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| Company type | Private Limited |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television, Radio, Newspaper, Magazine, Movie, Interactive Media, Media Consultancy, Out of Home Advertising |
| Founded | 15 February 1963 |
| Headquarters | Caldecott Broadcast Centre, Caldecott Hill |
Area served | Singapore Southern Malaysia Riau Islands |
Key people | Teo Ming Kian (Chairman) Shaun Seow (CEO)[1] |
| Owner | Temasek Holdings |
| Parent | Temasek Holdings |
| Subsidiaries | MediaCorp TV Singapore Pte Ltd MediaCorp Press Ltd MediaCorp VizPro International Pte Ltd MediaCorp Raintree Pictures Pte Ltd Singapore Media Academy Media Research Consultants Pte Ltd OOH Media Pte Ltd 1-Net Singapore Pte Ltd |
| Website | www.mediacorp.sg |
MediaCorp Pte Ltd, better known as MediaCorp, is a group of commercial media companies in Singapore, with business interests in television and radio broadcasting, interactive media, and, to a lesser extent, print publishing and filmmaking.
Currently, MediaCorp runs 7 television channels and 13 radio channels, making it the largest media broadcaster and provider in Singapore, and the only terrestrial TV broadcaster in that city-state. It is wholly owned by Temasek Holdings, a government-owned investment arm.[2]
History
Before 12 February 2001, MediaCorp was formerly known as:
- Television Singapore (TV Singapore, 15 February 1963 - 30 December 1963)
- Television Malaysia (Singapore) (28 December 1963 - 8 August 1965)
- Radio and Television Singapore (RTS, 9 August 1965 - 31 January 1980)
- Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC, 1 February 1980 - 30 September 1994)
- Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS), Radio Corporation of Singapore (RCS) and Singapore Television Twelve (STV12) (1 October 1994 - 11 February 2001)
Important events
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Radio services in Singapore began. | |
| 1961 | 4 April | Television Singapura started planned obtaining transmission for television. |
| 1963 | 21 January | Television Singapura started test of transmission for television. |
| 1963 | 15 February | Television Singapura was launched as Singapore's first television station. |
| 1963 | 3 April | Television Singapura officially began broadcasting. Regular broadcast on Channel 5 began and broadcast programmes mainly in English and Malay. |
| 1963 | 23 November | Regular broadcast on the second channel, Channel 8 was launched and shows programmes mainly in Mandarin and Tamil. |
| 1963 | 28 December | TV1 began broadcasting in time for New Year 1964. Television Singapura renamed as Television Malaysia (Singapura) when Singapore became part of Malaysia on 16 September 1963. |
| 1964 | 1 January | The first advertisement was aired to reduce the station's reliance on subsidies. |
| 1965 | 9 August | Radio and television operations were joined together as Radio and Television of Singapore (RTS). |
| 1980 | 31 January | RTS ceased transmission and officially dissolved by David Gabriel, who was the voice of announcements.[3] |
| 1980 | 1 February | RTS became the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) and became a statutory board. |
| 1980 | 3 February | Rolling off the presses for the very first time in 1980, the Radio Times and TV Times became an important source of weekly radio and television programme schedules for Singapore. First published in English and Mandarin, these magazines also served up local and international entertainment news and trivia. They have grown to be today's best-selling 8 Days and i-Weekly magazines. |
| 1984 | 31 January | SBC-12, later renamed MediaCorp TV12 was launched. |
| 1989 | The launch of Singapore's first 24 hour radio station, Perfect 10, now known as 987fm | |
| 1990 | 1 Jan | The launch of the first Mandarin music radio station Y.E.S. 93.3FM |
| 1990 | 1 August | SBC began stereo broadcasts on all television channels. |
| 1993 | 1 December | SBC was the first broadcaster in Singapore to launch an international satellite television directed from Caldecott Hill and the Singapore International Foundation's regional broadcasting venture, Singapore International Television (SITV). |
| 1994 | 1 January | SBC-5 revamp the channel logo for a new look and Malay programmes were transferred from SBC-5 to SBC-12. |
| 1994 | 1 February | Radio Singapore International (RSI) is a first international shortwave radio station and SBC-12 revamp the channel logo for a new look. |
| 1994 | 29 May | SBC-8 revamp the channel logo for a new look. |
| 1994 | August | The premiere of AM Singapore on SBC-5. The first channel in Singapore to have ever launched their very first breakfast programme and the first channel to do so. |
| 1994 | 30 September | SBC was ceased transmission at midnight on Saturday, 1 October 1994 at 00:00:00 SST was renamed as Television Corporation of Singapore/新加坡電視機構 (TCS/新視), Radio Corporation of Singapore/新加坡廣播電台機構 (RCS/新廣電) & Singapore Television Twelve/新加坡電視12 (STV12/新視12) it was officially launched on Saturday, 1 October 1994. |
| 1994 | 1 October | SBC was privatised into a new holding company's Singapore International Media/新加坡國際傳媒機構 (SIM/新國傳媒機構) to own our television & radio form 3-companies such: Television Corporation of Singapore/新加坡電視機構 (TCS/新視), Radio Corporation of Singapore/新加坡廣播電台機構 (RCS/新廣電) & Singapore Television Twelve/新加坡電視12 (STV12/新視12) such: TCS operated 5th Frequency (Channel 5)/第5波道 & 8th Frequency (Channel 8)/第8波道 while RCS operated Gold 90.5FM, Warna 94.2FM, 95.8FM/958城市頻道, Olikalanjiam 96.8FM, Symphony 92.4FM, Perfect 10 98.7FM, Class 95.0FM, 93.3FM/933醉心頻道, Ria 89.7FM & 97.2FM/972最愛頻道 which STV12 operated 12th Frequency (Channel 12)/第12波道. |
| 1995 | 1 January | Programmes produced by TCS-8 were broadcast in Taiwan, via the newly established TCS International cable channel. |
| 1995 | March | The premiere of Good Morning Singapore on TCS-8. The first breakfast programme in Mandarin to have ever broadcast on this channel. The first Mandarin-Tamil channel to do so after Channel 5 launched their very first breakfast programme in Singapore. |
| 1995 | 1 September | TCS-5 is currently a 24-hour free-to-air new English news and entertainment television channel and TCS-8 is currently a 24-hour free-to-air Mandarin news and entertainment television channel, TCS-5 and TCS-8 now broadcasting 24-hours a day, STV12 revamp the channel logo for a newly launched Prime 12 was a free-to-air new Malay and Tamil language news and entertainment television channel and Premiere 12 is a sports, life to nurture a gracious, elegant society art and cultural programmes marking the inception of niche programming was launched, Tamil programmes were transferred from TCS-8 to Prime 12 was a free-to-air new Tamil language news and entertainment television channel. |
| 1998 | 1 August | Raintree Pictures was launched. |
| 1998 | 31 December | Singapore International Media (SIM) ceased transmission. |
| 1999 | 1 January | SIM Group of Companies becomes Media Corporation of Singapore (MediaCorp Singapore). |
| 1999 | 1 March | Channel NewsAsia (CNA) was launched as Singapore's first national news channel and on Analogue terrestrial. |
| 2000 | 30 January | Prime 12 and Premiere 12 were renamed Suria, a full-fledged Malay channel with a mix of news and entertainment, Central is a full-fledged English children's and niche channel with the channel's important motto, educating children, life to nurture a gracious, elegant society art and cultural programmes marking the inception of niche programming and Tamil language news and entertainment television channel and SportCity was a full-fledged English sports channel was launched. |
| 2001 | 12 February | TCS, STV12 and CNA becomes MediaCorp TV, MediaCorp TV12 and MediaCorp News. |
| 2001 | 14 February | TVMobile began broadcasting programmes on SBS Transit buses. |
| 2001 | 6 May | Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) were given a television broadcasting licence, and SPH MediaWorks was established. MediaWorks offered two channels Channel U and TV Works (later renamed to Channel i. At the same time, MediaCorp waere given the license to print, write and distribute the free daily tabloid Today. |
| 2004 | 17 September | To stop further economic losses, MediaCorp and Singapore Press Holdings (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, It was creating the new holding company MediaCorp Television Broadcasting Arm which will manage and operate Channel 5, Channel 8, TVMobile, Channel NewsAsia, Suria, Central, Teletext and Channel U (formerly known as SPH MediaWorks). |
| 2005 | 1 January | Channel U joined MediaCorp and relaunched as MediaCorp Channel U. Its sister channel, Channel i ceased transmission due to the limited English channel market in Singapore and 3 years later, it was also relaunched as MediaCorp TV12 okto. |
| 2007 | HD5 was launched, becoming the first free-to-air HDTV channel in Singapore. MediaCorp also launched MOBTV, an online television service. Radio division was forced to lock listeners from the United States out of its webcasts, due to royalty rates imposed by the US Copyright Royalty Board. | |
| 2008 | 1 January | MediaCorp TV came out with a new look and a new forum for Channel 5, Channel 8 and Channel U websites. |
| 2008 | 19 October | Okto was launched, replacing MediaCorp TV12 Central with the 2 former strands and the former channel, Kids Central, Arts Central and Channel i. Vasantham was also launched, replacing MediaCorp TV12 Central's Tamil channel, Vasantham Central. |
| 2010 | 1 January | TVMobile ceased transmission. |
| 2010 | March | xinmsn, a joint venture between and MediaCorp and Microsoft was launched. |
| 2010 | 31 August | The premiere of The Two of Us was shown on Channel 5 and HD5 in English with Malay and Mandarin subtitles. |
| 2011 | It launched a-ok (arts on okto) / ArtBites and broadcast on okto. | |
| 2013 | 21 January | Channel NewsAsia commenced their 24-hour broadcasts. |
| 2013 | 15 February | Mediacorp celebrated its first 50 years for TV transmission, during the Chinese New Year season. |
| 2013 | 30 September | Teletext will cease to operate. |
| 2015 | MediaCorp will be moving out of its premises at Caldecott Hill to Mediapolis@one-north Buona Vista by 2015.[4] |
Television
MediaCorp offers seven free terrestrial television channels, and one high-definition channel. As a result of the MediaCorp-MediaWorks merger in late 2004, Singapore Press Holdings currently holds a 20% interest in MediaCorp's TV operations.[5]
| Ch № | Channel | Channel content | Transmission | Format | Launch Date | Website |
| 5 (A); 38 (D) | Channel 5 | A 24-hour news and general entertainment television channel broadcasting in English. | Analog & Digital | SDTV | 15 February 1963[6] | Website |
| 8 (A); 38 (D) | Channel 8 | A 24-hour news and general entertainment television channel broadcasting in Mandarin. | Analog & Digital | SDTV | 23 November 1963[7] | Website |
| 12 (A) | Suria | A news and general entertainment television channel broadcasting for the Malay community in Singapore. | Analog & Digital | SDTV | 30 January 2000[8] | Website |
| 24 (A) | Vasantham | A news and general entertainment television channel broadcasting for the Indian community in Singapore. | Analog & Digital | SDTV | 19 October 2008[6][9] | Website |
| 28 (A) | Channel U | A second Mandarin news and general entertainment television channel, inherited from the former SPH MediaWorks. | Analog & Digital | SDTV | 6 May 2001[10] | Website |
| 30 (A) | Okto | A children, lifestyle and art television channel broadcasting in English. | Analog & Digital | SDTV | 19 October 2008[9] | Website |
| 32 (A); 38 (D) | Channel NewsAsia | A 24-hour international news television channel broadcasting in English. | Analog & Digital | SDTV | 1 March 1999[6] | Website |
| 38 (D) | HD5 | The High Definition simulcast of Channel 5. | Digital | HDTV | 13 October 2007[6] | Website |
Notable TV Shows from MediaCorp
TV drama and sitcom series
Chinese language
| Year | Name of Drama | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Seletar Robbery 实里达大劫案 |
First Singaporean television film. |
| 1984 | The Awakening 雾锁南洋 |
The first epic drama. |
| 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 敢敢做个开心人 |
The first local Chinese sitcom. |
| 1998 | Return of the Condor Heroes 神雕侠侣 |
The most expensive 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 | Holland V 荷兰村 |
A long-running Chinese drama in Singapore TV history with 125 episodes. |
| 2003 | Always On My Mind 无炎的爱 |
Starring Fann Wong, this serial was made to commemorate the members of the Singapore medical profession during the SARS crisis. |
| 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 |
A long-running Chinese drama, it had 142 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 |
A long-running 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 83-episode Chinese drama in 2007. |
| 2007 | Honour and Passion 宝家为国 |
A 20-episode military drama series sponsored by the Singaporean Ministry of Defence. |
| 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 | The Golden Path 黄金路 |
A 30-episode end-year drama. |
| 2008 | Love Blossoms 心花朵朵开 |
MediaCorp's long-running 113-episode Chinese drama in 2008. |
| 2008 | By My Side 不凡的爱 |
A 20-episode drama on AIDS, commissioned by the Health Promotion Board. |
| 2008 | The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 |
A 34-episode drama on [[Peranakan|Peranakan Chinese]] culture in pre and post-[[World War II]] [[Malaya]]. It is the first drama to have been broadcast through Suria in dual sound. |
| 2009 | The Dream Catchers 未来不是梦 |
A 20-episode drama about Singapore's engineering sector, commissioned by the Economic Development Board. Filming was conducted in SIAEC and Chartered Semiconductor, and was partially filmed in Japan, the leads were also interviewed by NHK. This drama was featured on BBC Asia Business Report. |
| 2009 | The Ultimatum 双子星 |
MediaCorp's 30-episode mid-year for the year 2009. |
| 2009 2010 |
Your Hand In Mine 想握你的手 |
MediaCorp's long-running 180-episode Chinese drama in 2009, and also the mid-year drama in 2010 (2nd half version). |
| 2009 | Together 当我们同在一起 |
A 36-episode drama celebrating MediaCorp Channel 8's 46th anniversary. |
| 2010 | Unriddle 最火搭档 |
A 20-episode police and mid-year for the year 2010. |
| 2010 | Breakout 破天网 |
MediaCorp's 25-episode end-year drama in 2010. |
| 2011 | C.L.I.F. 警徽天职 |
A 20-episode police in collaboration by the Singapore Police Force. |
| 2011 | Devotion 阿娣 |
A 25-episode mega drama celebrating MediaCorp Channel 8's 47th anniversary. |
| 2011 | Kampong Ties 甘榜情 |
The first production by MediaCorp Studios Malaysia to be the first local drama to return on the 7pm timeslot after 15 months. |
| 2011 | The Oath 行医 |
A 20-episode end-year drama in 2011. |
| 2011 | A Song to Remember 星洲之夜 |
A 30-episode mega drama celebrating MediaCorp Channel 8's 48th anniversary. |
| 2012 | Rescue 995 995 |
A 20-episode paramedic drama series sponsored by the Singapore Civil Defence Force. |
| Unriddle 2 最火搭档2 |
A 20-episode police and mid-year for the year 2012 and was partially filmed in Malaysia. The leads were also interviewed by NTV7. | |
| Pillow Talk 再见单人床 |
This 21-episode drama series features lifeskill education of couples, and will feature famous people like in politics or television who are married. This is the first 9pm drama that will have Chinese subtitles. | |
| Joys of Life 花样人间 |
A 35-episode romance drama. | |
| The Day It Rained on Our Parade 那一年，我们淋着雨 |
A 4-episode historical drama about the 1968 National Day Parade. It is the first drama to have been broadcast through Channel 5, Suria and Vasantham in dual sound. | |
| Don't Stop Believin' 我们等你 |
A 20-episode top-rated youth-centric drama adapted from true stories. | |
| The Quarters 猪仔馆人家 |
The fourth production by MediaCorp Studios Malaysia to be the first local drama to return on the 7pm timeslot after 3 months. This is the first 7pm drama that will have Chinese subtitles. | |
| Poetic Justice 微笑正义 |
A 20-episode romance and current-affair-themed end-year for 2012. | |
| Game Plan 千方百计 |
A 20-episode end-year for 2012. | |
| It Takes Two 对对碰 |
A 34-episode drama. | |
| Beyond X 元素 |
A 20-episode mystery end-year drama. | |
| 2013 | C.L.I.F. 2 警徽天职2 |
A 20-episode police in collaboration by the Singapore Police Force, sequel to C.L.I.F. |
| The Dream Makers 志在四方 |
A 30-episode mid-year in 2013, focusing on the television industry. |
English language
- Masters of The Sea (1994) (TV drama)
- Growing Up (1996-2001) The longest running English drama in Singapore, span around 1960s - 1980s.
- VR Man (TV Drama) Attempt at making a superhero show with local personality.
- Under One Roof, (1994) (The first local English sitcom, criticized for its use of Singlish)
- Phua Chu Kang (Local English sitcom, starring Gurmit Singh. Also criticized for its heavy use of Singlish) (1997-2007)
- Making Love (Local English comedy, starring Andrea D'Cruz, Celest Chong, Jimmy T, Kevin Verghese) (2000)
- Moulmein High (Local English drama, starring Cynthia Koh)
- First Touch (Local English drama, starring Edmund Chen, Amy Cheng, Vernetta Lopez, Nick Shen) (2000-2002)
- 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)
- Like My Own (2004)(Local English drama, starring Flora Chan, Zhu Mi Mi, Ho Wen Long, Amy Cheng)
- Tiramisu (2005)(Local English drama, starring Sharon Au)
- ABC DJ (2006) (Local English sitcom, starring Korean actor Eugene Lee)
- Maggi & Me (2006) (Local English sitcom, starring Adrian Pang and Fiona Xie, premieres 25 July 2006)
- Yang Sisters (2006) (Local English sitcom, starring Cheng Pei-Pei, premieres 28 September 2006))
- Enbloc (2008) (Local English drama, starring Patrick Teoh, Darren Lim, Nick Shen, Nathaniel Ho, Rebecca Lim)
- Red Thread (2009) (Local English drama, premieres 14 April 2009)
- Fighting Spiders (2009) (Channel 5's drama, premieres 14 April 2009)
- Point of Entry (2010) (Local English Action-drama about an elite team of ICA, premiers 2 December 2010)
- The Pupil (2010-2011) (Local English drama, about the legal profession in Singapore, premiers 7 January 2010)
- Point of Entry 2 (2012) (Local English Action-drama about an elite team of ICA, premiers 5/Jan/2012)
- Code of Law (2012) (Local English drama about the legal profession in Singapore, premiers 13 September 2012)
News
- News 5 Tonight (Channel 5's flagship news programme in English shown at 9:30pm SST)
- News Tonight (Channel 8's flagship news programme in Mandarin first shown at 10:00pm SST and repeated on Channel U at 11:00pm SST)
- Primetime News (Channel NewsAsia's flagship news programme shown at 9:00pm SST)
- Vasantham Tamil News (Vasantham's flagship news programme in Tamil shown at 8:30pm SST and repeats at 11:30pm SST on Monday to Thursday and time varies before closedown on Fridays to Sundays)
- Berita (Suria's flagship news programme in Malay first shown at 8pm SST and repeats at 11:30pm SST)
Other shows
- Crime Watch (Talk about crime prevention, partially based on the German programme. Produced by MediaCorp and Singapore Police Force.)
- True Files (Cases of the murders of yesteryears.)
- True Courage (The extraordinary courage of some Singaporeans.)
Radio
MediaCorp offers thirteen free-to-air radio channels, as well as Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) service. DAB Radio is set to be discontinued on 1 December 2011 due to low listenership.[11]
| Frequency | Station | Language | Format | Website |
| 89.7 MHz | Ria 89.7FM | Malay | Top 40 (CHR) | Link |
| 90.5 MHz | Gold 90.5FM | English | Classic hits | Link |
| 92.4 MHz | Symphony 92.4FM | English | Classical | Link |
| 93.3 MHz | Y.E.S. 93.3FM | Chinese | Top 40 (CHR) | Link |
| 93.8 MHz | 938LIVE | English | Talk radio | Link |
| 94.2 MHz | Warna 94.2FM | Malay | News, Infotainment | Link |
| 95.0 MHz | Class 95FM | English | Adult contemporary | Link |
| 95.8 MHz | Capital 95.8FM | Chinese | Talk radio | Link |
| 96.3 MHz | XFM 96.3FM | Arab, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean |
Top 40 (CHR), Infotainment | Link |
| 96.8 MHz | Oli 96.8FM | Tamil | Infotainment | Link |
| 97.2 MHz | Love 97.2FM | Chinese | Easy listening | Link |
| 98.7 MHz | 987FM | English | Top 40 (CHR) | Link |
| 99.5 MHz | Lush 99.5FM | English | Adult | Link |
MediaCorp Subaru Impreza Challenge
An annual event that MediaCorp anchors is the MediaCorp Subaru Impreza WRX Challenge. Much public attention and participation is drawn from the public to this event.
See also
References
- ^ "New MediaCorp CEO is Shaun Seow". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ Temasek Holdings Major Portfolio Companies
- ^ Good Evening, From Tommorow, RADIO TELEVISION SINGAPORE -becomes- Singapore Broadcasting Corporation abbreviation change of name "SBC" took over
- ^ MediaCorp to move to Buona Vista
- ^ SPH Profile
- ^ a b c d "MediaCorp Interactive History". MediaCorp. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- ^ "Channel 8 Facebook". Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- ^ "Suria Facebook". Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- ^ a b Seah, May (21 October 2008). "Two new free-to-air channels launch in Singapore". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- ^ "Channel U Facebook". Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- ^ Digital radio from MediaCorp to cease - Channel NewsAsia
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