TVB News
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TVB News, formally known as the TVB News and Public Affairs Department, is the newsgathering arm of TVB network, whose flagship stations, TVB Jade and TVB Pearl, are the premier stations in Hong Kong. The slogan of TVB news is "TVB Cares" (無綫新聞 事事關心).
TVB's news division is renowned for its factual accuracy and quality, as well as its speed. No special news investigations are aired during the broadcast, only short news bulletins are aired.
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Newscasts
TVB News can seen at the following times:
TVB Jade Newscasts
- 6:30am - 8:55am: Good Morning Hong Kong (香港早晨)
- 12:50pm: Putonghua Financial Report (普通話財經消息)
- 1:00pm - 1:15pm: Lunchtime News (午間新聞)
- 5:50pm: Financial Report (財經消息)
- 6:30pm: News at Six Thirty (六點半新聞報道)
- 11:35pm: News Roundup (晚間新聞) / Business Today (今日財經)
TVB Pearl Newscasts
- 6:00pm: Putonghua News (in Mandarin Chinese)
- 6:20pm: Financial Report (in English)
- 7:30pm: News at Seven Thirty (in English)
- 11:40pm: World Market Update (in English)
- 11:45pm: News Roundup (in English)
Format
All newscasts on TVB Jade are in Cantonese (except the Putonghua Financial Report). Good Morning Hong Kong and the Putonghua Financial Report are seen Monday to Saturday, and other business newscasts are seen on weekdays. Also, programmes have in-vision captions for the hearing impaired, as mandated by local regulations.
Standalone weather reports are aired after the News at 6:30 on TVB Jade and the News at 7:30 on TVB Pearl. They are famous for Freddy (天氣先生), a cartoon figure which gives the forecast for the next day. The highly stylized and comical format is considered an institution, and is widely recognized by many Hong Kong people. (The rest of the weather forecast is read by an actual human presenter.)
News Magazines
Investigate reporting and long news stories are often shown on two news magazine programmes: Sunday Watch and News Magazine. The former focuses more on stories involving individuals, while the latter focuses more on social problems in general.
Galaxy Satellite
Additionally, TVB's news department is also responsible for the output on the 24-hour news channel carried on the Galaxy Satellite system.
