TVB Jade | |
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Launched | 19 November 1967 (Analog) 31 December 2007 (Digital) |
Owned by | Television Broadcasts Limited |
Picture format | Analog:4:3 (SDTV) Digital:16:9 (HDTV) |
Audience share | 86% |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Cantonese |
Broadcast area | Hong Kong Macau various parts of Guangdong and Guangxi China (DTMB Only) |
Headquarters | 77 Chun Choi Street Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate; New Territories, Hong Kong |
Sister channel(s) | TVB Pearl, TVB J2 |
Website | TVB Jade |
Availability
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Terrestrial | |
Hong Kong Analogue | Variable by district |
Hong Kong Digital | Channel 81 (HD) |
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Traditional Chinese | 無綫電視翡翠台 | ||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 无线电视翡翠台 | ||||||||||||
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Transcriptions | |
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | wúxiàn diànshì fěicuì tái |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Yale Romanization | mòuhsin dihnsih féichuei tòih |
Jyutping | mou4 sin3 din6 si6 fei2 coei3 toi4 |
TVB Jade Malaysia | |
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Launched | 1 May 2016 |
Owned by | Television Broadcasts Limited |
Picture format | HDTV (1080i 16:9) |
Audience share | 85.9% |
Country | Hong Kong Malaysia |
Language |
Cantonese Mandarin (Selected only) |
Broadcast area | Malaysia |
Headquarters |
TVB City 77 Chun Choi Street Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate New Territories, Hong Kong |
Website | TVB Jade Malaysia |
Availability
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Satellite | |
Astro (Malaysia) | Channel 326 (HD) |
TVB Jade (無綫電視翡翠台), or simply Jade, is a Cantonese-language free-to-air television channel in Hong Kong. It is owned and operated by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) as its flagship service, alongside its sister network, the English-language TVB Pearl. It is headquartered at TVB City at the Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate in Tseung Kwan O, in the Sai Kung District. Primarily broadcasting entertainment programming, TVB Jade has historically been the most dominant television channel in the region in terms of viewership, with its closest competitor having been the now-defunct ATV Home.
Jade primarily broadcasts in the Cantonese language; it has also offered programs with alternative audio tracks in Mandarin, English, and other foreign languages.
During the 21:30 to 22:30 weekdays time-slot, TVB Jade consistently attains the highest television audience ratings in Hong Kong. With an average of a '32' ratings point in that time-slot, it is watched by more than 80% of the TV audience in Hong Kong.
See also
Jade officially started digital broadcasting on 31 December 2007, with the terrestrial number 81 for digital broadcasting. The aspect ratio of the digital version of Jade is 16:9 and it changed to full High Definition (HD) on 18 March 2013. However in 22 February 2016, this channel in digital version will offer enhanced High Definition (HD) picture quality.
TVB Jade Malaysia is a satellite television Astro on channel 326 in High Definition (HD) format with Television Broadcasts (International) Limited. As a main general news and entertainment television channel, it has programming in both Cantonese and Mandarin (selected TVB drama for audio dubbing and Selected non-TVB drama will be choosing the original audio) it will be launching at 1 May 2016. This channel simulcast Hong Kong TVB Jade primetime slot and also simulcast with Astro Wah Lai Toi, Astro Wah Lai Toi HD for same time as Hong Kong TVB sitcom at 20:00 pm , TVB Malaysia production, live events and Astro On Demand, Astro on Demand HD for same time as Hong Kong TVB drama at 20:30–22:30 pm.