1967
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First wireless commercial television in Hong Kong.
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TVB commenced broadcasting on 19 November with live coverage of the Macau Grand Prix.
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Began broadcasting "Enjoy Yourself Tonight" which later became the world's longest-running TV programme.
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1968
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Produced and broadcast the station's first drama series "Love Story".
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Began satellite coverage of the once in every four years Olympic Games.
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1969
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Broadcast man's first landing on the moon via satellite.
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1971
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"Enjoy Yourself Tonight" (EYT) became the first locally produced programme broadcast in colour.
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Organized the first talent training course.
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1972
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All TVB programmes produced and transmitted in full colour.
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TVB's historic all-star fund-raising telethon raised the unprecedented sum of HK$7 million for victims of Hong Kong rain disaster (18 June).
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1973
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Inaugurated the famous "Miss Hong Kong Pageant" which soon became the best-known and most popular event of its type in the region.
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1976
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Hosted the Miss Universe Pageant, providing global satellite coverage to an estimated worldwide audience of 500 million.
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TVBI Company Limited (TVBI), TVB's international operating arm, was established to develop programme-licensing, video rental business and to operate cable and satellite television channels in overseas markets.
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1984
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January
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HK- TVB Limited was publicly listed. Television Broadcasts Limited was one of its subsidiary companies (5 January).
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1988
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November
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HK-TVB Limited restructured. Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) became an independently listed company and moved to TV City at Clearwater Bay.
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1991
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July
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TVB helped develop and introduced the NICAM system to Hong Kong, providing digital stereo and multi-lingual programming.
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The Station produced "Operation Relief '91" (華東賑災運動) raising a record breaking HK$120 million to help flood victims in eastern China.
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1992
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November
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TVB celebrated its Silver Jubilee.
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TVB organized the first-ever International Symposium on Prospects and Challenges in Chinese Language Television Broadcasting and was attended by over 200 delegates from around the world.
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1994
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September
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The Station organized the "Operation Relief '94" (華南水災籌款之夜) raising HK$37 million for flood victims in southern China.
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October
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Approval was granted by the Broadcasting Authority to establish a regional satellite television broadcasting service designed primarily for audiences across Asia. This approval allowed TVB to form satellite television channels as well as market and distribute them across the region.
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December
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TVB obtained the approval in principle from the Executive Council for a 12-year licence to establish and operate a satellite television uplinking and downlinking system in Hong Kong.
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1997
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June
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TVB launched the TVB Website (http://www.tvb.com) on the Internet to provide worldwide viewers the latest information on the station's programmes and artistes.
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TVB was selected as one of the "Top 20 Leading Companies in Hong Kong" (全 港 二 十 大 傑 出 商 業 機 構 選 舉) in an election organized by the Hong Kong Economic Times.
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TVB was chosen as one of the "Asia's 50 Most Competitive Companies" (亞 洲 最 具 競 爭 力 企 業).
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December
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TVB was ranked as one of "The Review 200: Asia's Leading Companies" (全 亞 洲 二 百 卓 越 公 司 選 舉), an annual survey conducted by the Far Eastern Economic Review. TVB was, for the first time, listed among the 10 leading companies in Hong Kong.
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1998
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July
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On 21 July, TVB's subsidiary Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting Limited obtained a 12-year Satellite Television Uplink and Downlink Licence from the Chief Executive in Council.
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December
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On 7 December, TVB launched the world's first and only 24-hour Mandarin language drama satellite channel - TVB Xing He Channel.
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1999
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January
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TVB was elected as one of the "1998 My Favourite Web-Sites" under the category "Music and Entertainment Site" organized by Sing Tao Daily.
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April
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A HK$1.6 billion re-location plan to move the television production facilities from Clearwater Bay to Tseung Kwan O was approved. It was anticipated that the whole project will take about 5 years (i.e. in the year 2003) to complete.
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October
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Approval was given by The Broadcasting Authority to TVB to set up a new TVB Internet Company, TVB.COM LIMITED.
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2000
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March
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The ground-breaking ceremony of the new TV City at Tseung Kwan O was held on 8 March 2000.
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April
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Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting Limited obtained an External Fixed Telecommunication Network Services Licence and began providing uplink service for channels of TVB Group and telecommunication service for third parties.
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December
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Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting Limited obtained a Domestic Pay Television Programme Service Licence.
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2001
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April
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The Company was awarded the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) International Broadcasting Excellence Award 2001 (二00一年國際廣播卓越大獎). The award recognized the company for its outstanding contribution to the community through a wide range of charitable programmes and activities. Hong Kong thus became the first city in Asia to receive this prestigious award in this area.
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2003
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October
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Complete relocation of TVB to the new $2.2 billion state-of-the-art TVB City at the Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate.
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2004
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February
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exTV, operated by Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting Limited (GSB), a joint venture of TVB and Intelsat, announced the official commencement of its digital multi-channel TV service in Hong Kong on 18 February 2004.
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December
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Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting Limited (GSB) became a wholly-owned subsidiary of TVB. Its pay television platform, previously known as exTV, was renamed as SUPERSUN in May 2005.
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2005
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August
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TVB sold 51% of its shares in Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting Limited (GSB) to Enjoy Profits Limited (49%), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ruili Holdings Limited and Dr Chan Kwok Keung, Charles(2%). The change was approved by the Broadcasting Authority on12 August 2005.
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2007
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August
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TVB sold 20% of its shares in TVB Pay Vision Holdings Limited to Gemstone Pacific Limited. The change was approved by the Broadcasting Authority in Oct 2007.
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December
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With the launch of Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting in Hong Kong on 31 December, TVB provided the first-ever 24-hour high definition channel HD Jade.
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2008
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May
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5 months after the launch of Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting (DTT) in Hong Kong, adoption rate reached about 10% of the households (approximately 218,000 families), a very outstanding figure as the DTT take-up rate in most of the advanced economies does not exceed 5% in the first year of launch. TVB played a significant role in this achievement.
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July
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Further to the launch of service of Temple Hill Digital Principal Transmitting in December 2007, 6 additional transmitting stations started operation (TVB was responsible in building the transmitting stations of Kowloon Peak, Golden Hill, Castle Peak and Mt Nicholson), providing digital TV coverage to 75% of households in Hong Kong.
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August
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HD Jade was turned into an Olympics channel the first ever 24-hour High Definition (HD) Olympics channel in Hong Kong.
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The first ever longest continuous HD coverage of the Beijing 2008 Olympics 16 days from 8-24 August 2008.
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HD Jade broadcast all live coverage of the Beijing 2008 Olympics in full 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound. Such an extensive use of 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound set a milestone on free television broadcasting in Hong Kong.
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A TVB 27-member strong technical team supported the coverage of equestrian events in Hong Kong for worldwide broadcast - the first time that a Hong Kong broadcasting company has been selected by an official broadcasting arm of the International Olympic Committee to provide production support.
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The largest sports event production project in scale with unprecedented investment (over HK$80 million) in resources, facilities and manpower in the Hong Kong sports broadcasting history including a studio of over 7,000 sq. ft. in the International Broadcast Centre in Beijing - the biggest space within the Asia-Pacific Broadcast Union pool.
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8 August - Launch of the first-ever interactive data television service on free television in Hong Kong providing viewers timely and important information at the touch of a button. The first phase provided information on Weather, Hang Seng Index, News Headlines and Olympic Medal List.
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