Jia Yu Channel | |
Launch Date: | 17 November 2005 (Malaysia and Hong Kong) 26 April 2007 (on Astro) 2009 (Taiwan as Jia Yu International) |
Closed Date: | 31 August 2009 (now TV) 1 April 2014 (Astro & Kristal-Astro) February 1, 2016 (as Jia Yu International on CHT MOD) |
Replaced By: | Kah Lai Toi |
Picture Format: | SDTV 576i |
Jia Yu Channel (pinyin: jiāyú píndào) was 24-hour Mandarin and Cantonese subscription channel in Malaysia and Singapore, broadcasting under the slogan "Wholesome family entertainment".
This channel was launched on 17 November 2005 by the then-Information Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir. The channel ceased broadcasting on 1 April 2014, but Astro channel 304 remained on air to broadcast selected programming before its new channel, Kah Lai Toi began its broadcasting a month later.
70% of the content is from Guangdong Television (GDTV) in China and Hong Kong, while the remaining is sourced from Cosmos Discovery Sdn Bhd, a local production company.
Jia Yu International was a Chinese TV channel from Guangdong, Taiwan & Malaysia broadcasting in Taiwan also the programmes from Yoshimoto Kogyo and movies. This channel was launched in 2009. Available on MOD Channel 87. The channel was closed to replaced KLT-Golden TV International in February 2016.