ATV, TVB investment plans approved

February 01, 2012

The Broadcasting Authority has approved the updated investment plans of ATV (Asia Television) and TVB (Television Broadcasts) for the 2013-15 period.
 
In its existing six-year plan for 2010-15, ATV was committed to investing a total amount of $2.332 billion on programming and capital expenditure. Taking into account the updated commitments for 2013-15, ATV now submits the total amount of proposed investment for 2010-15 will be $2.351 billion, or $19 million more than its original commitment.
 
The increase in proposed investment commitment is attributable to higher expenditure on local productions and co-productions and related expenses for backup support and administration.
 
In its existing six-year investment plan for 2010-15, TVB was committed to investing a total of $6.336 billion on programming and capital expenditure. It now proposes to maintain its existing investment plan for the period from 2013 to 2015 and it has been approved.
 
The authority also considered three complaint cases about licensees’ non-compliance with codes of practice on programme and advertising standards in January.
 
TVB was seriously warned about the television programme MaBelle Leo Diamond Special: Happy Moment with Diamond 2011 broadcast on the HD Jade channel in August.
 
TVB was also warned about its Dolce Vita broadcast on the Pearl channel on August 4.
 
The now News Channel was strongly advised to observe the TV Programme Code regarding a complaint about its now Late News broadcast on on May 16.
 
In December, the Commissioner for Television & Entertainment Licensing dealt with 181 cases or 306 complaints, of which five cases, or five complaints, were classified as minor breaches and 113 cases, or 227 complaints, were unsubstantiated. The remaining 63 cases, or 74 complaints, were found to be outside the ambit of the Broadcasting Authority Ordinance.