TVB City
TVB City (Chinese: 電視廣播城; Cantonese Yale: din si gwong bo sing), is the headquarters of Television Broadcasts Limited developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties located at 77 Chun Choi Street in the Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate, Tseung Kwan O, Kowloon.
TVB City | |
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Overview of TVB City | |
General information | |
Town or city | 77 Chun Choi Street Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate Tseung Kwan O, Kowloon |
Country | Hong Kong |
Coordinates | 22°16′45″N 114°16′21″E |
Groundbreaking | 1 January 2000 |
Construction started | 1 March 2000 |
Completed | 21 September 2003 |
Opened | 22 September 2003 (Opening Public) 12 October 2003 (Grand Opening) 2 April 2016 (All HDTV) |
Inaugurated | 22 September 2003 (Opening Public) 12 October 2003 (Grand Opening) 2 April 2016 (All HDTV) |
Renovated | 22 February 2016 (All HDTV) |
Cost | 2.2 billion HKD |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Gensler International and Leigh & Orange Architects |
Developer | Sun Hung Kai Properties |
Structural engineer | Dragages et Travaux publics (HK) |
The HK$2.2 billion facility officially opened on 12 October 2003, with Chief Executive Donald Tsang and TVB chairman Raymond Chow in attendance. The 110,000 square-metre facility, which replaced TV City, was designed to allow for future developments such as digital television production. The facilities include an 11-story broadcasting centre, workshops, a newsroom, a satellite antenna farm, two outdoor shooting sites and 22 production studios, of which "Studio 1" is one of the largest studio amongst all commercial television broadcasters in Asia.
Facilities
- 24/7 News and Information which Basement Block - used for news and information which car park opening 24-hours 7-days a week.
- Outdoor Shooting Sites - features buildings for traditional Chinese town and generic early 20th century Hong Kong settings
- Workshop Block
- Main Block - along with Studio Road, it is often used as generic office building/hotel scenes for TVB's modern dramas
- Variety Studio Block - used for shooting variety and specials
- Drama Studio Block - used for shooting drama shows
- Satellite Antenna Farm
External links
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