Reviews: TV

Night of the galas

Couch potatoes have another New Year's Eve TV viewing option other than the traditional China Central Television (CCTV)gala.

Beijing TV (BTV) and Hong Kong-based TVB will present an evening show featuring stars from both the mainland and Hong Kong on Saturday night. This is the first time a mainland TV has cooperated with a Hong Kong counterpart to hold a New Year show.

Instead of the stellar-studded cast, BTV has recruited a number of amateurs drawn from three realities shows hosted by the station. Chinese comedian Guo Degang and Hong Kong film veteran Tsang Chi-wai will co-host the event. Starting from 8pm, the show will be transmitted to more than 800 million in China, South East Asia, North America, Europe and Australia.

Liu Wei

(China Daily 02/16/2007 page20)