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MediaCorp

Company nameMediaCorp Pte Ltd
Company typePrivate Limited
IndustryTelevision, Online Broadcasting, Publishing, Moviemaking, Interactive Media, Media Consultancy
Founded15 February 1963, as Television Singapura
HeadquartersCaldecott Broadcast Centre, Caldecott Hill
Key peopleTeo Ming Kian (Chairman)
Shaun Seow (CEO)
ServicesTelevision Broadcasting and Production, Publication
Owner(s)Temasek Holdings
ParentTemasek Holdings
SubsidiaryMediaCorp Studios Pte Ltd
MediaCorp EagleVision Pte Ltd
MediaCorp NewsHub Pte Ltd
MediaCorp Technologies Pte Ltd
MediaCorp VizPro International Pte Ltd
MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
Caldecott Productions International
Singapore Media Academy
Media Research Consultants
OOH Media
1-Net Singapore Pte Ltd

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Media Corporation of Singapore, 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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Hey I'm frm the productions team,as i was on the way back frm work ..and i saw this couple..drinking and smooching in front of me. They alight at yishun mrt station. At first i thought they r malay couple...after hearing their conversation..they r not a malay.not even our local Singaporeans. As MEDIACORP is in the midst of producing a brand new Ch 8 variety programme Paris & Milan, scheduled to be aired in April. The programme will showcase current social issues and affairs, eg. talking aloud in cinema, hand phone blasting loud music in buses, not giving up seats to the needy in public transport, etc. Hopefully this will raise the awareness of the public and together, we can work towards a gracious society. U guys can check out at youtube abt the show.
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Part of Season 3 episode 5 of TheNoose Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use
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For the 2009 Chinese New Year (Ox Year)
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Part 2...Enjoy... DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN THIS VIDEO CLIP OR THIS VIDEO AS THIS CLIP IS BELONGS TO MEDIACORP PTE LTD THE REASON BEING FOR ME TO UPLOAD IS BECAUSE DUE TO THE POPULARITY OF THE FANS FOR THIS PARTICULAR SITCOM FOR A RERUN AND IM JUST DOING MY BEST TO UPLOAD FOR THEM TO SEE...
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Vote for this video at Mediacorp Channel 5's Facebook Fan Page by clicking "Like" Broken (Jez Ashurst / Ben Montague) Dropped off your keys last night The front doors still not painted You were polite like ice That I once could have melted You took our pictures down And you left them on the ground Its like you wiped all the memories Of what we used to be You and me before it all crashed down And I know I never told you That I love you Now its all too late And I dont know how to hold you But I want to I dont want to leave this way All I know Is broken I heard your voice break when you said Well I hope youre happy Nothing to say I stared straight into my coffee Then the conversation changed And we talked around the blame And the pain of losing All of the good times lost When it all crashed down And I know I never told you That I love you Now its all too late And I dont know how to hold you But I want to I dont want to leave this way All I know Is broken But Im here if you need me I know you dont believe me And well Im so sorry For all the pain Ive caused For the pain Ive caused And I know I never told you That I love you Now its all too late And I dont know how to hold you But I want to I dont want to leave this way All I know Is broken
3.67 min. | 4.84 user rating
Part of Season 3 episode 4 of TheNoose Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use
3.52 min. | 4.83 user rating
Singers Jody Williams, Sean Kingston, Tabitha Nauser, Steve Appleton and Jessica Mauboy sing the Youth Olympic Games theme song. First published May 27 2010. Copyright © 2010 MediaCorp Pte Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
0.77 min. | 5.0 user rating
Part of Season 3 episode 5 of TheNoose Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use
4.47 min. | 4.88 user rating
The theme song for The Oath ãè¡å»ã starring Jesseca Liu, Christopher Lee, Ix Shen, Ann Kok, Zhang Zhen Huan, Kate Pang, etc. Debuts 25 October 2011 Every Monday to Friday 9pm on Mediacorp Channel 8
1.98 min. | 4.89 user rating
Fresh media grad? why not consider a career in broadcasting? LOL
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Channel News Asia--The contest is open to all Singapore citizens or Permanent Residents residing in Singapore, except staff from -MediaCorp- Pte Ltd, Sumitomo Corporation, Hakuhodo Singapore and all sponsors of Japan Hour. All entries must be received by - Date : Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:19:41 GMT
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Channel News Asia--SINGAPORE: Last year's General Election show on TV - titled "Vote 2011 Singapore - Results" - was the top programme on -MediaCorp- Channel 5, attracting more than 1.14 million viewers. Other significant national e - Date : Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:44:36 GMT
Internet and Websites : New Internet Media Company creates waves in cyber space - SkyNewswire.com Tweet this news
SkyNewswire.com--(SkyNewswire.com) Matt Gutelius, CEO & Founder of Click -Media Corp-, announced the launch of his new internet media company early last year. Matt Gutelius is an internet entrepreneur with 15+ years experience in successful online - Date : Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:22:08 GMT
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DigitalJournal.com (press release)--"We wanted to organize an upscale career fair where students and recent graduates could meet award-winning employers face-to-face," says the event's organizer, Karen Le, Assistant Publisher at -Me - Date : Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:03:40 GMT
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Business Wire (press release)--“This is another year of impressive growth for -Media Corp-, where the Group has made progress across all of its key financial metrics. The Group's wholly owned subsidiaries, Purple Lounge and Eyeconomy have made cons - Date : Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:02:24 GMT
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Business Wire (press release)---Media Corp's- wholly owned subsidiary, Eyeconomy Limited ("Eyeconomy"), launches Forexspace.com to further capitalise on the huge demand for Foreign Exchange (“Forex”) related advertising. -Media - Date : Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:02:39 GMT
Latin Media Corp. Preps for NATPE - World Screen Tweet this news
World Screen--By Marissa Graziadio MIAMI: Latin -Media Corp-. is set to offer new animation, telenovelas and series at NATPE, including Saladin, Pushovers and El Don. Latin -Media Corp-. will feature new telenovela titles at NATPE, such as Pushovers, Blue - Date : Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:36:21 GMT
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Important events :
Year Date Event
1960 1 January Television Singapura started planning for television transmission.
1963 1 January Transmission tests begun.
1963 15 February Television Singapura was launched as Singapore's first television station.
1963 2 April Television Singapura officially began broadcasting.
1963 28 December Television Singapura renamed as Television Malaysia (Singapura) when Singapore became part of Malaysia on 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 Television Singapura (RTS).
1966 26 August TV Broadcasting operations were moved from the Old Broadcast House to its current location at Caldecott Hill. The Old broadcast house was redeveloped, and used as street scenes in drama series.
1974 7 July Colour television service began with the 1974 FIFA World Cup Final broadcast.
1977 1 November All programmes are now broadcast in colour.
1980 1 February RTS becomes Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), a statutory board.
1984 31 January Channel 12, later MediaCorp TV12, was launched.
1990 1 August SBC began Stereo audio broadcasts on all television channels.
1994 1 October SBC becomes Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS).
1996 31 March Programmes produced by Channel 8 were broadcast in Republic of China (Taiwan), via the newly-established TCS International cable channel.
1999 1 March Channel NewsAsia (CNA) was formed.
2000 31 January Prime 12 and Premiere 12 were renamed Suria and Central. A Sport channel, SportCity, was launched.
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 Channel U and TV Works (later renamed to Channel i. At the same time, MediaCorp was given the license to print, write and distribute the free daily tabloid Today.
2002 12 February TCS becomes MediaCorp TV, MediaCorp TV12, and MediaCorp News.
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, thereby creating the new holding company MediaCorp Television Broadcasting Arm, which will manages and operates Channel 5, Channel 8, TVMobile, Channel NewsAsia, Suria, Central, Teletext, and Channel U, formerly of SPH MediaWorks.
2005 1 January Channel U joined MediaCorp, and relaunched as MediaCorp TV Channel U. Its sister channel, Channel i, ceased broadcasting on this day, due to the limited English TV 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. Channel 8 celebrated 25 years of Mandarin dramas with an award ceremony, and by producing 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 MediaCorp TV came out with a new look and a new forum for Channel 5, Channel 8, and Channel U websites.
2008 20 October Okto was launched, replacing Kids Central, SPH MediaWorks Channel i, and Arts Central. Vasantham was also launched, replacing MediaCorp TV12 Central, and Vasantham Central.
2009 1 March Channel NewsAsia celebrated its tenth anniversary.
2010 1 January TVMobile is discontinued.
2010 March xinmsn, a joint venture between and MediaCorp and Microsoft, was launched.
2015 MediaCorp will be moving out of its premises at Caldecott Hill to Mediapolis@one-north Buona Vista by 2015.

Important events :
Name of Channel Description
Channel 5 (HD5) A 24-hour news and general entertainment channel broadcasting in English.
Channel 8 A 24-hour news and general entertainment channel broadcasting in Mandarin Chinese.
Channel U Inherited from SPH MediaWorks in 2005, this is MediaCorp's 2nd Mandarin Chinese channel, and its programming is catered to the youth,
Suria A Malay entertainment channel.
Okto An English channel with children, lifestyle, and art programming.
Vasantham A news and general entertainment channel that caters to the Indian community in Singapore.
Channel NewsAsia A 24-hour international English news channel that broadcasts to 10 Asian countries and territories

Notable TV Shows from MediaCorp : Chinese language
Year Name of Drama Description
1982 Seletar Robbery
實裡達大劫案
First Singaporean television film
1984 The Awakening
霧鎖南洋
The first blockbuster epic drama
1993
1996
2002
The Unbeatables
雙天至尊
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
神雕俠侶
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
荷蘭村
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.
2004 The Champion
任我遨遊
The drama series about swimming starred Singaporean and Taiwanese artistes and was extremely popular.
2004 Double Happiness
喜臨門
A long-running 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
同心圓
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
最高點
Sponsored by Keppel, filming went as far as Brazil.
2007 Kinship
手足
MediaCorp's long-running 80-episode Chinese drama in 2007.
2007 Honour and Passion
寶家衛國
A 20-episode military drama series sponsored by the Singaporean Ministry of Defence
2007 Metamorphosis
破繭而出
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
黃金路
A 30-episode blockbuster drama celebrating MediaCorp's 25 years of local Chinese drama.
2008 Love Blossoms
心花朵朵開
MediaCorp's long-running 110-episode Chinese drama in 2008
2008 By My Side
不凡的愛
A 20-episode drama on AIDS, commissioned by the Health Promotion Board
2008 The Little Nyonya
小娘惹
A 34-episode blockbuster drama celebrating MediaCorp Channel 8's 45th anniversary.
2009 The Dream Catchers
未來不是夢
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
雙子星
Mediacorp's 30-episode mid-year blockbuster for the year 2009
2009 Your Hand In Mine
想握你的手
MediaCorp's long-running 180-episode Chinese drama in 2009
2009 Together
當我們同在一起
A 36-episode mega blockbuster drama celebrating MediaCorp Channel 8's 46th anniversary.
2010 Unriddle
最火搭檔
A 20-episode police blockbuster for the year 2010
2010 Breakout
破天網
A 25-episode blockbuster drama celebrating MediaCorp Channel 8's 47th anniversary.

Other shows : English language
89.7 Ria 89.7FM Malay Top 40 (CHR) xinmsn.com/ria897
90.5 Gold 90.5FM English Classic hits xinmsn.com/gold90
92.4 Symphony 92.4FM English Classical xinmsn.com/symphony924
93.3 Y.E.S. 93.3FM Chinese Top 40 (CHR) xinmsn.com/yes933
93.8 938LIVE English Talk radio xinmsn.com/938live
94.2 Warna 94.2FM Malay General service xinmsn.com/warna942
95.0 Class 95FM English Adult contemporary xinmsn.com/class95
95.8 Capital 95.8FM Chinese Talk radio xinmsn.com/capital958
96.3 XFM 96.3FM Arab, French,
German,
Hindi,
Japanese,
Korean
General service xinmsn.com/xfm963
96.8 Oli 96.8FM Tamil General service xinmsn.com/oli968
97.2 Love 97.2FM Chinese Easy listening xinmsn.com/love972
98.7 987FM English Top 40 (CHR) xinmsn.com/987fm
99.5 Lush 99.5FM English Adult xinmsn.com/lush995

MediaCorp Pte Ltd

TelevisionChannel 5 (Digital 5 * HD5) * Channel 8 (Digital 8 * Channel 8 Primetime via SingTel's mio TV on mobile) * Channel U * Channel NewsAsia * Teletext * Suria * Vasantham * okto
RadioGold 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
PrintTODAY * 8 Days * I-Weekly * Style: * Style:Men * Style: Living * Style: Weddings * Manja * ELLE Singapore * Singapore FHM * Mother And Baby * BabyCare
Interactive mediaChannelnewsasia.com * Family.sg * Styleweddings.sg * Todayonline.com * xinmsn * Mocca.com
EnterprisesSingapore Media Academy * Media Research Consultants * 1-Net Singapore * MediaCorp VizPro International * MediaCorp Raintree Pictures * MediaCorp Technologies * OOH Media
ProductionsCaldecott Productions International * MediaCorp EagleVision * MediaCorp Studios * MediaCorp NewsHub
DefunctPodcast.sg * Mediacorptv.sg * MOBTV * xin.sg * TVMobile * RAWclipx.sg * 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



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