I-CABLE News Channel (Hong Kong)
| i-CABLE News Channel | |
|---|---|
| Launched | October 31, 1993 |
| Owned by |
i-CABLE News Limited i-CABLE Communications Limited |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 16:9 and 4:3 |
| Slogan | 公信力始終如一 (Consistently. Credibility.) |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Broadcast area | Hong Kong |
| Headquarters | Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong |
| Website | [1] |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Cable TV Hong Kong | 9 |
| DirecTV (USA) | 2109 |
| Cable | |
| Cable TV Hong Kong | 9 |
| IPTV | |
i-CABLE News Channel is the first and only 24-hour full-live news channel 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.
The original Cable News Channel debuted on 31 October 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 3 January 2006, Cable News re-organised 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.
News sections are named according to daily time period. (All time HKT)
The main cast is at 19:30 (with two anchors), jointly with i-CABLE No.1 Channel on channel 1, and at mid-night(00:00 with an anchor) every day.
Programs that are broadcast jointly with i-CABLE No.1 Channel include:
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.
former anchors:
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