News at 6:30

News at 6:30 (Chinese: 六點半新聞報道), is the flagship evening Cantonese news programme that is broadcast nightly at 6:30 pm in Hong Kong on TVB Jade. This programme first aired on TVB Jade on 19 November 1967. News at 6:30 can also be watched for free on TVB News' website.

News at 6:30
六點半新聞報道
GenreNews
Created byTVB News
Country of originHong Kong
Original languageCantonese
Production
ProducerTVB
Production locationHong Kong
Running time
  • Weekdays
    44–52 minutes
  • Weekends
    22–25 minutes
Release
Original networkTVB Jade
Picture format
Original release19 November 1967 (1967-11-19) –
present
Related
News At Seven-Thirty

News at 6:30 has aired in high definition every day since 18 March 2013. The HD Jade channel aired an extra bulletin, News at 7 instead of News at 6:30 from 2009 to 2015.[1] The bulletin is simulcast on both SD and HD versions of Jade on Saturday and Sunday.

TVB News axed the sports bulletin on the weekday version of News at 6:30 on 3 May 2010.

Broadcasting length

News at 6:30 usually broadcasts for approximately an hour on weeknights and 25 minutes on weekends, followed by Weather Report.[2] On special occasions such as the Handover of Hong Kong, opening of the Hong Kong International Airport, Jiji earthquake, September 11 attacks and 2008 Sichuan earthquake, the show was extended to one hour.

Notable presenters

References
  1. Television Broadcasts Limited HD Jade Schedule (Traditional Chinese) Retrieved 1 February 2010
  2. 伍晃榮 (2005). 波係圓嘅. 經濟日報出版社. ISBN 978-962-678-297-2. (Balls Are Round, Ng Fong Wing, Hong Kong Economic Times)
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