Communications Authority press release
**************************************
This press release summarises the decisions of the Communications Authority (CA) following its 146th meeting held in September 2025.
CA approves renewal application for non-domestic television programme service (non-domestic TV) licence from Star China Media Limited
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The CA approved the application from Star China Media Limited for renewal of its non-domestic TV licence for 12 years, from November 20, 2025, to November 19, 2037 (both dates inclusive). Currently, there are nine non-domestic TV licensees providing a total of around 150 satellite television programme channels for the Asia Pacific region.
Broadcast complaint
----------------------
The CA considered a complaint case in respect of the outage of the domestic pay television programme service of Now TV Limited (Now TV) between February and March 2025. The CA decided that Now TV should be strongly advised to observe closely the relevant provision of the Generic Code of Practice on Television Technical Standards and the relevant licence condition. Details of the case are at the Appendix.
Ends/Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Issued at HKT 16:01
Issued at HKT 16:01
NNNN