now Business News Channel
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Type | IPTV |
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Country | |
Availability | Local |
Owner | Pacific Century Cyberworks |
Launch date | 20 March 2006 |
Official website | http://www.now-tv.com/ |
now Business News Channel is a 24-hour finance news channel. It is now TV's first self-produced channel, which was launched at 9am on 20 March 2006. The broadcast centre is located in Wanchai, Hong Kong. There is also a broadcast centre in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. In addition to live broadcast, there is also a one-hour delay stock ticker. In addition to finance and business-related news, there are also talk-show programmes. RTHK programmes are also shown on the weekend.
All programmes are recorded using Sony XDCAM and stored on Blu-ray discs.
It won a Peabody Award in 2009 for Sichuan Earthquake: One Year On because it "refused to forget, refused to ignore crucial questions."[1]
See also
References
- ^ 69th Annual Peabody Awards, May 2010.