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I can't be the only one who thinks HK Open TV (and the logo) was much nicer than HOYTV?

The new studio looks much nicer than the old one. A shame the content won't be the same as previously given the muzzling of any investigative reporting as we saw for example with the China Beat team being laid off.

Odd choice imo for iCable to have moved their news channel onto FTA DTT, given how many channels they've lost on their paid packages. It was pretty much the only thing left worth paying for.

Also, I wonder when PCCW/ViuTV/nowTV decide to move their news channel onto FTA DTT. There are many more reasons people would subscribe to now other than the news and business channels.

Edit: here's a video showing how essentially the new channel is a mix of simulcasts from iCable's current pay-package channels
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On OpenTV/HoyTV - You're not the only one...

On the new studio - Yeah, it's a shame the old news team never get the opportunity to have their own FTA channel and a better studio. There're definitely gems hiding behind the paywalls. Alas...

Also the old one was to coincide with the News Channels moving to HD in 2015 (!) - way past its prime to be honest.
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On i-Cable - it's speculated on local forums that the company is moving beyond cable packages to FTA or even OTT, but I'm not holding my breath here. Really a weird choice to invest more on OTA though, when everyone is switching to streaming.

And on ViuTV - there hasn't been any news on that, but I'd personally welcome anyone coming to the stage than TVB (or worse, CCTV)!