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'''Media Corporation of Singapore 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 [[film-making]].
'''Media Corporation of Singapore 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 film-making.


Currently, MediaCorp runs 7 television channels and 14 radio channels, making it the largest media [[Broadcasting|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.<ref>[http://review.temasek.com.sg/wp-content/uploads/images/tr_major_portfolio_companies.pdf Temasek Holdings Major Portfolio Companies]</ref>
Currently, MediaCorp runs 7 television channels and 14 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.
 
== History ==
Before 12 February 2001, MediaCorp was formerly known as:
* [[Singapore Broadcasting Corporation| Television Singapura ]] (15 February 1963 - 27 December 1963)
* [[RTM TV | Television Malaysia (Singapura)]] (28 December 1963 - 8 August 1965)
* [[Singapore Broadcasting Corporation|Radio and Television of Singapore]] (RTS, 9 August 1965 - 31 January 1980)
* [[Singapore Broadcasting Corporation]] (SBC, 1 February 1980 - 30 September 1994)
* [[Television Corporation of Singapore]] (TCS) and [[Radio Corporation of Singapore]] (RCS, 1 October 1994 - 11 February 2001)
 
===Important events===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Date
! Event
|-
| 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
| 2 April
| Television Singapura officially began broadcasting. Regular broadcast on first television channel names [[MediaCorp TV Channel 5|Channel 5]] was launched for mainly [[Singapore English]].
|-
| 1963
| 23 November
| Regular broadcast on second television channel [[MediaCorp TV Channel 8|Channel 8]] was launched for mainly [[Singapore Mandarin]].
|-
| 1963
| 28 December
| [[RTM1 (Malaysia)|RTM1]] began broadcasting in time for New Year 1964. Television Singapura renamed as Television Malaysia (Singapura) when Singapore became part of [[Malaysia]] on [[Malaysia Day|16 September 1963]].
|-
| 1964
| 1 January
| 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 is a was closing ceremony final broadcasting (off-air) ceased transmission it was officially dissolved by [[David Gabriel]] it was voice of announcements.<ref>'''Good Evening, From [[Tommorow]], RADIO TELEVISION SINGAPORE -to becomes- [[Singapore Broadcasting Corporation|SINGAPORE BROADCASTING CORPORATION]] abbreviation change of name "SBC" took over'''</ref>
|-
| 1980
| 1 February
| RTS becomes [[Singapore Broadcasting Corporation]] (SBC) was statutory board..
|-
| 1980
| 3 February
| Rolling off the presses for the very first time in 1980 the [[Radio Times]] and [[TVTimes]] became an important source of weekly radio and television programme schedules for [[Singapore]]. First published in [[Singapore English]] and [[Singapore Mandarin]], these magazines also served up local and international entertainment news and trivia. They have grown to be today's best-selling [[8 Days (magazine)|8DAYS]] and i-Weekly magazines.
|-
| 1984
| 31 January
| [[MediaCorp TV12|SBC-12]] later [[MediaCorp TV12]] was launched.
|-
| 1990
| 1 August
| SBC began [[Stereophonic sound|Stereo]] audio broadcasts on all television channels.
|-
| 1993
| 1 December
| SBC was first international [[satellite television]] transmit/receive earth station on Caldecott Hill for the Singapore International Foundation's regional broadcast venture [[w:ms:SITV - Singapore International Television|Singapore International Television]] (SITV).
|-
| 1994
| 1 January
| [[MediaCorp Channel 5|SBC-5]] revamp the channel logo for a new look and [[Malay language|Malay]] programmes were transferred for [[MediaCorp Channel 5|SBC-5]] to [[MediaCorp Suria|SBC-12]].
|-
| 1994
| 1 February
| [[Radio Singapore International]] (RSI) is a first international shortwave radio station and [[MediaCorp TV12|SBC-12]] revamp the channel logo for a new look.
|-
| 1994
| 29 May
| [[MediaCorp Channel 8|SBC-8]] revamp the channel logo for a new look.
|-
| 1994
| August
| Launch of AM Singapore on [[MediaCorp Channel 5|SBC-5]].
|-
| 1994
| 30 September
| SBC is a was closing ceremony final broadcasting (off-air) ceased transmission.
|-
| 1994
| 1 October
| SBC was privatised operations were split into 3 individual companies under the Singapore International Media (SIM/SIM Group of Companies) banner. [[Television Corporation of Singapore]] (TCS) took over the [[Singapore Broadcasting Corporation|SBC]]'s television broadcasting operations, [[Radio Corporation of Singapore]] (RCS) took over the [[Singapore Broadcasting Corporation|SBC]]'s radio broadcasting operations and [[MediaCorp TV12|Singapore Television Twelve]] (STV12) took over the [[Singapore Broadcasting Corporation|SBC]]'s television broadcasting operations was revamp the channel logo for a current business of companies.
|-
| 1995
| 1 January
| Programmes produced by [[MediaCorp TV Channel 8|TCS-8]] were broadcast in [[Republic of China|Republic of China (Taiwan)]], via the newly-established [[Television Corporation of Singapore|TCS]] International cable channel.
|-
| 1995
| March
| Launch of Good Morning Singapore on [[MediaCorp Channel 8|TCS-8]].
|-
| 1995
| 1 September
| [[MediaCorp Channel 5|TCS-5]] is a new 24-hour free-to-air new [[Singapore English]] news and entertainment television channel based in [[Singapore]] and [[MediaCorp Channel 8|TCS-8]] is a new 24-hour free-to-air new [[Singapore Mandarin]] news and entertainment television channel based in [[Singapore]], [[MediaCorp Channel 5|TCS-5]] and [[MediaCorp Channel 8|TCS-8]] it now transmits opened broadcasting business private a 24-hours a day, 7 days a week network on [[Television Corporation of Singapore|TCS]], [[MediaCorp TV12|STV12]] revamp the channel logo for a new launched [[MediaCorp Suria|Prime 12]] is a free-to-air new [[Malay language|Malay]] and [[Tamil language]] news and entertainment television channel based in [[Singapore]] and [[MediaCorp TV12 Central|Premiere 12]] is a arena multi events sports, life to nurture a gracious, elegant society art and cultural programmes marking the inception of niche programming was launched, [[Tamil language|Tamil]] programmes were transferred for [[MediaCorp Channel 8|TCS-8]] to [[MediaCorp Suria|Prime 12]] is a free-to-air new [[Tamil language]] news and entertainment television channel based in [[Singapore]].
|-
| 1998
| 1 August
| [[Raintree Pictures]] was launched.
|-
| 1998
| 31 December
| Singapore International Media (SIM) is a was closing ceremony final broadcasting (off-air) 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 television station.
|-
| 2000
| 30 January
| Prime 12 and Premiere 12 were renamed [[MediaCorp TV12 Suria|Suria]] is a free-to-air new [[Malay language]] news and entertainment television channel based in [[Singapore]], [[MediaCorp TV12 Central|Central]] is a [[Singapore English]] educations 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 based in [[Singapore]] and [[MediaCorp TV12|SportCity]] is a [[Singapore English]] arena multi events sports programmes television channel based in [[Singapore]] was launched.
|-
|-
| 2001
| 11 February
| TCS, STV12 and CNA is a was closing ceremony final broadcasting (off-air) ceased transmission.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8u3WlmGQP4 TCS (Television Corporation of Singapore) Channel Testcard (Philips PM5544, DVB-T) - background video]</ref><ref>[http://hub.tv-ark.org.uk/images/testcards/images/43_testcards/tcs_singapore_pm5544-01.jpg TCS (Television Corporation of Singapore) Channel Testcard (Philips PM5544, DVB-T) - background picture]</ref>
|-
| 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) was given a television broadcasting licence, and [[SPH MediaWorks]] was established. MediaWorks offered two channels [[SPH MediaWorks Channel U|Channel U]] and [[SPH MediaWorks Channel i|TV Works]] (later renamed to [[SPH MediaWorks Channel i|Channel i]]. At the same time, MediaCorp was given the license to print, write and distribute the free daily tabloid [[Today (Singapore newspaper)|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 [[Singapore Press Holdings|SPH]] announced that the merger is legally completed, It was creating the new holding company MediaCorp Television Broadcasting Arm which will manages and operates [[MediaCorp Channel 5|Channel 5]], [[MediaCorp Channel 8|Channel 8]], [[TVMobile]], [[Channel NewsAsia]], [[MediaCorp Suria|Suria]], [[MediaCorp TV12 Central|Central]], [[List of teletext services#Singapore|Teletext]] and [[MediaCorp Channel U|Channel U]] was formerly known as [[SPH MediaWorks]].
|-
| 2005
| 1 January
| [[SPH MediaWorks Channel U|Channel U]] joined MediaCorp and relaunched as [[MediaCorp Channel U]]. Its sister channel, [[SPH MediaWorks Channel i|Channel i]] was final broadcasting end closed sign-off shut downceased transmission on early morning breakfast due to the limited [[Singapore English]] [[television channel]] market in Singapore and 3 years 10 month 19 days 7 hours 30 minutes later, it was also relaunched as [[Okto|MediaCorp TV12 okto]].
|-
| 2007
|
| [[MediaCorp HD5|HD5]] was launched, becoming the first free-to-air [[High-definition television|HDTV]] channel in [[Singapore]]. [[MediaCorp Channel 8]] celebrated 25 years of Mandarin dramas with an award ceremony, and by producing [[The Golden Path (drama)|The Golden Path]], billed as the 25 year anniversary drama series. 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 [[MediaCorp Channel 5|Channel 5]], [[MediaCorp Channel 8|Channel 8]] and [[MediaCorp Channel U|Channel U]] websites.
|-
| 2008
| 20 October
| [[Okto]] was launched, replacing [[MediaCorp TV12 Central]] here [[MediaCorp TV12 Central#Kids Central|Kids Central]] and [[MediaCorp TV12 Central#Arts Central|Arts Central]] and [[SPH MediaWorks]] here [[SPH MediaWorks Channel i|Channel i]]. [[MediaCorp Vasantham|Vasantham]] was also launched, replacing [[MediaCorp TV12 Central]] here and [[MediaCorp TV12 Central#Vasantham Central|Vasantham Central]].
|-
| 2010
| 1 January
| [[TVMobile]] is discontinued.
|- 
| 2010
| March
| xinmsn, a joint venture between and MediaCorp and [[Microsoft]] was launched.
|-
| 2010
| 31 August
| Launch of [[Tayong Dalawa|The Two of Us]] is available on [[MediaCorp Channel 5|Channel 5]] and [[MediaCorp HD5|HD5]] in [[English language|English]] dubbing.
|- 
| 2011 
| 6 May 
| [[MediaCorp Channel U|Channel U]] celebrated its tenth anniversary.
|-
| 2011
|
| It launched '''a-ok (arts on okto)''' / '''ArtBites''' and telecast on [[MediaCorp okto|okto]] now.
|-
| 2011
|
| Launch of [[India - A Love Story]] is available on [[MediaCorp Channel 5|Channel 5]] and [[MediaCorp HD5|HD5]] in [[English language|English]] dubbing.
|- 
| 2011 
| 19 and 20 November 
| [[MediaCorp Channel 8|Channel 8]] presented its first ever "Dramatasy" at [[nex]], featuring its upcoming drama productions like [[A Song to Remember (TV series)|A Song to Remember]] and [[Joys of Life]].
|-
| 2012
| 1 January
| A new show called '''MatYoyo''' in 4 channels: [[MediaCorp Suria|Suria]], [[MediaCorp okto|okto]], [[MediaCorp Channel 8|Channel 8]] and [[MediaCorp Vasantham|Vasantham]].
|-
| 2012
| 7 March
| Launch of [[The Seeds of Life]] is available on [[MediaCorp Channel 8|Channel 8]] in [[Taiwan language|Taiwan]] dubbing.
|- 
| 2015 
|   
| MediaCorp will be moving out of its premises at [[Caldecott Hill]] to Mediapolis@[[one-north]] [[Buona Vista]] by 2015.<ref>[http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1097926/1/.html MediaCorp to move to Buona Vista]</ref>
|}
 
== Television ==
==TV==
MediaCorp offers seven free-to-air 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.<ref>[http://www.sph.com.sg/aboutsph_profile.shtml SPH Profile]</ref>
 
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!| Name of Channel
!| Description
|-
| [[MediaCorp Channel 5|Channel 5]] ([[MediaCorp HD5|HD5]])
| A 24-hour news and general entertainment television channel broadcasting in [[Singapore English]].
|-
| [[MediaCorp Channel 8|Channel 8]]
| A 24-hour news and general entertainment television channel broadcasting in [[Singapore Mandarin]].
|-
| [[MediaCorp Channel U|Channel U]]
| Closing ceremonies of [[SPH MediaWorks]] in [[New Year's Day]] on 2005, this is [[MediaCorp TV]]'s second [[Singapore Mandarin]] news and general entertainment television channel.
|-
| [[MediaCorp Suria|Suria]]
| A news and general entertainment television channel broadcasting in [[Malay language|Malay]] community in [[Singapore]].
|-
| [[MediaCorp Vasantham|Vasantham]]
| A news and general entertainment television channel broadcasting in [[Indian language|Indian]] community in [[Singapore]].
|-
|[[Okto]]
| A children, lifestyle and art television channel broadcasting in Singapore English.
|-
|[[Channel NewsAsia]]
| A 24-hour international news television channel that broadcasting in [[Singapore English]].
|}
 
===Notable TV Shows from MediaCorp===
====TV drama and sitcom series====
MediaCorp celebrated 25 years of local Chinese dramas in 2007.
 
====Chinese language====
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!| Year
!| Name of Drama
!| Description
|-
| 1982
| [[Seletar Robbery]]<br>实里达大劫案
| First Singaporean [[television film]].
|-
| 1984
| [[The Awakening (Mediacorp TV show)|The Awakening]]<br>雾锁南洋
| The first blockbuster epic drama.
|-
| 1993<br>1996<br>2002
| [[The Unbeatables]]<br>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 (TV series)|Don't Worry, Be Happy]]<br>敢敢做个开心人
| The first local Chinese sitcom.
|-
| 1998
| [[The Return of the Condor Heroes (Singaporean TV series)|Return of the Condor Heroes]]<br>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 (Singaporean actor)|Christopher Lee]], who were the charismatic leads.
|-
| 2003
| [[Holland V (TV Series)|Holland V]]<br>荷兰村
| A long-running Chinese drama in Singapore TV history with 125 episodes. Biggest winner in Star Awards 2003, winning best M/F Lead and M/F supporting.
|-
| 2003
| Always On My Mind<br>无炎的爱
| Starring [[Fann Wong]], this serial was made to commemorate the sacrifices of the brave members of the Singapore medical profession during the SARS crisis.
|-
| 2004
| [[The Champion (drama)|The Champion]]<br>任我遨游
| The drama series about [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]] starred Singaporean and Taiwanese artistes and was extremely popular.
|-
| 2004
| [[Double Happiness (TV series)|Double Happiness]]<br>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]]<br>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 (television drama)|A New Life]]''.
|-
| 2007
| ''[[The Peak (TV series)|The Peak]]''<br>最高点
| Sponsored by Keppel, filming went as far as Brazil.
|-
| 2007
| [[Kinship]]<br>手足
| MediaCorp's long-running 83-episode Chinese drama in 2007.
|-
| 2007
| [[Honour and Passion]]<br>宝家为国
| A 20-episode military drama series sponsored by the [[MINDEF|Singaporean Ministry of Defence]].
|-
| 2007
| [[Metamorphosis (TV series)|Metamorphosis]]<br>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 (drama)|The Golden Path]]<br>黄金路
| A 30-episode end-year blockbuster drama celebrating MediaCorp's 25 years of local Chinese drama.
|-
| 2008
| [[Love Blossoms]]<br>心花朵朵开
| MediaCorp's long-running 113-episode Chinese drama in 2008.
|-
| 2008
| ''[[By My Side (TV series)|By My Side]]''<br>不凡的爱
| A 20-episode drama on [[AIDS]], commissioned by the [[Health Promotion Board]].
|-
| 2008
| [[The Little Nyonya]]<br>小娘惹
| A 34-episode blockbuster drama celebrating MediaCorp Channel 8's 45th anniversary.
|-
| 2009
| [[The Dream Catchers]]<br>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]]<br>双子星
| MediaCorp's 30-episode mid-year blockbuster for the year 2009.
|-
| 2009 <br> 2010
| [[Your Hand In Mine]]<br>想握你的手
| MediaCorp's long-running 180-episode Chinese drama in 2009, and also the mid-year blockbuster drama in 2010 (2nd half version).
|-
| 2009
| [[Together (TV series)|Together]]<br>当我们同在一起
| A 36-episode mega blockbuster drama celebrating MediaCorp Channel 8's 46th anniversary.
|-
| 2010
| [[Unriddle]]<br>最火搭档
| A 20-episode police blockbuster and mid-year blockbuster for the year 2010.
|-
| 2010
| [[Breakout (TV series)|Breakout]]<br>破天网
| MediaCorp's 25-episode end-year blockbuster drama in 2010.
|-
| 2011
| [[C.L.I.F.]]<br>警徽天职
| A 20-episode police blockbuster in collaboration by the [[Singapore Police Force]].
|-
| 2011
| [[Devotion (TV series)|Devotion]]<br>阿娣
| A 25-episode mega blockbuster drama celebrating MediaCorp Channel 8's 47th anniversary.
|-
| 2011
| [[The Oath (TV series)|The Oath]]<br>行医
| A 20-episode end-year blockbuster drama in 2011.
|-
| 2011
| [[A Song to Remember (TV series)|A Song to Remember]]<br>星洲之夜
| A 30-episode mega blockbuster drama celebrating MediaCorp Channel 8's 48th anniversary.
|-
| 2012
| [[Rescue 995]]<br>995
| A 20-episode paramedic drama series sponsored by the [[Singapore Civil Defence Force]].
|-
| 2012
| [[Unriddle 2]]<br>最火搭档2
| A 20-episode police blockbuster and mid-year blockbuster for the year 2012 celebrating MediaCorp's 30 years of local Chinese drama.
|-
| 2012
| [[Pillow Talk (TV series)|Pillow Talk]]<br>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 only drama after a long period of time that will have Chinese subtitles.
|-
| 2012
| [[Joys of Life]]<br>花样人间
| A 35-episode romance blockbuster drama celebrating MediaCorp's 30 years of local Chinese drama.
|}
 
====English language====
* [[Masters of The Sea]] (1994) (TV drama)
* [[Growing Up (Singapore TV series)|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 (Singaporean television programme)|Under One Roof]], 同一屋檐下 (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 (TV series)|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 (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 blockbuster drama, premieres 14 April 2009)
* [[Fighting Spiders]] (2009) (Channel 5's blockbuster 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 (TV series)|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)
 
===News and current affairs===
* News 5 Tonight (wrap-up of the day's news in English)
* [[Talking Point]]
* [[Get Real! (TV series)|Get Rea!]] (The Current Affairs Show in Singapore, hosted by [[Diana Ser]])
* [[The Frontline]], ************ (The Chinese Current Affairs Show, investigative programme shown every Friday night.)
* News Tonight (Daily news coverage in Chinese, first telecast on Channel 8 at 10pm, second telecast on Channel U at 11pm. Hosted by [[Zhang Haijie]] and Lin Qiyuan)
 
===Other shows===
* [[Crimewatch (Singaporean TV series)|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 fourteen 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.<ref>[http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1162810/1/.html Digital radio from MediaCorp to cease - Channel NewsAsia]</ref>
 
{| class="sortable wikitable"
| '''Frequency'''
| '''Station'''
| '''Language'''
| '''Format'''
| '''Website'''
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| 89.7&nbsp;MHz
| [[Ria 89.7FM]]
| [[Malay language|Malay]]
| [[Contemporary hit radio|Top 40 (CHR)]]
| [http://xinmsn.com/ria897 Link]
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| 90.5&nbsp;MHz
| [[Gold 90.5FM]]
| English
| [[Classic hits]]
| [http://xinmsn.com/gold90 Link]
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| 92.4&nbsp;MHz
| [[Symphony 92.4FM]]
| English
| [[Classical music|Classical]]
| [http://xinmsn.com/symphony924 Link]
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| 93.3&nbsp;MHz
| [[Y.E.S. 93.3FM]]
| [[Standard Mandarin|Chinese]]
| [[Contemporary hit radio|Top 40 (CHR)]]
| [http://xinmsn.com/yes933 Link]
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| 93.8&nbsp;MHz
| [[938LIVE]]
| English
| [[Talk radio]]
| [http://xinmsn.com/938live Link]
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| 94.2&nbsp;MHz
| [[Warna 94.2FM]]
| [[Malay language|Malay]]
| [[News]], [[Infotainment]]
| [http://xinmsn.com/warna942 Link]
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| 95.0&nbsp;MHz
| [[Class 95FM]]
| English
| [[Adult contemporary]]
| [http://xinmsn.com/class95 Link]
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| 95.8&nbsp;MHz
| [[Capital 95.8FM]]
| [[Standard Mandarin|Chinese]]
| [[Talk radio]]
| [http://xinmsn.com/capital958 Link]
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| 96.3&nbsp;MHz
| [[XFM 96.3|XFM 96.3FM]]
| Arab, French, German,<br>[[Hindi language|Hindi]], Japanese, Korean
| [[Contemporary hit radio|Top 40 (CHR)]], [[Infotainment]]
| [http://xinmsn.com/xfm963 Link]
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| 96.8&nbsp;MHz
| [[Oli 96.8FM]]
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| [[Infotainment]]
| [http://xinmsn.com/oli968 Link]
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| 97.2&nbsp;MHz
| [[Love 97.2FM]]
| [[Standard Mandarin|Chinese]]
| [[Easy listening]]
| [http://xinmsn.com/love972 Link]
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| 98.7&nbsp;MHz
| [[987FM]]
| English
| [[Contemporary hit radio|Top 40 (CHR)]]
| [http://xinmsn.com/987fm Link]
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| 99.5&nbsp;MHz
| [[Lush 99.5FM]]
| English
| Adult
| [http://xinmsn.com/lush995 Link]
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
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===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.
 
==MediaCorp Ad-Xtra (MAX)==
MediaCorp Ad-Xtra (MAX) is top advertisers on MediaCorp television channels and TODAY will be rewarded in a new marketing initiative that provides extra mileage as a gesture of appreciation for their continued support in buying into MediaCorp platforms.
 
Called MediaCorp Ad-Xtra, a top 10 advertiser on MediaCorp television channels (Channel 5/8/U) for the past week will get a 6-second clip of their TV commercial compiled into a 60-second show reel for broadcast on MediaCorp television channels the following week.
 
The show reel will be broadcast on Channel 5, 8 and U from Wednesday to Sunday, translating into $53,000 worth of airtime for the advertisers.
 
Top advertisers in TODAY for the past week with a minimum advertising expenditure of $25,000 can look forward to a free advertisement panel that will be published in the following Weekend TODAY edition. As Singapore's leading media company with the most complete range of platforms, MediaCorp will continue to create the best business solutions for its clients to give them more bang for their buck.
 
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.mediacorp.sg Singapore MediaCorp Official Website]
* [http://www.mediacorp.sg Singapore MediaCorp Official Website]

Revision as of 10:06, 27 January 2014

Media Corporation of Singapore 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 film-making.

Currently, MediaCorp runs 7 television channels and 14 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.

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