A cash-strapped Chinese-language TV station, Asia Television, has closed its doors after airing a re-run of a beauty pageant and experiencing near-shutdowns. The station's final episode was marked by dramatic twists, and fans bid farewell to the broadcaster.

This article was first published on April 2, 2016. by Eddie Lee Staff, fans bid farewell to broadcaster It was finally curtains for Asia Television last night (April 1, 2016) after a couple of near-shutdowns last month and one dramatic twist after another to the embattled station’s chequered final episode. Just before the stroke of midnight, the cash-strapped broadcaster pulled the plug after airing a re-run of one of its trademark Miss Asia beauty pageants. The only fresh programmes on air...