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SPH MediaWorks

SPH MediaWorks Ltd was the ephemeral free-to-air terrestrial television broadcaster in Singapore. SPH MediaWorks brought 2 alternative free-to-air terrestrial television channels to the audience in Singapore, in 2001....
' Channel U ( ) was a Chinese-language
Chinese language

Chinese or the Sinitic language is a language family consisting of language mutually unintelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the two branches of Sino-Tibetan languages of languages....
 television channel
Television channel

A television channel is a physical or virtual channel over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the broadcast or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with carrier wave frequencies of 55.25 MHz for NTSC analog video and 59.75 MHz for analog audio , or 55.31 MHz for digi...
 in Singapore which began broadcasts in 6 May2001. As a result of the media merger with MediaCorp
MediaCorp

MediaCorp is a state-owned group of commercial Mass media companies in Singapore specialising primarily in television and radio broadcasting, and to a lesser extent, in periodicals and newspaper publishing and film-making....
, the channel is now run by MediaCorp
MediaCorp

MediaCorp is a state-owned group of commercial Mass media companies in Singapore specialising primarily in television and radio broadcasting, and to a lesser extent, in periodicals and newspaper publishing and film-making....
 from 1 January 2005 under the same name.

Although initially having to rely largely on imported content, the channel was quick to introduce innovative and well-received programmes despite the limited size of its talent base compared to the larger MediaCorp
MediaCorp

MediaCorp is a state-owned group of commercial Mass media companies in Singapore specialising primarily in television and radio broadcasting, and to a lesser extent, in periodicals and newspaper publishing and film-making....
.






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SPH MediaWorks
SPH MediaWorks

SPH MediaWorks Ltd was the ephemeral free-to-air terrestrial television broadcaster in Singapore. SPH MediaWorks brought 2 alternative free-to-air terrestrial television channels to the audience in Singapore, in 2001....
' Channel U ( ) was a Chinese-language
Chinese language

Chinese or the Sinitic language is a language family consisting of language mutually unintelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the two branches of Sino-Tibetan languages of languages....
 television channel
Television channel

A television channel is a physical or virtual channel over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the broadcast or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with carrier wave frequencies of 55.25 MHz for NTSC analog video and 59.75 MHz for analog audio , or 55.31 MHz for digi...
 in Singapore which began broadcasts in 6 May2001. As a result of the media merger with MediaCorp
MediaCorp

MediaCorp is a state-owned group of commercial Mass media companies in Singapore specialising primarily in television and radio broadcasting, and to a lesser extent, in periodicals and newspaper publishing and film-making....
, the channel is now run by MediaCorp
MediaCorp

MediaCorp is a state-owned group of commercial Mass media companies in Singapore specialising primarily in television and radio broadcasting, and to a lesser extent, in periodicals and newspaper publishing and film-making....
 from 1 January 2005 under the same name.

Although initially having to rely largely on imported content, the channel was quick to introduce innovative and well-received programmes despite the limited size of its talent base compared to the larger MediaCorp
MediaCorp

MediaCorp is a state-owned group of commercial Mass media companies in Singapore specialising primarily in television and radio broadcasting, and to a lesser extent, in periodicals and newspaper publishing and film-making....
. The channel was so successful, that it has managed to receive ratings as high as, or exceeding that of MediaCorp Channel 8 before transferring to MediaCorp
MediaCorp

MediaCorp is a state-owned group of commercial Mass media companies in Singapore specialising primarily in television and radio broadcasting, and to a lesser extent, in periodicals and newspaper publishing and film-making....
.

Awards

Since it launch not up to 4 year, Channel U had some awards nominated from PROMAX & BDA Asia Awards and Asia Television Awards because of the creative and the standard of the programming maintain. Example like the logo design and the TV advertising
Advertising

Advertising is a form of communication that typically attempts to persuade potential customers to Purchasing or to consume more of a particular brand of Product or Service ....
. In December 2002, Channel U won the "Channel of the Year Award" in Asia Television Awards.

Artists


Newscasters

  • Lin Wanfei ???
  • Wang Yanqing ???
  • Zhang Haijie
    Zhang Haijie

    Zhang Haijie is an award-winning television news presenter with MediaCorp TV Channel 8, one of two Mandarin Chinese free-to-air television channels in Singapore....
     ??? - to MediaCorp News 8@10 Mon-Fri
  • Zhou Hui Min ???


Actress

  • Ann Kok
    Ann Kok

    Ann Kok is an actress from Singapore. She started her acting career as a finalist in Star Search 1993 where she won a contract with TCS8, then the Mandarin channel of MediaCorp TV....
     - to MediaCorp
  • Celest Chong - to MediaCorp
  • Evelyn Tan - released
  • Kym Ng
    Kym Ng

    Kym 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....
     - to MediaCorp
  • Lynn Poh - to MediaCorp
  • Michelle Chia - to MediaCorp
  • Quan Yifeng - to MediaCorp
  • Erica Lee - released
  • Ezann Lee - to MediaCorp
  • Celest Chong - released
  • Apple Hong
    Apple Hong

    Apple 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....
     - to MediaCorp
  • Eelyn Kok - to MediaCorp
  • Ong Ai Leng
    Ong Ai Leng

    Ong Ai Leng is a Singaporean MediaCorp actress, most notable for her debutant? role in Home Coming....
     - to MediaCorp
  • Constance Song - to MediaCorp
  • Lina Ng
    Lina Ng

    Lina 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....
     - released
  • Irin Gan - released


Actors
  • Adrian Pang
    Adrian Pang

    Adrian Pang is a Singaporean Chinese actor who trained at the ARTTS International in Bubwith, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Born in Singapore, he was educated at Anglo-Chinese School, and in the United Kingdom....
    - to MediaCorp
  • Adam Chen
    Adam Chen

    Adam Chen Before becoming an actor, he was a model. He modelled for numerous print and television commercials in Singapore. The civil engineering graduate was even offered a contract to join MediaWorks before his graduation....
     - to MediaCorp
  • Ben Yeo - to MediaCorp
  • Bryan Wong Lok Kiang
    Bryan Wong Lok Kiang

    Bryan Wong is a Singaporean MediaCorp TV actor, who started out as a child actor in 1982.The fresh-faced Bryan began landing modeling assignments and commercials while still a teenager....
     - to MediaCorp
  • Guo Liang - to MediaCorp
  • Darren Lim - to MediaCorp
  • Ix Shen
    Ix Shen

    Ix Shen is a Singaporean television actor.Shen began his television acting career in TCS. Later on, he joined SPH Mediaworks not long after it was set up....
     - to MediaCorp


Programmes


Current Affairs

  • Inside Out ?????
  • Legally Yours ?????
  • Go East ?????? (4 seasons)
  • Sense of Being ????? (6 seasons)


Dramas

  • Money No Problem ???? (50 episodes)
  • OK, No Problem Ok,??? (also comprised a talkshow segment) (60 episodes)
  • 2001: Making Headlines???? (13 episodes)
  • 2001: Apple Pie ??? (13 episodes)
  • 2001: Ad War ???? (20 episodes)
  • 2003: The Frontline ???? (13 July) (6 episodes)
  • 2003: Together Whenever ?? (42 episodes)
  • 2004: Perfect Women ???? (50 episodes)
  • 2004: Be Somebody ?? (25 May) (6 episodes)
  • 2004: Zero ?? (20 episodes)
  • Project J ???? (6 episodes)
  • Happy Family ????? (26 episodes)
  • Cash Is King ???? (40 episodes)
  • Touched ???? (13 episodes)
  • She Drives Me Crazy ????? (4 episodes)
  • Back To Basics (5 episodes)
  • Seventh Month ???? (7 episodes)
  • Heal And Be Healed (20 episodes)
  • Tonight I Will Tell ????? (2 seasons of 13 episodes each)
  • Crunch Time
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     ??? (2 seasons of 13 episodes each)


Variety

  • 2001: Big Challenge ?????


  • Celebrity Travellers?????
  • Snap (3 seasons) ?????
  • Yummy King (3 Seasons) ?????
  • Variety Unlimited ?????
  • Ready Steady Go! (2 Seasons)
  • Food Train (2 Seasons)
  • Route to Glamour ?????
  • Happy Rules ????
  • ????
  • ????
  • Ooooh ?????
  • What Say You ???? (2 seasons)


Specials

  • 2003: Ren Ci Charity Show 2003 ???????2003
  • 2004: Ren Ci Charity Show 2004 ???????2004


  • Add Your Service ?????
  • Banzai My Kids ????
  • The Westside Story????
  • Top 10


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