Television Broadcasts Limited, commonly known as
TVB, was founded as the first wireless commercial television station in
Hong Kong. TVB runs five free-to-air television channels in Hong Kong, and is one of two free-to-air terrestrial television broadcasters in Hong Kong, and one of the largest commercial
Chinese programme producers in the
world. It commenced
broadcasting on 19 November 1967. It has a staff of about 4,500. Its commercial rival for free-to-air terrestrial television broadcasts is
Asia Television (ATV), whilst the government-owned
Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) produces television programmes, but does not itself broadcast them.