Hong Kong hasn't broadcast NEW SHANGHAI BUND yet? What the devil are they waiting for? Goodness knows the rest of the civilized world has seen the series.
Old series are mostly released for the mainland China market.
New series are mostly released for elsewhere, especially for young die hard fans (that always spend money obviously) of a specific actor/actress.
OK...that kind of makes sense, but TVBI shouldn't assume that there's nobody here in the West that wants to purchase its older series.
Moreover, TVBI hasn't been releasing that many current series in the North American market...just many "also-ran" series from the 1980s that many people don't remember/never cared for.