What Now News does

Now News is a Hong Kong-based digital news and media platform operated by Now TV Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PCCW (電訊盈科, HKEx: 0008). Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Hong Kong, the platform provides free real-time multi-category news coverage across local Hong Kong news, international news, finance, sports, technology, entertainment/lifestyle, and property through its now.com portal and a suite of dedicated mobile applications (Now News, Now Finance, Now Sports, Now TV). The underlying technology stack supports real-time news publishing, live broadcasting, on-demand video streaming, and cross-platform content delivery across web, iOS, and Android.

The platform operates a dual revenue model combining an advertising-supported free tier (now.com and mobile apps) with a paid subscription service (Now TV) that includes the premium Now True content platform. Now TV delivers live news broadcasts, on-demand video content, and exclusive premium releases such as Academy Award-winning films. Distribution is deeply integrated with PCCW's broader telecom and media ecosystem, including broadband (Netvigator), mobile (CSL), Viu OTT streaming, and MOOV music services, providing bundled cross-promotion and shared customer reach.

The company serves a primarily consumer Hong Kong audience with horizontal segmentation across general news readers, finance/investment audiences (stock quotes, market data), sports fans (Premier League, La Liga, Hong Kong football), and entertainment consumers. Now News differentiates through PCCW's distribution scale, established 10+ year brand presence, and access to premium exclusive content. The business generates revenue from three streams: display and sponsored content advertising on the free portal, recurring monthly subscriptions for Now TV/Now True, and content licensing arrangements, with operational scale indicated by 251-500 employees.

Name

Now News

Legal name

Now TV Limited

Website

https://now.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Now News is a Hong Kong-based multi-category digital news platform operated by Now TV Limited (PCCW subsidiary), providing free real-time news, finance, sports, and entertainment content via web and mobile apps, complemented by a subscription streaming service (Now TV/Now True) for Hong Kong consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital News Media

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (51311), Television Broadcasting Stations (516120)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Consumer News & Digital Newsrooms (Web/App-First) (MPAJADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

News Streaming Platforms (MPACAAAF), News OTT & Live News Streaming Channels (MPABAHAK)

Keywords

• Digital news publishing
• Financial news portal
• Sports news coverage
• Subscription streaming
• Live news broadcasting

Headquarters

HQ city

Hong Kong

HQ country

Hong Kong SAR China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. 广告收入: Now News网站通过展示广告、赞助内容等方式获取广告收入，是免费即时信息服务的商业化途径。
2. 订阅服务收入: Now TV提供付费订阅服务，用户支付月费或年费获取独家内容、直播服务及高级功能。
3. 内容授权: Now TV采购和授权高质量内容（如奥斯卡获奖电影），通过内容差异化吸引订阅用户。

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Now News operates a free real-time digital news portal covering Hong Kong local news, international news, finance, sports, technology, entertainment, and lifestyle content via now.com and dedicated mobile apps. The company also offers Now TV, a subscription streaming service with live news channels, on-demand content, and exclusive premium documentaries (including Oscar-winning films) on the Now True platform.

Product overview

Now News is a comprehensive digital news and entertainment media platform operated by Now TV Limited (a PCCW Group company). The platform offers a multi-category news portal including Now 新聞 (general news), Now 財經 (finance), Now Sports, Now 科技 (technology), and Now 娛樂生活 (entertainment/lifestyle), complemented by the Now TV subscription streaming service featuring live TV channels and on-demand content including exclusive documentaries and Oscar-winning films. The ecosystem includes dedicated mobile applications for news, finance, sports, and TV streaming, along with supplementary services like Viu (streaming) and MOOV (music). The platform provides Hong Kong audiences with real-time news coverage, live broadcasting, stock market information, and multimedia content across web and mobile platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Now 新聞 (Now News) Free real-time news website providing comprehensive coverage of Hong Kong local news, international news, finance, technology, sports, entertainment, and lifestyle for Hong Kong consumers.
• Now 財經 (Now Finance)

Quantifiable outcome

• 七部奥斯卡获奖电影共获18项奖项，在Now True平台播放

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability4 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 电讯盈科 (PCCW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNow News由Now TV Limited运营，而Now TV是PCCW电讯盈科集团的子公司。Now News通过PCCW的宽频、电讯、移动服务等渠道进行捆绑推广和分销。
• Now TVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNow News是Now TV旗下的新闻服务平台，与Now TV的流媒体订阅服务形成内容协同。Now True是Now TV的独家内容平台。
• ViuminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerViu是PCCW集团旗下的OTT视频服务，与Now TV形成内容互补。
• MOOVminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMOOV是PCCW集团旗下的音乐流媒体服务，在now.com网站有入口链接。

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• South China Morning Post (SCMP): Hong Kong's leading English-language digital news publisher covering local and international news, finance, sports, and lifestyle. Directly comparable in product mix (digital news, apps, subscription) and target Hong Kong audience.
• HK01: Major Hong Kong web/app-first Chinese-language digital news platform covering politics, finance, sports, lifestyle, and entertainment. Directly competes for the same Hong Kong consumer audience and advertiser base.
• Headline Daily (頭條日報): Major Hong Kong paid newspaper with extensive digital news platform. Competes directly for Hong Kong Chinese-language news readers across general news, finance, sports, and lifestyle verticals.
• Hong Kong Economic Times (HKET): Hong Kong-based digital news platform with strong focus on finance, stocks, property, and business news. Closely comparable to Now 財經 (Now Finance) vertical in target audience and content offering.
• Viu: PCCW-owned OTT video streaming service. Direct sibling and direct competitor in Hong Kong subscription video market, especially against Now TV's streaming and Now True's exclusive content positioning.
• Cable TV Hong Kong: Hong Kong pay-TV operator providing cable and subscription television including news channels. Comparable to Now TV in pay-TV business model and Hong Kong subscriber base.
• Sing Tao Daily: Established Hong Kong newspaper group with strong digital news presence covering local news, China news, international news, finance, and lifestyle. Comparable in editorial scope and Hong Kong consumer audience.
• Oriental Daily News: Major Hong Kong Chinese-language newspaper with substantial digital platform reach. Directly competes in general news, entertainment, and lifestyle coverage for Hong Kong readers.

Broad incumbents

• TVB: Hong Kong's dominant free-to-air television broadcaster with extensive news and entertainment operations. Competes with Now TV in broadcasting and with Now News in news coverage, but at much larger scale.
• RTHK (Radio Television Hong Kong): Hong Kong's public broadcaster providing news, current affairs, and live broadcasting across TV, radio, and digital. Overlaps with Now News in news coverage and Now TV in broadcasting, though funded differently.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/now.comNews
• Xx.com/now_news
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/372nd-qm-btn

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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