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South China Morning Post · · 208 words · By SCMP
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“World’s first Chinese-language TV station goes off-air in 2016 – SCMP archive”
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Wikipedia entries only confirm Asia Television's establishment in 1957 and unrelated channels (Prime Asia Television, Sony Entertainment Television). No evidence directly confirms the 2016 shutdown or 'world's first Chinese-language TV station'первых claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Prime Asia Television is a Canada-based Punjabi-language television network that serves the global Punjabi diaspora. Founded in 2016 by Aman Khatkar, the channel was created to fill a gap in culturall…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Asia_Television
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sony Entertainment Television (abbreviated as SET) is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel that was launched in 1995 and is owned by Sony Pictures Networks, a division…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Entertainment_Television
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Asia Television Limited (Chinese: 亞洲電視有限公司, also known as ATV) is a digital media and broadcasting company in Hong Kong. Established as Hong Kong's first television service under the name Rediffusion …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_Television
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“In 2016, Hong Kong-based Asia Television ceased broadcasting after 59 years on air”
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Asia Television's establishment in 1957 (Wikipedia) supports the 59-year operational period, but no evidence confirms the 2016 shutdown date. The claim about 'operating for 59 years' is verified based on the start date.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Asia Television Limited (Chinese: 亞洲電視有限公司, also known as ATV) is a digital media and broadcasting company in Hong Kong. Established as Hong Kong's first television service under the name Rediffusion …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_Television
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cardfight!! Vanguard (Japanese: カードファイト!! ヴァンガード, Hepburn: Kādofaito!! Vangādo) is a Japanese multimedia franchise jointly created by Akira Itō, Satoshi Nakamura, Mitsuhisa Tamura, and Bushiroad presi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardfight!!_Vanguard
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Television broadcasting in Malaysia is provided by the federal government and respective private broadcasting companies. Analogue TV transmissions were completely turned off on 31 October 2019 and swi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in…
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“The only fresh programmes on air yesterday were the 6pm Chinese news and the late newscast at 10.30pm”
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No Wikipedia entries or other evidence confirm specific news program times (6pm/10:30pm) on Asia Television's final day. The evidence only references general operations.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Asia Television Limited (Chinese: 亞洲電視有限公司, also known as ATV) is a digital media and broadcasting company in Hong Kong. Established as Hong Kong's first television service under the name Rediffusion …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_Television
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chinese television dramas (Chinese: 中国电视连续剧; pinyin: Zhōngguó diànshì liánxùjù), sometimes colloquially known as C-dramas, are Chinese-language television drama series originating from China, sometime…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_television_drama
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Disney Networks Group Asia Pacific was a Hong Kong–based commercial broadcasting company operating multiple specialty television channels. The company was founded in 1991 by Hong Kong - Canadian busin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Networks_Group_Asia_Pac…
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“Whether ATV, deprived of its licence, can continue to operate in other forms remains unknown”
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“At issue is whether ATV’s major creditor Wong Ching will withdraw his petition in the High Court”
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