# Forever Top

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'''Forever Top (Asia) Limited''' ({{Lang-zh|永升（亞洲）有限公司}}) is a company based in [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong) founded by {{Interlanguage link|David Chiu (businessman)|zh|邱達昌|lt=David Chiu|vertical-align=sup}}, the current head of [Far East Consortium](/source/Far_East_Consortium_International_Limited). The company initially applied for a [free-to-air](/source/free-to-air) television [broadcast license](/source/broadcast_license) under the name of '''New Asia Network''' (NAN; {{Lang-zh|新亞電視台}}). The company later withdrew the application, and acquired [I-Cable Communications](/source/I-Cable_Communications).

==Background==
David Chiu is a son of [Deacon Chiu Te-ken](/source/Deacon_Chiu), the founder of [Far East Consortium](/source/Far_East_Consortium_International_Limited). Deacon Chiu bought [Rediffusion Television](/source/Rediffusion_Television) (RTV) in 1982 and renamed it [Asia Television](/source/Asia_Television) (ATV) before he sold the broadcaster in 1989. Forever Top's free-to-air television bid, New Asia Network, was named in memory of ATV.

==New Asia Network==
In 2015, Forever Top applied for a free-to-air television broadcast license under the name of New Asia Network. One of the company's goals was to acquire the assets of ATV, whose license would be revoked after 1 April 2016.

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|New Asia Network<br />({{Lang|zh|新亞高清台}})
|Chinese channel targeting a general audience<ref name="ENnewasiaapp"/>
|rowspan="3"|Terrestrial<ref name="ENnewasiaapp"/>
|HDTV<ref name="ENnewasiaapp"/>
|rowspan="2"|Within 6 months after licence approval, if station manages to take over assets owned by [Asia Television](/source/Asia_Television), or within 9 months after licence approval, by hiring another studio<ref name="ENnewasiaapp"/>
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|New Asia International<br />({{Lang|zh|新亞國際台}})
|English channel targeting the non-Chinese speaking audience<ref name="ENnewasiaapp"/>
|rowspan="2"|SDTV<ref name="ENnewasiaapp"/>
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|New Asia Sports<br />({{Lang|zh|新亞體育台}})
|Sports channel, to be broadcast in Chinese<ref name="ENnewasiaapp"/>
|Within another 3 months after New Asia Network and New Asia International's start of broadcasting<ref name="ENnewasiaapp"/>
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Forever Top later withdrew the application and in 2017, the company acquired [I-Cable Communications](/source/I-Cable_Communications), the parent company of [Hong Kong Cable Television](/source/Hong_Kong_Cable_Television) and [Fantastic Television](/source/Fantastic_Television).

==i-Cable Communications==

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==References==
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Category:2015 establishments in Hong Kong
Category:Mass media companies established in 2015
Category:Television stations in Hong Kong
Category:2017 mergers and acquisitions

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