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i-CABLE is committed to developing communication services and producing high-quality and diversified TV programmes, and adhering to a customer-oriented attitude to provide excellent and stable services to the public.

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Leveraging a comprehensive multimedia network, HOY operates three free TV channels—76, 77, and 78—offering 24-hour programming that spans news and finance, sports, entertainment, variety shows, and music content in both Cantonese and English.

HOY 76

HOY 76 is positioned as an international, trendy, tech-savvy, and multi-cultural channel, covering global financial information, pop culture, and top-tier sports events to showcase diverse artistic vitality. The channel also delivers professional financial reports and programs in English and Putonghua, offering audiences multi-faceted, first-hand information that reflects an international perspective and a trendy edge.

HOY 77

HOY 77 redefines entertainment for the new generation of mature viewers. From pulse-pounding sports to the latest in music and variety, we stay ahead of the curve, delivering the city's hottest topics with a stylish edge. Our mission is to provide an enriched audiovisual journey, offering viewers a sophisticated space to relax and enjoy the very best in quality programming.

HOY 78

Continuing the professional and "truth-seeking" spirit of Cable News, HOY 78 is dedicated to providing all kinds of latest news information, bringing audience first-hand local news, global financial information, sports news, lifestyle and cultural highlights, and 360-degree real-time professional analysis of international and local events.

For more details about the Free-to-Air TV spectrum broadcasting and reception issues, please visit https://www.hoy.tv/spectrum/ .

Network Infrastructure

The Group owns and operates one of the near universal coverage telecommunications networks in Hong Kong.

Our distribution network can be divided into two sections: Trunk transmission and in-building coaxial networks. The fibre optic cable trunk network is connected to in-building coaxial networks to form a hybrid fibre coaxial cable (HFC) network. Over 2 million households covered by our network in Hong Kong are connected to our HFC network.

The i-CABLE network is engineered and built to be two-way interactive, allowing high speed transmission of data and voice and as well as video. On top of television service, broadband access service is already available to over 2 million homes via ourInternet Protocol (IP) overlay network.

Internet & Multimedia Services

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The Group began to develop a second core business with the formation of a new business unit in January 1999 to develop advanced applications for our fibre coaxial network and to capitalise on the rapidly growing number of Internet users in Hong Kong. The Broadband internet access service was delivered via the Group's Internet Protocal (IP) overlay network, deploying cable-modem based technology. The Group's clear edge in rapid rollout and its well-established marketing and service provisioning infrastructure have enabled the Group to become one of Hong Kong's two clear leaders of Broadband service provision.

Leveraging on the Group's the pay-TV content, the unit has developed new media content to generate additional income. They include portals on news, sports, horse racing, stocks and adult entertainment. In addition, the Group is one of the leading video suppliers to mobile operators in Hong Kong.

The Group also provides local VoIP service to the residential market, utilizing the hybrid fiber coaxial, cable network for core and last-mile signal transmission. The local VoIP service enables subscribers to make and receive calls using traditional telephone handsets connected to a voice-enabled cable modem.