TDM (Macau)

TDM - Teledifusão de Macau, S. A. (TDM; Chinese: 澳門廣播電視股份有限公司; English: Macau Broadcasting Television Co., Ltd) provides public broadcasting services in Macau. By running five digital terrestrial television channels, one satellite television channel and two radio channels, TDM provides local audiences with a wide range of content in Macau's two official languages, Chinese (Cantonese) and Portuguese, as well as having time-slots for English as well as Indonesian and Tagalog, which reflects the multicultural nature of the city, with 95 percent of the population being Chinese and five percent made up of Portuguese and other ethnic groups.

TDM - Teledifusão de Macau, S. A.
澳門廣播電視股份有限公司
TypeTV and Radio (Public Service Broadcast)
Country
China
AvailabilityMacau
Launch date
26 March 1982 (TV Broadcast on 13 May 1984)[1]
Official website
www.tdm.com.mo/en/
TDM - Teledifusão de Macau, S. A.
TDM Headquarter at Rua de Francisco Xavier Pereira, Macau
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese澳門廣播電視股份有限公司
Simplified Chinese澳门广播电视股份有限公司
Portuguese name
PortugueseTeledifusão de Macau, S. A.

In the new media era, TDM has extended its services by developing multimedia platforms, including the official website (tdm.com.mo), mobile app (TDM App), social media and content-sharing platforms, allowing local and international audience instant access to information about Macau.

TDM transmits eight television channels from mainland China locally, including CCTV-1, CCTV-13, CGTN, CGTN Documentary, Strait Television, Hunan TV World, Southeast Television, and GDTV World.

History

TDM was founded by the colonial Portuguese government in 1982, and as a public company, would first begin evening television broadcasts on May 13, 1984, offering a mix of Portuguese and Cantonese programming between 18:00 and 23:00. It was the first television company to be founded in Macau, with news only being reported via radio broadcasts on stations such as Rádio Macau before they were absorbed into TDM.

The company was sold for 50 million patacas into a public-private partnership in 1988 following corruption scandals and major financial losses of up to 90 to 100 million patacas a year. In 1990, the Portuguese and Cantonese television operations were split into separate channels.[2]

TDM ceased analogue transmission from 00:00 on 30 June 2023.[3]

2021 broadcasting rules controversy

On March 10, 2021, in light of recent protests in neighbouring Hong Kong which were followed by the passage of national security legislation, TDM executives addressed the company on new broadcasting rules requiring the company to promote "patriotism, respect and love" for mainland China and withhold reports critical of the Chinese government. Several journalists have resigned from the broadcaster as a result of this conflict, with local journalist unions criticizing the rules as a breach of press freedom. Subsequently, the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs Augusto Santos Silva warned them that press freedom is a part of Macao Basic Law, stating that the Portuguese government expects the law to be followed. Chief Executive of Macau Ho Iat-seng denied that press freedom restrictions were being imposed. Following the criticism, TDM's executives stated they would continue to follow their current editorial policy.[4][5]

Channels
Ch №ChannelChannel contentTransmissionLaunch DateWebsite

Local channels

91TDM Ou MunFree-to-air in Cantonese, first broadcasting channel of TDMDigital17 September 1990Website
92Canal MacauFree-to-air in Portuguese and EnglishDigital17 September 1990Website
93TDM SportSports programsDigital9 October 2009Website
94TDM InformationNews and financial information programsDigital3 September 2012Website
95TDM EntertainmentDigital15 July 2008Website
96TDM Macau World International channelSatellite1 October 2009Website

Mainland channels

71CCTV-1Transmission of CCTV-1Digital20 December 2016Website
72CCTV-13Live broadcast of CCTV-13Digital1 October 2009Website
73CGTNLive broadcast of CGTNDigital15 July 2010Website
74CGTN DocumentaryLive broadcast of CGTN DocumentaryDigital1 November 2011Website
75Strait TelevisionLive broadcast of FMGDigital1 April 2011Website
76Hunan TV WorldLive broadcast of HBSDigital15 July 2010Website
77Southeast TelevisionLive broadcast of FMGDigital20 December 2017Website
78GDTV WorldLive broadcast of GRTDigital8 February 2018Website

See also

References
  1. Macau, Richard L. Edmonds, Clio Press, 1989, page xlix
  2. "A Brief History of TDM: Teledifusão de Macau". Macau Lifestyle. Macau Lifestyle Media. October 30, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  3. "TDM Switches Off Its Analogue TV Transmission System". TDM. 2023-06-25. Archived from the original on 2023-07-19. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  4. "Portugal expects China to respect press freedom in Macao". Macao News. Macau. 24 March 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  5. Jim, Clare; Master, Farah (8 April 2021). "Press freedom in Macau's gambling hub under spotlight as China ramps up scrutiny". Reuters.
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