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{{short description|24-hour non-stop Cantonese finance sports information channel in Hong Kong}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = TVB Finance, Sports & Information Channel
| logo =
| logo_caption =
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]
| launch_date = {{launch date and age|2007|12|31|df=yes}}<br>{{launch date and age|2021|9|13|df=y}} (Malaysia)
| closed_date = April 22, 2024
| network = [[TVB]]
| owner = [[TVB]]
| language = [[Hong Kong Cantonese|Cantonese]], [[Hong Kong English|English]], [[Standard Chinese|Mandarin]]
| sister_channels = [[TVB Jade]]<br>[[TVB Pearl]]<br>[[TVB Plus]]<br>[[TVB News Channel]]
| headquarters = [[TVB City|77 Chun Choi Street]], <br /> [[Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate]], [[New Territories]], [[Hong Kong|Hong Kong SAR]], [[China]]
| area = International
| country = [[Hong Kong|Hong Kong SAR]], [[China]]
| website = {{URL|http://programme.tvb.com/tvbfinancesportsinformationchannel}}
| terr_serv_1 = [[Digital terrestrial television|Digital TV]] (Hong Kong)
| terr_chan_1 = Channel 85 (HD)
| online_serv_1 = [[Astro (television)|Astro]]
| online_chan_1 = TVB Anywhere+ (HD)
| online_serv_2 = [[Unifi TV]]
| online_chan_2 = TVB Anywhere+ (HD)
| former_names = TVB HD Jade (2007-2016)<br>TVB J5 (2016-2017)<br>TVB Finance Channel (2017-2018)<br>TVB Finance & Information Channel (2018-2022)
}}
'''TVB Finance, Sports & Information Channel''' ({{Zh|c=|s=|t=無綫財經 體育 資訊台}}) was a [[Cantonese|Cantonese-language]] [[free-to-air]] [[Television channel|terrestrial television channel]] in [[Hong Kong]]. Owned by [[Television Broadcasts Limited]] (TVB), it first launched on 31 December 2007 as '''TVB HD Jade''', before relaunching as '''TVB J5''' on 22 February 2016.
The channel primarily carried documentaries and financial news programmes. It later carried sports programming. On 22 April 2024, the channel was shut down and merged into TVB J2 to form [[TVB Plus]]. Its channel allotment was leased to [[Phoenix Hong Kong Channel]].
== Background ==
The channel first launched on 31 December 2007 as '''TVB HD Jade''', a [[High-definition television|high-definition]] spin-off of [[TVB Jade]].
On 22 February 2016, with TVB Jade converting to HD full-time,<ref name=":0" /> HD Jade relaunched as '''TVB J5'''; the new channel was positioned as focusing on "wealth and knowledge",<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cheung |first=Karen |title=Viewers outraged as simplified Chinese subtitles appear on TVB news programme {{!}} Hong Kong Free Press HKFP |url=https://hongkongfp.com/2016/02/23/viewers-outraged-as-simplified-chinese-subtitles-appear-on-tvb-news-programme/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=hongkongfp.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> featuring entertainment and documentary programmes, and finance-related programming.<ref>{{Cite news |title=New look looms for TVB channels |url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=166149&sid=21 |access-date=2018-02-02 |work=The Standard |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2·22 無綫電視數碼頻道新安排 - 主頁 |url=http://event.tvb.com/DTT/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=tvb.com}}</ref> [[TVB Pearl]]'s [[Standard Chinese|Mandarin]]-language [[TVB News]] bulletin relocated to J5 on launch; the newscast also began to use [[Simplified Chinese characters|Simplified Chinese]] for on-air graphics and [[subtitles]] after the move—a decision which generated criticism from viewers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2016-02-23 |title=10,000 complaints after Hong Kong station TVB uses simplified Chinese in newscasts |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1915897/10000-complaints-after-hong-kong-station-tvb-uses |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref>
On 15 August 2017, TVB J5 was rebranded as '''TVB Finance Channel'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hkspotlight.hk/index.php/2017/08/tvb-j5-changed-as-finance-channel/|title=TVB J5 changed as Finance Channel|website=www.hkspotlight.hk|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abu.org.my/Latest_News-@-New_Arrangements_for_TVB_Digital_Channels.aspx|title=New Arrangements for TVB Digital Channels|website=www.abu.org.my|access-date=2018-02-02}}</ref> On January 20, 2018, the channel was rebranded once again to '''TVB Finance & Information Channel'''.
On 13 April  2020, the Mandarin news moved back to TVB Pearl. On September 5, 2022, the channel was officially renamed TVB Finance, Sports & Information Channel,<ref>{{Cite web |title=韓國盃賽馬日及巴登大賽日彩池及投注安排 – 賽馬新聞 – 香港賽馬會 |url=https://racingnews.hkjc.com/chinese/2022/09/02/%E9%9F%93%E5%9C%8B%E7%9B%83%E8%B3%BD%E9%A6%AC%E6%97%A5%E5%8F%8A%E5%B7%B4%E7%99%BB%E5%A4%A7%E8%B3%BD%E6%97%A5%E5%BD%A9%E6%B1%A0%E5%8F%8A%E6%8A%95%E6%B3%A8%E5%AE%89%E6%8E%92/ |access-date=2024-04-17}}</ref> after having become the broadcaster of the [[Hong Kong Jockey Club]] and [[Mark Six]] drawings (replacing sister channel [[TVB J2]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title='Luckiest' betting station draws LNY Snowball hopefuls |url=https://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news/section/47385631/260347/'Luckiest'-betting-station-draws-LNY-Snowball-hopefuls |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=The Standard |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=賽馬節目及六合彩攪珠更改播放頻道 – 賽馬新聞 – 香港賽馬會 |url=https://racingnews.hkjc.com/chinese/2022/07/16/%E8%B3%BD%E9%A6%AC%E7%AF%80%E7%9B%AE%E5%8F%8A%E5%85%AD%E5%90%88%E5%BD%A9%E6%94%AA%E7%8F%A0%E6%9B%B4%E6%94%B9%E6%92%AD%E6%94%BE%E9%A0%BB%E9%81%93/?b_cid=EWRNRNC |access-date=2024-04-17}}</ref>
In April 2024, it was announced that the channel would be shut down, with its content merged into TVB J2 to form TVB Plus beginning 22 April. In turn, the channel 85 allocation was rented to [[Phoenix Television]], and began broadcasting [[Phoenix Hong Kong Channel]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Standard |first=The |title=Communications watchdog approves changes to line-up of channels of TVB |url=https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/4/215372/Communications-watchdog-approves-changes-to-line-up-of-channels-of-TVB |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=The Standard |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Communications Authority approves TVB channel changes |url=https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1748984-20240415.htm? |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=RTHK |language=en-gb}}</ref>
== See also ==
* [[TVB News Channel]]
* [[now Business News Channel]]
* [[TVB Lifestyle]]
== References ==
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