i-CABLE News Channel | |
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Launched | October 31, 1993 |
Owned by | i-CABLE News Limited i-CABLE Communications Limited |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 4:3 and 1080i (HDTV) 16:9 |
Slogan | 公信力始終如一 (Consistently. Credibility.) |
Country | Hong Kong |
Broadcast area | Hong Kong |
Headquarters | Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong |
Website | [1] |
Availability
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Satellite | |
Cable TV Hong Kong | 9(SD) 209(HD) |
DirecTV (USA) | 2109 |
Cable | |
Cable TV Hong Kong | 9(SD) 209(HD) |
IPTV |
i-CABLE News Channel is the first 24-hour rolling-news channel in Asia.
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.
Contents
History
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.
Other spin-off channels
i-CABLE Financial Info Channel
An business news television channel, providing continuous coverage from stock markets in Hong Kong, America, and Asia throughout weekday. On weekends and holidays, the channel carries programs about current affairs, information, cultural and others.
i-CABLE Weather Channel
The only Asian channel broadcasts uninterrupted weather information 24-hours a day. Contents include international forecasts, Hong Kong's weather, air pollution index, tide, sunrise and sunset information.
i-CABLE Top News Channel
The provider's non-stop headline news channel (it was free-to-air until 1/2010). The channel shows a 10-minute news update every hour, and at the rest of that hour, this newscast is replayed continuously until the next hour. In fact, Top News Channel still keeps this format even during breaking news and live events coverage somewhere else.
i-CABLE Live News Channel
A channel specialises in live events coverage.
Newscast
News sections are named according to daily time period. (All time HKT)
- Morning Edition(Mondays to Fridays: 06:00-07:00 & Saturdays and Sundays: 06:00-09:00)
- Good Morning CABLE(Cable早晨)(Mondays to Fridays: 07:00-09:00)
- Morning Edition(09:00-12:00)
- Noon Edition(12:00-14:00)
- Afternoon Edition(14:00-18:00)
- CABLE News(18:00-19:00)
- CABLE News(新聞最前線)(19:00-20:00)
- International News 國際最前線)(20:00-21:00;22:00-23:00)
- Prime News(21:00-22:00)
- 2300 News(23:00-23:30)
- 2330 News(23:30-00:00)
- 2400 News(00:00-00:30)
- Late Night Edition(00:30-04:00)
- CABLE News(04:00-06:00)
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:
News Section | Time | Day |
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Morning Edition | 06:00-07:00 | Weekdays |
Morning Edition | 06:00-09:00 | Weekends |
Good Morning CABLE | 07:00-09:00 | Weekdays |
Morning Edition | 09:00-09:30 | Weekdays |
Morning Edition | 09:00-10:00 | Weekends |
Noon Express | 12:00-13:00 | Weekdays |
Noon Express | 12:00-12:30 | Weekends |
Afternoon Edition | 15:00-15:30 | Daily |
CABLE News | 18:00-19:00 | Weekdays |
News Express | 19:30-20:00 | Daily |
Prime News | 21:30-22:00 | Weekdays |
2330 News | 23:30-00:00 | Weekdays |
2400 News | 00:00-00:30 | Weekends |
Late Night Edition | 03:30-04:00 | Daily |
CABLE News | 05:00-06:00 | Daily |
Anchors
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.
- Anny Chong
- Jolly Wong
- Mei Wong
- Tracy Kwan
- Venus Wong
- Petrina Wong
- Venus Cheung
- Taly Yau
- Carman Tsang
- Kenix Lau
- Kimmy Ng
- Kenix Wong
- Circle Lo
- Hedy Wong
- Jasmine Law
- Tiffany Mak
- Trista Cheng
- Eugenea Cheung
- Lizzie Chan
former anchors: