TVB Pearl

TVB Pearl
無綫明珠台
TVB Pearl logo
CountryHong Kong SAR, China
Broadcast areaHong Kong
Macau
Guangdong
USA
Headquarters77 Chun Choi Street, Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
Programming
Language(s)English (Main language)
Mandarin
Cantonese (Second language)
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerTelevision Broadcasts Limited
Sister channelsTVB Jade
TVB Plus
TVB News Channel
History
Launched19 November 1967; 56 years ago (1967-11-19)
Links
Websitepearl.tvb.com
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital TV (Hong Kong)Channel 84 (HD)

TVB Pearl (Chinese: 無綫明珠台) is an English-language television channel in Hong Kong owned by Television Broadcasts 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.

This 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.

The schedule of this channel 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 bought from the foreign television and film studios (including Hollywood films from Studio 930), such as Fremantle, Banijay, Disney (Walt Disney Pictures, Marvel Studios and 20th Century Studios), Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, and others.