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{{Short description|Hong Kong pay TV news Channel}}
{{Infobox television channel
{{Infobox television channel
| name = Phoenix InfoNews Channel
| name = Phoenix InfoNews Channel
| logo = Phoenix InfoNews.svg
| logo = Phoenix InfoNews.svg
| logo_size = 150px
| logo_size = 150px
| launch_date = 1 January 2001
| launch_date = 1 January 2001
| closed_date = 1 July 2020 (Brunei)<br>1 July 2020 (SD feed, Malaysia)
| closed_date = 1 July 2020 (Astro, Malaysia, but relaunched on 9 July 2020)
| owner = [[Phoenix Television]]
| owner = [[Phoenix Television]]
| sister_channels = [[Phoenix North America Chinese Channel]]<br>[[Phoenix Television]]
| sister_channels = [[Phoenix North America Chinese Channel]]<br />[[Phoenix Television]]
| country = [[Hong Kong]]
| country = [[China]]
| headquarters = [[Tai Po]], [[Hong Kong]]
| headquarters = [[Tai Po]], [[Hong Kong]]
| area = International
| area = International
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]<br />{{small|(downscaled to [[letterbox]]ed [[576i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)}}
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]<br />(downscaled to [[letterboxed]] [[576i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)
| web = {{url|phtv.ifeng.com}}
| website = {{url|phtv.ifeng.com}}
| online_serv_1 = [[Sling TV]]
| sat_serv_1 = [[DirecTV]] <small>([[United States|USA]])</small>
| online_chan_1 = [[IPTV|Internet Protocol television]]
| sat_chan_1 = Channel 2051
| sat_serv_2 = [[Dish Network]] <small>([[United States|USA]])</small>
| sat_chan_2 = Channel 9918
| sat_serv_3 = [[Astro (television)|Astro]] & [[Astro NJOI|NJOI]]<br>(Malaysia)
| sat_chan_3 = Channel 326 (HD)
| sat_serv_4 = [[:id:Skynindo|Skynindo]]<br>(Indonesia)
| sat_chan_4 = Channel 17 (HD 800/77/99)<br>Channel 68 (C01/C02)
| sat_serv_5 = [[TrueVisions]] <small> (Thailand)</small>
| sat_chan_5 = Channel 779
| sat_serv_6 = [[Cignal]]<br>([[Philippines]])
| sat_chan_6 = Channel 139
| sat_serv_7 = [[TransVision]]<br>(Indonesia)
| sat_chan_7 = Channel 619 (HD)
| sat_serv_8 = CANAL+ <br>(Myanmar)
| sat_chan_8 = Channel 253
| cable_serv_1 = [[SkyCable]] <small>([[Philippines]])</small>
| cable_chan_1 = Channel 89 (Digital)
| cable_serv_2 = [[Destiny Cable]] <small>([[Philippines]])</small>
| cable_chan_2 = Channel 65 (Analog) <br> Channel 89 (Digital)
| cable_serv_3 = [[First Media]] <small>([[Indonesia]])</small>
| cable_chan_3 = Channel 202
| cable_serv_4 = [[TrueVisions]] <small>([[Thailand]])</small>
| cable_chan_4 = Channel 779
| cable_serv_5 = [[Ziggo]] <small> ([[The Netherlands]])</small>
| cable_chan_5 = Channel 855 (HD)
| cable_serv_6 = [[Novus Entertainment]] <small>([[Canada]])</small>
| cable_chan_6 = Channel 342
| cable_serv_7 = [[Cablelink]] <small>([[Philippines]])</small>
| cable_chan_7 = Channel 80
| cable_serv_8 = [[Cable TV Hong Kong]] <small>([[Hong Kong]])</small>
| cable_chan_8 = Channel 113 (HD)<br>Channel 154 (SD)
| cable_serv_9 = Macau Cable TV <small>([[Macau]])</small>
| cable_chan_9 = Channel 19 (HD)
| cable_serv_10 = [[MediaNet]] <small>([[Maldives]])</small>
| cable_chan_10 = Channel 171
| iptv_serv_1 = [[Now TV (China)|Now TV]] <small>([[Hong Kong]])</small>
| iptv_chan_1 = Channel 366
| iptv_serv_2 = [[StarHub TV]] <small>([[Singapore]])</small>
| iptv_chan_2 = Channel 806 (HD)
| iptv_serv_3 = [[Unifi TV]]
| iptv_chan_3 = Channel 234
}}
}}
{{Infobox Chinese
{{Infobox Chinese
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'''Phoenix InfoNews Channel''' is a [[Hong Kong|Hongkonger]] [[pay television]] [[news channel]] owned by [[Phoenix Television]]. It is the first channel to report news across the [[Greater China]] region, which includes [[Mainland China]], [[Macau]], [[Taiwan]] and [[Hong Kong]]. This channel was established on 1 January 2001, delivering news and financial updates around the clock. Analysts also provide comments and analysis on current issues and topics.
'''Phoenix InfoNews Channel''' is a [[Hong Kong]] [[pay television]] [[news channel]] owned by [[Phoenix Television]]. It is the first channel to report news across the [[Greater China]] region, which includes [[mainland China]], [[Macau]], [[Taiwan]] and Hong Kong. The channel first started broadcasting on 1 January 2001, delivering news and financial updates around the clock. Analysts also provide comments and analysis on current issues and topics.


It is the channel's coverage of the [[September 11 attacks|9/11 terrorist attacks]] that prompt [[China Central Television]] to launch its own rolling news channel, CCTV-新闻 (now known as [[CCTV-13]]) in [[May Day]] 2003. At the time when the story broke, InfoNews was on-the-scene and provided reporting as the situation unfolded, whereas CCTV did not even report it for as many as two successive days.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=11yAAgAAQBAJ&q=cctv-13+propaganda+news+channel&pg=PT265|title=Media on the Move: Global Flow and Contra-Flow|last=Thussu|first=Daya Kishan|date=2006-10-31|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781134325887|language=en}}</ref>
The channel's coverage of the [[September 11 attacks]] prompted [[China Central Television]] to launch [[CCTV-13|its own rolling news channel]]) on [[May Day]] 2003. At the time when the story broke, InfoNews was on-the-scene and provided reporting as the situation unfolded, whereas CCTV did not report it for as many as two successive days.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=11yAAgAAQBAJ&q=cctv-13+propaganda+news+channel&pg=PT265|title=Media on the Move: Global Flow and Contra-Flow|last=Thussu|first=Daya Kishan|date=2006-10-31|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781134325887|language=en}}</ref>


On March 14, 2019, Phoenix InfoNews Channel switch to 16:9 format on Astro.
On March 14, 2019, Phoenix InfoNews Channel switch to 16:9 format on Astro.

The Phoenix InfoNews Channel and Phoenix Chinese Channel ceased broadcasting on 1 July 2020 at 12:02am on [[Astro (company)|Astro]] due to the latter deciding not to renew the former's contact: however, both channels later resumed broadcasts on 9 July.


==Related channels==
==Related channels==
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{{Chinese News Television}}
{{Chinese News Television}}
{{STAR}}
{{STAR}}
{{Fox Entertainment Group}}


[[Category:Television stations in Taiwan]]
[[Category:Television stations in Taiwan]]
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[[Category:Television stations in Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Phoenix Television original programming]]
[[Category:Phoenix Television original programming]]
[[Category:Former subsidiaries of The Walt Disney Company]]
[[Category:Phoenix Television]]

Latest revision as of 14:15, 26 May 2024

Phoenix InfoNews Channel
CountryChina
Broadcast areaInternational
HeadquartersTai Po, Hong Kong
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerPhoenix Television
Sister channelsPhoenix North America Chinese Channel
Phoenix Television
History
Launched1 January 2001
Closed1 July 2020 (Astro, Malaysia, but relaunched on 9 July 2020)
Links
Websitephtv.ifeng.com
Availability
Streaming media
Sling TVInternet Protocol television
Phoenix InfoNews Channel
Traditional Chinese鳳凰衛視資訊台
Simplified Chinese凤凰卫视资讯台
Hanyu PinyinFènghuáng Wèishì Zīxùn Tái
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFènghuáng Wèishì Zīxùn Tái

Phoenix InfoNews Channel is a Hong Kong pay television news channel owned by Phoenix Television. It is the first channel to report news across the Greater China region, which includes mainland China, Macau, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The channel first started broadcasting on 1 January 2001, delivering news and financial updates around the clock. Analysts also provide comments and analysis on current issues and topics.

The channel's coverage of the September 11 attacks prompted China Central Television to launch its own rolling news channel) on May Day 2003. At the time when the story broke, InfoNews was on-the-scene and provided reporting as the situation unfolded, whereas CCTV did not report it for as many as two successive days.[1]

On March 14, 2019, Phoenix InfoNews Channel switch to 16:9 format on Astro.

The Phoenix InfoNews Channel and Phoenix Chinese Channel ceased broadcasting on 1 July 2020 at 12:02am on Astro due to the latter deciding not to renew the former's contact: however, both channels later resumed broadcasts on 9 July.

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References

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  1. ^ Thussu, Daya Kishan (2006-10-31). Media on the Move: Global Flow and Contra-Flow. Routledge. ISBN 9781134325887.
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