() is a conglomeration group of commercial Media companies in Singapore specializing largely in Television and Radio Broadcasting , and to a lesser extent, in Periodical s and Newspaper publishing and Filmmaking . At present, MediaCorp runs 6 Television channels and 14 Radio channels, making MediaCorp the largest media Broadcaster and provider in Singapore.
Before 2001, MediaCorp was formerly known as:
- the ('''RTS''') (1965–1980)
- the ('''SBC''') (1980–1994)
- the ('''TCS''') and the '''Radio Corporation of Singapore''' ('''RCS''') (1994–2001)
MediaCorp has virtually held a monopoly in the television broadcasting market, and most of the radio broadcasting market for a substantial amount of years. With the liberalisation of Singapore media in January 1 , 2001 however, SPH MediaWorks , a division of Singapore Press Holdings entered the market. Losses by both companies due to competition led to a merger, and as of 1 January 2005 , MediaCorp once again became the monopoly in the mass market free-to-air terrestrial television provider.
MediaCorp Group comprises the following divisions:
MediaCorp is 100% owned by Temasek Holdings , the Singapore government's wholly owned investment arm. {Link without Title}
MediaCorp is currently located at Andrew Road, Caldecott Broadcasting Centre. By 2011, it will be relocated to Bukit Batok .
MediaCorp Group's Strategic Business Units (SBUs) are managed quite independently from the parent group.
MediaCorp offers 6 free-to-air terrestrial television channels:
MediaCorp celebrates 25 years of local Chinese dramas in 2007.
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- Masters Of The Sea (1994) (TV drama)
- 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.) (1996-2007)
- Living With Lydia (Local English sitcom, starring Lydia Sum .)
- Oh Carol (Local English sitcom, starring Dodo Cheng .)
- 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))
- 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 , only Singapore had the Chinese version.)
- 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.)
- . Showcased original creativity and entertaining performances achieved by teams.)
- (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)
- Singapore Idol , 新加坡偶像 - The Singapore version of '' American Idol '' on Channel 5 in the 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 the 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 return in 2007.; the programme is broadcast in Channel 8 , in the Chinese language.
- Star Awards , 红星大奖 - The annual award ceremony, rewarding the achievements of the artistes who contributes 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.
- 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.
- Oli 96.8FM (ஒலி, formerly Olikkalanjiam-ஒலிக்களஞ்சியம்) (formerly Radio Four)
DJ's were locked up in rooms in Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza in February 2006 to celebrate 70 years of Radio in Singapore.
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