LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Organized by the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), the 2017 Cathay Pacific International Chinese New Year Night Parade is celebrating its 22(nd) year with its most extensive performance line-up to-date. Presented under the theme of "Best Fortune. World Party," one of the world's largest Chinese New Year celebrations will feature 10 vibrant decorative floats and more than 3,000 local and international performers, including the National Football League's Los Angeles Rams Cheerleaders and Ohio's world champion Bluecoats Drum & Bugle Corps.
This marks the second time the Rams Cheerleaders have performed for the Chinese New Year Parade, though the first since their 2016 return to Los Angeles, and the team will premiere an all-new routine created exclusively for the event. Additionally, the Bluecoats will perform music based on their show "Down Side Up," and engage in a choreographed drumline battle with The Pegasus Vanguard, a local Hong Kong drumline.
In addition to the talent representing the U.S., revellers can look forward to performances from the following world-renowned international ensembles:
-- Japan, Ushibuka Haiya Preservation Society with Kumamon
-- France, Giant Flowers and Butterflies
-- Germany, Stelzen-Art & Wheelartistics Wuppertal
-- Philippines, Kadayawan of Davao
-- Spain, Carnaval de Colores
-- Russia, Candy King
Keeping with the celebratory spirit of the scaled-up event, the HKTB will also distribute 13,000 festive gift packs to spectators before the parade starts as an expression of good wishes for the New Year.
The HKTB cordially invites TV stations to broadcast the parade which will be held on Saturday, January 28, 2017, from 4:00 a.m.-5:45 a.m. PST/7:00 a.m.-8:45 a.m. EST. Signals will be transmitted via satellite (free to air) and fiber for use by overseas broadcasters. Below please find detailed information on the satellite feed.
Satellite Feed (Free to air)
Date: Saturday, January 28, 2017
Approximate Time*: 4:00 a.m.-5:45 a.m. PST/7:00 a.m.-8:45 a.m. EST, subject to the parade progress
*Media can test the signal starting from 1:00 a.m. PST/4:00 a.m. EST
Satellite Feed Details
TVBI Satellite Channels via TVB8 Satellite Channel via
IS19 C-Band Apstar 7 C-Band
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Content - "2017 Cathay
Pacific International
Chinese New Year Night
Parade" Show, provided
by Television
Broadcasts Limited
(TVB)
- With
commercial break. For
re-editing use
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Downlink Frequency 3851MHz 4155.5MHz
L-Band: 1299MHz
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Channel Chanel 5 & 6: Worldwide 1 (PAL)
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Polarisation Vertical Horizontal
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Symbol Rate 10.85MS/s 7.2MS/S
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Fec 3/4 2/3
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Format PAL (HD) 4:3, SD (PAL) with audio &
video
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Modulation DVB-S2 8PSK DVB-S2 8PSK
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TVB Logo No With TVB8 logo
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Commercial Break Yes Yes
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Covered Regions Australia*, Canada, China,
Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, China, Indonesia, Korea,
New Zealand, Philippines,
Singapore, Taiwan, USA Malaysia, Philippines,
*(Please use IS19 KU-Band) Singapore, Taiwan
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Emergency contact for Satellite Feed & Fiber transmission:
TVB Technical Support and Operation Department (TSOD)|
Mr. Simon Cham (852)-23352077, 23355915, 23355929 or mobile (852)-98768504
Fiber Signal
Date: Saturday, January 28, 2017
Approximate Time*: 4:00 a.m.-5:45 a.m. PST/7:00 a.m.-8:45 a.m. EST, subject to the parade progress
*Media can test the signal starting from 1:00 a.m. PST/4:00 a.m. EST
Destination: London BT Tower (Port No.: BT DABX 101)
Signal format: HD-SDI
Fiber Signal Details
Content - "2017 Cathay
Pacific International Chinese
New Year Night provided by
Parade" Show, Television
Broadcasts Limited (TVB)
- Without commercial
break
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TS 15mbit/s
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Video HD 1080i50 MPEG4 12mbit/s
(PID 512)
(H.264/AVC High @ level 4.0)
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Audio 1 (embedded 1, mpeg layer) (PID
4112)
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Audio 2 (embedded 2, mpeg layer) (PID
4113)
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Commercial Break No
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Logo No
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Emergency Contact for Fiber Signal
MSOC 24-hour Hotline:
Tel: +91-20-6615 3391/ +91-20-6615 3393
Email: media.soc@tatacommunications.com
Satellite Feed and Fiber Signal Testing
Date: January 23, 2017 (Monday)
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Satellite Feed: 8:00 p.m. PST-05:00 a.m.
PST/11:00 p.m. EST-8:00
a.m. EST (9 hours)
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Fiber Signal: 03:00 a.m. PST-04:00 a.m.
PST/06:00 a.m. EST-07:00
a.m. EST (1 hour)
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Signal Content: Hong Kong TVB Jade Instant
Screen (with TVB logo)
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Notes to Editors:
For more details about the event, please visit:
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/see-do/events-festivals/highlight-events/chinese-new-year-celebrations.jsp
Event press release and post-event photographs will be available after the parade: http://partnernet.hktb.com/en/about_hktb/news/press_releases/index.html
Post-event photos will be ready at Reuters newsroom on January 28 at 10:00 a.m. PST/1:00 p.m. EST.
Please find the details below (please register for free download):
http://open.mediaexpress.reuters.com/contributor/hong-kong-tourism-board
To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hong-kong-international-chinese-new-year-night-parade-kicks-off-year-of-the-rooster-with-largest-celebration-in-event-history-300394060.html
SOURCE Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB)
