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Television Broadcasts Limited (), commonly known as '''TVB''', was the first over-the-air commercial , the other being its arch-rival in business, ATV .1 TVB is the first , the succeeder of Rediffusion Television), TVB is still known as "Wireless Television" today. TVB is now the largest commercial Chinese program producer in the world, with a staff of about 4,500, including about 500 contract artists and staff in overseas subsidiary companies. The company's current chairman is Sir Run Run Shaw . It owns two free-to-air channels in Hong Kong, namely TVB Jade ( Cantonese ) and TVB Pearl ( English and foreign languages). TVB Jade enjoys the largest audience share in Hong Kong, and is often referred to simply as TVB. TVB is also involved in Hong Kong's pay-TV market, providing twelve channels for its associated company, TVB Pay Vision Limited. TVB have also decided to launch a free-to-air HDTV channel in 2007 Q3, offering general entertainment programing with more than 14 hours of high definition programs per day. 2 TVB reaches out to the s are internationally acclaimed, and many of Hong Kong's top film and pop stars started their careers at TVB. Special TVB events such as the annual ''TVB Anniversary Celebration'' are broadcast to worldwide audience. TVB also runs talent programmes such as the annual Miss Hong Kong and Miss Chinese International Beauty Pageant s. Successful contestants may be offered TVB's contracts and represent Hong Kong to take part at world-class beauty contests, including the Miss World Pageant . DEVELOPMENT TVB enjoys dominance of the television market in Hong Kong, but it is not considered the powerhouse it used to be. It was started in 1965 as a competitor to what was then called Rediffusion Television , later to become ATV, a cable operator that charged subscription fees for its operation, and the only terrestrial competitor to TVB. One of the first show launched was Enjoy Yourself Tonight in 1967. TVB receives praise for its programming from a wide range of demographics, including the middle class, as was the case with its 2004 historical drama series '' War And Beauty ''. Its programme lineup features a steady stream of soap operas, variety shows and other populist fare. Its documentaries and news programming rarely feature serious analysis, skewing instead toward human interest stories. TVB has been criticised for signing exclusive contracts with many local celebrities which restrict them from appearing on other local television stations. Hong Kong's Cable TV claims it is unfair competition (although Asia Television Ltd , another major television station in Hong Kong, disagrees). In fact, many artists do not have exclusive contracts with TVB and are free to show up in programmes produced by other local television stations or out-sourcing production houses. The annual TVB Music Awards ceremony is one of the biggest for Cantopop personalities. It is widely rumoured that TVB hands out the awards to those who are obedient to the company's demands, and the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Hong Kong) has investigated the arrangement of the awards. 4It ruled that three TVB staff members under scrutiny were not guilty. Afterwards, TVB reformed its music programs in a bid to re-establish their authority.5 On the other hand, TVB was awarded the National Association Of Broadcasters 's (NAB) International Broadcasting Excellence Award in 2001 . The award recognised the company's outstanding contributions to the community through a wide range of charitable programs and activities. Hong Kong thus becomes the first city in Asia to receive this prestigious award in this area. In 2005 , TVB, in association with the Hong Kong Jockey Club , organised the biggest fundraising campaign in the company's history in response to South-East Asia's tsunami disaster. It raised over 100 million Hong Kong Dollars to assist the people affected. To cope with future development and expansion, TVB began planning in 2019 to develop a replacement facility at the Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate . The new HK$2.2 billion TVB City came into full operation in October 2003 . The new headquarters are built on by far the largest piece of land ever leased by the then Hong Kong Industrial Estates Corporation and the first service-providing company in the area. It has a building area of over 110,000 square metres, 30% more than that of the previous facilities at Clearwater Bay. Studio 1 in TVB City, which can seat an audience of 630, is the largest television production studio among commercial television stations in Asia.6 NEWS OPERATION See Also: TVB News TVB broadcasts several news programmes, such as News at 6:30 (Jade) and News at 7:30 (Pearl). It also operates its own news channel, TVBN (無綫新聞台 : wúxiàn shōufèi diànshì). NOTABLE SHOWS FROM TVB See Also: List of programmes broadcast by Television Broadcasts Limited TVB is a major television-producer in Hong Kong, and its programmes usually receive higher ratings than offerings from the other local television stations.
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