World TV
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| Launched | 1 June 2000 (Sky TV channels) 1pm, 13 August 2007 (UHF) 9 October 2008 (Freeview) |
| Owned by | World TV Limited |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 16:9 |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language |
Standard Chinese Taiwanese Mandarin Cantonese Japanese Korean English |
| Broadcast area | Major centres on Freeview HD Nationwide on Sky TV |
| Headquarters | Penrose, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Website |
wtv.co.nz wtv.co.nz/ctv8 |
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| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview HD | Channels 028-029 |
| Sky Television | Channels 300-312 |
| Terrestrial radio | 936 AM 99.4 FM 104.2 FM |
World TV is a New Zealand television, radio and print media company specialising in media for Asian migrants and Asian language communities. It operates eleven specialist television channels and publishes a national-circulation magazine for subscribers of its five Sky TV digital television packages. It also broadcasts two free-to-air television channels on the Freeview platform and three 24-hour radio networks through terrestrial radio and Sky TV.
Programmes on the television channels, branded KTV, JTV and CTV, include local news and current affairs programmes, subtitled 3 News bulletins and content from Chinese, Korean, Taiwanese and Japanese broadcasters and producers. The radio stations, AM936, Chinese Radio FM 99.4 and Chinese Radio FM 104.2, broadcast a combination of Hong Kong and Chinese programmes, and local music, parenting and talkback shows.
In December 2005, the company claimed to have 11,500 subscribers across the country for its seven channels of Chinese, Taiwanese and Hong Kong programmes. In 2009, the company claimed 20,000 people received its World TV subscriber magazine. World TV's largest shareholder is Taiwanese resident Fun-nu Tsai with a 19 percent stake; chief executive Henry Ho owns 15 percent of the company and 11 other investors also have shares. The company's income is now evenly shared between advertising and subscription fees.
World TV launched in June 2000 to take advantage of the infrastructure and viewing quality of the Sky TV digital platform that had been launched the year before. Through its ongoing partnership with Sky, it has continued to provide entertainment, educational and cultural programming to new migrants, New Zealand-born Chinese New Zealanders and other speakers and learners of standard Mandarin throughout the country. The company's mission has been to help new generations of Asian New Zealanders retain their language and cultural identity through quality programming, up-to-date information, imported entertainment and local community news.
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