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TVB Pearl
無綫明珠台
	TVB Pearl logo
Country	Hong Kong SAR, China
Broadcast area	Hong Kong; Macau; Guangdong; USA
Headquarters	77 Chun Choi Street, Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
Programming
Language(s)	English (Main language) ; Mandarin ; Cantonese (Second language)
Picture format	1080i HDTV; (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	Television Broadcasts Limited
Sister channels	TVB Jade; TVB Plus; TVB News Channel;
History
Launched	19 November 1967; 56 years ago
Links
Website	pearl.tvb.com
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital TV (Hong Kong)	Channel 84 (HD)

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TVB Pearl (Chinese: 無綫明珠台) is an English-language television channel in Hong Kong owned by Television Broadcasts Limited. Established on 19 November 1967, it shares headquarters with TVB's other properties at TVB City at 77 Chun Choi Street in Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate in Tseung Kwan O, in the Sai Kung District.

This channel mainly broadcasts in English (while all of its sister channels mainly broadcast in Cantonese), although programmes in other languages (including Mandarin, Japanese and Korean) are aired in non-peak hours and Traditional Chinese subtitles are available on some programmes. Since 1991, the channel has used NICAM digital audio (and later, multiple audio tracks via digital terrestrial television) to transmit audio tracks in English and Cantonese when available. The channel began broadcasting in high definition on 28 October 2012.

The schedule of this channel relies heavily on imported programmes, including foreign drama series and movies. Original English-language news and current affairs programmes (such as News at 7:30) and original lifestyle programme Dolce Vita are also available on the channel.

Some programmes are bought from the foreign TV and Film producers(include Hollywood films from Studio 930), such as Fremantle, Banijay, Disney(Walt Disney Pictures,Marvel Studios and 20th Century Studios),Paramount Pictures ,Universal Pictures etc.

Programmes

News and public affairs

This channel airs current affairs programmes, including Pearl Magazine (to replace both The Pearl Report and Money Magazine in 2018), Money Matters and Straight Talk.

According to the broadcast regulations in Hong Kong, broadcasting 2.5 hours of RTHK programmes on commercial English-language channels every week was required. Before 2017, such requirement was fulfilled by broadcasting The Pulse (news programme) and The Works (art-related programme). These two programmes were no longer aired on this channel after 2017.

Studio 930

At 9:30 PM every night, a Hollywood film is broadcast on TVB Pearl with an American English audio dubbed or with British English Subtitles before News Roundup news programmes.

Transmitters

TVB Pearl is broadcast through UHF from its six main transmission stations at Temple Hill, Golden Hill, Castle Peak, Kowloon Peak, Tai Mo Shan, and Lamma Island, and two repeaters at Tsuen Wan and Tsing Yi. The Tsuen Wan repeater started service on 22 August 2003, and the Tsing Yi repeater started on 18 September 2003. The repeaters were built to enhance reception of TVB Pearl.^{[citation needed]}

TVB Pearl is carried in mainland China by TVS (南方电视台) in Guangdong and in Guangzhou by Guangzhou Television (广州电视台). Due to censorship policies, some programmes carried by the channel have been censored and substituted with different programmes.^{[citation needed]}

TVB Pearl's analogue transmission ceased on 30 November 2020.

Awards

TVB Pearl has received a number of awards throughout its long history of programme production. For example, The Pearl Report: Outsider won a merit at the Hong Kong Human Rights Press Awards 2002. Also, 2008 Olympic Image was awarded the Bronze Medal (Station and Image Production) in the New York Festivals.

References

External links

Official website

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 {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
 {{Infobox television channel
-| name = TVB Pearl
+| name = TVB Pearl<br>無綫明珠台
 | logo = Logo_of_TVB_Pearl.png
 | logo_caption = TVB Pearl logo
 | picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]<br>(downscaled to [[576i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)
-| launch_date = Analogue: {{start date and age|df=yes|1967|11|19}}<br />Digital: {{start date and age|df=yes|2007|12|31}}
+| launch_date = {{start date and age|df=yes|1967|11|19}}
-| closed_date = Analogue: {{end date and age|2020|11|30|df=yes}}
+| closed_date =
-| headquarters = 77 Chun Choi Street, [[Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate]], [[New Territories]], [[Hong Kong SAR]], [[China]]
+| headquarters = 77 Chun Choi Street, [[Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate]], [[New Territories]], [[Hong Kong|Hong Kong SAR]], [[China]]
+| sister_channels = [[TVB Jade]]<br>[[TVB Plus]]<br>[[TVB News Channel]]<br>
 | owner = [[Television Broadcasts Limited]]
-| language = [[Hong Kong English|English]] (Primary) <br> [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]] <br> [[Cantonese language|Cantonese]] (Secondary)
+| language = [[Hong Kong English|English]] (Main language) <br> [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]] <br> [[Cantonese language|Cantonese]] (Second language)
 | area = Hong Kong<br/>Macau<br/>Guangdong<br/>USA
-| country = [[China]]
+| country = [[Hong Kong|Hong Kong SAR]], [[China]]
 | website = [http://pearl.tvb.com/ pearl.tvb.com]
 | terr_serv_1 = [[Digital terrestrial television|Digital TV]] (Hong Kong)
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 }}
-'''TVB Pearl''' is a [[terrestrial television]] channel in [[Hong Kong]] owned by [[Television Broadcasts Limited]]. Established on 19 November 1967, it shares headquarters with TVB's other properties at [[TVB City]] at 77 Chun Choi Street in [[Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate]] in [[Tseung Kwan O]], in the [[Sai Kung District]].
+'''TVB Pearl''' ({{Zh|c=|s=|t=無綫明珠台}}) is an English-language [[terrestrial television|television]] channel in [[Hong Kong]] owned by [[Television Broadcasts Limited]]. Established on 19 November 1967, it shares headquarters with TVB's other properties at [[TVB City]] at 77 Chun Choi Street in [[Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate]] in [[Tseung Kwan O]], in the [[Sai Kung District]].
 This channel mainly broadcasts in English (while all of its sister channels mainly broadcast in [[Hong Kong Cantonese|Cantonese]]), although programmes in other languages (including [[Standard Chinese|Mandarin]], Japanese and Korean) are aired in non-peak hours and Traditional Chinese subtitles are available on some programmes. Since 1991, the channel has used [[NICAM]] [[digital audio]] (and later, multiple audio tracks via [[digital terrestrial television]]) to transmit audio tracks in English and Cantonese when available. The channel began broadcasting in [[High-definition television|high definition]] on 28 October 2012.
 The schedule of this channel relies heavily on imported programmes, including foreign drama series and movies. Original English-language news and current affairs programmes (such as ''[[News At Seven-Thirty|News at 7:30]]'') and original lifestyle programme ''[[Dolce Vita (TVB)|Dolce Vita]]'' are also available on the channel.
+Some programmes are bought from the foreign TV and Film producers(include
+[[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] films from Studio 930), such as [[Fremantle (company)|Fremantle]], [[Banijay]], [[Disney]]([[Walt Disney Pictures]],[[Marvel Studios]] and [[20th Century Studios]]),[[Paramount Pictures]] ,[[Universal Pictures]] etc.
 ==Programmes==
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 === Studio 930 ===
-At 9:30 PM every night, a [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] film is broadcast on TVB Pearl with an [[American English]] audio dubbed or with British English Subtitles before News Roundup news programmes.
+At 9:30 PM every night, a Hollywood film is broadcast on TVB Pearl with an [[American English]] audio dubbed or with British English Subtitles before News Roundup news programmes.
 == Transmitters ==
 TVB Pearl is broadcast through [[UHF]] from its six main transmission stations at Temple Hill, Golden Hill, [[Castle Peak, Hong Kong|Castle Peak]], [[Kowloon Peak]], [[Tai Mo Shan]], and [[Lamma Island]], and two [[repeater]]s at [[Tsuen Wan]] and [[Tsing Yi]]. The Tsuen Wan repeater started service on 22 August 2003, and the Tsing Yi repeater started on 18 September 2003. The repeaters were built to enhance reception of TVB Pearl.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}
-TVB Pearl is carried in mainland China by [[Television Southern|Southern Television]] ({{lang|zh|南方电视台}}) in [[Guangdong]] and in [[Guangzhou]] by Guangzhou Television ({{lang|zh|广州电视台}}). Due to [[Censorship in China|censorship policies]], some programmes carried by the channel have been censored and substituted with different programmes.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}
+TVB Pearl is carried in mainland [[China]] by [[Television Southern|TVS]] ({{lang|zh|南方电视台}}) in [[Guangdong]] and in [[Guangzhou]] by Guangzhou Television ({{lang|zh|广州电视台}}). Due to [[Censorship in China|censorship policies]], some programmes carried by the channel have been censored and substituted with different programmes.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}
 TVB Pearl's analogue transmission ceased on 30 November 2020.
 ==Awards==
-TVB Pearl has received a number of awards throughout its long history of programme production. For example, ''The Pearl Report: Outsider'' won a merit at the Hong Kong Human Rights Press Awards 2002. Also, ''2008 Olympic Image'' was awarded the Bronze Medal (Station and Image Production) in the New York Festivals.
+TVB Pearl has received a number of awards throughout its long history of programme production. For example, ''The Pearl Report: Outsider'' won a merit at the [[Hong Kong Human Rights Press Awards]] 2002. Also, ''2008 Olympic Image'' was awarded the Bronze Medal (Station and Image Production) in the New York Festivals.
 ==See also==
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 ==External links==
-* {{official website|http://pearl.tvb.com/}}
+* {{official website|https://pearl.tvb.com/}}
+{{TVB}}
 {{Television in Hong Kong}}
-[[Category:English-language television stations]]
+[[Category:English-language television stations in Hong Kong]]
 [[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1967]]
-[[Category:Television stations in Hong Kong]]
 [[Category:TVB channels|Pearl]]