For more than a decade, TVB’s annual “JSG Top Ten Awards Ceremony” took place as a ‘major event’ at the HK Coliseum. Our paper received word recently that this year’s (2011) JSG Awards will take place on January 14th, however the venue for the show will no longer be the HK Coliseum – instead, the event will take place in Studio One at TVB City. With the drop in attendance from over 10,000 audience members (HK Coliseum) to only about 700 audience (Studio One), the huge difference in the ‘grandeur’ of the event is very apparent. In the past, the JSG Awards used to be one of the ‘grandest and most important events’ in the HK Music industry, however now it seems to have become 'just another television program’ -- it’s no surprise then that the general impression of the JSG Awards is that it went from being a ‘big show’ to a ‘small show’!According to reports, after Stephen Chan returned to TVB, his number one priority was to work with the Big 4 record companies to resolve the almost 2 year old royalty dispute. Though both sides had agreed on a compromise in terms of the royalty fees, the negotiations reached a stalemate due to TVB’s stipulation that contracted singers are not allowed to appear on other TV stations. With the Big 4 record companies standing firm and TVB refusing to budge on the issue, both sides could not come to an agreement; therefore, singers from the Big 4 record companies will continue to be ‘absent’ from the upcoming JSG Awards Ceremony. To ‘add salt to the wound’, many artists from the other record companies (non Big 4) have decided not to renew their singers’ contracts with TVB either, as they did not want to be tied down by the restriction of not being able to appear on other TV stations. With the decreasing number of contracted singers and only ‘their own people’ – EEG artists such as Joey Yung, Leo Ku, Raymond Lam, etc – backing them up, it is reported that TVB has decided to ‘cut back’ on production and move the JSG Awards to Studio One instead of HK Coliseum.
Also, according to reports, singer Miriam Yeung – who lost the “Most Favorite Female Singer” award to Joey Yung at JSG last year – won’t be attending the awards ceremony this year, due in large part to her record company being dissatisfied with TVB over the loss of the award. Even though Miriam’s singer contract with TVB expired over a month ago, she has not taken steps to renew with TVB, though she has continued to maintain a ‘friendly’ relationship with the station – so far, she has not appeared on other TV stations, plus she participated in one of TVB’s big charity shows «???????»which was held last week. In addition to Miriam, it was also reported that the contract for singer Janice Vidal, whose duet with newcomer JW won the “Golden Song” award at JSG last year, will expire early next year – rumor has it that due to disagreement over awards at the upcoming ceremony, there’s a possibility that she won’t be attending either.
In response to the reports of the JSG Awards taking place at Studio One instead of the HK Coliseum, TVB’s director of external affairs Tsang Sing Ming expressed: “Because the HK Coliseum is already fully booked, we are currently seeking out another location for the awards ceremony. If there is no other suitable venue, then Studio One will be the last resort." Asked whether TVB was ‘cutting costs’ due to the lack of singers, Tsang Sing Ming responded: “That has nothing to do with it. It’s just that we haven’t found a suitable venue yet, that’s all.”
Asked about the change in venue for the JSG Awards, Miriam Yeung stated: “Where the event takes place isn’t really important; the most important is the content of the program.” Multiple “Female Singer Award” winner Joey Yung responded: “Actually, where the event takes place isn’t too important; the important thing is that the awards are a recognition and encouragement to the singers for their efforts in the past year.” Last year’s “Asian Region Favorite Male Singer” award winner Raymond Lam commented: “Actually, the venue isn’t the most important. Studio One’s facilities are actually quite good and are comparable to other venues elsewhere.”
Source: Oriental Daily
Translation: llwy12 @ AsianFanatics
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