HKIB

Hong Kong Independent Broadcasting is a television network serving Hong Kong. Owned by and operated by WTNYCorporation. It started its programming on January 1st 1962. Headquartered in Hong Kong, it became the first commercial television station in Hong Kong. HKIB runs five free-to-air television channels in Hong Kong: HKIB Yi (cantonese) and HKIB Prime (english) are the main flagship channels. HKIB is one of the largest commercial Chinese programme producers in the world. It has a staff of about 5,500. The network also operates a chinese-language news channel NOW China, english-language canadian news channel NOW Asia and asian version of the business news channel Now Business.