TVB Plus

TVB Plus
CountryChina
Broadcast areaHong Kong
Macau
Headquarters77 Chun Choi Street, Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
Programming
LanguagesEnglish
Mandarin
Cantonese
Korean
Japanese
Picture format1080i 16:9 HDTV
Ownership
OwnerTVB Limited
Sister channelsTVB Jade
TVB Pearl
TVB News Channel
History
Launched30 June 2008; 18 years ago (2008-06-30)
Links
Websiteprogramme.tvb.com/tvb-plus
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital TV (Hong Kong)Channel 82 (HD)
Streaming media
Affiliated Streaming Service(s)myTV SUPER

TVB Plus, formerly TVB J2 (Chinese: 無綫電視J2) is a Chinese-language free-to-air terrestrial television channel in Hong Kong. Owned by TVB 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 Cantonese, but occasionally there are programmes in other languages including Mandarin, Japanese and Korean. 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. The channel is a merger of J2 with TVB Finance, Sports & Information Channel, with a mix of entertainment, sports, and information programming, and interactive features integrating with TVB digital platforms such as MyTV Super. The launch came as part of cuts by TVB to focus on digital platforms.

Programmes

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

Other programmes broadcast include:

In 2015, J2 became the broadcaster of Hong Kong Jockey Club horse racing and the Mark Six lottery drawings.

Originals

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.
A reality show that comprised three single girls and a gentleman, centered around the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The hosts are Ursule Wong, Joyce Wong, Grace Wong and Jason Chan.
According to the Year 2009 Market Promotion, TVB will produce new reality shows based on the format of this one.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Communications watchdog approves changes to line-up of channels of TVB". The Standard. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Communications Authority approves TVB channel changes". RTHK. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  3. 1 2 Frater, Patrick (28 November 2023). "TVB, Hong Kong's Top Broadcaster, to Lay-Off 300 Staff and Cut Channels". Variety. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "TVB expects to grow digital ad income in 2024". Marketing-Interactive. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  5. ↑ Chow, Anita (13 July 2015). "賽馬和六合彩攪珠8月起由無綫J2轉播" [TVB J2 to broadcast horse racing and Mark Six drawings beginning in August]. The News Lens (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 21 April 2019.