Jadeworld (Australia)
| Jadeworld (翡翠互動電視) | |
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| Launched | 13 August 1998 |
| Owned by | TVB Australia, under TVB |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Country |
 Australia |
| Broadcast area | Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane & Perth |
| Website | tvb.com.au www.jworldtv.com.au |
Jadeworld is a broadcasting station based in Sydney, Australia that caters for the Chinese community in Australia. It currently consists of 14 channels, with many programs relayed from TVB operations in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Current channel line-up
| Channel Number | Channel | Genre | Language(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TVBJ | Variety | Cantonese |
| 2 | Celestial Movies | Movies | Cantonese/Mandarin |
| 3 | Dragon TV | Mainland programs | Mandarin |
| 4 | TVB8 | Lifestyle | Mandarin |
| 5 | TVB Xing He | Dramas | Cantonese/Mandarin |
| 6 | TVBS-Asia | Lifestyle | Mandarin |
| 7 | TVBS-NEWS | Taiwanese News | Mandarin |
| 8 | CCTV-4 | Mainland programs | Mandarin |
| 9 | Mei ah Movies Channel | Mainland programs | Mandarin |
| 10 | STAR Chinese Movies | Mainland programs | Mandarin |
| 11 | TVBN | Hong Kong news | Cantonese |
| 12 | TVB Lifestyle (replaces TVB Korean on 1 Jan 2009) | Lifestyle programs | Cantonese/Mandarin |
| 13 | Phoenix TV | Mainland programs | Mandarin |
| 14 | Phoenix Infonews | Mainland programs | Mandarin |
| 15 | Discovery Kids | Kids programs | English |
| 16 | Nat Geo Wild HD | Documentary programs | English,Mandarin,Cantonese |
| 17 | Channel M | Korean programs | Chinese,Korean |
| 18 | KBS World | Korean Programs | Korean |
| 19 | Disney Channel | Kids Programme | English |
| 20 | AXN | Action Programs | English |
| 21 | Animax | Japanese Animation Programs | Cantonese,Japanese |
| 22 | Disney Junior | KidsChannel | English |
| 23 | CCTV News | News | English |
| 24 | CCTV-9 Documentary | Documentary | English |
| 25 | GEM | Asian Entertainment | Japanese and Cantonese and Mandarin |
| 26 | Zhejiang TV | Mandarin Programs | Mandarin |
| 27 | SBS | Korean Program | Korean |
| 28 | MBC | Korean Program | Korean |
| 29 | NHK World TV | News Information | English |
| 30 | NHK World Premium | Japanese Variety | Japanese |
| 31 | YTN World | Korean News | Korean |
| 32 | Arirang TV | Information | English |
History
Jadeworld began as JEDi (Jade Entertainment Digital Interactive) in 2000, broadcasting only 8 channels-
| Channel Number | Channel | Language(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 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, Chonqing TV and Phoenix TV in 2006-07 caters for subscribers of Mainland descent.
Jadeworld offered an IPPV service to subscribers after a software upgrade in 2001. Movies from Hong Kong were streamed in a box-office style interface in a timetabled fashion daily. Each movie cost A$9.90.
The variety of movies offered by the IPPV system were limited, and unpopularity with the subscribers led to it being shut down a few months later.