Lakorn is a popular genre of fiction in Thai television. They are known in Thai as ละครโทรทัศน์ or ละคร. They are shown generally at prime-time on Thai television channels, starting usually on, before or approximately at 20:25-20:30 hrs local time. An episode of a prime-time drama is between 45 minutes to two hours long including commercials. Each series is a finished story, unlike Western "cliffhanger" dramas, but rather like Hispanic telenovelas.
Mediacorp Pte. Ltd. is a state-owned media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media properties in the country.
Button Moon is a British children's television programme broadcast in the United Kingdom in the 1980s on the ITV network. Thames Television produced each episode, which lasted ten minutes and featured the adventures of Mr. Spoon who, in each episode, travels to Button Moon in his homemade rocket ship. All the characters are based on kitchen utensils, as are many of the props.
Channel U is a Singaporean Mandarin-language free-to-air terrestrial television youth teenager channel owned by Mediacorp. It was launched on 6 May 2001 by SPH MediaWorks which ran as Mediacorp's television rival at the time. On New Year's Day 2005 at midnight stroke SST, the channel was officially transferred to Mediacorp as national public broadcasting after SPH MediaWorks merged its television assets with the company.
The Star Awards are awards for artistic and technical merit in the media organisation Mediacorp of Singapore where Mediacorp recognises entertainers under their employment for outstanding performances of the year.
Jesseca Liu is a Malaysian actress, who is based in Singapore and was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2004 to 2010. She is a contracted artiste under MediaCorp and managed by HIM International Music.
Suria is a Singaporean free-to-air Television channel owned by Mediacorp. The channel broadcasts popular Malay television series, either originally produced by Mediacorp or imported from Malaysia and Indonesia. As of 1 February 2023, its channel logo is based on the corporate Mplifier graphics format, with the word "suria" in yellow placed beside the Mediacorp "M" logo.
Metamorphosis is a Singaporean Chinese action thriller drama which is being telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It made its debut on 18 September 2007, screening at 9 PM every night on weekdays. The serial consists of 20 episodes. In the last few episodes, the serial recorded a viewership rate of over 1 million and was awarded the "Best Drama Series Award" in the Star Awards 2007. Yvonne Lim also received the "Best Actress Award" in the same event.
Vasantham is a Singaporean free-to-air television channel owned by Mediacorp. The network is focused towards the Singaporean Indian community in the country. It was originally launched on 1 September 1995 as Premiere 12. Tamil programming was included on 30 January 2000 when the channel was rebranded as Central as Vasantham Central, and was later rebranded again as an independent Tamil-language channel on 19 October 2008. As of 1 February 2023, the channel's logo is based on the corporate Mplifier graphics format, with the channel name in blue text placed beside the Mediacorp "M" logo.
C.L.I.F. is a police procedural series produced by Mediacorp Singapore in 2011 in collaboration with the Singapore Police Force. It was aired from 31 May to 27 June 2011 on free-to-air MediaCorp Channel 8 and consists of 20 episodes. The drama stars Tay Ping Hui, Qi Yuwu, Elvin Ng, Joanne Peh, Chris Tong and Tracy Lee in the main roles with a large ensemble supporting cast. It was directed by Chong Liung Man, who previously directed another award-winning police procedural C.I.D., which also starred Tay and Qi in the lead roles as police officers.
Code of Honour is a Malaysian-Singaporean television drama series and the fifth production by MediaCorp Studios Malaysia Sdn Bhd. It stars Elvin Ng, Rui En, Andie Chen, Paige Chua, Zheng Geping, Chris Tong & Tiffany Leong as casts of this series. It was broadcast on every Monday to Friday, 7:00pm on Singapore's free-to-air MediaCorp Channel 8, and made its debut on 5 December 2011. This drama is rated PG for several fighting scenes. In Malaysia, it was first aired on 10 January 2012 at 10:00 pm. Episodes of this drama can be viewed on Toggle.
Breakout is a Singaporean Chinese drama television series which was broadcast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. The series starred Jeanette Aw, Elvin Ng, Zhou Ying, Christopher Lee, Dai Xiangyu and Guo Liang. It debuted on 6 December 2010, and ended on 7 January 2011. This drama consisted of 25 episodes, and was screened on weekday night at 9:00 pm.
Unriddle 2 is a Singaporean Chinese police crime drama which was telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, Mediacorp Channel 8. It stars Rui En, Chen Liping, Rebecca Lim, Tay Ping Hui & Elvin Ng as the casts for the second series. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. It is a sequel to Unriddle, one of the first sequels in Mediacorp dramas in nearly 10 years. The sequel is also noted for its much darker tone as compared to the first series.
Andie Chen is a Singaporean actor, host and vlogger, who was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2007 to 2017.
Africa is a 2013 British television series created by the BBC Natural History Unit. It focuses on wildlife and wild habitats in Africa, and was four years in the making. It consists of six hour-long episodes and six 10-minute-long featurettes.
Disclosed (揭秘) is a Singaporean Chinese investigative thriller drama which started on 28 October 2013, focusing on cybercrime cases which involve Internet fraud, celebrity privacy, online money laundering and such. It stars Tender Huang, Jesseca Liu, Andie Chen, Shane Pow & Tang Lingyi as casts of this series. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays. The series revolves around an elite team of PR specialists who specialize in cybercrimes.
Jaya Rathakrishnan is a Singaporean bilingual screenwriter, lyricist and film director. Jaya started working as a screenwriter in 2001. She started working as creative director for Stardust Story. Since then she has written award-winning Tamil television dramas such as Vettai and Vyjayanthi under Vasantham, a Singaporean free-to-air television channel that is owned by Mediacorp. Most recently Janani D/O Madhavan Season 2, bagged her the “Best Children Series” Award in Pradhana Vizha 2018.
Star Awards 2017 is a television award ceremony which is held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by Mediacorp for free-to-air channels Channels 8 and U. The Road to Star Awards 2017 was broadcast live on 26 March, and 2 and 9 April 2017. The theme for this year's Star Award is "影响 (Influence)".
meWATCH is a Singaporean digital video on demand service brand owned by Mediacorp. It was launched on 1 February 2013 as an over-the-top media service and an entertainment and lifestyle website Toggle.
Star Awards 2021 is a television award ceremony that was held in Singapore on 18 April 2021. The ceremony honoured the best Singaporean television released between January 2019 and December 2020. The ceremony was delayed for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic
