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Type of site | News/Entertainment |
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Available in | English, Chinese (Simplified) |
Dissolved | March 2015 |
Owner | Microsoft/MediaCorp |
Editor | MediaCorp |
URL | xin |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Optional |
Launched | March 2010 |
Current status | Closed |
Written in | ASP.NET |
xinmsn was an Internet portal featuring various news and entertainment information for Singapore-based users. It was launched in March 2010 as a joint venture between MediaCorp and Microsoft, and replaces the old MSN Singapore. [1]
Since 1 April 2015, all operations on xinmsn has ceased. All operations have been moved to meWATCH and MSN Singapore. [2]
xinmsn provides various types of information and news within the context of Singapore. Some of the more well-known content provided are:
The site also provides some information about the respective television and radio channels owned by MediaCorp.
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Mediacorp Pte. Ltd. is Singapore's media and entertainment group that serves as the national public broadcaster for both radio and television in the country. As a mass media conglomerate, it holds interests in radio broadcasting, television broadcasting and digital content creation.
Television in Singapore began on 15 February 1963. The public broadcaster, MediaCorp TV, has a monopoly on terrestrial television channels and is fully owned by government holding company Temasek Holdings. Local pay TV operators are StarHub TV and Singtel TV. The private ownership of satellite dishes is banned.
The Asian Television Awards is an appreciation to recognize and reward programming and production excellence in the Asian television industry. Held every December, the Awards comprises 56 categories across news, documentaries & current affairs, kids and animation, entertainment, drama, technical, digital as well as performances including acting and directing. The Awards draw about 1,400 entries each year from a wide range of broadcasters, including free-to-air TV stations, pay-TV platforms, OTT plaforms as well as many independent production houses in Asia. Every year, a panel of more than 50 judges from more than 10 countries evaluate and select the entries. The winners are then awarded across 3 evenings: a Gala Dinner in Kuching for the technical and creative categories followed by a live telecast the next day for the entertainment and acting categories, also in Kuching. The digital awards are presented separately in another country.
Lu Rui En, better known by her stage name Rui En (瑞恩), is a Singaporean actress and was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006. She was contracted under MediaCorp and managed under Hype Records.
Robert Tonelli Jr., known as Bobby Tonelli is an American actor and television host who has appeared in several Hollywood films including Cages, Running Red, No Tomorrow, and The Darwin Conspiracy, as well as numerous Singapore television series.
MOBTV was Singapore's first subscription-based video on demand service that provides viewers with access to various TV programmes via immediate digital streaming or download from an Internet connection. From 30 March 2010, MOBTV merged with xinmsn.com as a free video on demand service, together with Podcast.sg and xin.sg. On 7 January 2014, MOBTV Select was discontinued on Mio TV, officially ending the MOBTV service.
Phua Leng Leng, better known as Pan Lingling, is a Singaporean actress.
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Rebecca Lim is a Singaporean actress who won Best Actress in a leading role at the Asian Television Awards and two Best Actress in a Leading Role awards, a Best Supporting Actress award and 8 consecutive Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste in the local Star Awards ceremony. Rebecca also won Best Performance in a Leading Role at the Seoul International Drama Awards. Rebecca has been the cover girl for numerous fashion magazines, and has been invited to Paris Fashion Week 2019 for Christian Dior and Hermes show. In 2020, Rebecca was awarded the Best Actress National Winner - Malaysia for her performance in The Bridge.)
Cruz Teng is a former Singaporean media personality.
Zhou Ying is a Chinese actress based in Singapore. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2007 to 2014. Ying left Mediacorp after her contract with MediaCorp ended in 2013 and returned to Shanghai.
It's a Wonderful Life is a Singaporean Chinese New Year 2013 drama. It was telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Ha Yu, Lin Meijiao, Chen Liping, Huang Wenyong, Elvin Ng, Julie Tan & Paige Chua as the casts of the series. It made its debut on 21 January 2013 and consists of 20 episodes and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. It was also Huang Wenyong's final drama before his death on 20 April 2013.
C.L.I.F. 2 was a police procedural series produced by MediaCorp Singapore in 2012 in collaboration with the Singapore Police Force. It was broadcast from 18 February to 15 March 2013 on free-to-air MediaCorp Channel 8 and consists of 20 episodes. The series is co-sponsored by Gain City, Sheng Siong Supermarkets and Gold Roast Coffee. It is the second installment and sequel for C.L.I.F. It stars Li Nanxing, Qi Yuwu, Rui En, Joanne Peh, Pierre Png, Thomas Ong, Andie Chen, Aileen Tan & Cavin Soh for the second installment of the series.
Star Awards 20 was a double television award ceremony which was held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for the two free-to-air channels, MediaCorp Channels 8 and U. The twentieth installment of Star Awards was broadcast live on Channel 8, on 20 and 27 April 2014. The first ceremony was held at the MediaCorp TV Theatre while the second ceremony was held at Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre. These ceremonies will also be broadcast on 8 International and the second ceremony on Toggle, Astro AEC (SD) and Astro Quan Jia HD (HD).
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meWATCH is a Singaporean digital video on demand service brand owned by Mediacorp. It was launched on 1 February 2013 as an OTT service, and as an entertainment and lifestyle website under its original name Toggle.
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