The Board of Television Broadcasts Ltd. announced that Sir Run Run Shaw G.B.M., currently the Executive Chairman, shall be re-designated as the Chairman of the Board with effect from January 1, 2010. The board of directors of Television Broadcasts announced that Sir Run Run Shaw G.B.M., shall relinquish his executive duties as the Executive Chairman of the company and shall become the non-executive Chairman of the Board with effect from January 1, 2010. He will also resign from the position as chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board but will remain as a member of the Executive Committee.

The board of directors of Television Broadcasts Ltd. announced the appointment of Ms. Chen Wai Wai Vivien as an Independent Non-executive Director of the company with effect from 1st September 2009. Ms. Chen Wai Wai Vivien is the Chairman and Managing Director of Nan Fung Group which was founded by her father, Dr. Chen Din-hwa. Ms. Chen is also the Honorary President of both the Shanghai Fraternity Association and the International Ningbo Merchants Co. Ltd.; the Honorary Vice-President of the Shanghai Charity Foundation; and one of the founders of the Hong Kong Eating Disorders Association Limited.

Television Broadcasts Ltd. reported unaudited condensed consolidated earnings results for the first half ended June 30, 2009. For the period, the company reported profit before tax of HKD 406,023,000 and profit attributable to equity holders of the company of HKD 330,264,000 or HKD 0.75 per basic and diluted share on turnover of HKD 1,754,296,000 against profit before tax of HKD 605,333,000 and profit attributable to equity holders of the company of HKD 502,737,000 or HKD 1.15 per basic and diluted share on turnover of HKD 2,073,494,000. Total comprehensive income attributable to equity holders of the company was HKD 323,660,000 against HKD 532,209,000 for the same period a year ago. The company announced additions to property, plant and equipment (including prepayments), leasehold land and goodwill of HKD 198,377,000 against HKD 830,595,000 for the same period a year ago. As at 30 June 2009, capital commitments of the group were HKD 446 million. The board declared the payment of an interim dividend of HKD 0.25 per share for the 438,000,000 ordinary shares in issue of HKD 0.05 each in respect of the six months ended June 30, 2009. The interim dividend will be paid to shareholders whose names are recorded on the register of members of the company on September 23, 2009. The dividend warrants will be dispatched to shareholders on or around September 28, 2009. The company paid an interim dividend of HKD 0.30 per share for the same period a year ago.