Channel C

Channel C is a Hongkongese online news media that focuses on video production^[3] and was founded on 12 July 2021 by five former Apple News narrators of the Next Animation Studio, a sector of Apple Daily. The "C" of Channel C stands for City, Crime and Culture, focusing on real-time popular topics, breaking news, and cultural life.

Channel C

Type	Online media
Founder(s)	Five ex-Apple Daily employees
Founded	July 12, 2021; 4 years ago (2021-07-12)
Political alignment	Pro-democracy Localism
Language	Cantonese (written in Traditional Chinese)
Readership	Facebook: >1 million Instagram: >1.7 million YouTube: >41 million as at 2 August 2022[1]
Website	channelchk.com

Channel C
YouTube information
Channel	Channel C HK
Location	Hong Kong
Years active	2021–present
Subscribers	705 thousand[2]
Views	403 million[2]
Last updated: 20 December 2024

On 22 April 2025, the outlet ceased operations due to financial issues.^[4][5] On 10 July, the outlet announced that it had secured funding from a white knight and would resume operations under the new name Channel WE.^[6] Its first story was posted the same day, and it became fully operational starting 12 July.^[7]

See also

• Apple Daily
• Next Animation Studio
• Applelisation [zh]