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This is a list of television networks and television channels that are broadcast in the Chinese language or offer at least some programming in Chinese.
Free-to-air networks
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| Country | Name | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Indonesia | Metro TV | Media Group | Some Chinese programmes with Indonesian subtitles |
| Indonesia | DAAI TV | Some Taiwanese Mandarin and Taiwanese Hokkien programmes with Indonesian subtitles | |
 Japan | TVB DAIFU | Cantonese programmes with Japanese subtitles | |
 Philippines | TeleAsia | Closed on 17 September 2015 | |
 South Korea | Chunghwa TV | Chinese programmes with Korean subtitles | |
| South Korea | TVB Korea Channel | Cantonese programmes with Korean subtitles | |
 Thailand | Thai Central Chinese Television | Hunan-based Chinese Universe Media owns 49% of stock | only bilingual (Chinese and Thai language) Thai TV company operating satellite programming [1] |
 Vietnam | VTV4 | Vietnam Television | Bulletin only |
Most of the television channels in Indonesia show foreign content with no dubbing, including Chinese language programs.
| Name | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| SBS TV | Government of Australia | News in world languages (including Mandarin and Cantonese) once a day and international movies |
| Channel 31 Melbourne | Melbourne Community Television Consortium | Selected programs only |
| Jadeworld | TVBI |
Global Dragon TV 环球龙视 - Washington DC, Northern VA and Maryland, Airs on Cox Cable 30 and channel 19
| Name | Owner | City |
|---|---|---|
| Fairchild TV | Fairchild Group | in Calgary, Toronto, Vancouver |
| Talentvision | Fairchild Group | in Vancouver, Available nationwide |
| LS Times TV | Waylen Group | Available nationwide |
| Omni Television | Rogers Communications | in Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver |
| ICI Television | Norouzi Family | in Montreal |
| CCCTV | Canada Global Media Investment Inc. | Available nationwide |
| WOWtv | Canadian Chinese Media Network | Available nationwide |
| New Tang Dynasty Television | New Tang Dynasty Television Canada | Available nationwide |
| Canada Chinese TV | Canada National TV Inc. | Available nationwide |
| Canada National TV | Canada National TV Inc. | Available nationwide |
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Astro Wah Lai Toi is a Cantonese Video on demand service owned and operated by Astro in partnership with Hong Kong's TVB. The channel offers mainly TVB programming, alongside some local content.
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Shanghai Dragon Television or Dragon TV, commonly nicknamed the Tomato Channel (蕃茄台) based on its logo, is a provincial satellite TV station. It launched in October 1998 as "Shanghai Television" but changed its name to Dragon Television on October 23, 2003. Currently, Dragon TV's signal covers most of Mainland China and worldwide. From September 28, 2009, the channel used standard high-definition broadcast.
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