TVB Pearl

TVB Pearl (Chinese: 無綫電視明珠台) is an English-language television channel in Hong Kong owned by TVB Limited. Established on 19 November 1967, it shares headquarters with TVB's other properties at TVB City at 77 Chun Choi Street in Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate in Tseung Kwan O, in the Sai Kung District. The channel mainly broadcasts in English (while all of its sister channels mainly broadcast in Cantonese), although programmes in other languages (including Mandarin, Japanese and Korean) are aired in non-peak hours and Traditional Chinese subtitles are available on some programmes. Since 1991, the channel has used NICAM digital audio (and later, multiple audio tracks via digital terrestrial television) to transmit audio tracks in English and Cantonese when available. The channel began broadcasting in high definition on 28 October 2012. TVB Pearl's schedule relies heavily on imported programmes, including foreign drama series and movies. Original English-language news and current affairs programmes (such as News at 7:30) and original lifestyle programme Dolce Vita are also available on the channel. Some programmes are produced by foreign television and film studios, such as Fremantle, Banijay, Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Skydance Media, Warner Bros. Pictures, ABS-CBN Studios, and others.