Country | Singapore |
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Broadcast area | Southeast Asia/ASEAN and Asia–Pacific (including Singapore) (now (officially merged channel launched and was officially merger into Channel NewsAsia Singapore International Television , and officially simply renamed, and referred to as Channel NewsAsia International ) |
Network | Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (New Year's Day 1994—30 September 1994) Television Corporation of Singapore (1 October 1994—11 February 2001) |
Affiliates | Channel 5 Channel 8 Channel 12 Channel NewsAsia International (28 September 2000—11 February 2001) |
Headquarters | Caldecott Broadcast Centre, Singapore |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Singaporean Standard English (Singapore English)/Singaporean Colloquial English (Singlish), Singaporean Mandarin/Standard Singaporean Mandarin/Colloquial Singaporean Mandarin (Singdarin) and Singaporean Malays |
Picture format | 4:3 576i SDTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (New Year's Day 1994—30 September 1994) Television Corporation of Singapore (1 October 1994—11 February 2001) |
Sister channels | Channel 5 Channel 8 Channel 12 Channel NewsAsia International (28 September 2000—11 February 2001) |
History | |
Launched | 1 January 1994 at 10:00pm Singapore Time (officially opening took place from 10:00pm to 11:00pm Singapore Time) (live simulcast on SBC/TCS) (officially opened by Prime Minister of Singapore Goh Chok Tong) 1 January 1996 at 10:00pm Singapore Time (officially commenced its full 24-hour 7-days a week broadcasts) (live simulcast on TCS) |
Closed | 31 December 2000 at 11:59pm Singapore Time (officially merged channel launched and was officially merger into Channel NewsAsia Singapore International Television ) 11 February 2001 at 11:59pm Singapore Time (officially simply renamed, and referred to as Channel NewsAsia International ) |
Replaced by | Channel NewsAsia Singapore International Television (New Year's Day 2001—11 February 2001) Channel NewsAsia International (since 12 February 2001) |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Free-to-air terrestrial television in Singapore (SBC/TCS) (New Year's Day 1994—11 February 2001) | Channel 5 (SBC/TCS) (New Year's Day 1994—11 February 2001) Channel 8 (SBC/TCS) (New Year's Day 1994—11 February 2001) Channel 12 (SBC/TV12) (New Year's Day 1994—31 August 1995) Prime 12 (STV12) (1 September 1995—30 January 2000) Suria (STV12) (30 January 2000—11 February 2001) Channel NewsAsia International (TCS) (28 September 2000—11 February 2001) |
Singapore International Television (SITV) (Malay: Televisyen Antarabangsa Singapura) [1] was a Singaporean international free-to-air terrestrial and satellite television channel operated by Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) for all Overseas Singaporean community to viewers across Southeast Asia/ASEAN. SITV was broadcast from Palapa B2P an Indonesian communications satellite owned by Indosat which covers Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia. It was officially opening ceremony at grand opening or formally opening night in Singapore by Prime Minister of Singapore Goh Chok Tong on New Year's Day 1994 at 10:00pm Singapore Time based in Singapore and it operated from Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) head office and headquarters in Caldecott Broadcast Centre, Singapore.
The channel was based in Singapore and operated from Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS). The channel's programming consists on Singaporean news and entertainment programme showcase Singaporean Mandarin/Standard Singaporean Mandarin/Colloquial Singaporean Mandarin (Singdarin) variety and entertainment show (now Singaporean Mandarin/Standard Singaporean Mandarin/Colloquial Singaporean Mandarin (Singdarin) very first sketch comedy, situation comedy or comedy realty television show), Singaporean Mandarin/Standard Singaporean Mandarin/Colloquial Singaporean Mandarin (Singdarin) current affairs, Singaporean Standard English (Singapore English)/Singaporean Colloquial English (Singlish) current affairs, Singaporean Malays current affairs, Singaporean Malays family magazine show, Singaporean Malays variety and entertainment show, Singaporean Standard English (Singapore English)/Singaporean Colloquial English (Singlish) restaurant review–sitcom/comedy series and Singaporean Standard English (Singapore English)/Singaporean Colloquial English (Singlish) main flagship news bulletin live simulcast on TCS Channel 5 at 10:30pm Singapore Time provided by Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) for all Overseas Singaporean community to viewers across Southeast Asia/ASEAN. Singapore International Television (SITV) only broadcast one hour daily at the nightlife/late-night. Singapore International Television (SITV)'s nightlife/late-night television programmes in Singaporean Standard English (Singapore English)/Singaporean Colloquial English (Singlish), Singaporean Mandarin/Standard Singaporean Mandarin/Colloquial Singaporean Mandarin (Singdarin), and Singaporean Malays provided by Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) such as Variety Tonight (开心五重奏) is a Singaporean Mandarin/Standard Singaporean Mandarin/Colloquial Singaporean Mandarin (Singdarin) variety and entertainment show on every Monday at 10:00pm to 10:30pm Singapore Time on Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) Channel 8 (later was rebranded to Comedy Night (搞笑行动) is a Singaporean Mandarin/Standard Singaporean Mandarin/Colloquial Singaporean Mandarin (Singdarin) very first sketch comedy, situation comedy or comedy realty television show was host/presenter by Jack Neo on every Monday at 10:00pm to 10:30pm Singapore Time on Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) Channel 8), Comedy Night (搞笑行动) is a Singaporean Mandarin/Standard Singaporean Mandarin/Colloquial Singaporean Mandarin (Singdarin) very first sketch comedy, situation comedy or comedy realty television show was host/presenter by Jack Neo on every Monday at 10:00pm to 10:30pm Singapore Time on Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) Channel 8, Tuesday Report (星期二特写) is a Singaporean Mandarin/Standard Singaporean Mandarin/Colloquial Singaporean Mandarin (Singdarin) current affairs on every Tuesday at 10:00pm to 10:30pm Singapore Time on Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) Channel 8, Money Mind is a Singaporean Standard English (Singapore English)/Singaporean Colloquial English (Singlish) current affairs on every Wednesday at 10:00pm to 10:30pm Singapore Time on Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) Channel 5, Inside Asia is a Singaporean Standard English (Singapore English)/Singaporean Colloquial English (Singlish) current affairs on every Thursday at 10:00pm to 10:30pm Singapore Time on Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) Channel 5, Tinjauan is a Singaporean Malays current affairs on every Friday at 10:00pm to 10:30pm Singapore Time on Television Twelve (TV12) Channel 12, Portret Keluarga is a Singaporean Malays family magazine show on every Saturday at 10:00pm to 10:30pm Singapore Time on Television Twelve (TV12) Channel 12, Hiburan Minggu Ini is a Singaporean Malays variety and entertainment show on every Saturday at 10:00pm to 10:30pm Singapore Time on Television Twelve (TV12) Channel 12 and Mum's Not Cooking is a Singaporean Standard English (Singapore English)/Singaporean Colloquial English (Singlish) restaurant review–sitcom/comedy series on every Sunday at 10:00pm to 10:30pm Singapore Time on Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) Channel 5 was broadcast in the first half hour and the second half hour consisted of Singapore's Singaporean Standard English (Singapore English)/Singaporean Colloquial English (Singlish) news bulletin programmes live simulcast at 10:30pm Singapore Time on Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) Channel 5.
The SIF announced the start of SITV in November 1993 eyeing for a New Year's Day 1994 launch date. The channel was going to use the Indonesian Palapa B2P communications satellite owned by Indosat to provide programming for one hour a day from 10:00pm to 11:00pm SGT. [2]
SITV's launch was touted as rather unambitious, with a limited staff of only 20 personnel officially considered by The Business Times and The Straits Times as "the smallest satellite TV launch in history", with deputy director Aileen Lim calling it an "experiment". The station rented a slot on a transponder owned by the Australia Television International to broadcast its programming. Test transmission started on Christmas Day 1993 ahead of the projected launch date. [3] Launch night consisted of two programmes: a special edition of Inside Asia and a live simulcast of News 5 Tonight both from Channel 5. [4]
The channel launched on the same day as Televisyen Antarabangsa Brunei under the same arrangement on the same satellite. Televisyen Antarabangsa Brunei is a six-hour free-to-air terrestrial channel in Brunei owned by Radio Television Brunei (RTB), the country's state broadcaster. The channel officially pilot service on New Year's Day 1994. The channel shows Malay Archipelago delivering news, current affairs programmes and documentaries produced by RTB. Televisyen Antarabangsa Brunei beginning of a six-hour communications satellite slot using the Indonesian Palapa B2P communications satellite named Televisyen Antarabangsa Brunei was set to start on same day. The primary audience was Bruneians in the Malay Archipelago delivering news, current affairs programmes and documentaries produced by RTB. [5] [6] On launch day, a full-page advertisement was given to SITV on the Straits Times. [7]
From New Year's Day 1994 to New Year's Eve 1995, RTB's Antarabangsa Televisyen Brunei for six-hour telecasts from 4:00pm to 10:00pm Brunei Time and Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) Singapore International Television (SITV) for one-hour telecasts from 10:00pm to 11:00pm Singapore Time with telecast by the three live telecast simulcast free-to-air terrestrial Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) Channel 5, Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) Channel 8 and Television Twelve (TV12) Channel 12 nightlife telecast time. [8] [6]
From New Year's Day 1996 to 11 February 2001, RTB's Antarabangsa Televisyen Brunei for six-hour and forty-minute telecasts from 4:00pm to 10:40pm Brunei Time and Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) Singapore International Television (SITV) officially commenced its full 24-hour 7-days a week broadcasts becoming the very first international channel in Singapore to do so with telecast by the three live telecast simulcast free-to-air terrestrial Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) Channel 5, Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) Channel 8 and Television Twelve (TV12) Channel 12 all full completed enjoy telecast time marked Singapore International Television celebration its second year of anniversary.
Singapore International Television (SITV) was officially opening ceremony at grand opening or formally opening night in Singapore on New Year's Day 1994 at 10:00pm Singapore Time after officially opening ceremony by Prime Minister of Singapore Goh Chok Tong based in Singapore owned and company by Television Corporation of Singapore daily with the first programme at launching ceremony: a special edition of Inside Asia and a live simulcast of News 5 Tonight was aired on Channel 5. It was originally based in Singapore.
The service was officially made available at the embassy/consulate-general of the Republic of Singapore in Jakarta, Medan, Batam and Johor Bahru.
On 1 October 1994, Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) was formally privatised/privatisation, reorganized, and restructuring into Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS). [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]
On 25 August 1995, after an agreement between Singapore and Brunei, it was announced that SITV would move to a new lease on Palapa C-1. [24]
On 28 September 2000, Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) officially very first formal launched took place as international free-to-air terrestrial news channel, Channel NewsAsia International's service in Southeast Asia/ASEAN and Asia–Pacific was officially grand opening took place by Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong. [25]
Ninety-five days later, on New Year's Day 2001 at stroke of midnight Singapore Time, The channel merged with Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) Channel NewsAsia International. Initially, most of SITV's programmes and presenters migrated to the new channel and it operated from Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) headquarters in Caldecott Broadcast Centre, Singapore. Channel NewsAsia International and Singapore International Television officially merged channel launched and was officially merged into Channel NewsAsia Singapore International Television .
Forty-two days later, on 12 February 2001 at stroke of midnight Singapore Time, Channel NewsAsia Singapore International Television was officially simply renamed, and referred to as Channel NewsAsia International . All full 100% Channel NewsAsia (CNA) officially integrated, and rebranded under the new name. Channel NewsAsia (CNA) became fully integrated and rebranded, representing a unified identity for the channel.
Singapore International Television (SITV) had one fixed daily programme such as News 5 Tonight at 10:30pm Singapore Time. The other half-hour was filled by content from other Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) channels in three languages: Singaporean Standard English (Singapore English)/Singaporean Colloquial English (Singlish), Singaporean Mandarin/Standard Singaporean Mandarin/Colloquial Singaporean Mandarin (Singdarin), and Singaporean Malays. Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) selected the shows it had for the non-news segments. Certain programmes such as Talking Point were left out from the schedule with the channel aiming to attract non-Singaporeans. Inside Asia was picked because of its content "from the region on the region". The line-up reflected the diversity of Singapore. [6]
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