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Company name | MediaCorp Pte Ltd | Company type | Private Limited | Industry | Television, Online Broadcasting, Publishing, Moviemaking, Interactive Media, Media Consultancy | Founded | 15 February 1963, as Television Singapura | Headquarters | Caldecott Broadcast Centre, Caldecott Hill | Key people | Teo Ming Kian (Chairman) Shaun Seow (CEO) | Services | Television Broadcasting and Production, Publication | Owner(s) | Temasek Holdings | Parent | Temasek Holdings | Subsidiary | MediaCorp 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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Important events : |
Year |
Date |
Event |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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MediaCorp will be moving out of its premises at Caldecott Hill to Mediapolis@one-north Buona Vista by 2015. |
Notable TV Shows from MediaCorp : Chinese language |
Year |
Name of Drama |
Description |
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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. |