Phoenix Television
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| Type | Television network, Satellite television and Cable television |
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| Industry | Broadcasting & Cable TV |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong, China |
| Key people | LIU Changle (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer), CHUI Keung (Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Chief Compliance Officer), WANG Ji Yan (Executive Vice President) |
| Products | Television content, Television programming |
| Revenue | HK$1,530,505,000 (2009)[1] |
| Operating income | HK$325,110,000 (2009)[1] |
| Net income | HK$299,746,000 (2009)[1] |
| Website | www.ifeng.com |
| Phoenix Chinese Channel | |
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| Launched | 31 March 1996 |
| Owned by | Phoenix Television |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Broadcast area | Asia |
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| StarHub TV Singapore |
Channel 805 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 鳳凰衛視中文台 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 凤凰卫视中文台 | ||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Fènghuáng Wèishì Zhōngwén Tái | ||||||
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Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Ltd or Phoenix Television (Traditional Chinese: 鳳凰衛星電視; Simplified Chinese: 凤凰卫星电视; Hanyu Pinyin: Fènghuáng Wèixīng Diànshì) (SEHK: 2008) is a Hong Kong-based Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese (Yue Chinese) television broadcaster that serves the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong along with other markets with substantial Chinese viewers. It has 6 different television channels including Phoenix InfoNews Channel, Phoenix Chinese Channel, Phoenix Movie Channel, Phoenix Hong Kong Channel, etc. Phoenix Television provides news, information, entertainment programmes. It has a good relationship with the People's Republic of China government. It is one of the few privately owned broadcasting companies in mainland China able to broadcast information about events not covered by the government media, such as the coverage on the Rally Against Basic Law Article 23 on 1 July 2003.
The company's head office locates in Tai Po, New Territories, Hongkong, it also has correspondents offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen. The Shenzhen office is said to be responsible for one half of the TV programs' production.[2]
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[edit] History
Phoenix started Phoenix Chinese Channel on 31 March 1996. During these years, the development of satellite allowed them to expand their broadcast to 53 countries and regions with more than 20 million viewers worldwide, of which more than 62% are Chinese-speaking people. It now covers over 150 countries and regions around the world with an estimated 300 million audience, among which, over 42 million households with more than 150 million viewers from the Mainland China.
Phoenix Chinese Channel, Phoenix Movie Channel and Phoenix InfoNews Channel are broadcasting via cable in Hong Kong and via satellite to Taiwan, mainland China and other regions globally.
The Phoenix InfoNews Channel was established on 1 January 2001. It was the first Chinese-language channel that covered news from the regions of Greater China, including mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. There is 24-hour broadcasting on financial news, stock market information as well as news headlines worldwide. In addition, it provides comments and analysis prepared by analysts on current issues and topics.
The Phoenix CNE channel is broadcast in Europe, and the Phoenix North America Channel is broadcast in the Americas.
On 28 March 2011 Phoenix Television lunched its brand-new Phoenix Hong Kong Channel broadcasting exclusively in Cantonese (Yue Chinese).[3]
[edit] Channels
Phoenix TV operates the following channels:
- Phoenix Chinese Channel, launched on 31 March 1996, one of the long-term foreign broadcasters in China
- Phoenix Movies Channel, launched on 28 August 1998. It is now an encrypted pay-television service in China and worldwide.
- Phoenix InfoNews Channel, launched on 1 January 2001, a 24-hour news channel.
- Phoenix North America Chinese Channel, launched on 1 January 2001, which now broadcasts on both EchoStar and DirectTV satellite systems and shares the same programming with "Phoenix Chinese News and Entertainment Channel" (Phoenix CNE Channel).
- Phoenix Chinese News and Entertainment Channel (also known as Phoenix CNE Channel), launched on August 1999, which is now a 24-hour channel based in London and broadcasting via satellite Eurobird 1 across Europe.
- Phoenix Hong Kong Channel, launched on 28 March 2011, a Cantonese (Yue Chinese) channel.
[edit] Programmes
Phoenix features a mix of programmes, ranging from political and economic news and current affairs through talk shows, film and music reviews to movies, and mini series in both Chinese and foreign origins.
Since 1 September 2001, Phoenix Television has been broadcasting a range of United Nations television programme including 57 episodes of "UN in Action", 39 episodes of "World Chronicle", and also some awarded-winning documentaries. Phoenix is cooperating with the United Nations to produce more programmes.
The service of Phoenix is extended to WAP, which facilitates news messages transferred through the mobile technology (SMS and MMS). The service is charged.
[edit] Corporation
[edit] Ownership
Phoenix Satellite Television holdings Ltd is a public limited company. Shareholders include Today's Asia Ltd. with 37.5% of the company, China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited with 19.9%, Xing Kong Chuan Mei Group Co., Ltd. (wholly owned by News Corporation) with 17.6%, China Wise International Ltd. with 8.3% and the public with 16.7%.[4]
[edit] Management
Liu Changle (劉長樂), the CEO and founder of Phoenix TV, said Phoenix TV "is developing a global outlook and independent of local political attachment."
[edit] Personalities of Phoenix Television
[edit] Mandarin News Anchor Stars
Phoenix Chinese Television features many well-known news anchors, talk show hosts as their star presenters. Most of them are degree holders in communications or language studies. Most are bilingual in Mandarin Chinese and English. Some of the top 'star presenters' are
- Wu Hsiao-Li (Sally Wu) (吳小莉)
- Wu was mentioned by former prime minister Zhu Rongji in a press conference, in which he said that he watched her broadcast news everyday.
- Anthony Yuen (阮次山)
- Yuen is the editor-in-chief and current affairs anchor of Phoenix Television.
- Hu I-Hu (Tiger Hu) (胡一虎)
- Hu is a host who has interviewed the South African ex-President Nelson Mandela. He is also the host who has been "the most popular reporter in Taiwan" for 5 years.
- Chen Luyu (陈鲁豫)
- Luyu hosts a popular talk show A Date With Luyu and is likened as an "Oriental Oprah".
- Zeng Zimo (曾子墨)
- Yang Shu (Susie Yang)(杨舒), an anchor in Phoenix TV.
- Dou Wentao (竇文濤), born August 21, 1967, in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, is famous for his weekday talk show Behind the Headlines with Wentao(锵锵三人行) with two guests which he manages.
- Xu Gehui (許戈輝)
- Angela Chow (周英琦)
- Chen Xiaonan (陳曉楠)
- Shen Xing (沈星)
- Luqiu Luwei (閭丘露薇)
- Celia Li (李源), MC for Miss Chinese Cosmos European Pageant finals, known for her news programme 'Europe Today', 'FT Weekly' 'EuroChina Business Report'. Based in London, United Kingdom, she regularly interviews world political and business leaders.
- Liu Hai-Jo (劉海若)
- Liu was traumatically injured in a railway accident in the United Kingdom in 2002 and surprisingly woke from a coma after having been transferred to Beijing People's Hospital. The channel has broadcast updates of her recovering progress.
- Yuchi Lingjia (尉遲琳嘉)
[edit] Cantonese (Yue) News Anchor Stars
- Lu Qiu Luwei (Rose Liu Qiu) (闾丘露薇)
- Jo Ngai Yi-shan (魏綺珊)
- Toni Wong Shan (黃珊)
- Vienna Cheuk Lai-man (卓麗雯)
- Ryan Lau Jeun-kong (柳俊江)
[edit] Good relationship with the mainland
Phoenix has good relationships with the PRC government. In January 2003, the Chinese State Administration of Radio, Films and Television (SARFT) (中國國家廣播電影電視總局) granted landing rights (落地權) to Phoenix InfoNews Channel, making it one of the few non-government related television broadcasters in mainland China able to broadcast information about events not covered by the government media, such as the coverage on the Against Basic Law Article 23 Rally on 1 July 2003.
[edit] Dispute of Hong Kong-based Television Channel
Most mainland and Taiwan audiences view Phoenix Television as their only source of information related to Hong Kong, though not many Hong Kong residents watch Phoenix Television for a few reasons:
- Phoenix channels are only available for Hong Kong audiences who have installed satellite or paid for Cable TV (around 600,000 out of 7 million Hong Kong population, according to ACNielsen), therefore it is far behind popular free channels like TVB and ATV. Additionally, Today's Asia Limited, one of two major shareholders of Phoenix, which is owned by Liu Chang-le and Chan Wing-kei, also owns ATV. Both Liu Chang-le and Chan Wing-kei are ATV's directors.
- Many Phoenix programmes are designed for the interest of mainland and Taiwan audiences, Hong Kong people are generally less interested in political news.
- Phoenix broadcasts in Mandarin Chinese, which is less common in Hong Kong than Cantonese, the major spoken variant of Chinese used in Hong Kong.
Viewership may change after the launch of its Phoenix Hong Kong Channel on 28 March 2011, formally broadcasting in Cantonese (Yue Chinese).
[edit] Prospects of Phoenix Television
- Xinhuanet describes both the pros and cons of Phoenix Television:
- Phoenix Television is good at creating mood in the scenes to touch their audiences, especially when it airs a live programme.
- It is a little bit difficult for Phoenix Television to create perfect production in its programmes due to a lack of capital.
- According to the China Economic Review 2003, Phoenix TV has set up a joint venture with Guangdong Television Broadcasting Development Centre to sell advertising and programming to Chinese broadcasters. This could help in generating more income from advertisements and ease their capital needs.
- As stated in its 2003 annual report, Phoenix planned to:
- Further expand its market share in mainland China.
- Continue to focus on educated young executives in the mainland, aged below 40, with high income levels, as its target audiences.
- Start up a production center in Shenzhen to facilitate their operations in mainland China at lower costs.
- Develop its services through other mediums such as the internet, its weekly magazine (the Phoenix), and bookstores.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Annual Results Announcement for the Year Ended 31 December 2009" (Press release). Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Limited. 2010-03-18. http://www.irasia.com/listco/hk/phoenixtv/annual/2009/respress.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ^ "Half of Phoenix Television programs are produced in Shenzhen" (in Chinese). ifeng.com. 2010-03-26. http://finance.ifeng.com/roll/20100326/1964579.shtml. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ^ 凤凰卫视将开播香港台 以广东话进行广播
- ^ "Company Profile". phoenixtv-distribution.com. http://www.phoenixtv-distribution.com/index.php?tn=profile&lang=us&nid=1. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
[edit] External links
- Official Site (Chinese)
- Official Site (English)
- Asiaweek's article on Phoenix Television : "Rising Phoenix"
- China Economic Review - Article in March 2003 : "Phoenix sets up venture in Guangdong"
- Hong Kong Phoenix TV Station Initiates IT, American Channel
- Phoenix InfoNews Channel to Land in Guangdong
- Phoenix is a member of the United Nations media partnership
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