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January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Here a calendar year refers to the order in which the months are displayed, January to December. The first day of the medieval Julian year was usually a day other than January 1. This day was adopted as the first day of the Julian year by all Western European countries except England between about 1450 and 1600. The Gregorian calendar as promulgated in 1582 did not specify that Janu ...

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TVB enjoys an overwhelming dominance in the television market in Hong Kong; however, its programmes have often been criticised by some television viewers as being in bad taste, superficial, dull, and lacking in creativity. Its programmes have also been criticised for catering solely to the taste of housewives and therefore ignoring the diverse interests of the middle class. Despite such criticism, TVB continues to enjoy high ratings in Hong Kong. Occasionally, TVB also receives praise for its programming from a wide range of demographics (other than housewives), including the middle class, as was the case ...

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Television Broadcasts Limited, Television Broadcasts Limited - Development, Television Broadcasts Limited - Location, Television Broadcasts Limited - News operation, Television Broadcasts Limited - Notable shows from TVB, Television Broadcasts Limited - Notable people, Television Broadcasts Limited - Management and behind the scenes, Television Broadcasts Limited - Actors, Television Broadcasts Limited - Actresses

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Television Broadcasts Limited - Management and behind the scenes. Run Run Shaw (邵逸夫) Gu Gaa-fai (顧嘉輝) Wong Jim (James Wong, 黃霑) (1940–2004) Television Broadcasts Limited - Actors. Bobby Au-Yeung (歐陽震華) Moses Chan (陳豪) Adam Cheng (鄭少秋) Dicky Cheung (張衛健) Julian Cheung (張智霖) Chow Yun-Fat (周潤發) Stephen Chow (周星馳) Dunn Tse F ...

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Television Broadcasts Limited, Television Broadcasts Limited - Development, Television Broadcasts Limited - Location, Television Broadcasts Limited - News operation, Television Broadcasts Limited - Notable shows from TVB, Television Broadcasts Limited - Notable people, Television Broadcasts Limited - Management and behind the scenes, Television Broadcasts Limited - Actors, Television Broadcasts Limited - Actresses

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TVB is a major television-producer in Hong Kong, and its programmes usually receive higher ratings than offerings from the other local television stations. The Bund 上海灘 (a classic series of the 1980s, starring a young Chow Yun-Fat, regarded by many as one of the best TVB series.) Looking Back in Anger 義不容情 (an instant classic, it had enormous ratings and was one of the most rented TVB series ever. It is also remembered for its tragic ending.) The Greed of Man 大時代 (one of the most controversi ...

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Television Broadcasts Limited, Television Broadcasts Limited - Development, Television Broadcasts Limited - Location, Television Broadcasts Limited - News operation, Television Broadcasts Limited - Notable shows from TVB, Television Broadcasts Limited - Notable people, Television Broadcasts Limited - Management and behind the scenes, Television Broadcasts Limited - Actors, Television Broadcasts Limited - Actresses

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TVB was originally located on Broadcast Drive in Kowloon Tong, and was neighbours with RTHK and ATV. By the late 1980s, the company had outgrown the facility at Broadcast Drive, and built a new studio complex, named TV City, at Clearwater Bay in Sai Kung. To cope with future development and expansion, TVB began planning in 1998 to develop a replacement facility at the Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate. The new HK$2.2 billion TVB City came into full operation in October 2003. The new headquarters are built on by far the largest piece of ...

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Television Broadcasts Limited, Television Broadcasts Limited - Development, Television Broadcasts Limited - Location, Television Broadcasts Limited - News operation, Television Broadcasts Limited - Notable shows from TVB, Television Broadcasts Limited - Notable people, Television Broadcasts Limited - Management and behind the scenes, Television Broadcasts Limited - Actors, Television Broadcasts Limited - Actresses

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TVB broadcasts several news programmes, such as News at 6:30 (Jade) and News at 7:30 (Pearl). It also operates its own news channel, TVB News Channel, through SuperSUN TV. There was recent controversy during the 2005 WTO conference in Hong Kong where a journalist donned a helmet during live broadcasts and removing it shortly afterwards. As there was seeminly no danger or threat of danger, the journalistic integrity of TVB was questioned by a high profile British protestor wearing a chicken suit (see external links).The TVB's journalis ...

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Television Broadcasts Limited, Television Broadcasts Limited - Development, Television Broadcasts Limited - Location, Television Broadcasts Limited - News operation, Television Broadcasts Limited - Notable shows from TVB, Television Broadcasts Limited - Notable people, Television Broadcasts Limited - Management and behind the scenes, Television Broadcasts Limited - Actors, Television Broadcasts Limited - Actresses

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