TVB Plus, formerly TVB J2 ( zh, 無綫電視J2) is a Chinese-language

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terrestrial television channel in Hong Kong. Owned by

TVB Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB; zh, t=電視廣播有限公司) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong. The company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Canton ...

and first launched on 30 June 2008, the channel broadcasts programming aimed at youth and young adult audiences, as well as sports and information programming. Most of its programming is presented in

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, but occasionally there are programmes in other languages including

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, Japanese and

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. Most of the shows are broadcast on bilingual audio channels with Chinese subtitles. It began broadcasting in high definition on 21 January 2013. In April 2024, it was announced that TVB J2 would be relaunched as TVB Plus beginning 22 April 2024, replacing both itself and TVB Finance, Sports & Information Channel. The new channel was promoted as offering entertainment, sports, and information programming, and interactive features integrating with TVB digital platforms. The launch came as part of cuts by TVB, with most recently focused on their streaming service MyTV SUPER.

Programmes

and Japanese dramas are the most watched programmes on TVB J2. The time slots in

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are specialized for most popular dramas every day, with ones from Korea (Mon-Fri), Taiwan (Mon-Fri, Sun), Japan (Fri-Sat) and USA (Sat-Sun). Another popular genre of programmes for TVB J2 is Japanese

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. Other programmes broadcast include: *Entertainment *Life Trends *Travel *Music In 2015, J2 became the broadcaster of

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horse racing and the

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lottery drawings.

Originals

*Love Academy () :A space for teenagers and stars to discuss different kinds of love matters and play love games. The hosts are Miki Yeung and Cyrus Chow. *Summer in Beijing () :A reality show that comprised three single girls and a gentleman, centered around the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

in Beijing. The hosts are Ursule Wong, Joyce Wong,

Grace Wong Wong Kwan-hing (born 5 May 1986), better known as Grace Wong, is a Hong Kong actress, dancer, singer, television host and beauty pageant titleholder. She formerly contracted to TVB. She is best known for her role as Fa Man in the martial arts t ...

and Jason Chan. :According to the Year 2009 Market Promotion, TVB will produce new reality shows based on the format of this one. *Big Boys Club () *All Things Girl ()

References

External links

* TVB channels Chinese-language television stations Television stations in Hong Kong Television channels and stations established in 2008 Television channels and stations established in 2024 {{HongKong-tv-stub