ViuTVsix
| Company type | Free-to-air television channel |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television broadcasting |
| Founded | March 31, 2017 |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong , Hong Kong |
Area served | Hong Kong |
| Products | General entertainment programming, news, public affairs, lifestyle programs, international series, documentaries, sports and music broadcasts |
| Owner | HK Television Entertainment (HKTVE) |
| Parent | PCCW |
ViuTVsix is a free-to-air English-language channel offering general entertainment in Hong Kong. It is operated by HK Television Entertainment (HKTVE), which is a subsidiary under PCCW. PCCW also oversees the IPTV service Now TV and the streaming platform Viu. The channel delivers 17 hours of English content daily, encompassing news, public affairs, lifestyle programs, international series, and documentaries.
In contrast to HKTVE’s flagship channel ViuTV, ViuTVsix has restricted online streaming availability due to copyright limitations, primarily offering live streams during music and sports broadcasts.
Pre-launch
In 2015, HKTVE was granted a 12-year free-to-air broadcasting license by the Hong Kong Government, which mandated the operation of an English-language channel providing at least 16 hours of programming each day by 31 March 2017. The initial plan included 17 hours of daily standard-definition content. The channel's name, ViuTVsix, was publicly revealed on 11 October 2016, with an official launch scheduled for 31 March 2017.
Programming
ViuTVsix airs general entertainment content for 17 hours every day from to . Its lineup includes news coverage, foreign television series, factual shows, and documentaries acquired from prominent production companies such as ITV Studios, Fremantle, Sony Pictures Television, and Universal Television. The channel also features live broadcasts of sports and music events like the Hong Kong Sevens and the BBC Music Awards.
Children's programming
The station presents imported animated series mainly sourced from Nickelodeon, Universal Kids, Nelvana, Entertainment One, and FremantleMedia Kids and Family (currently known as Boat Rocker Media). Additionally, it includes shows from Allspark (now operating as Hasbro Entertainment) and international titles such as Lost in Oz and The Fixies.
News, politics and finance
Up until 2020, news segments including ViuTV News and Weekly Re-Viu were produced by Reuters instead of Now TV’s news team. Since then, ViuTVsix has established its own news production capabilities following a reduction in partnerships with Reuters.
The channel also airs live news programs from international networks such as Al Jazeera, ANC (from 2020 onwards), Deutsche Welle, and NHK World, along with ABC’s news magazine 20/20. Between 2019 and 2020, it broadcast 24K Finance, notable as the sole Mandarin-language live financial show during Hong Kong Stock Exchange trading hours.