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{{Short description|Australian TV network}}
{{More citations needed|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name           = Jadeworld (翡翠互動電視)
| logo           = Jadeworld_au.jpg
| logo_size      = 120px
| logo_alt       = Jadeworld 翡翠互動電視
| launch_date    = 13 August 1998
| closed_date    = 31 July 2017 (replaced by OTT TV Service)
| picture_format = [[576i]] ([[Standard-definition television|SDTV]])
| owner          = TVB Australia, under [[TVB]]
| website        = {{url|tvb.com.au}}
| country        = Australia
}}

'''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]].<ref>[http://www.tvb.com.au/blog/15109 Changing of the transmission method of TV signal] (Traditional Chinese), TVB Australia, 5 May 2017 (accessed 8 March 2018)</ref>

== Current channel line-up ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Channel Number
! Channel
! Genre
! Language(s)
|-
| 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 Television|Phoenix TV]]
| Mainland programs
| Mandarin
|-
| 12
| [[Phoenix InfoNews Channel]]
| Mainland programs
| Mandarin
|-
| 13
| TVB Junior
| Education Programme
| Cantonese
|-
| 14
| [[tvN (Asia)|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- 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! 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. <br />
[[JET-TV]] was offered to certain plan subscribers from until 2005. <br />
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==
{{Portal|Television|Australia}}
*[[Subscription television in Australia]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{TVB}}
{{Subscription television channels in Australia}}
{{CATV Africa, Asia, Middle East and Oceania}}

[[Category:Australian subscription television services]]
[[Category:Defunct television channels in Australia]]
[[Category:TVB channels]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1998]]
[[Category:Chinese-Australian culture]]
[[Category:Overseas Chinese organisations]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations disestablished in 2017]]
[[Category:Ethnic mass media in Australia]]