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Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
company
Company
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in 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 broadcasts ten television channels and two radio channels 24 hours daily, throughout New Zealand on SKY Network Television
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...
. It also provides a free television channel on UHF and Freeview.
World TV Ltd aims to provide quality entertainment, educational and cultural programming that serves local born Asian
Asian people
Asian people or Asiatic people is a term with multiple meanings that refers to people who descend from a portion of Asia's population.- Central Asia :...
and new Asian immigrants. World TV launched in June 2000 and in March 2006, the company added three more new television channels to serve the growing Korean
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
and Chinese
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...
population. As of December 2005, the company had 11,500 subscribers.
There is also a subsidiary company, Chinese Voice Broadcasting Ltd which operates the radio stations. World TV magazine is published by the company with a circulation of 20000.
JTV (NHK World Premium)
Japan'sJapan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
state-owned NHK World Premium delivers news, sport, culture, documentary, drama, music, finance report and children’s programmes.
This channel also provides NHK world radio 24 hours service through the sub-audio system.
KTV 1 (KBS World)
Popular KBS Korean language entertainment TV channel delivering news, sport, culture, music, documentary, drama and children’s programmes, finance reports and local TV3 news with Korean subtitles from Monday to Friday.KTV 2
A mix of popular MBCMunhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
and SBS
SBS (Korea)
Seoul Broadcasting System is a national South Korean television and radio network. It is the only private commercial broadcaster with a wide regional Network to operate in the country. On March 17, 2009, the company legally became known as SBS, changing its corporate name from Seoul Broadcasting...
Korean language television channels. MBC supplies news, sport, culture, music, documentary, drama, children’s programming and finance reports. SBS supplies their well known dramas.
CTV1
A Cantonese entertainment and information, finance and business reports from TVBJ, ATV, RTHKRadio Television Hong Kong
Radio Television Hong Kong is a public broadcasting organisation in Hong Kong that is operated as an independent department in the government under the Broadcasting Authority. RTHK operates seven radio channels, and produces television programmes that are then broadcast through local television...
, I-Cable TV
Cable TV Hong Kong
Cable TV Hong Kong , previously known as Wharf Cable before October 1998, is owned and operated by i-CABLE Communications Limited...
with movies from Celestial Movies
Celestial Movies
Celestial Movies is a 24-hour movie channel bringing current Chinese blockbusters to the world. The channel also showcases internationally acclaimed titles from Japan and Korea, and features behind-the-scenes, interviews with movie stars and directors, entertainment news and film award ceremonies...
and daily local TV3 evening news with Chinese subtitles.
CTV2
A variety show channel in Mandarin. This channel provides programmes from ETTV, CTIChung T'ien Television
Chung T'ien Television , is a nationwide cable TV network based in Taiwan. It belongs to the China Times group, which also owns China Television .-History:...
, Jet TV, TVBSN, TVBS
TVBS
TVBS is a satellite television channel and nationwide cable TV network in Taiwan, Republic of China, launched on September 28, 1993. It was established by TVBI Company Limited , a subsidiary of Television Broadcasts Limited in Hong Kong, and ERA Group of Taiwan, and became a wholly owned...
, Azio TV
Azio TV
Azio TV , also known as Asia Plus or Xingya, is a satellite cable channel operated by Era Television in Taiwan. The station provides Taiwan version and Asian version, which provides broadcasting through pay TV in Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore and Indonesia.-External links:...
, Unique Business TV, CTV
CTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
, STV of 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 local productions such as local news programme.
CTV3
A Taiwan base channel in Mandarin. This channel formed by FTVFTV
-Related to television:*Fairchild TV, a Canadian Cantonese television network*Fashion TV, a television network*First Time Video*Federalna televizija, a public service broadcasting organization of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina*Filipino TV, a Canadian...
, SETI, ETTV, CTI
CTI
CTI may stand for:*Corner Travel Index*DePaul University School of Computer Science, Telecommunications and Information Systems at DePaul University*CTI Consultants...
, Da-Ai TV, TVB 8, and STV bringing a selection of prime time drama, and variety shows.
CTV4 (Phoenix TV Chinese Channel)
A Mandarin channel of daily news, business and finance reports, sport, culture, documentary, variety shows and dramas from the Phoenix TV Chinese ChannelPhoenix Television
Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Ltd or Phoenix Television is a Hong Kong-based Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese television broadcaster that serves the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong along with other markets with substantial Chinese viewers...
of Hong Kong.
CTV5
A Chinese drama channel in Mandarin. This channel the latest dramas from Monday to Friday with classical movies and dramas for Saturday and Sunday. Dramas come from the TVB Xing He channel in Hong KongHong 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...
, and individual producers from Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
and Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
.
CTV7
A Mandarin channel formed by Hunan Broadcasting System and Phoenix TV Info News ChannelPhoenix Television
Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Ltd or Phoenix Television is a Hong Kong-based Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese television broadcaster that serves the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong along with other markets with substantial Chinese viewers...
.