CTV8
Encyclopedia
CTV8 or Chinese Television 8 is a free to air regional television channel in Auckland
, New Zealand
. It launched in August 2007 on UHF Channel 62, and broadcast 24 hours a day to the Auckland
urban region. CTV8 has made history in New Zealand as the first Chinese national television channel to be launched. The channel was made available nationwide via Freeview HD on Freeview Channel 28. The station's content is mostly in Mandarin with some Cantonese and very little content in English. It also simulcasts New Supremo (AM936 and FM990) radio.
The channel is owned by World TV Limited
which operates many other Chinese plus 3 Korean and 1 Japanese channels on Sky Network platform
.
urban region (approx. 105,000 Chinese) and for people who are interested in the Mandarin language. The Schedule includes a variety of Infotainment news, dramas, lifestyle talkshows and much more. News is broadcast direct-live from Phoenix News. Most programs are made in The Greater China Region of China
, Hong Kong
, Taiwan
and Macau
. CTV8 also broadcasts its daily morning (I Love New Zealand) and afternoon (News Talk for Today) radio talk shows at 7am and 3pm, respectively.
CTV8's Radio talk shows are free-to-watch on TVNZ ondemand
(only available to New Zealand residents)
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. It launched in August 2007 on UHF Channel 62, and broadcast 24 hours a day to the Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
urban region. CTV8 has made history in New Zealand as the first Chinese national television channel to be launched. The channel was made available nationwide via Freeview HD on Freeview Channel 28. The station's content is mostly in Mandarin with some Cantonese and very little content in English. It also simulcasts New Supremo (AM936 and FM990) radio.
The channel is owned by World TV Limited
World TV Limited
World TV Ltd is a television and radio company in New Zealand. It broadcasts ten television channels and two radio channels 24 hours daily, throughout New Zealand on SKY Network Television...
which operates many other Chinese plus 3 Korean and 1 Japanese channels on Sky Network platform
SKY Network Television
Sky Network Television Limited , , is a New Zealand pay television service. On 30 June 2011, Sky had 829,421 subscribers, which comprises:*808,617 digital subscribers*20,840 other subscribers...
.
Programming
CTV8 is targeted at the rapidly growing Chinese population in the AucklandAuckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
urban region (approx. 105,000 Chinese) and for people who are interested in the Mandarin language. The Schedule includes a variety of Infotainment news, dramas, lifestyle talkshows and much more. News is broadcast direct-live from Phoenix News. Most programs are made in The Greater China Region of China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
and Macau
Macau
Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
. CTV8 also broadcasts its daily morning (I Love New Zealand) and afternoon (News Talk for Today) radio talk shows at 7am and 3pm, respectively.
CTV8's Radio talk shows are free-to-watch on TVNZ ondemand
TVNZ ondemand
TVNZ ondemand is a New Zealand online television viewing and downloading service offered by Television New Zealand in 2007. It offers a variety of free content, such as news updates and programmes seen on TVNZ channels .TVNZ ondemand has been featured in some newspapers and radio interviews because...
(only available to New Zealand residents)
See also
- List of New Zealand television channels
- Phoenix TV ( CTV8's Chinese InfoNews sources )