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CABLE TV Secures Exclusive Broadcast Rights of the Hong Kong Sevens in HK for 4 Consecutive Years
CABLE TV is pleased to announce its carriage of the Hong Kong Sevens with exclusive broadcast rights in Hong Kong for 4 consecutive years. The 3-days tournament will be live broadcasted via multiple platforms of the Group, including Pay Television Channels, Free Television Channel, the official website and Mobile Applications, so as to show full support for the Hong Kong women's and men's sevens teams and the international rugby events!
Starting from 31 March to 2 April, the Hong Kong Sevens is making a triumphant return at the Hong Kong Stadium! The newly introduced women's competition marks the first time in the tournament's 45-year history that both the men's and women's competitions will be hosted simultaneously. Furthermore, it will be the first time that Hong Kong's men's and women's sevens teams will compete in the same World Series tournament, the Hong Kong athletes are going to compete with 26 of the best seeds from around the globe. CABLE TV will live stream the entire tournament, giving viewers access to the finest international sporting events.
In order to bring the international thrilling matches to a wider audience, and to show support to the Hong Kong athletes, all matches will be available on CABLE Sports (HD601/ SD 661), Hong Kong International Business Channel (HKIBC, free channel 76), official website of HOY (https://hoy.tv/) and official mobiles app of HOY (https://bit.ly/HOY_App), simulcast of key matches are also arranged on HOY TV (Free Channel 77). Meanwhile, a programme of daily highlights is specially arranged on CABLE Sports (HD601/ SD 661) and HOY TV (Free Channel 77), audience can review and catch up on the dazzling performance of the athletes. Running up to the Hong Kong Sevens, the international and Hong Kong’s major sports event, “HOY Exclusive Stickers” (https://bit.ly/3LJWOXZ) and “Instagram Filter” (https://bit.ly/3z4JuFK) are specially designed and are now readily available for audience.