SPH MediaWorks
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SPH MediaWorks Ltd was an ephemeral free-to-air terrestrial television broadcaster in Singapore
. In 6 May 2001, SPH MediaWorks brought 2 alternative free-to-air terrestrial television channels to the audience in Singapore, operating SPH MediaWorks Channel U
and SPH MediaWorks Channel i
.
A subsidiary of Singapore Press Holdings
(SPH) through SPH Multimedia Ltd, SPH MediaWorks was originally set up to create variety and healthy competition with MediaCorp TV Singapore Pte Ltd
(MediaCorp TV), MediaCorp TV12 Singapore Pte Ltd
(MediaCorp TV12), and MediaCorp News Pte Ltd
(MediaCorp News).
SPH MediaWorks was widely praised for injecting more variety in local programming and for its creative innovations.
On 1 January 2005, SPH MediaWorks had its closing ceremony, dissolving and disestablishing off the air and concluded with a closedown sign-off, in the early morning of final ceased transmission to exist upon the merging of operations with MediaCorp Television Broadcasting Arm
(MediaCorp TV, MediaCorp TV12
, and MediaCorp News), MediaCorp Studios Pte Ltd
(MediaCorp Studios), and MediaCorp EagleVision Pte Ltd
(MediaCorp EagleVision).
) announced that both companies had entered an agreement on merging the television operations of the two companies, of which operates the mainstream free-to-air terrestrial channels; MediaCorp TV Channel 5, MediaCorp TV Channel 8, MediaCorp TV TVMobile, SPH MediaWorks Channel U (优频道) and SPH MediaWorks Channel i.
The other free-to-air terrestrial channels, MediaCorp TV12 Suria
and MediaCorp TV12 Central
run by MediaCorp TV12
and MediaCorp News Channel NewsAsia by MediaCorp News
remained wholly owned and run by MediaCorp Pte Ltd, in contrast to the channels owned by MediaCorp TV Pte Ltd under the holding company of MediaCorp Television Broadcasting Arm (A MediaCorp Channel
) as of 1 January 2005; MediaCorp Television Broadcasting Arm were 80% managed by MediaCorp and 20% by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) through SPH Multimedia Ltd. The merger was seen as a move to reduce the losses faced by SPH since the launch of SPH MediaWorks Channel U and SPH MediaWorks Channel I, and to reduce the losses in the free newspaper market of "Today" faced by MediaCorp.
Apart from the merging of local television operations, the merging package includes the merging of the free newspaper operations of both MediaCorp and Singapore Press Holdings (SPH). Streats, managed by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) was merged into “Today”; Streats will cease its independent publication upon the completion of the merger. “Today” continues to be managed by MediaCorp solely.
The merger of the two companies was also the first of its kind in history; a merger between a government unit and a private organization. It is inevitable, as Singapore free to air television market is small. The fact that SPH MediaWorks keeps operating their broadcast business at a loss makes merger with MediaCorp, a larger more established broadcast giant a viable solution.
of SPH MediaWorks Ltd. Mr Man Shu Sum and some of the MediaCorp artistes joined from SPH MediaWorks the former as Chief Operating Officer of MediaCorp.
On 6 May 2001, SPH MediaWorks Channel U, a Mandarin channel and its English counterpart as SPH MediaWorks TV Works were launched.
On 3 October 2001, SPH Radio Broadcasting Arm a joint management between SPH Multimedia and NTUC Media was launched as SPH UnionWorks; owns, manages, and operates UFM 1003 and WKRZ 91.3FM. Both radio stations were simply re-branded and resume operations of Heart 100.3FM and 91.3FM previously wholly owned by NTUC Media.
On 3 March 2002, SPH MediaWorks TV Works was renamed SPH MediaWorks Channel i.
On 4 December 2002, MediaWorks won the "Broadcaster of the Year" award in "Asia Television Awards". Channel U also bagged the "Channel of the Year" award.
Channel U too organises a charity show, "Ren Ci Charity Show", shortly after being named the Broadcaster of the Year. Ren Ci Charity Show bears similarity to those hosted by MediaCorp. Audience will be fed with intense performance presented by actors, actress and guest and encouraged to donate, commonly through telephone or mobile phone. However, this program does not make use of material incentive to encourage donations unlike any other charity shows going on then With the great team effort of the Mediaworks team in both years of the show under SPH MediaWorks donations broke previously set records.
Mr Lee Cheok Yew resigned as CEO of SPH MediaWorks on 1 April 2003.
Channel i News won the "Best News Programme" of "Asia Television Awards" on 19 December 2003.
On 17 September 2004, MediaCorp CEO Ernest Wong struck a deal with SPH CEO Alan Chen to merge their mass-market television and free newspaper. The two media companies have previously been scathed and stifled by stiff and unhealthy competition from each other and the merger is widely seen as inevitable. MediaCorp Television Broadcasting Arm will be created upon the completion of merging. MediaCorp will have an 80% management while Singapore Press Holdings will own the remainder.
On 31 December 2004, MediaCorp and Singapore Press Holdings jointly announced that the merger is legally completed and that SPH MediaWorks Channel i after being seen as not commercially viable to maintain the channel (mainly due to the small English language
television market in Singapore) was closing. It ceased transmission on Saturday (Weekend), 1 January 2005 at 01:30 am early dawn morning time (UTC+8
).
Channel U was much praised for pioneering Mandarin-dubbed Korea
n dramas as well as Taiwan
ese television serials in their programmes. For example the TVB
longest running drama series A Kindred Spirit was highly popular, and resulted in the rival company MediaCorp
producing local marathon
family
drama series like Holland V and Double Happiness
.
This was the second Mandarin television channel in Singapore, which became defunct on 1 January 2005 after being transferred to Mediacorp's management under the MediaCorp TV Channel U name.
This was the second English
television channel in Singapore, that ceased operations on 1 January 2005, due to the merger between SPH Mediaworks and Mediacorp. Its terrestrial frequency was re-used by (or this channel was replaced together with Kids Central
and Arts Central
under the) MediaCorp TV12 okto
3 years later.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. In 6 May 2001, SPH MediaWorks brought 2 alternative free-to-air terrestrial television channels to the audience in Singapore, operating SPH MediaWorks Channel U
SPH MediaWorks Channel U
SPH MediaWorks Channel U as called name Channel U was defunct Chinese language television channel in Singapore which began broadcasts on 6 May 2001...
and SPH MediaWorks Channel i
SPH MediaWorks Channel i
SPH MediaWorks Channel i as called by the name Channel i is a defunct Singapore English language television channel which began broadcasting on 20 May 2001. It was formerly known as SPH MediaWorks TV Works as called name TV Works...
.
A subsidiary of Singapore Press Holdings
Singapore Press Holdings
Singapore Press Holdings Limited is a media organisation in Singapore with businesses in print, Internet and new media, television and radio, outdoor media, and property. SPH has over 4,000 employees, including a team of approximately 1,000 journalists, including correspondents operating around...
(SPH) through SPH Multimedia Ltd, SPH MediaWorks was originally set up to create variety and healthy competition with MediaCorp TV Singapore Pte Ltd
MediaCorp
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....
(MediaCorp TV), MediaCorp TV12 Singapore Pte Ltd
MediaCorp TV12
MediaCorp TV12 is a subsidiary of MediaCorp. It operates the Suria, Vasantham and okto channels, which cater to specific groups in Singapore. It once operated Central...
(MediaCorp TV12), and MediaCorp News Pte Ltd
MediaCorp
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....
(MediaCorp News).
SPH MediaWorks was widely praised for injecting more variety in local programming and for its creative innovations.
On 1 January 2005, SPH MediaWorks had its closing ceremony, dissolving and disestablishing off the air and concluded with a closedown sign-off, in the early morning of final ceased transmission to exist upon the merging of operations with MediaCorp Television Broadcasting Arm
MediaCorp
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....
(MediaCorp TV, MediaCorp TV12
MediaCorp TV12
MediaCorp TV12 is a subsidiary of MediaCorp. It operates the Suria, Vasantham and okto channels, which cater to specific groups in Singapore. It once operated Central...
, and MediaCorp News), MediaCorp Studios Pte Ltd
MediaCorp
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....
(MediaCorp Studios), and MediaCorp EagleVision Pte Ltd
MediaCorp TV12
MediaCorp TV12 is a subsidiary of MediaCorp. It operates the Suria, Vasantham and okto channels, which cater to specific groups in Singapore. It once operated Central...
(MediaCorp EagleVision).
Merger
On 17 September 2004, however, Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) and MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd (MediaCorpMediaCorp
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....
) announced that both companies had entered an agreement on merging the television operations of the two companies, of which operates the mainstream free-to-air terrestrial channels; MediaCorp TV Channel 5, MediaCorp TV Channel 8, MediaCorp TV TVMobile, SPH MediaWorks Channel U (优频道) and SPH MediaWorks Channel i.
The other free-to-air terrestrial channels, MediaCorp TV12 Suria
MediaCorp Suria
MediaCorp Suria is a Malay language channel featuring local and acquired Malay dramas and popular programmes. Suria has achieved recognition outside the Malay community drawing media attention in Singapore and abroad....
and MediaCorp TV12 Central
MediaCorp TV12 Central
MediaCorp TV12 Central or Central was an English and Tamil language Television channel in Singapore it was launched on 31 March 1996 replacing Premiere 12 it was launched since on 1 January 1994 as Television Corporation of Singapore since 1994.The channel was a combination of 3 distinct...
run by MediaCorp TV12
MediaCorp TV12
MediaCorp TV12 is a subsidiary of MediaCorp. It operates the Suria, Vasantham and okto channels, which cater to specific groups in Singapore. It once operated Central...
and MediaCorp News Channel NewsAsia by MediaCorp News
MediaCorp
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....
remained wholly owned and run by MediaCorp Pte Ltd, in contrast to the channels owned by MediaCorp TV Pte Ltd under the holding company of MediaCorp Television Broadcasting Arm (A MediaCorp Channel
MediaCorp
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....
) as of 1 January 2005; MediaCorp Television Broadcasting Arm were 80% managed by MediaCorp and 20% by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) through SPH Multimedia Ltd. The merger was seen as a move to reduce the losses faced by SPH since the launch of SPH MediaWorks Channel U and SPH MediaWorks Channel I, and to reduce the losses in the free newspaper market of "Today" faced by MediaCorp.
Apart from the merging of local television operations, the merging package includes the merging of the free newspaper operations of both MediaCorp and Singapore Press Holdings (SPH). Streats, managed by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) was merged into “Today”; Streats will cease its independent publication upon the completion of the merger. “Today” continues to be managed by MediaCorp solely.
The merger of the two companies was also the first of its kind in history; a merger between a government unit and a private organization. It is inevitable, as Singapore free to air television market is small. The fact that SPH MediaWorks keeps operating their broadcast business at a loss makes merger with MediaCorp, a larger more established broadcast giant a viable solution.
Milestones
On 31 March 2000, Mr Lee Cheok Yew was appointed as the CEOChief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of SPH MediaWorks Ltd. Mr Man Shu Sum and some of the MediaCorp artistes joined from SPH MediaWorks the former as Chief Operating Officer of MediaCorp.
On 6 May 2001, SPH MediaWorks Channel U, a Mandarin channel and its English counterpart as SPH MediaWorks TV Works were launched.
On 3 October 2001, SPH Radio Broadcasting Arm a joint management between SPH Multimedia and NTUC Media was launched as SPH UnionWorks; owns, manages, and operates UFM 1003 and WKRZ 91.3FM. Both radio stations were simply re-branded and resume operations of Heart 100.3FM and 91.3FM previously wholly owned by NTUC Media.
On 3 March 2002, SPH MediaWorks TV Works was renamed SPH MediaWorks Channel i.
On 4 December 2002, MediaWorks won the "Broadcaster of the Year" award in "Asia Television Awards". Channel U also bagged the "Channel of the Year" award.
Channel U too organises a charity show, "Ren Ci Charity Show", shortly after being named the Broadcaster of the Year. Ren Ci Charity Show bears similarity to those hosted by MediaCorp. Audience will be fed with intense performance presented by actors, actress and guest and encouraged to donate, commonly through telephone or mobile phone. However, this program does not make use of material incentive to encourage donations unlike any other charity shows going on then With the great team effort of the Mediaworks team in both years of the show under SPH MediaWorks donations broke previously set records.
Mr Lee Cheok Yew resigned as CEO of SPH MediaWorks on 1 April 2003.
Channel i News won the "Best News Programme" of "Asia Television Awards" on 19 December 2003.
On 17 September 2004, MediaCorp CEO Ernest Wong struck a deal with SPH CEO Alan Chen to merge their mass-market television and free newspaper. The two media companies have previously been scathed and stifled by stiff and unhealthy competition from each other and the merger is widely seen as inevitable. MediaCorp Television Broadcasting Arm will be created upon the completion of merging. MediaCorp will have an 80% management while Singapore Press Holdings will own the remainder.
On 31 December 2004, MediaCorp and Singapore Press Holdings jointly announced that the merger is legally completed and that SPH MediaWorks Channel i after being seen as not commercially viable to maintain the channel (mainly due to the small English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
television market in Singapore) was closing. It ceased transmission on Saturday (Weekend), 1 January 2005 at 01:30 am early dawn morning time (UTC+8
UTC+8
UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as .With an estimated population of 1.53 billion living within the time zone, roughly 22.5% of the world population, it is the most populous time zone in world, as well as a possible...
).
Conclusion
Despite being in the market for merely four years, MediaWorks had managed to emerge as an eminent competitor to the more established MediaCorp.Channel U was much praised for pioneering Mandarin-dubbed Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
n dramas as well as Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
ese television serials in their programmes. For example the TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited
Television Broadcasts Limited, commonly known as TVB, is the second over-the-air commercial television station in Hong Kong. It commenced broadcasting on 19 November 1967...
longest running drama series A Kindred Spirit was highly popular, and resulted in the rival company MediaCorp
MediaCorp
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....
producing local marathon
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
family
Family
In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...
drama series like Holland V and Double Happiness
Double Happiness (TV series)
Double Happiness is a Chinese drama serial on MediaCorp Channel 8 in Singapore which was screened in 2004 and ended in Jan 2005. The show has 142 episodes, the largest number of episodes MediaCorp have once. It has two parts, with 71 episodes in each part of the show. It is about a family who...
.
List of channels (until 31 December 2004)
- Channel USPH MediaWorks Channel USPH MediaWorks Channel U as called name Channel U was defunct Chinese language television channel in Singapore which began broadcasts on 6 May 2001...
This was the second Mandarin television channel in Singapore, which became defunct on 1 January 2005 after being transferred to Mediacorp's management under the MediaCorp TV Channel U name.
- Channel iSPH MediaWorks Channel iSPH MediaWorks Channel i as called by the name Channel i is a defunct Singapore English language television channel which began broadcasting on 20 May 2001. It was formerly known as SPH MediaWorks TV Works as called name TV Works...
This was the second English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
television channel in Singapore, that ceased operations on 1 January 2005, due to the merger between SPH Mediaworks and Mediacorp. Its terrestrial frequency was re-used by (or this channel was replaced together with Kids Central
MediaCorp TV12 Central
MediaCorp TV12 Central or Central was an English and Tamil language Television channel in Singapore it was launched on 31 March 1996 replacing Premiere 12 it was launched since on 1 January 1994 as Television Corporation of Singapore since 1994.The channel was a combination of 3 distinct...
and Arts Central
MediaCorp TV12 Central
MediaCorp TV12 Central or Central was an English and Tamil language Television channel in Singapore it was launched on 31 March 1996 replacing Premiere 12 it was launched since on 1 January 1994 as Television Corporation of Singapore since 1994.The channel was a combination of 3 distinct...
under the) MediaCorp TV12 okto
Okto
MediaCorp okto is a television channel in Bestway Building, Singapore, managed by MediaCorp TV12, which was officially launched on 20 October 2008 hence replacing the SPH MediaWorks Channel i, Kids Central and Arts Central brands as oktoDAY and oktoNITE respectively...
3 years later.
Dramas
| Programme Title | Telecast date | Episodes | Telecast slot | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Chinese | From | To | Day | Time | |
| Making Headlines | 独家头条 | 2001 | 13 | |||
| Touched | 情色男女 | 2001 | 13 | |||
| Ad War | 完美把戏 | 2001 | 26 | |||
| Apple Pie | 苹果派 | 2001 | 13 | |||
| She Drives Me Crazy | 爱上女车长 | 2002 | 4 | |||
| Back To Basics | 重进森林 | 2002 | 5 | |||
| Be Somebody | 海军 | 2003 | 6 | |||
| Project J | 水母计划 | 2003 | 6 | |||
| Seventh Month | 2003 | 7 | ||||
| Wonderful Life | 奇妙餐厅 | 2001 | 13 | |||
| Frontline | 家在前线 | 2003 | 6 | |||
| Together Whenever | 天伦 | 2003 | 42 | |||
| OK No Problem | OK没问题 | 2003 | 60 | |||
| Money No Problem | 恭喜发财 | 2004 | 50 | |||
| Happy Family | 原氏一家人 | 2001 | 26 | |||
| Heal And Be Healed | 奇症能医 | 2004 | 20 | |||
| Perfect Woman | 完美女人 | 2003 | 50 | |||
| Zero | 零楼 | 2004 | 20 | |||
| Changing Lane | 易心人 | 2004 | 27 | |||
| Cash Is King | 胜券在握 | 2002 | 40 | |||
| Power Of Love | 甜蜜风暴 | 2004 | 38 | |||
| Venture Against Time | 子是故人来 | 2003 | 40 | |||
| Westside Story | 西街少年 | 2002 | 25 | |||
| Healing Hearts | 侠骨仁心 | 2001 | 30 | |||
| Romance Of The Book And Sword | 书剑恩仇录 | 2003 | 40 | |||
| Heroes of Yang | 杨门女将 | 2002 | 30 | |||
| Happy And Lucky | 吉祥如意 | 2004 | 35 | |||
Variety
- Exchange Lives 换栖俱乐部
- Dream Challengers 圆梦心计划
- Big Challenge 骨牌真情录
- U Entertainment News U转娱乐圈
- Banzai My Kids 亲子关系
- 优先出击
- 电视新纪元
- 周末FUN轻松 – Variety
- 标出新加坡 – Infotainment
- 杨门女将 – Drama
- Add Your Service 服务加加加
- Bare Essentials 如果没有你 – Infotainment
- Bon Voyage – Info-tainment
- Celebrity Travellers 自游万岁 – Variety
- Channel U News
- Crunch Time 转捩点 (2 seasons) – Docu-drama
- Dream Challengers e时代爱心勇士 – Infotainment
- Food Train 食在必行 (2 seasons)
- Go East 把把脉抓抓药 (4 seasons)
- Happy Rules 开心就好 – Variety
- Inside Out 非常透视眼 – Current affairs
- Legally Yours 知法不犯法
- Open Sesame 芝麻开门客人来 (2 seasons) – Variety
- Origin of our Roots 你是哪里人？ – Infotainmnet
- Renci Charity Show
- Route to Glamour 新卧虎藏龙
- Snap 全星总动员 (3 seasons)
- Ready Steady Go 全民出动抢先玩 (2 seasons)
- Mall and Mall
- Show Me Your Power 斗一斗
- Star Struck 职场大明星 (2 seasons)
- Thank you for the yearsThank You for the YearsThank You for the Years is a 2003 album by Welsh singer Shirley Bassey.This album, a mix of new and previously released material, commemorated Bassey's 50 years in show business...
- The Next Big Thing 全民偶像星登场
- Tonight I will tell 人生导火线 (2 seasons)
- Top 10 十不相瞒
- Ultimate Tastebuds 食在好吃 (2 seasons consecutive)
- Yummy King 优选美食王 (3 seasons)
- Variety Unlimited 综艺无界限 – Variety
- $2 Wonderfood 食在好便宜
- Mama Mia 食星报喜 (2 seasons)
Channel i
- Ah Girl (3 seasons) – Sitcom
- Channel i News – Current affairs
- Cue – Current affairs
- Durian King – Drama
- Fat to Fit – Reality
- Heath Matters – Current affairs
- iContact – Current affairs
- i on the news – Current affairs
- i2u – Variety
- Makansutra (4 seasons) – Infotainment
- Perceptions – Drama
- Singapore Shakes – Drama
- Six Weeks – Drama
- The Money Tree – Current affairs
- World Life – Current affairs
TV Works
- The Big Buffet – two weeks run
- Big Chilli Wednesday
- The Odd Squad
- Jalan Jalan
- The Big Break
- The Mensroom
- Here's A MillionHere's A MillionHere's A Million was a gameshow that was aired from May 21 to August 20 2001 over the defunct SPH MediaWorks's English channel TV Works, the predecessor of Channel i. It was similar to the British gameshow Lose A Million...
– Gameshow - After HoursAfter Hours (TV drama)After Hours is a Singaporean drama produced by local TV station Mediacorp. It was broadcast on Mondays at 11pm.Screen couple Utt and Linda Liao reprise their roles as Gabriel and Ellie in Chase to reunite on the small screen for After Hours...
– Talk show - It's All In The Body – Info-Ed
- Dollars & SenseDollars and Sense (TV series)Dollars and Sense was a Canadian business affairs television series which aired on CBC Television from 1972 to 1975.-Premise:Gordon Jones hosted this Toronto-produced series concerned business topics including finance and labour.-Scheduling:...
– Current Affairs
Transferred to MediaCorp
- Adam ChenAdam ChenAdam Chen is a Chinese Singaporean television and film actor.-Biography:Chen is a civil engineering graduate and was offered a contract to join MediaCorp before his graduation. Before becoming an actor on MediaCorp Channel 8, Chen worked as a model for numerous print and television commercials in...
詹金泉 - Shaun ChenShaun ChenShaun Chen is a MediaCorp actor, most notable for his role in Holland V. He married his girlfriend of 6 years, fellow MediaCorp artiste Michelle Chia in May 2009. However, they had confirmed their divorce on 27 April 2011.-Career:...
陈泓宇 - Michelle Chia 谢韵仪
- Celest ChongCelest ChongCelest Chong is an actress and singer,as well as former cover model.- Biography :Early lifeCelest Chong is the youngest child of four other daughters. Celest’s mother was from an orchid flower family and her dad was a blacksmith...
张玉华 - Apple HongApple HongApple Hong is an entertainer from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Her career in show-business started when she was awarded first-runner up in the Malaysian Star Search 1999, and was then known as ‘Malaysian Shu Qi’ due to her slight resemblance to the Hong Kong actress...
洪乙心 - Ann KokAnn KokAnn Kok is a Chinese Singaporean television actress and singer.-Biography:Kok is the youngest child of a family of six children. She has three brothers and two sisters. She started her acting career in 1993 after emerging as a finalist in Star Search Singapore. She won a contract to work on...
郭淑娴 - Eelyn KokEelyn Kok-Career:Eelyn started out playing supporting roles in her starting years. She had two Best Supporting Actress nominations, in 2008 and 2009. In 2009, Eelyn starred in My Buddy as the first female lead. She starred as Huang Jinhao, 2nd female lead in Channel 8 Blockbuster drama, Together opposite...
- Ezzan Lee
- Darren Lim 林明伦
- Guo LiangGuo LiangGuo Liang was a martyr who sacrificed for the liberation of China.-Life Story:Guo Liang was a CPC central committee alternate committee member, secretary of Hunan provincial Party committee....
郭亮 - Ong Ai LengOng Ai LengOng Ai Leng is a Malaysian MediaCorp actress, most notable for her debutanté role in Home Coming.-Filmography:*Home Coming *2046 *Redness of Seventh Month *Perfect Woman *Changing Lane *A Life of Hope...
王爱玲 - Kym NgKym NgKym Ng is a Singaporean actress with MediaCorp. She began with a singing career, but switched to hosting later and joined the then Singapore Broadcasting Corporation in Year 1995. She is often on the Chinese language channels and is famous for her direct connection with the audience and her...
钟琴 - Adrian PangAdrian PangAdrian Pang is a Singaporean Chinese actor who trained at the ARTTS International in Bubwith, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Born in Malacca, Malaysia, he was educated at Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore, and in the United Kingdom. Although he studied law at Keele University, he has not...
彭耀顺 - Lynn Poh 傅芳玲
- Quan Yifeng 权仪凤
- Ix ShenIx ShenIx Shen, also known as Shen Qingshan, is a Chinese Singaporean television actor.-Career:Shen began his acting career in TCS before joining SPH MediaWorks not long after the latter was established...
沈倾掞 - Constance Song 宋怡霏
- Bryan Wong Lok KiangBryan Wong Lok KiangBryan Wong is a Singaporean MediaCorp TV actor, who started out as a child actor in 1982. He began landing modeling assignments and commercials while still a teenager. Although his first hosting stint was for the teenage lifestyle programme Gen Y, it was the infotainment programme City Beat that...
王禄江 - Ben Yeo 杨志龙
Transferred to Singapore Press Holdings
- Arnold Gay – to print, subsequently to corporate relations
- Lin Wanfei 林琬绯
- Lina NgLina NgLina Ng is a Singaporean JTEAM actress, formerly under MediaCorp and MediaWorks. She was initiated into acting as the 1st runner-up for Star Search 1993. She currently runs a childcare centre with ex-MediaWorks actress Evelyn Tan...
黄嫊方- to marketing, subsequently to UnionWorks UFM100.3 - Evelyn Tan- to circulation, subsequently resigned
- Wang Yanqing – to print, subsequently to UnionWorks UFM100.3
- Zhang HaijieZhang HaijieZhang Haijie is a renowned Singaporean television news presenter with MediaCorp TV Channel 8, one of two Mandarin Chinese free-to-air television channels in Singapore. Born in Xi'an, China, she became a Singaporean citizen in 2003. Since 1 May 2008, she has been anchoring News Tonight every...
张海洁 (Helen Cheung) – Offered a contract to MediaCorp, but chose to join UnionWorks UFM100.3 instead. Later rejoined MediaCorp's news division. - Zhou Huimin (Chew Huoy Min) – to print
On retainer
- Cynthia Lee – Released, and returned to her career onstage
- Pamela Oei – Released, and returned to a career in the performing arts
- Steph SongSteph SongSteph Song is a Malaysian-born actress raised in Canada and Australia. She was voted Sexiest Woman in the world by Asian readers of FHM magazine...
– Released, now acting in North America - Catherine Tan
Not offered a contract
- Chen Chuanzhi – Acts part time with MediaCorp while maintaining his business in the financial planning industry
- Chen Huihui – Currently runs a chain of spas
- Fu Aini
- Benjamin Heng – project-based artiste
- Hong Rong
- Ericia Lee – now with Dream Forest
- David Leong
- Li WenhaiLi WenhaiLi Wenhai is a Chinese historian and was the President of Renmin University of China.-Biography:Li Wenhai was born in Wuxi, Jiangsu. He received his graduate degree from Renmin University in 1955. He was the President of the University from 1994 to 2000....
李文海- Acts with MediaCorp on a per-project basis - Adrian Lim – currently the Design Director for TWG Tea.
- Cherie Lim
- Liu Qiulian
- Johnson Low
- Ann Poh
- Bernard TanBernard TanBernard Tan Tiong Gie was educated at the Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore, the University of Singapore and Oxford University...
- Xavier Teo
- Darren Seah
- Dick Su
- Wang Liuyan
- Wymen Yong
- Peter Yu
See also
- SPH MediaWorks Channel USPH MediaWorks Channel USPH MediaWorks Channel U as called name Channel U was defunct Chinese language television channel in Singapore which began broadcasts on 6 May 2001...
- SPH MediaWorks Channel iSPH MediaWorks Channel iSPH MediaWorks Channel i as called by the name Channel i is a defunct Singapore English language television channel which began broadcasting on 20 May 2001. It was formerly known as SPH MediaWorks TV Works as called name TV Works...
- Broadcasting in SingaporeBroadcasting in SingaporeBroadcasting in Singapore began in 5 May 1923 when Radio Singapura was established as the first local mass market radio service. Subsequently in 15 February 1963 before the withdrawal of the British Armed Forces, and after the merger with Malaya, Singapore launched her first television service...
- MediaCorpMediaCorpMedia 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....
- Singapore Press HoldingsSingapore Press HoldingsSingapore Press Holdings Limited is a media organisation in Singapore with businesses in print, Internet and new media, television and radio, outdoor media, and property. SPH has over 4,000 employees, including a team of approximately 1,000 journalists, including correspondents operating around...