ATV News
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ATV Newsis the newsgathering arm of ATV
Asia Television Limited
Asia Television Limited is one of the two free-to-air television broadcasters in Hong Kong, the other being rival Television Broadcasts Limited . It launched in 1957 under the name Rediffusion Television as the first television station in Hong Kong...

 in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

. It provides news programmes to both its ATV Home
ATV Home
ATV Home , also call aTV1, is one of the free-to-air Cantonese language television channels in Hong Kong, the other being its arch-rival TVB Jade. Its sister station, ATV World, broadcasts in English...

 and ATV World
ATV World
ATV World , is one of the free-to-air English language television channels in Hong Kong, the other being its arch-rival TVB Pearl. Its sister station, ATV Home, broadcasts in Cantonese language...

.

On April 11 2011, ATV News unveiled its new title sequence, which was turned out to be a copy of a personal conception of BBC News
BBC News
BBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...

 title sequence published by Michael Wood on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....

. This has caused significant criticisms, and days later, the title sequence was reverted back to the previous one.

Programmes

Program Airtime Day
English and Chinese Start End
Good Morning Asia  6:30am 9:15am Weekdays
8:30am Saturday
China News Express  7:00am 7:30am Daily
6:00pm 6:20pm
11:45pm 12:15am
News at 12:30
News at 12:30
News at 12:30 is the afternoon news programme broadcast Monday to Sunday at 12:30pm in Hong Kong by television channel ATV Home.-History:Starting at May 29, 1957, with broadcasting time from Monday to Sunday at 12:00pm....

 
12:30pm 12:45pm Daily
ATV Weather Report  12:45pm 12:50pm Daily
5:55pm 6:00pm
6:55pm 7:00pm
7:55pm 8:00pm
Economic Bulletin  12:50pm 12:55pm Weekdays
5:50pm 5:55pm
6:45pm 6:50pm
11:20pm 11:25pm
2:15pm, 3:15pm, 8:15pm, 9:15pm, 10:15pm (1 minutes duration) Daily
5:35pm 5:50pm Daily
News at Six
News at Six
News at Six is the evening news programme broadcast Monday to Sunday at 6:00pm in Hong Kong by television channel ATV Home. This programme first aired in ATV Home on May 29, 1957, with broadcasting time at 6:15pm.-History:...

 
6:00pm 6:40pm Daily
Sports Bulletin 6:40pm 6:45pm Daily
11:15pm 11:20pm Weekdays
ATV Inside Story 6:55pm 7:25pm Tuesday
12:30pm 1:00pm Saturday
7:25pm 7:30pm Weekdays
7:30pm 7:55pm Daily
The Late News
The Late News
ITV News is the name given to the late news bulletins, airing on Bank Holidays and after extended Football coverage on the British television network ITV. Originally named The Late News, it airs in place of ITV News at Ten...

 
10:50pm 11:15pm Weekdays
11:00pm 11:15pm Daily
11:30pm 11:45pm Weekends
11:15pm 11:20pm Weekdays
11:00pm 11:30pm Saturday
ATV Newsline 7:00pm 7:30pm Sunday
11:00pm 11:30pm Sunday

Current affairs

Besides producing daily news reports, ATV offers eight news programmes: Cantonese, Mandarin, English. Its news programmes broadcast in Cantonese are:
  • Decoding Current Affairs (時事解碼)
  • Following Ad Hoc News (時事熱點追蹤)
  • Investment Strategy
    Investment strategy
    In finance, an investment strategy is a set of rules, behaviors or procedures, designed to guide an investor's selection of an investment portfolio...

    (窩輪有法)
  • Mr. Tsang's Show (曾sir28騷)


Its two English-language news programmes are ATV Newsline, a discussion show, and ATV Inside Story, a topical magazine show.

ATV Home

  • Wu Yi Tyng, (Chinese
    Traditional Chinese character
    Traditional Chinese characters refers to Chinese characters in any character set which does not contain newly created characters or character substitutions performed after 1946. It most commonly refers to characters in the standardized character sets of Taiwan, of Hong Kong, or in the Kangxi...

    : 吳宜婷) (Assistant Director Interview)
  • Chan Hing cheong, (Chinese
    Traditional Chinese character
    Traditional Chinese characters refers to Chinese characters in any character set which does not contain newly created characters or character substitutions performed after 1946. It most commonly refers to characters in the standardized character sets of Taiwan, of Hong Kong, or in the Kangxi...

    : 陳興昌) (Assistant Director Interview)
  • Wong Nga Yu, (Chinese
    Traditional Chinese character
    Traditional Chinese characters refers to Chinese characters in any character set which does not contain newly created characters or character substitutions performed after 1946. It most commonly refers to characters in the standardized character sets of Taiwan, of Hong Kong, or in the Kangxi...

    : 黃雅宇) (Chief Correspondent)
  • Timothy Wu, (Chinese
    Traditional Chinese character
    Traditional Chinese characters refers to Chinese characters in any character set which does not contain newly created characters or character substitutions performed after 1946. It most commonly refers to characters in the standardized character sets of Taiwan, of Hong Kong, or in the Kangxi...

    : 胡天衡)(Senior Correspondent)
  • Hung Yee Man, (Chinese
    Traditional Chinese character
    Traditional Chinese characters refers to Chinese characters in any character set which does not contain newly created characters or character substitutions performed after 1946. It most commonly refers to characters in the standardized character sets of Taiwan, of Hong Kong, or in the Kangxi...

    : 洪綺敏)(Senior Correspondent)
  • Lee Cheuk Man, (Chinese
    Traditional Chinese character
    Traditional Chinese characters refers to Chinese characters in any character set which does not contain newly created characters or character substitutions performed after 1946. It most commonly refers to characters in the standardized character sets of Taiwan, of Hong Kong, or in the Kangxi...

    : 李卓敏)(Senior Correspondent)

ATV World

  • Yonden Lhatoo, (ATV World anchor)
  • Claire Yiu
    Claire Yiu
    Claire Yiu , born on 10 August 1978, is a Hong Kong actress. She started her acting career after being the 2nd runner-up in the Miss Asia Pageant in 1998. After filming some ATV series, such as 海瑞鬥嚴嵩, and Ten Tigers of Guangdong , she went over to TVB and filmed in some minor roles such as 趙美美 in...

  • Renato Reyes, is a Hong Kong
    Hong Kong
    Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

     television journalist working for TVB news. He is a reporter for The Pearl Report
    The Pearl Report
    The Pearl Report is a public affairs programme aired on TVB Pearl since April 1, 1988.The show mainly deals with current affairs in Hong Kong, although often stories are produced abroad concerning wider regional issues...

     on TVB Pearl. Renato graduated with a degree in Journalism at the University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines. He is also a fellow of the Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships in Washington, D.C.. Prior to joining TVB, he worked for Reuters, and as a reporter for ATV, the Hong Kong Standard, the Philippine Star and the Daily Express
    Daily Express
    The Daily Express switched from broadsheet to tabloid in 1977 and was bought by the construction company Trafalgar House in the same year. Its publishing company, Beaverbrook Newspapers, was renamed Express Newspapers...

     in the Philippines.
  • Tim Bredbury
    Tim Bredbury
    Tim Bredbury is a Hong Kong former international footballer. He is the current coach of Biu Chun Rangers.-Early life:Bredbury was born in Hong Kong to British parents. He went to Glenealy school,a primary school and King George V School, a secondary school in Hong Kong.-Playing career:Bredbury...


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