i-CABLE News Channel (Hong Kong)
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| i-CABLE News Channel | |
|---|---|
| Launched | October 31, 1993 |
| Owned by | i-CABLE News Limited i-CABLE Communications Limited |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV 4:3) |
| Slogan | 走在事實最前線 (At the Forefront of Facts) |
| Country |  Hong Kong |
| Broadcast area | Hong Kong |
| Headquarters | Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong |
| Website | [1] |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Cable TV Hong Kong | Channel 9 |
| Cable | |
| Cable TV Hong Kong | Channel 9 |
i-CABLE News Channel is a Cantonese cable news channel in Hong Kong. It is the first 24-hour television news service in Hong Kong.
The channel forms part of Cable News Hong Kong and is owned by i-CABLE News Limited, and is seen on Channel 9 on Cable TV Hong Kong's channel lineup. News bulletins are presented half-hourly.
[edit] History
The original Cable News Channel debuted on October 31, 1993, as part of Cable TV's launch lineup. The channel was split into two services in 1995: Cable News Channel 1 offered in-depth news analysis and business programming along with several news bulletins at various times of the day, while Cable News Channel 2 provided headline news service 24 hours a day.
On January 3, 2006, Cable News re-organized its outputs : Cable News 1 was rebranded as Cable Finance Info Channel, with a focus on business news; Cable News 2 was rebranded as the new Cable News Channel.
[edit] Newscast
News sections are named according to daily time period.
- Morning Edition（Mondays to Fridays: 06:00-07:00 & Saturdays and Sundays: 06:00-09:00）
- Morning Cable（Cable早晨）（Mondays to Fridays: 07:00-09:00）
- Morning Edition（09:00-12:00）
- Noon Edition（12:00-14:00）
- Afternoon Edition（14:00-18:00）
- Cable News（18:00-19:00）
- Cable News (1900)（新聞最前線）（19:00-20:00）
- International News（國際最前線）（20:00-21:00;22:00-23:00）
- Prime News（21:00-22:00）
- 2300 News（23:00-23:30）
- 2330 News（23:30-00:00）
- 2400 News（00:00-01:00）
- Late Night Edition（01:00-06:00）
The main cast is at 19:30 (with two anchors) and at mid-night(00:00 with an anchor) every day , broadcast jointly with i-CABLE No.1 Channel on channel 1.
Programs that are broadcasted jointly with i-CABLE No.1 Channel include
| News Section | Time | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Morning Edition | 06:00-07:00 | Mondays to Fridays |
| Morning Edition | 06:00-09:00 | Saturdays and Sundays |
| Morning Cable | 07:00-09:00 | Mondays to Fridays |
| Noon Edition | 12:00-12:30 | Daily |
| Cable News (1900) | 19:30-20:00 | Daily |
| 2400 News | 00:00-00:30 | Daily |
| Late Night Edition | 05:00-06:00 | Daily |
[edit] Anchors
Anchors are responsible for the casts on the channel, reporting live news daily. Some of them are the host of programmes of i-CABLE Finance Info Channel.
- Anny Chong
- Jolly Wong
- Mei Wong
- Tracy Kwan
- Venus Wong
- Petrina Wong
- Venus Cheung
- Taly Yau
- Carman Tsang
- Kenix Lau
- Kimmy Ng
- Kenix Wong
- Circle Lo
- Hedy Wong
- Jasmine Law
- Tiffany Mak
- Trista Cheng
- Eugenea Cheung
- Lizzie Chan
former anchors:
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