China Entertainment Television
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| Type | Mandarin Chinese-language satellite television channel |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Availability | Satellite television channel |
Broadcast area | Greater China |
| Owner | TOM Group and TBS Networks |
Official website | cetv.com |
China Entertainment Television (CETV) was a Mandarin Chinese-language satellite television channel in the Greater China region, owned jointly by the Hong Kong–based TOM Group (majority shareholder) and the United States’ TBS Networks (36% shareholder). The broadcaster was originally based in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, but moved to Shenzhen, China since 2003.
At launch, the channel was known for its policy of "no sex, no violence and no news", despite the fact that its founder Robert Chua was known for his sexual activities, including the Hong Kong adult video magazine Le Club.[1] Chua said that the launch of CETV was an opportunity for him to create a network devoid of sex and violence, values practiced decades earlier by Walt Disney, who Chua considered to be a moneymaker, as well as traditional Asian values to counter programming from the western world that was penetrating in the continent. Experimental broadcasts started on 1 December 1994 with 12 hours of programming, six hours of original content and six hours of repeats; on 11 March 1995, the network launched its regular broadcast, with a 24-hour schedule.[2]
The network was facing liquidation on 8 July 1998, with debts worth HK$13 million and ambitions of finding a financier. If no financier was found, CETV would shut down.[3]
On 25 October 2016, TOM Group announced that operations of the television station would be ceased at the end of 2016.[4][5] The Communications Authority approved to end its non-domestic television programme service licence on 23 December 2016 and it ceased broadcast on 31 December 2016.[6]
External links
[edit]- (in Chinese) Official website
- TOM Group Television and Entertainment
References
[edit]- ^ "First S'pore cable TV programmer promises no sex". The Business Times (retrieved from NLB). 21 February 1995. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "WORLD BRIEFS". Variety. 5 March 1995. Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "No-sex TV faces liquidation". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 8 July 1998. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "ANNOUNCEMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 13.09 OF THE LISTING RULES AND THE INSIDE INFORMATION PROVISIONS CESSATION OF OPERATION OF SUBSIDIARY" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ "TOM終止華娛衛視營運". 蘋果日報. 26 October 2016.
- ^ CA Approves Termination of CETV’s Non-domestic Television Programme Service Licence
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