: the programme content was misleading and inaccurate, such as the remarks that the audience rating between ATV and Television … [Read more...] about Hong Kong authorities fine ATV for breach of broadcasting codes
Views sought on programmes provided by free TV licensees in Hong Kong
The Communications Authority (CA) is inviting members of the public to submit their views to the CA Secretariat between February 18 and April 2, 2013, on the quality and variety of television programmes provided by the two domestic free television programme service licensees, namely Asia Television Limited (ATV) and Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB). In the context of the mid-term review of ATV and TVB's licenses conducted in 2010, the CA decided to collect public views on the quality and … [Read more...] about Views sought on programmes provided by free TV licensees in Hong Kong
