Launched October 31, 1993 Broadcast area Hong Kong | Country Hong Kong | |
Owned by i-CABLE News Limited
i-CABLE Communications Limited Picture format 576i (SDTV) 16:9 and 4:3 Slogan 公信力始終如一
(Consistently. Credibility.) | ||
i-CABLE News Channel is the first and only 24-hour full-live news channel in Hong Kong.
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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.
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.
Newscast
News sections are named according to daily time period. (All time HKT)
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:
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.
former anchors: