Phoenix Television (鳳凰衛星電視) SEHK: 8002 is a Hong Kong-based Mandarin Chinese television broadcaster that aims to promote a free flow of information and entertainment within the Greater China region. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange ( also 港交所 abbreviated as HKEX;) is the Stock exchange of Hong Kong. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders It has 5 different television channels. Phoenix Television is well-known of providing Infotainment programmes with popular 'Star' Anchors and talk show hosts. Being on good terms with the People's Republic of China government, it is one of the few non-government related television broadcasters in mainland China and has been 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. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23 is the basis (parent statute of a Security Law proposed by the Government of Hong Kong. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
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Channels
Phoenix TV operates the following channels:
- Phoenix Chinese Channel, launched on 31st March 1996, one of the long-term foreign broadcasters in China
- Phoenix Movies Channel, launched on 28th August 1998. Phoenix Movies Channel is one of the five channels that Phoenix Television operates It is now in its 5th year of operation as an encrypted pay-television service in China and worldwide.
- Phoenix InfoNews Channel, launched on 1st January 2001, a twenty-four-hour news channel. Phoenix InfoNews Channel is one of the five channels that Phoenix Television operates
- Phoenix North America Chinese Channel, launched on 1st 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 North America Chinese Channel is one of the five channels that Phoenix Television operates
- Phoenix Chinese News and Entertainment Channel (also known as Phoenix CNE Channel), launched in August 1999, which is now a 24 hour channel based in London and broadcasting via satellite Eurobird D6 across Europe. Phoenix Chinese News and Entertainment (CNE Channel is one of the five channels that Phoenix Television operates London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
History
Phoenix started Phoenix Chinese Channel on 31 March 1996. Shenzhen is a city of sub-provincial administrative status in southern China's Guangdong province situated immediately Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) 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 covers over 42 million households with more than 150 million viewers from the Mainland China. Mainland China, Continental China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term synonymous with the area that is under the jurisdiction
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 worldwide. This article is about artificial satellites For natural satellites also known as moons see Natural satellite. REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES
The Phoenix InfoNews Channel was established in 1 Jan 2001. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. It was the first Chinese language channel that covered news among Greater China regions, 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.
In order to strive for diversity, the Phoenix CNE channel, broadcasted in Europe, and Phoenix North America Channel, which is the first Chinese language channel that is available across North America, were established.
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.
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The service of Phoenix is extended to WAP, which facilitates news messages transferred through the mobile technology (SMS and MMS). WAP is an open international Standard for Application layer network communications in a Wireless communication environment Short Message Service ( SMS) is a Communications protocol allowing the interchange of short text messages between mobile telephone devices. Multimedia Messaging Service, MMS for short is a Cellular telephone standard for sending messages that include multimedia objects (images audio video rich The service is charged.
Corporation
Ownership
Phoenix Satellite Television holdings Ltd is a public limited company free shareholders are STAR TV(wholly-owned by News Corporation) and Today's Asia Limited, owning 75% of Phoenix Television and public investors hold 16. News Corporation (often abbreviated to News Corp) (,,) is one of the world's largest media conglomerate companies by Market capitalisation 4% of Phoenix shares outstanding.
Management
Liu Chang Le (劉長樂), the CEO and founder of Phoenix TV said Phoenix TV is "developing a global outlook and independent of local political attachment". He is a former People's Liberation Army Colonel and is known to have produced government propaganda during the Cultural Revolution.
Specialities of Phoenix Televisions
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. Some of the top 'star presenters' are
- Wu Hsiao-Li (吳小莉)
- Wu was mentioned by former prime minister Zhu Rongji in a press conference that he watched her broadcasted news everyday. Zhū Róngjī (born 1 October 1928) is a prominent Chinese politician who served as the Mayor and Party chief in Shanghai between 1987 and 1991 before serving as Vice-Premier
- Hu I-Hu (Tiger Hu)(胡一虎)
- Hu is a reporter who interviewed the South African ex-President Nelson Mandela. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (xolíɬaɬa mandéːla born 18 July 1918 is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative He is also the reporter who has been "the most popular reporter in Taiwan" for 5 years. Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia.
- Chen Luyu (陈鲁豫)
- Luyu hosts a popular talk show (A Date With Luyu) and likened as an "Oriental Oprah". A Date With Luyu (also spelled A Date With Lu Yu) (鲁豫有约 is a popular Chinese television Talk show that airs on Phoenix
- Zeng Zimo (曾子墨)
- Yang Shu (Susie Yang)(杨舒), a pretty anchor in Phoenix TV. Yang Shu ( (born September 23, 1963) is a Chinese Cinematographer, based in Beijing.
- Dou Wentao (竇文濤), born August 21, 1967, in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province （河北省石家庄市）, is famous for his daily talkshow Behind the Headlines with Wentao（锵锵三人行） with two guests which he manages, since the beginning of the airing of the programme. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Shijiazhuang ( literally "The Stones' Village" is a Prefecture-level city and the Capital of Hebei province, China ( Postal map spelling: Hopeh) is a northern province of the People's Republic of China.
- Xu Gehui (許戈輝)
- Luqiu Luwei (閭丘露薇)
- Lu is the first Chinese female reporter went to Iraq in the Iraqi war. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.
- Lu's contributions on reporting Iraq wars and SARS are praised by PRC Chairman Hu Jin Tao. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Hu Jintao ( born 21 December 1942 is currently the Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China, holding the titles of General Secretary of the Communist
- Liu Hai-Jo (劉海若)
- Liu was traumatically injured in a railway accident in the United Kingdom in 2002 and surprising survived after transferring to Beijing People's Hospital. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
- The channel has broadcasted updates of her recovering progress.
Close Relationship with Mainland
Phoenix has good relationships with the PRC government. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES 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. Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23 is the basis (parent statute of a Security Law proposed by the Government of Hong Kong. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
Hong Kong Television?
Most mainland and Taiwan audiences view Phoenix Television as their only source of information related to Hong Kong though not many Hong Kong citizens are watching 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. ACNielsen is a global Marketing research firm with worldwide headquarters in New York City. Television Broadcasts Limited ( commonly known as TVB, was the first over-the-air commercial Television station in Hong Kong. Asia Television Limited ( is one of the two free-to-air television broadcasters in Hong Kong, the other being its arch-rival Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB 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.
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. Shenzhen is a city of sub-provincial administrative status in southern China's Guangdong province situated immediately
- Develop its services through other mediums such as the internet, its weekly magazine (the Phoenix), and bookstores. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks
See also
External links
- Official Site
- Official Site in 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