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Media Corporation Of Singapore Pte Ltd

Type	Private Limited
Founded	Singapore (1965, as Radio and Television of Singapore)
Headquarters	Caldecott Broadcast Centre, Caldecott Hill
Industry	Television, Online Broadcasting, Publishing, Moviemaking, Media Consultancy
Services	Television Broadcasting and Production, Publication
Parent	Temasek Holdings
Subsidiaries	MediaCorp Studios Pte Ltd MediaCorp Technologies Pte Ltd MediaCorp Vizpro Pte Ltd MediaCorp Raintree Pictures Pte Ltd 1-Net Singapore Pte Ltd Caldecott production Pte Ltd EagleVision Pte Ltd
Website	www.mediacorp.sg

MediaCorp is a state-owned^[1] group of commercial media companies in Singapore specialising primarily in television and radio broadcasting, and to a lesser extent, in periodicals and newspaper publishing and film-making. At present, MediaCorp runs eight television channels and 13 radio channels, making it the largest media broadcaster and provider in Singapore. It is also a monopoly in free-to-air television in Singapore.

History

Before 2001, MediaCorp was formerly known as:

Television Singapura (1963–1965)
the Radio and Television of Singapore (RTS) (1965–1980)
the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) (1980–1994)
the Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) and the Radio Corporation of Singapore (RCS) (1994–2001)

Important events

Year	Date	Event
1963	June 1	It was started as the first radio station in Singapore. It started a TV service in 15 February 1963. 2 April, regular TV services was launch on Channel 5. On 23 November the same year, the second channel, Channel 8, was launched. Channel 5 shows some of the English and Malay programmes while the Channel 8 shows some of the Chinese and Tamil programmes.
1966		Old broadcast house moved to current TV studio at Caldecott Hill. Old broadcast house was redeveloped into drama street scene.
1976		It started a colour television service.
1984		It launched the TV12 channel, and in 1994, had them separated into Prime 12 and Premiere 12.
1990		SBC launched Stereo on all TV channels.
1994		SBC revamp all channel and launched their own channel's logo which currently using.
1994		SBC becomes Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS), one of the three companies created from the privatisation process.
1995		Channel 5 and 8 started 24-hour broadcasts.
1997		Channel 8 productions were exported to the Taiwanese cable market via TCSI (TCS International), a cable network in Taiwan. Popular serials included Fann Wong's Return of the Condor Heroes.
1999		SIM Group of Companies underwent corporate restructure, became the Media Corporation of Singapore, or MediaCorp Singapore.
1999		MediaCorp started Channel NewsAsia (CNA), the firm's news channel, which can also be received regionally by cable or satellite subscription.
2000		Prime 12 and Premiere 12 were renamed to Suria and Central respectively. That year, it launched SportCity (later rename CityTV on 2001) for all sports programmes, which ceased transmission in 2002 due to the regional economic slowdown.
2001		TCS becomes MediaCorp TV.
2001		TVMobile started operation and it became the world's first outdoor digital TV system, broadcasting on some 1500 SBS Transit buses.
2001		To end the monopoly MediaCorp TV had on the media, Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) was given the licence to enter the broadcasting arena, thereby creating SPH Mediaworks TV, which launched Channel U and TV Works (renamed to Channel I the same year). At the same time, MediaCorp was given the license to print, write and distribute the free daily tabloid, Today.
2004		To stop further economic losses, MediaCorp and SPH agreed to merge their free-to-air television and free newspaper operations.
2004	31 December	MediaCorp and SPH announced that the merger is legally completed, thereby creating the new holding company, MediaCorp TV Holdings, which now owns Channel 5, Channel 8, TVMobile and Channel U.
2005	1 January	Channel U joins MediaCorp. Channel i went off the air and ceased transmission.
2006		MediaCorp launches its online broadband television MOBTV.
2006	May	MediaCorp began a HDTV trial channel, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers was the first movie to be shown on the channel.
2006	2 October	Subtitles for news bulletins was launched on Channel 5 for the hearing impaired viewers.
2006	3 December	Subtitles for news bulletins was launched on Channel 8 and Suria.
2007	09 December	Channel 8 celebrates 25 years drama anniversary, with Xie Shaoguang and Huang Biren winning the coveted 'My Favourite Actor' and 'My Favourite Actress' awards respectively.
2007	19 March	Forced to lock out United States listeners of its webcasts due to royalty rates imposed by Copyright Royalty Board, in America.
2007	11 November	MediaCorp officially rolled out HD5, its first free-to-air HD channel, which is an HD-version of Channel 5.
2007	November	URL for Channel 8 and Channel 5 websites were updated to use the mediacorptv.sg address instead of the former mediacorptv.com.
2008	23 April	MediaCorp TV came out with a new look and a new forum for the Channel 5, Channel 8 and Channel U websites.
2008	19 October	MediaCorp TV12 launched the new channel okto that replaced Kids Central and Arts Central. It has also launched Vasantham to replace the Central channel and take its position to be full-fledged free-to-air Tamil channel in Singapore.^[2]
2009		Channel NewsAsia celebrated it's tenth anniversary.

Divisions

MediaCorp Group comprises the following divisions:

Television
Radio
Print
Interactive Media
Enterprises
Productions

Ownership

MediaCorp is 100% owned by Temasek Holdings, the Singapore government's wholly owned investment arm. [1]

Location

MediaCorp Caldecott Broadcast Centre

MediaCorp is currently located at Andrew Road, Caldecott Broadcast Centre. In 2011, it will be relocated to a 70,000 square metres site in Bukit Batok.

MediaCorp Channels

MediaCorp offers seven free-to-air terrestrial television channels, and one high-definition channel:

Name of Channel	Description
Channel 5	is a 24-hour, English-language general-entertainment channel covering the drama, variety, news, comedy, sports, infotainment and movie genres. Successful local productions include reality series The Dance Floor as well as foreign adaptation Singapore Idol. Its local productions have won numerous regional and international accolades and include long-running comedies such as Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd and Police & Thief, and drama series such as Parental Guidance. Channel 5 also offers a mix of top American programmes such as dramas like Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives and Grey's Anatomy to reality shows such as The Amazing Race, Survivor and America's Next Top Model. There is a simulcast HD version of this channel, MediaCorp HD5.
Channel 8	is a 24-hour, Mandarin-language channel. It is the highest-rated channel in Singapore, airing local and regionally-made Chinese dramas, variety shows, news and current-affairs programmes. Special Chinese-language events, such as the Chingay Parade, Star Search and Star Awards are also broadcast on this channel.
Channel U	is MediaCorp's second Chinese-language channel. It aims to reach the younger generation, providing an alternative to traditional commercial television programming. It has a tagline 最精彩, or "The Most Exciting". Other than local programmmes, most East Asian dramas (especially Korean and Japanese) are shown over this channel.
okto	is an English-language channel targeted at the young, the young at heart and adults with an interest in the arts scene. The channel features pre-school and children programmes in the day and documentaries, lifestyle, anime and art performances (operas, dance, art films etc.) in the evening.
Suria	is a Malay-language channel featuring Malay dramas and popular programmes. Its tagline, "Suria, Sinar Bersama Anda ", means "Suria, Shines With You". Showing programmes like Anugerah, Pesta Pesta Pesta and Dia, Suria has achieved recognition in the non-Malay community, drawing media attention in Singapore and surrounding regions.
Vasantham	is an Indian-language channel of entertainment for the growing Indian community in Singapore. It also serves as a crucial source of local news and current affairs for the community. Vasantham aims to be the Pulse of the Indian Community. The channel has screened many Tamil and Indian movies, especially during the weekends.
Channel NewsAsia	is an English-language news network for international news and current affairs telecast to more than 20 Asian countries and territories.
TVMobile	is the world's first outdoor digital television channel. Aired on public buses, it features reruns and simulcasts of shows from its sister channels and occasionally features original content, e.g., shorts produced in collaboration with Nanyang Polytechnic. It is broadcasted as a free-to-air channel using the Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) standard, but can only be received with a digital set-top box by home viewers.

Notable TV Shows from MediaCorp

TV drama and sitcom series

MediaCorp celebrated 25 years of local Chinese dramas in 2007.

Chinese language

Year	Name of Drama	Description
1982	Seletar Robbery 实里达大劫案	First Singapore telemovie
1984	The Awakening 雾锁南洋	The first blockbuster epic drama
1996	The Golden Pillow 金枕头	First drama to have scenes filmed overseas, in Turkey
1993 1996 2002	The Unbeatables 双天至尊	First drama series in Singapore about gambling. Its three seasons were released in 1993, 1996 and 2002 respectively.
1996	Don't Worry, Be Happy	The first local Chinese sitcom
1998	Return of the Condor Heroes 神雕侠侣	The most expensive blockbuster wuxia drama ever produced by MediaCorp, based on Louis Cha's novel. The serial made waves in the Taiwan and China markets and was repeated due to overwhelming audience demand. It also made screen idols out of Fann Wong and Christopher Lee, who were the charismatic leads.
2003	Always On My Mind	Starring Fann Wong, this serial was made to commemorate the sacrifices of the brave members of the Singapore medical profession during the SARS crisis.
2003	Holland V 荷兰村	The second longest Chinese drama in Singapore history with 125 episodes. Biggest winner in Star Awards 2003, winning best M/F Lead and M/F supporting.
2004	The Champion 任我遨游	The drama series about swimming starred Singaporean and Taiwanese artistes and was extremely popular.
2004	Double Happiness 喜临门	The longest Chinese drama, it had 130 episodes in two parts. The first part was shown from May to August, while the second part began in October
2005	Portrait of Home 同心圆	The third longest Chinese drama with 100 episodes in two parts. The first part (60 episodes) aired from May to July, while the second part (40 episodes) began in October. Was nominated for best drama serial in 2005, but lost to A New Life.
2007	The Peak 最高点	Sponsored by Keppel, filming went as far as Brazil.
2007	Kinship 手足	MediaCorp's long-running 80-episode Chinese drama in 2007.
2007	Metamorphosis 破茧而出	Channel 8's most watched television drama series in 2007 and was awarded Best Drama Series Award in Star Awards 2007.
2007	Honour and Passion 宝家卫国	A 20-episode military drama series sponsored by the Singaporean Ministry of Defence
2007	The Golden Path 黄金路	A 30-episode blockbuster drama celebrating MediaCorp's 25 years of local Chinese drama.
2008	Love Blossoms 心花朵朵开	MediaCorp's long-running 110-episode Chinese drama in 2008
2008	The Little Nyonya 小娘惹	A 30-episode blockbuster drama celebrating MediaCorp Channel 8's 45th anniversary.
2009	The Ultimatum 双子星	Mediacorp's 30-episode mid-year blockbuster for the year 2009
2009	Together 当我们同在一起	A 35-episode blockbuster drama celebrating MediaCorp Channel 8's 46th anniversary.

English language

Masters of The Sea (1994) (TV drama) Animal rights activists were unhappy with the catch phrase of one of the main cast members (Magaret Chan) whose lines kept stating that she wanted to physically abuse cockroaches.
Growing Up (1996-2001) The longest running english drama in singapore, span around 60s - 80s.
VR Man (TV Drama) Attempt at making a superhero show with local personality.
Under One Roof, 同一屋檐下 (1994) (The first local English sitcom)
Phua Chu Kang (Local English sitcom, starring Gurmit Singh. Much Singlish was used in the series.) (1997-2007)
Living with Lydia (Local English sitcom, starring Lydia Sum.)
Oh Carol! (Local English sitcom, starring Carol Cheng.)
After hours (Local English drama, starring Linda Liao, Utt, Joanne Peh) (2 seasons)
ABC DJ (2006) (Local English sitcom, starring Korean actor Eugene Lee)
Maggi & Me (2006) (Local English sitcom, starring Adrian Pang and Fiona Xie, premieres July 25, 2006)
Yang Sisters (2006) (Local English sitcom, starring Cheng Pei-Pei, premieres September 28, 2006))
Red Thread (2009) (Local English blockbuster drama, premieres April 14, 2009)
Fighting Spiders (2009) (Channel 5's blockbuster drama, premieres April 14, 2009)

TV variety shows

Live From Studio 1, 缤纷 (The classical variety show in 80s are broadcast every week in live.)
Sharp Nite, 声宝之夜 (The variety show in 70s & 80s.)
Comedy Night, 搞笑行动 (The longest variety show in Singapore history, it started from 1990 to 2000. It returned in 2003 to celebrate MediaCorp TV 40 anniversary, for a brief period.)
PSC Nite, 普威之夜 (The variety show which is held in June and during the end-of-year holiday season, it has talent contest and prize giving for lucky draws winner.)
The Sheng Siong Show (The variety show which includes exciting outdoor and studio games (with thousands of dollars to be won!) and features a children's singing competition.)
Top Fun, 欢乐巅峰 (It had 7 series and was created by jteam Productions.)
Super TV Champion, 超级电视迷 (The gameshow for celebrate 20 years of MediaCorp drama in 2002.)
Everyone Wins, 今天谁会赢 (Singapore's very own formatted gameshow after Who Wants to be a Millionaire, The Weakest Link, Wheel of Fortune, Russian Roulette and Hollywood Squares; the show was created by Robert Chua.)
Russian Roulette, 灵机一洞 (The U.S. gameshow produced by Game Show Network)
Celebrities Squares (The Singapore version of Hollywood Squares.)
The Weakest Link, 智者生存 (Based on the British gameshow. Produced in both the English and Chinese languages, though not simultaneously).
Who Wants to be a Millionaire, 百万大赢家 (based on the British gameshow, also produced in the English and Chinese languages.)
It's Showtime!, 全民创意争霸赛 (Similar to the Japanese TV variety show: Kasou Taishou. Showcased original creativity and entertaining performances achieved by teams.)
Rated: E (Singapore entertainment news programme, premieres July 20, 2006)
Global Picnic (Takes a look at "the different minority expat communities here for an eyeopening look at their vibrant lifestyles.", hosted by Andrea Cruz and Chua En Lai)
Deal or No Deal (Singapore) (A game show)

TV charity shows

NKF Charity Show, 群星照亮千万心 (The biggest charity show in Singapore every year organised by National Kidney Foundation, it has two shows in total. After The NKF saga, It has since been discontinued indefinitely.)
Affairs of the heart, 心手相连 (The charity show organised by Singapore Heart Foundation.)
President Star Charity (The charity show for the President Challenge.)
True Heart (The first outdoor charity show in Singapore, organised by Community Chest.)
Ren Ci Charity Show (The first charity show which no prizes or lucky draws to encourage donations.)
Thye Hua Kwan Charity Show (The first charity show will have no stunts which other charity show going on.)

Major shows

Singapore Idol, 新加坡偶像 - The Singapore version of American Idol on Channel 5 in English language.
Live the Dream - Channel 5's brand new reality talent show for aspiring singers aged 25 and above to take that golden shot at fulfilling their dream.
The Dance Floor - The search for outstanding dancers. Started in 2007.
Star Search, 才华横溢出新秀 - Started in 1988, the talent quest event is held once per the two year, except in 2005 due of more talent search like Star Idol, Project SuperStar, SuperHost, but it returned in 2007. The programme is broadcast on Channel 8 in the Chinese language.
Star Awards, 红星大奖 - The annual award ceremony, rewarding the achievements of the artistes who contributed to Channel 8, mostly in the Chinese language.
Talentime - The first talent quest event in Singapore history, on Channel 5.
Miss Singapore Universe, 新加坡环球小姐 - A pageant contest choosing one lady out of the whole to represent Singapore for Miss Universe and offered MediaCorp contracts, on Channel 5.
Project SuperStar, 绝对 SuperStar - A Chinese equivalent of Singapore Idol, but with MediaCorp's own contest rules rather than following the lines of Singapore Idol. It has become such an overwhelming success that Malaysian Tv station 8TV has bought rights to copy this talent search, under the same programme name.
Campus SuperStar, A variant of the Super series of talent searches. It only involves Students ranging from Secondary School to University.
SuperHost, A variant of the Super series of talent searches. As the name suggests, The talent search is to find the best television host in Singapore.
SuperBand, A variant of the Super series of talent searches. The Talent Search is to find the best bands in Singapore.
Star Idol, 明星偶像 - An acting talent quest to test their acting skills.
SuperMummy, 全能俏妈妈 - A variant of the Super series of talent searches. The talent search is to find the best mother/mummy in Singapore. Debuts 26 August 2008, every Tuesday at 8 pm. Grand Final is on 7 December 2008, 8pm.^[3]

News and current affairs

News 5 Tonight (wrap-up of the day's news in English)
Talking Point
Get Real! (The Current Affairs Show in Singapore, hosted by Diana Ser)
The Frontline, 前线追踪 (The Chinese Current Affairs Show, investigative programme shown every Friday night.)
Cross fire

Other shows

Crime Watch (Talk about crime prevention, partially based on the German programme Aktenzeichen XY... ungelöst.)
True Files (Cases of the murders of yesteryears.)
True Courage (The extraordinary courage of some Singaporeans.)

MediaCorp Stations

FM Stations

Frequency	Station	Language	Genre
90.5 MHz	Gold 90.5FM	English	Classic Hits (1960s-1990s)
92.4 MHz	Symphony 92.4FM	English	Classical music
93.8 MHz	938LIVE	English	News and information
95.0 MHz	Class 95FM	English	Adult Contemporary
98.7 MHz	987FM	English	Contemporary hits, Top 40
99.5 MHz	Lush 99.5FM	English	Adult
93.3 MHz	Y.E.S. 93.3FM (醉心频道)	Chinese	Contemporary hits
95.8 MHz	Capital 95.8FM (城市频道)	Chinese	Infotainment, oldies
97.2 MHz	Love 97.2FM (最爱频道)	Chinese, English	Adult
89.7 MHz	Ria 89.7FM	Malay, English	Contemporary hits
94.2 MHz	Warna 94.2FM	Malay	General
96.8 MHz	Oli 96.8FM (ஒலி)	Tamil	Infotainment, general
96.3 MHz	XFM 96.3	Hindi,French, German, Japanese	General

Radio's 70th Anniversary Gag

DJs were locked up in rooms in Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza in February 2006 to celebrate 70 years of Radio in Singapore.

References

External links

MediaCorp Official Website

Television

Radio

Interactive Media

v • d • e MediaCorp Pte Ltd

Television	Channel 5 (Digital 5 / HD5) · Channel 8 (Digital 8 / Channel 8 Primetime via SingTel's mio TV on mobile) · Channel U · TVMobile · Channel NewsAsia · Teletext · Suria · Vasantham · okto

Radio	Gold 90.5FM · Symphony 92.4FM · 938LIVE · Class 95FM · 987FM · Lush 99.5FM · Capital 95.8FM · Love 97.2FM · Y.E.S. 93.3FM · Warna 94.2FM · Ria 89.7FM · Oli 96.8FM · XFM 96.3 · Digital Radio

Print	TODAY · 8 Days · I-Weekly · Style: · Style:Men · Style: Living · Style: Weddings · Manja · ELLE Singapore · Singapore FHM · Mother And Baby · BabyCare

Interactive Media	MOBTV · Channelnewsasia.com · Mediacorptv.sg · Family.sg · Styleweddings.sg · Todayonline.com · RAWclipx.sg · Podcast.sg · xin.sg · Mocca.com

Enterprises	Singapore Media Academy · Media Research Consultants · 1-Net · MediaCorp VizPro · MediaCorp Raintree Pictures · MediaCorp Technologies · OOH Media

Productions	Caldecott Productions International · Eaglevision · MediaCorp Studios · MediaCorp NewsHub

Defunct	Radio Singapore International · Central (Kids Central / Vasantham Central / Arts Central) · Prime 12 · Premiere 12 · SportsCity/City TV · Electronic Gaming Monthly Singapore · Family · Kids Company · Arena Singapore · Asian Diver · Lime

v • d • e Cable, satellite and other specialty television providers

Cable television	Asianet Cable Vision · Adams Cable · Adelphia · Airtel Digital Tv · Armstrong Telephone Company · Atlantic Broadband · Austar · Bright House Networks · Buckeye CableSystem · Cablelink · CableOne · Cable TV Hong Kong · Cable TV Wakasa Obama (Japan) · Cablevision (U.S.) · Cablevision (Canada) · Canal Digital · Champion Broadband · Charter · Cogeco · Columbus Communications · Comcast · Com Hem · Cox · DartyBox · EastLink · EMBARQ · ER-Telecom (Russia) · Fastweb (Italy) · First Media · Foxtel · GCI · Global Destiny · Globosat · GUdTV (Guam) · Hathway · Hot · IndosatM2 · Insight · Kabel Deutschland · Knology · Kujtesa · MASTV · MC Cable · MCV Broadband · Mediacom · MetroCast Cablevision · Midcontinent Communications · Millennium Digital Media · Neighbourhood Cable · Net Brasil · Ono · Optus · Persona · Qwest Choice TV · RCS&RDS · RCN · Rogers · Satview Broadband Ltd · Service Electric · SkyCable · Shaw · Smallworld · StarHub TV · Suddenlink · TDC · Tele2 · Tele Columbus (Germany) · Telenet (Belgium) · TelkomVision · TelstraClear InHomeTV · Time Warner · TransACT · TrueVisions · Turksat Kablo · TV Cabo · TVTEL · UCS · UPC Ireland · UPC Netherlands · UPC Romania · Uralsvyazinform (Russia) · Vidéotron · Virgin Media · WOW! · WightCable · Ziggo ·

Satellite television	AB Sat · Airtel Digital Tv · AlphaStar · Arab Digital Distribution · ART · Astro · Astro Nusantara · Austar · Bell TV · BIG TV · Boom TV · CanalDigitaal · Canal Digital · CanalSat · CanalSat Calédonie · CanalSat Caraïbes · CanalSat Horizon · CanalSat Reunion · CaspioNet · Cyfra+ · D-smart · DD Direct Plus · DialogTV · Digi TV · Digit-Alb · Digital+ · Digiturk · DirecTV · Dish Network · Dish TV · Dolce · Dream · DStv · Euro1080 · Focus Sat · Foxtel · freesat · Freesat from Sky · Freeview (NZ) · GlobeCast World TV · Globosat · Glorystar · HiTV · Home2US · Indovision · Kristal-Astro · Max TV · MBC (Middle East) · N (Poland) · NOVA Cyprus · NOVA Greece · NTV Plus · Sky Deutschland · Orbit Showtime · PrimeStar · SelecTV · Shaw Direct · Sky Digital · SKY Italia · Sky Latin America · SkyLife · Sky PerfecTV! · SKY TV (NZ) · STAR Select · STAR TV · Sun TV · Tata Sky · Tivù Sat · TPS · TelkomVision · TrueVisions · TV Cabo · TV Vlaanderen Digitaal · TVTEL · UBI World TV · USSB · Viasat · Viasat Ukraine · Voom · WOWOW · Yes

IPTV	Aliant TV · Alice Home TV (Italy) · Beeline (Russia) · Belgacom · BSNL · BT Vision · Canal Digital · Clix · Crnogorski Telekom · DartyBox · Deutsche Telekom (T-Home) · Elioni DTV (Estonia) · Fastweb (Italy) · Fine TV · Free · Freewire TV · hanaTV (Korea) · Imagenio · iNES · Infostrada TV (Italy) · KPN · La Télé des P&T (Luxembourg) · Maroc Telecom TV (Morocco) · mio TV · MTNL · Neuf · now TV · Orange · Portugal Telecom (Meo) · Sky Angel · ShqipTV · T-com Hrvatska · T-Home Macedonia · Tele2 · Telefónica · TeliaSonera · Telus TV · Tiscali TV (Italy) · Tiscali TV (UK) · TPG IPTV · TrueIPTV (Thailand) · TVCatchup · U-verse · VDC · Viasat

Terrestrial television	Boxer (Sweden) · Cablevision (Lebanon) · Doordarshan · Freeview (Australia) · Freeview (NZ) · Freeview (UK) · KPN (The Netherlands) · La 7 Cartapiù (Italy) · Mediaset Premium (Italy) · MiTV · Multi-Choice TV (Barbados) · Pakistan Television Corporation · PlusTV (Finland) · RiksTV (Norway) · Sky Picnic · Télévision Numérique Terrestre (France) · Top Up TV · Televisão Digital Terrestre (Portugal)

Fiber-Optic	TVTEL · Verizon FiOS · at&t · meo fibra

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