Jadeworld (Australian TV network)
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Country | Australia |
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Programming | |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | TVB Australia, under TVB |
History | |
Launched | 13 August 1998 |
Closed | 31 July 2017 (replaced by OTT TV Service) |
Links | |
Website | tvb |
TVB Jadeworld was a broadcasting station based in Sydney, Australia that caters for the Chinese community in Australia. It currently consists of 16 channels, with many programs relayed from TVB operations in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
As of 31 July 2017, the satellite broadcast service of those channels was ceased and replaced by the service by TVB Anywhere.[1]
Current channel line-up
Channel Number | Channel | Genre | Language(s) |
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1 | TVBJ | Variety | Cantonese |
2 | STAR Chinese Channel | Variety | Cantonese/Mandarin |
3 | Dragon TV | Mainland programs | Mandarin |
4 | TVB8 | Lifestyle | Mandarin |
5 | TVBS-Asia | Lifestyle/Taiwanese Variety | Mandarin |
6 | TVBS-NEWS | Taiwanese News | Mandarin |
7 | CCTV-4 | Mainland programs | Mandarin |
8 | STAR Chinese Movies | Mainland programs | Mandarin |
9 | TVBN | Hong Kong news | Cantonese |
10 | TVB Premium Lifestyle | Lifestyle programs | Cantonese/Mandarin |
11 | Phoenix TV | Mainland programs | Mandarin |
12 | Phoenix InfoNews Channel | Mainland programs | Mandarin |
13 | TVB Junior | Education Programme | Cantonese |
14 | tvN | Korean programs | Chinese, Korean |
15 | KBS World | Korean Programs | Korean |
History
Jadeworld began as JEDi (Jade Entertainment Digital Interactive) in 2000, broadcasting only 8 channels-
Channel Number | Channel | Language(s) |
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1 | TVBJ | Cantonese |
2 | Movie Channel | Cantonese/Mandarin |
4 | TVB8 | Cantonese/Mandarin |
5 | TVB Xing He (dramas) | Cantonese/Mandarin |
6 | TVBS-Asia | Mandarin |
7 | TVBS-N | Mandarin |
9 | CNBC Asia | English |
8 | DD National | Hindi |
CCTV-4 was added in 2000, while CNBC Asia was taken off the channels in 2001.
JET-TV was offered to certain plan subscribers from until 2005.
The addition of Dragon TV, Hunan TV, Chongqing TV and Phoenix TV in 2006-07 caters for subscribers of Mainland descent.
In May 2017, Jadeworld reduced to 26 channels.
See also
References
- ^ Changing of the transmission method of TV signal (Traditional Chinese), TVB Australia, 5 May 2017 (accessed 8 March 2018)