ViuTV News

ViuTV News is the flagship evening news programme on Hong Kong English language television channel ViuTVsix and is produced by Now News. The programme airs twice every evening; at 7:30 p.m. and later at 11:30 pm with an updated version.[1]

ViuTV News
ViuTV News opening sequence
Also known asViuTVsix News
GenreNews
Current affairs
Presented byBrittyn Clennett
Diane To
Patrick Fok
Country of originHong Kong
Production
Production locationHong Kong
Running time15 to 30 minutes (including adverts)
Production companyNow News
Release
Original networkViuTVsix
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Original release31 March 2017 (2017-03-31) – present

Prior to November 30th, 2020, HK Television Entertainment[2] broadcast the English news programme "News Roundup" which was produced by Reuters. On November 30th, 2020, HK Television Entertainment[2] terminated their contract[3] with Reuters and switched to produce English news on their own, under Now News. The programme continues to use provided clips by Now News with foreign clips being provided by The Associated Press. The new programme no longer has an anchor to report the news.

Main newscasters

  • Brittyn Clennett (2017–present)
  • Diane To (2017–2019)
  • Joel Flynn (2017–present)
  • Joel Labi (2017–present)
  • Melanie Ralph (2017–present)
  • Patrick Fok (2017–2018)

Relief newscasters

  • Daniel Epstein (2017–present)
  • Evelina Leung (2017–2019)
  • Emma Smith (2017–present) [Business]
  • Grace Brown (2017–present) [Business]
  • Joseph Kim (2017–present)
  • Pamela Amber (2017–2018) [Business]

References

  1. "英文頻道ViuTVsix96台於3月31日全面啟播". 7 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. "Chief Executive in Council's decisions on free TV licence applications of ATV and HKTVE". www.info.gov.hk. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  3. "ViuTV (99台) 及 ViuTV6 (96台) 節目討論 IV". www.hkepc.com. Retrieved 30 November 2020.


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