i-CABLE News Channel (Hong Kong)

i-CABLE News Channel is a Cantonese cable news channel in Hong Kong. It is the first 24-hour television news service in Hong Kong and Asia.

i-CABLE News Channel
Launched	31 October 1993
Owned by	i-CABLE News Limited i-CABLE Communications Limited
Picture format	576i (SDTV 4:3) 1080i (HDTV 16:9)
Slogan	走在事實最前線 (At the Forefront of Facts)
Country	Hong Kong
Broadcast area	Hong Kong
Headquarters	Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong
Website
Availability
Satellite
Cable TV Hong Kong	Channel 152 (SD) Channel 109 (HD)
DirecTV (USA)	Channel 2109
Cable
Cable TV Hong Kong	Channel 152 (SD) Channel 109 (HD)
IPTV

The channel forms part of Cable News Hong Kong and is owned by i-CABLE News Limited, and is seen on Channel 9 (Until 23 May 2018 in SD and Channel 209 Until 7 May 2018 in HD) on Cable TV Hong Kong's channel lineup. News bulletins are presented throughout the day, including financial, weather, sport and breaking news, updated every thirty minutes.

Starts 8 May, 2018 and 24 May, 2018, i-Cable News Channel Was Renumbering On Channel 109 in HD and Channel 152 in SD.

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.

Newscasts

Current news sections are named as follows. (All time HKT)

• CABLE News (Weekdays: 01:00-07:00, 09:00-19:00 and 21:00-21:30; Weekends: 01:00-19:00 and 21:00-22:00)
• CABLE Morning News (Cable早晨)(Mondays to Fridays: 07:00-09:00)
• 1900 News/ 1930 News (新聞最前線)(19:00-20:00)
• International News (國際最前線)(20:00-21:00; 22:00-23:00)
• China Beat (有線中國組)(Weeknights: 21:30-21:45)
• 2300 News (十一點最前線)(23:00-23:30)
• 2330 News (十一點半最前線)(23:30-00:00)
• 2400 News (午夜最前線)(Weeknights: 00:00-00:30; Weekends: 00:00-01:00)

Originally, news sections are named according to their daypart. (All time HKT)

• Morning Edition (Weekdays 09:00-12:00, Weekends 07:00-12:00)
• Noon Edition (12:00-14:00)
• Afternoon Edition (14:00-18:00)
• Prime Edition (Weekdays 21:00-21:30, Weekends 21:00-22:00)
• Late Night Edition (01:00-04:00)

The main cast are at 19:00 (with two anchors, jointly with Hong Kong Open TV), 19:30 (with two anchors), and at mid-night(00:00 with an anchor, jointly with i-Cable Family Entertainment) every day. From 3 February 2020, weekdays 1900 News extend to 1 hours during the coronavirus epidemic (with two anchors, jointly with Hong Kong Open TV), 1930 News which have the same Chinese name suspend during the extension of 1900 News.

Programs that are broadcast jointly with i-Cable Family Entertainment including:

News Section	Time	Day
CABLE Morning News	08:00-09:00	Weekdays
CABLE News		Weekends
1800 News	18:00-18:15	Weekdays
CABLE News	18:15-19:00
China Beat	21:30-22:00
2400 News	00:00-00:30	Daily
CABLE News	05:30-06:00

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.

• Mei Wong
• Jolly Wong
• Tracy Kwan
• Venus Cheung
• Kenix Lau
• Candace Ho
• Kimmily Cheung
• Vince Chan
• Christina Chan
• Cherry Chan
• Vicky Wong
• Mavis Wong

Some Reports may also host news occasionally.

former anchors:

• Lavender Cheung
• Joanne Yung
• Icy Cheung
• Anny Chong
• Venus Wong
• Petrina Wong
• Circle Lo
• Hedy Wong
• Jasmine Law
• Tiffany Mak
• Trista Cheng
• Eugenea Cheung
• Lizzie Chan
• Taly Yau
• Carman Tsang
• Kimmy Ng
• Kenix Wong