Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2014
Unpaid wages and disputed salary-loan arrangement
ATV accumulated wage arrears and made redundancies. The Labour Department issued prosecution notices concerning unpaid wages, while the company controversially advanced some salary payments on the condition that employees sign a loan agreement with a company associated with a major shareholder.
2012
Political reporting and management controversy
ATV faced public criticism over an ATV Focus report portraying students opposed to Moral and National Education and over a live programme in which Wang Zheng and artists appealed against the issuing of additional free-to-air licences.
2011
False report of Jiang Zemin's death
ATV News falsely reported that former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin had died. The Communications Authority fined ATV HK$300,000 and later imposed another HK$1 million penalty after concluding that Wang Zheng had improperly interfered with the broadcaster's management.