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Channel U (Chinese: U頻道) is a Mandarin-language free-to-air terrestrial television channel in Singapore, owned by state media conglomerate Mediacorp.. The channel was first established in 2001 by SPH MediaWorks—a subsidiary of Singapore Press Holdings—as one of two new FTA channels launched by the company (alongside the English-language TVWorks, later renamed Channel i).
The agreement enabled Channel U the right to premiere new dramas from the broadcaster. [16] [17] A subsequent agreement was signed with the Taiwanese channel China Television for a period of two years. [18] MediaCorp TV consequently did not renew the contract it had with TVB in order to free more time on Channel 8 for local content. [19]
On 31 December 2004, SPH sold its television operation to Mediacorp, restoring Mediacorp's former monopoly status. Channel i was shut down on 1 January 2005, but Channel U continues to operate. Through a merger, SPH retained a 20% stake in Mediacorp's television operational, as well as 40% stake in Today newspaper. [10]
Singapore’s Mediacorp has begun introducing virtual sets into its scripted content, starting with two Chinese drama series, it was revealed during the ongoing Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF).
Channel U may refer to these television channels: Channel U (Singaporean TV channel) , a Chinese-language channel Channel U (UK) a former UK music video channel from 2003 to 2009
On 3 January 1963, the Singaporean government announced the start of pilot programming effective February 15. The station was set to broadcast on VHF channel 5 in the 625-line television standard and would provide a license fee of $24 per year ($2 per month), touted at the time as being "one of the cheapest in this part of the world".
Of those offered positions at MediaCorp, 189 accepted. [11] Channel i ceased broadcasting on 1 January 2005, with its channel allocation later was took over by Okto, which aired from 19 October 2008 until 1 May 2019. Channel U was rebranded as MediaCorp Channel U and became a complementary channel to MediaCorp’s Chinese-language Channel 8. [12]
8world News is a department which produces news, current affairs, and info-ed programmes for two Mediacorp channels aired in Mandarin, Channels 8 and U.. Prior to 2010, the news were presented in three timeslots - News 8 At One (Chinese:1點新聞), which airs daily; Singapore Today (Chinese:獅城6點半), and News 8 at 10.