World Television (WTV) Limited would join mainstream television with the launch of its English channel on February 1, 2012.
The new free-to-view channel, called, ‘TV9,’ would be on DTT digital service.
WTV Chief Executive Henry Ho said the new channel would focus on filling the information gap about New Zealand’s growing relationship with Asia.
“Julian Nixon (Managing Director of Pacific Channel Consulting) will host news programmes. The channel will broadcast English CCTV programmes including ‘Asia Today,’ ‘Dialogue’ and ‘BizAsia’ with popular movies, drama, documentaries, sports and Chinese language courses simultaneously on a new radio station ‘Radio 9’ (FM104.2),” he said in a statement issued at the launch ceremony held at the ASB Lunarfest at the Telstra Clear Pacific Events Centre in Manukau on January 21, 2012.
Mr Ho said New Zealanders were becoming increasingly interested in Asia with strengthening trade and cultural links.
WTV owns CTV 8, a DTT free-to-view” channel broadcasting in Chinese.
The company also owns ten pay television channels offering content in Chinese, Korean and Japanese and three radio channels.
For more information visit www.tv9.co.nz
