China legalized inbound satellite TV broadcasting from outside its borders in 2001, and Hong Kong's TVB and ATV, Time-Warner of the US, and China-invested Phoenix Satellite TV were all on the list of the initial beneficiaries.
大陸從二○○一年起開始開放境外衛星電視落地。香港無線、亞視、美國時代華納、具有中資色彩的鳳凰衛視等，都在首波開放的名單內。