TVB Finance, Sports & Information Channel

The channel first launched on 31 December 2007 as TVB HD Jade, a high-definition spin-off of TVB Jade.

On 22 February 2016, with TVB Jade converting to HD full-time, HD Jade relaunched as TVB J5; the new channel was positioned as focusing on "wealth and knowledge",{{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}} featuring entertainment and documentary programmes, and finance-related programming.{{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}}{{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}} TVB Pearl's Mandarin-language TVB News bulletin relocated to J5 on launch; the newscast also began to use Simplified Chinese for on-air graphics and subtitles after the move—a decision which generated criticism from viewers who believed that the change was reflective of a pro-China at the broadcaster (as Traditional Chinese is typically used in Hong Kong).{{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}}

On 15 August 2017, TVB J5 was rebranded as TVB Finance Channel.{{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}}{{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}} 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,{{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}} after having become the broadcaster of the Hong Kong Jockey Club and Mark Six drawings (replacing sister channel TVB J2).{{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}}{{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}}

In November 2023, it was announced that the channel would be shut down as part of cuts, with much of its programming merged into TVB J2 under the new branding TVB Plus, and financial programming dispersed across TVB's channels; the new channel launched 22 April 2024. In turn, the channel 85 allocation was leased to Phoenix Television, and began broadcasting Phoenix Hong Kong Channel.{{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}}{{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}}{{Cite web |last=Frater |first=Patrick |date=2023-11-28 |title=TVB, Hong Kong’s Top Broadcaster, to Lay-Off 300 Staff and Cut Channels |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/asia/tvb-hong-kong-broadcaster-staff-cut-1235810640/ |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} TVB stated that discontinuing and merging the channel was expected to result in HK$100 million in cost savings.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-03 |title=TVB expects to grow digital ad income in 2024 |url=https://www.marketing-interactive.com/tvb-to-grow-digital-ad-income-in-2024-amid-revenue-growth |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=Marketing-Interactive |language=en}}

• TVB News Channel
• now Business News Channel
• TVB Lifestyle

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