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120-476: Natseven TV Sdn Bhd , operating as NTV7 is a Malaysian free-to-air television channel owned by Media Prima Berhad . The third private commercial TV station in Malaysia, the network focused on the urban area with various types of programmes, dramas and news. As of October 2021, NTV7 is now become the second most-watched television station in Malaysia with about 15% of its viewing share, together with TV9 , despite

240-482: A 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 -hour Asiatic one. Included in the proposal was the creation of a second medium wave transmitter for the two programmes to be delivered from the extant facilities. Subsequently, a second plan to increase the power of the shortwave transmitter was held in early 1940, this time increasing its coverage to reach out to the entirety of Malaya, Borneo, the Netherlands Indies and Siam. Much of

360-684: A Content Application Service Provider (CASP) license which allowed it to open a television station. On January 8, 2004, 8TV was relaunched as a successor of MetroVision which was closed in November 1999. In June 2005, Media Prima acquired 100% stake in Ch-9 Media, which operates Channel 9 in a RM40.61 million deal and renamed it as TV9 . In July, the company entered into a Collaboration and Assistance Agreement with Natseven TV Sdn Bhd (which operates ntv7 ), Synchrosound Studio Sdn Bhd (which operates now-defunct Wow FM), Questseven Dot Com Sdn Bhd and

480-477: A contest to design a new logo. After 662 submissions, the winning design by Loh Hong Liat and Lawrence Wong Heng Kwok was unveiled in August 1975. Lok designed the letters "R and T" which represent recording, while Wong designed the letter "S". Full-time colour broadcasts began on 1 November 1977. RTS radio stations began extending broadcasting hours of programmes in stereo on 3 April 1978, adding technical costs to

600-638: A digital learning hub, known as JomStudi in January 2019. The initiative, which supported by the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), provides quality educational resources in a single platform which accessible to students. On 9 April 2019, Media Prima partnered with Grabyo to enhance its social video strategy and increase its dominance in the Malaysian digital content market. Few days later, Media Prima entered

720-511: A digital partnership with iflix for free catch-up TV, shortly after the latter signed a similar partnership with JTBC Content Hub, the content distribution arm of South Korean media company JTBC . As part of the partnership, the company will make more than 1,000 hours of content from its library through exclusive Tonton-branded channels on the platform to increase Malaysia's local content offering. In April 2020, Media Prima consolidated its advertising functions in different business segments into

840-524: A large number of them are in both public and private sector broadcasting. The company forms half of the mass media duopoly in the country alongside SPH Media Trust ; the company was established in its current form in 1999, following the 1994 privatization of one of its predecessors—the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC)—as a group of state-owned enterprises known as Singapore International Media. Mediacorp holds

960-577: A management buyout which led Renong in turn, divested its shares in the NSTP and TV3. Subsequently, both of the companies were acquired by Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB), which primarily focused on construction and property development as its main core businesses. The acquisition was completed on June 25, 1993 as part of the MRCB's foray into other business and considered the largest management buyout in Malaysian corporate history. Before Media Prima

1080-616: A monopoly on terrestrial television in Singapore, operating six channels broadcasting in the official languages of English ( Channel 5 and the pan-Asian news channel CNA ), Mandarin Chinese ( Channel 8 and Channel U ), Malay ( Suria ), and Tamil ( Vasantham ), as well as the streaming service meWatch . It also operates eleven radio stations, and the websites Today and 8days —both of which had previously operated as print publications. Its monopoly on terrestrial television

1200-402: A new brand positioning for NTV7. The channel tried to target "Modern Malaysia" as a contemporary station through its new content line-up, including new Turkish Telenovelas; as well as its new slogan Feel It . The relaunch saw major changes as it became a dominated English-Malay language channel, with the channel name read as " n-t-v-tujuh " instead of " n-t-v-seven ." Also, infomercial programming

1320-694: A new complex costing $ 4.2 million. From 30 March 1973, Channel 5 began focusing on English and Malay-language programmes, while Channel 8 would focus on Chinese- and Tamil-language programmes. On 24 October 1973, RTS aired a 40-minute documentary titled Addiction: Three Experiences , chronicling the lives of three drug addicts. The documentary was given a Special Commendation by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union in 1974. In January 1974, RTS bought two colour television transmitters worth $ 700,000. The old transmitters installed in 1966 would remain as standby equipment. On 2 May 1974,

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1440-724: A new subsidiary called Media Prima Omnia. On November 1, 2020, Media Prima acquired the remaining 49% stake in CJ Wow Shop from CJ Group and renamed it as Wow Shop. The acquisition is part of its plan to capitalize on the strong prospects of the home shopping and e-commerce industry. In July 2021, the company reacquired its Bangsar headquarters, the Balai Berita from PNB Development in a RM156.4 million deal. Media Prima collaborated with Celcom Axiata and South Korean telecom company, LG Uplus Corp in October 2021 to exploring

1560-417: A one-time payment. According to its statement, the mutual separation scheme (MSS) will be implemented from November 14 and completed on December 15. The company entered a conditional purchase agreement as early as October 2015 to acquire the entire stake of radio broadcasting company, Copyright Laureate, which owns and operates Ultra FM and Pi Mai FM, in a cash consideration of RM20 million. The acquisition

1680-542: A partnership with the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting for the television program exchange. In March, Media Prima was among 6 ASEAN broadcasting companies including Mediacorp , Media Nusantara Citra (MNC) and ABS-CBN Corporation jointly to form a regional broadcasting alliance, Smart Alliance to carry out an alliance to cooperate in three areas—content, sales and marketing, and technology—and take advantage of economies of scale and combined markets that

1800-526: A pilot service on 23 June, with FM being ideal for Singapore's size. The service went regular on 15 July, broadcasting over five frequencies: 94.2 (Malay), 95.8 and 96.8 (Chinese), 96.8 (Tamil) and 92.4 (English). Test broadcasts of the FM Stereo service started on 18 July 1969 using the 92.4 frequency. New radio studios were built in 1972, starting with the addition of the Radio House, then in 1975 by

1920-1089: A podcast platform Audio+ (formerly Ais Kacang). Other companies that operate under the Media Prima group are print publishing subsidiary the New Straits Times Press –in which the company owns more than 98% of equity interests–which owns three major print and online news brands the New Straits Times , Berita Harian and Harian Metro and their respective weekend editions as well as online newspaper archive KLiK (formerly NSTP e-Media and later News & Image Bank or NIB). It also owned printing subsidiary Print Towers, tertiary education reference website Mind Campus and learning portal FullAMark; commercial subsidiary, Primeworks Studios that provides content output in diverse categories covering television, cinema, and digital platforms; new media subsidiary Catcha Digital (formerly Alt Media and later Media Prima Digital, then REV Media Group) which owns

2040-566: A reliance on imported programmes rather than domestic productions. In September 1979, an act was proposed in the Parliament of Singapore to separate RTS from the Ministry of Culture, and replace it with a new statutory body known as the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). The SBC was envisioned as an autonomous, state-owned enterprise akin to Singapore Airlines and comparable to the BBC in

2160-615: A second shortwave transmitter was added on 29 September 1940, ZHP 3 (the existing transmitter was renamed ZHP 1). The station carried a special programme in German on Friday nights from 10pm to 10:30pm. The remainder of the line-up consisted of music and news, in Hindustani , Dutch , Tamil , Arabic and French. ZHL and ZHP 1 carried primarily content in English and Chinese dialects, with some Malay programming as well. By April 1941 ZHP 2

2280-510: A single dedicated channel. However, when the 2018 General Election occurred, the bulletin became Malaysia's second-most watched after TV3's Buletin Utama (the said spot was formerly held by Berita TV9 ). Due to the Chinese community's positive response, Media Prima decided to reshuffle NTV7's news programming in June instead of axing Chinese news. In this format, only one news bulletin per language

2400-538: A strategic partnership with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission in August 2022 in their effort to broadening an anti-corruption program. In November, Media Prima began collaborating with Chinese television network Hunan Broadcasting System to co-produce programmes as well as broadcast the latter's produced content. In June 2023, the company become as a official media partner for Visit Melaka Year 2024 campaign. The company

2520-672: A studio in Kuching , Sarawak . Its first day started with the then-prime minister attending a prayer service for Eid ul-Adha prayers at a mosque in the state of Kedah . NTV7 at launch employed a staff of 250 people, with broadcast centres at Shah Alam in Selangor and had a transmitting network of ten stations, reaching peninsular Malaysia and the cities of Kuching in Sarawak and Kota Kinabalu in Sabah . There were already plans outlined for

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2640-555: A subsidiaries of Fleet Holdings, an investment arm of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and helmed by Junus Sudin. Fleet Holdings had acquired its ownership of the Malaysian operations of The Straits Times Press Group, which consisting of the Malaysian edition of The Straits Times and Berita Harian as well as the Malay Mail , in September 1972. Following the acquisition, Fleet Holdings transferred these assets to

2760-573: Is also the owner of the New Straits Times Press , Malaysia's largest newspaper publisher with three national news brands – the New Straits Times , Berita Harian and Harian Metro . Primeworks Studios, Media Prima's commercial subsidiary, responsible in produces, distributes and sells Media Prima TV networks' programs as well as helps to generate funding for content provision and also distributes TV3's online news service, Buletin TV3. The company currently ranks third in Malaysia in digital reach following

2880-569: Is part of the company's wider strategy to align and optimize its existing digital business across multiple platforms. The company is among of 20 strategic partners of the Universiti Utara Malaysia 's Bachelor of Creative Industry Management (BCIM) program which was introduced on 20 August 2013. In 2014, Media Prima began collaborating with the Universiti Sains Malaysia to provide Malay subtitles for

3000-615: Is the state-owned media conglomerate of Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings —the investment arm of the Government of Singapore —it owns and operates television channels, radio , and digital media properties. It is headquartered at the Mediapolis development in Queenstown's One-north precinct, which succeeded Caldecott Hill —the long-time home of its predecessors—in 2015; as of 2022, Mediacorp employs over 3,000 employees;

3120-464: The Malay Mail (which was sold to Redberry Media Group in 2012), book and magazine publishing company, Berita Publishing (which was part of the NSTP until 2000 when it was sold to Alaf Positif), education arm Malaysia Institute of Integrative Media (MIIM; formerly Akademi TV3; sold to SAL Group of Colleges in 2003), pay-television service Mega TV and Ghanaian free-to-air TV network, TV3 Ghana , which all of these were operated long before Media Prima

3240-609: The 1980 general election campaign on 17 December 1980, with the People's Action Party getting 12 minutes of broadcast, the United Front and the Workers' Party three minutes each and United People's Front three and a half minutes. The shortest available broadcasts were for parties with six candidates with two and a half minutes. The participating parties were required to send five copies of their manifestos to SBC. A final broadcast

3360-497: The Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM). It also issued a circular to its shareholders on the demerger. The corporate restructuring of MRCB and the spin-out of its media assets, namely TV3 and the NSTP was formally completed in August 2003, and the following month, MRCB spin-offs TV3 and the NSTP, marking the latter's official exit from media business. Media Prima began operations on 23 September 2003, with

3480-589: The Singapore Bus Service (SBS) and others pejoratively nicknaming it " s i b ei c ham" which meant "damn terrible" in Hokkien. SBC introduced "weather girls" on 1 May 1980 for its English news broadcasts, before expanding to other languages in 1981. The format ended in March 1982 because it wanted the weather report to be the same as the other languages and the "weather report within the news bulletin

3600-657: The Tonton streaming service and multiple online portals such as Oh Bulan!, MyResipi, Vocket, Mashable SEA and TechNave; integrated solution provider Media Prima Omnia (or simply Omnia) which offers creative services and integrated marketing solutions across all the company's platforms. The company also owns out-of-home advertising business under its advertising arms, which consists of Big Tree, The Right Channel, Kurnia Outdoor, Gotcha, UPD, and Big Tree Seni Jaya, as well as an art gallery, Galeri Prima (formerly NSTP Art Gallery). The company's former assets including English newspaper

3720-522: The United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), previously holds 11.09% of its interest in the company before divested its shares to Syed Mokhtar. Aurora Mulia acquired more 7.9% stake in Media Prima and raised its stake in the company to 31.22% in September 2019. In 2021, former second Finance Minister, Johari Abdul Ghani through his own investment company, JAG Capital Holdings became the second largest shareholder of

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3840-594: The 1990s. One of the premises the group is considering moving to is at Saujana Resort, Seksyen U2, Shah Alam, which is owned by Pelaburan Hartanah Bhd. In September, the company received sponsorship from the Perak State Government to provide coverage for the 2018 Malaysia Games (SUKMA 2018). Media Prima signs an MoU with Dailymotion on 22 October 2018 to expand digital reach and improving contents for Malaysian audiences. The company alongside Astro and DiGi Telecommunications collaborated to launch

3960-509: The 2017 acquisition of REV Asia Holdings (now Catcha Digital ), one of Southeast Asia's leading digital media groups. In 2018, Media Prima became the number one choice for mobile content ahead of Google and Facebook . Media Prima traced its roots and origins back to the Malaysian operations division of Singaporean company The Straits Times Press Group, the forerunner of SPH Media . Prior to its establishment, both The New Straits Times Press and Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad were formerly

4080-422: The 5,104 licence holders (number of receivers) in Singapore, 2,574 were Europeans and Eurasians, 2,023 were Chinese, 219 were Malays, 195 were Indians, 87 were Japanese and six were Siamese. The shortwave transmitter carrying ZHO upgraded its power in mid-1939, from 400 watts to 2 kilowatts. At the 1939 Annual Report, there were plans to create two separate services, an 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 -hour European service and

4200-531: The Dutch Indies, especially in tin mines and rubber estates. Thanks to the wider coverage range of ZHP, ZHL was able to broadcast more sporting events, namely horse races, tennis and the football, specifically the Malayan Cup . Before the change in policy, it was more likely for attendees to go to the matches. The shortwave frequency moved in on 1 October 1938 from 30.96 meters to 48.58 meters, under

4320-649: The Mandarin variant of CJ Wow Shop would be broadcast on the channel and replace the Malay variant. The move was part of the company's restructuring NTV7 by axed English and Malay-language shows, dropped the channel nomenclature, moved some (including those from TV9) to the main TV3 . It also brought back the channel's perception as a Chinese channel; yet the channel's Mandarin, Malay and English news bulletins remained unchanged. Reruns of axed NTV7 shows were then aired on TV9 after

4440-776: The My News Network banner. NTV7 announced that it would begin the operations of the first Studio in the City in Galeri Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur by the year-end. In October the same year, Media Prima Berhad announced its acquisition of NTV7 under a price of RM 90 million, effectively making the latter one of its subsidiaries. As a result, it operates from Sri Pentas, Petaling Jaya from that year onward along with three other private television channels in Malaysia: TV3 , 8TV and TV9 . In its early history,

4560-502: The SBC. The rebrand was not ceremonious. Ahead of closedown, an announcement was made telling viewers of the rename. The following morning, at 6 a.m., SBC formally started with no preamble, with the only visible changes being a new interim wordmark logo, updated startup and closedown sequences, and a new news intro. The new logo competition finished on 16 February. A preliminary selection was determined by five judges on 22 February. At first

4680-716: The Singapore Port Authority commenced its short wave broadcast every fortnight either on Sundays or Wednesdays. The BBC World Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was inaugurated on 19 December 1932 as the BBC Empire Service, broadcasting on shortwave and aimed principally at English speakers across the British Empire . In his first Christmas Message (1932), King George V characterised

4800-530: The United Kingdom and its neighbours' RTM and TVRI. The SBC Act was approved in parliament on 12 January 1980. A competition for a new SBC logo was initiated in January 1980. The characteristics of the new brand were to be "simple and attractive", while not having more than three colours, including the background. The winner would receive a cash prize worth $ 5,000. The government officially dissolved RTS on 31 January 1980 and transferred its assets to

4920-575: The announcement about the incident. Royal Malaysia Police 's bomb detector unit arrived at 11.40 pm to handle the case. The Fire and Rescue Department received the phone call from the police at 11.19 pm following the incident. The case was investigated under Section 506 of the Penal Code, and the police found it was a false bomb threat. Two men were arrested in Temerloh , Pahang on 29 August 2018. On 8 November 2018, Media Prima's computer system

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5040-598: The artists had paid more. The existing charter suggested that the daily schedule would last at least four hours, with extensions depending on listener feedback. Any potential expansion was hampered purely by lack of budget. The monthly income was of $ 3,500, $ 2,500 from the licence and $ 1,000 from the Municipality. There were hopes to increase the income due to the start of sponsored programmes. Plans for shortwave broadcasting had been outlined in July 1937, despite concerns over

5160-576: The broadcaster. In accordance with the 1975 Geneva Frequency Plan , the RTS radio stations moved their frequencies effective 23 November 1978: Since their frequencies were already spaced in the multiples of 9 kHz before the Geneva Frequency Plan, the English and Malay stations had their frequencies unchanged. The ability for RTS to grow was hampered by administrative and budgetary constraints, leading to frequent turnover in staff, and

5280-442: The changes. It attracted public criticism on social media as a large part of the daytime schedule was replaced by the block, in which these slots had been previously dedicated to reruns, religious programming and kids programming. On 1 November 2020, CJ Wow Shop was rebranded into Wow Shop after Media Prima bought the remaining 49% stake in the teleshopping network previously held by CJ Group. From 5 March 2018, Media Prima attempted

5400-531: The channel launches its official website in March 1998. The channel was launched on 7 April 1998 under the entity of Natseven TV Sdn Bhd by businessman Mohd Effendi Norwawi , broadcasting daily from 6 am to 1 am the next day. Its launching ceremony was officiated by the then-fourth Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad on 22 May 1998. At the time of its establishment, its headquarters was located at Hicom-Glenmarie Industrial Park in Shah Alam , Selangor . It also had

5520-466: The channel offered a wide variety of programming which targets the Malaysian urban demographic including drama, comedy, entertainment, game shows, children's programmes, anime, documentaries and movies. There were also news bulletins in English, Mandarin and Malay through the 7 Edition , Mandarin 7 , and Edisi 7 brands, respectively. In December 2005, NTV7 has completed the implementation of voluntary separation scheme (VSS) on its 338 staffs who receives

5640-535: The closing time moved to 10:30pm) with an additional hour-long period from 10am to 11am for educational programming. Programming was still in the same mix of languages as before but content in Japanese was added. In June 1942, the Syonan station broadcast Japanese language learning classes to students, installing sets in 87 schools. During occupation, a confidential British Far Eastern Broadcasting Service (BFEBS)

5760-713: The company after acquiring 109.7 million shares, followed by another 54.37 in March. Apart from Aurora Mulia and JAG Capital Holdings, Media Prima's ownership also consisted of several other shareholders, including Morgan Stanley & Co. Int. and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group . Media Prima owns major of media and entertainment companies in Malaysia, and has a multiple services and products such as television and radio broadcast , content production , program and film distributor , television production , film production , advertising , print publication , new media and digital platforms and music label and recording . Under its TV broadcasting subsidiary, Media Prima TV Networks,

5880-515: The company operates four terrestrial TV networks – TV3 , ntv7 , 8TV , TV9 , an educational TV channel, DidikTV and a home shopping channel, Wow Shop (formerly CJ Wow Shop) as well as five radio stations under its radio broadcasting subsidiary, Media Prima Audio (formerly Media Prima Radio Networks and later Ripple) – Kool 101 (formerly Kool FM and later Buletin FM), Fly FM , Eight FM (formerly One FM and later 8FM), Hot FM and Molek FM as well as

6000-602: The company's Balai Berita starting 21 October after more than two decades operated at Sri Pentas, Bandar Utama. Media Prima Established in 2000 as Profitune Sdn Bhd and originally started out as a multimedia company, Media Prima evolved to its current state with its present name in 2002 and began operations a year later after the demerger of Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad 's (MRCB) media assets. The company operates four television channels — TV3 , NTV7 , 8TV and TV9 and also five radio stations – Kool 101 , Fly FM , Eight FM , Hot FM and Molek FM . Media Prima

6120-644: The company's platform to create the nation's largest digital media entity. In June 2018, Media Prima through its subsidiary, Rev Asia Holdings announced that it had acquired a 52% equity stake in Vocket Media Sdn Bhd worth RM2.6 million. The acquisition also simultaneously makes Vocket another new subsidiary of Media Prima. By August 2018, Media Prima has reportedly sold the New Straits Times Press' Balai Berita site in Bangsar and

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6240-574: The company. However, in October 2009, the company decided to divest its 70% of its shares in MPB Primedia to MediaQuest Holdings to prevent the liquidity of profits on the company's behalf. Also, in 2008, Media Prima launched a new subsidiary, Primeworks Studios to oversee productions of all Media Prima's television networks while promotes Malaysian TV programs to international markets. The company announced in February 2009 that it would enter

6360-586: The current team will be focusing on DidikTV KPM. Following the closure, many of longtime NTV7 viewers bid farewell to the channel on their respective social media accounts. Since the DidikTV KPM launch, the main newscasts Edisi 7 was ceased entirely in replacement with Buletin Didik while 7 Edition moved to digital platforms; though it was later discontinued in May due to DidikTV KPM slot. Homeshopping block Wow Shop

6480-682: The declining viewership of 2 free-to-air television channels. The Sarawak company Nasional Televisyen (NTV), from Kuching , was given the green light from the Malaysian government on 5 June 1996. Under the conditions, the station would broadcast nationwide, 18 hours a day in various languages, with a minimum quota of 60% for national content. The station was owned by Mohd Effendi Norwawi 's company Kenyalang Jasa Sdn Bhd. Encorp Group, another company that also owned by Effendi, holds 60% of equity interest in NTV. It planned to launch on 31 August 1997, but postponed to 25 December 1997. Prior to NTV7's launching,

6600-613: The entire stakes in two other outdoor advertising firms, namely UPD and The Right Channel. By December, the company became one of the main components of the Bursa Malaysia 's Composite Index. In 2007, Media Prima launches its over-the-top streaming service, Catch-Up TV, which offers content from the company's television channels and their respective websites. The company also launched an Internet portal, gua.com.my and its music portal, guamuzik.com.my. The company also planned to expand its business operations abroad in order to be

6720-684: The equipment used was already manufactured in Singapore. The corporation was taken over by the Straits Settlements government in 1940 as a part of the British Department of Information, subsequently nationalised and reorganised as the Malaya Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), the local counterpart to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Additional French programming was added on 16 September 1940. In order to counter German propaganda,

6840-399: The first person to appear on Singapore TV, announcing that "Tonight might well mark the start of a social and cultural revolution in our lives." The first programme aired was a documentary, TV Looks at Singapore . The pilot service would broadcast for one hour and 40 minutes nightly; at the time, it was estimated that only one in 58 Singaporeans owned a television. On 2 April 1963, Channel 5

6960-496: The formal launch the previous year. Ahead of the start of the shortwave service, it was reported that it would be picked up by over 9,000 radio receivers in Malaya - combined with over 4,000 in Singapore, the number of potential listeners was going to increase threefold. The station started on 19 July 1938 under the callsign ZHP (the "P" stood for " P rogress") attracting an audience not just in Malaya, but also in Sarawak, Borneo and

7080-663: The formation of the Amateur Wireless Society of Malaya (AWSM) in April 1925, which launched shortwave transmission from a studio in the Union Building at Collyer Quay using a 100-watt transmitter lent by the Marconi Company under callsign 1SE (One Singapore Experimental). The transmissions could be received as far as Penang , albeit with atmospheric interferences at times. In 1930, Sir Earl from

7200-668: The former's retreat while slogan "Feel it" was removed. On 7 June 2020, Mandarin 7 aired its final edition and was merged into 8TV Mandarin News the following day. 8TV Mandarin News was also extended to one hour due to high ratings during the Movement Control Order (MCO) and COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia . On 1 November 2020, CEO (now former) of Media Prima Television Networks, Dato' Khairul Anwar Salleh announced that NTV7 would be targeted for ages 15–28 by focusing on magazines, information and current affairs programs to meet

7320-436: The hearing-impaired , initially for TV3 and TV9's Islamic programming including Kopi Bersama Ustaz Kazim and Fiqh Wanita , whose programmes were reported to have reached 100,000 viewers when they were aired with subtitles. The subtitles were provided by the university's undergraduate students in translation and interpretation. The company announced in November 2014 that it would reduce the number of employees by offering them

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7440-508: The hill on Thomson Road. ZHL made its first broadcast of Chinese music on 10 June 1936 as an experiment. The BMBC conducted auditions in November 1936. On 1 March 1937 at 6pm, its studios and transmitters at Caldecott Hill were officially opened by Governor of the Straits Settlements Shenton Thomas , aiming at a potential target audience of 10,000 listeners. In a move to adjust its budget, BMBC cut

7560-421: The land where its printing factory is located in Shah Alam to PNB Development Sdn Bhd for RM280 million. This is the second major asset disposed by the company after selling a 21.36% stake to Malaysian Newsprint Industries (MNI; now Asia Honour Paper Industries) for a cash consideration of RM45.4 million on 2 May. The company will move its operations from Sri Pentas in Bandar Utama, which has been operated since

7680-550: The latter's advertising income. Media Prima was established on 27 November 2000 as Profitune Sdn. Bhd., with a focus on multimedia and communications services. On 1 October 2001, MRCB announced that it proposed to divested its equity interest in its media subsidiaries, Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad (STMB) and The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad (NSTP), in which the latter had acquired from Renong Berhad in 1993 and shutting down its pay-TV unit, Mega TV to help repay RM1 million of debt. The proposed restructuring scheme

7800-493: The launching ceremony was officiated by the then-Deputy Prime Minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi . Upon of its official launch, the company began to offers a cross-media solutions to its clients through the capitalisation of its broadcasting and print publication assets. On 22 October, the company takes over the listing status of the STMB on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad . Not long after, Media Prima acquired 80% interest in Metropolitan TV Sdn Bhd which had

7920-446: The local counterpart to the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK). Broadcasts under the new administration started on 13 March 1942 and broadcast over three frequencies, one in medium wave for within Singapore, another to relay output from Tokyo and a shortwave frequency aimed at the time in Australia. After repairs, broadcasts officially started on 28 March. Programming was at the outset of occupation airing daily from 7pm to 10pm (later

8040-409: The logo was set to be introduced in March. A total of 4,042 entries were received. The new logo was unveiled to the public on 18 May 1980. The winner was Laurence Wong Heng Kwok—who had previously co-designed the RTS logo. Its programming had not changed much following the relaunch, to the point that some viewers mockingly said that "SBC" stood for "Same Boring Channel", while some confusing it for

8160-560: The logo would stay in use until 2018. On 19 January 2003, NTV7 aired a special tribute to the nation's longest serving Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad at 8pm. In 2004, NTV7 was restructured to make the motorsports events as its key revenue generator. In 2005, NTV7 planned to be listed on the main market of Bursa Malaysia , but it would said that it "depends on the nation's media industry's current situation". In May 2005, NTV7 in collaboration with telecommunications company, Celcom to air 24 hour news and current affairs on internet under

8280-423: The major "regional media powerhouse". Also in 2007, Media Prima dominates 54% of television viewership market in Malaysia, after Astro (29%) and Radio Televisyen Malaysia (17%). In 2008, Media Prima established its subsidiary in the Philippines, MPB Primedia Inc. in partnership with the ABC Development Corp. (now TV5 Network ) to relaunch the TV5 with new image with US$ 150 million media funding provided by

8400-457: The new $ 3.6 million Television Centre at Caldecott Hill on 27 August 1966. Within days of independence, TV Singapura's main studio was damaged by a fire on the afternoon of 16 August 1965; this did not affect Radio Singapore's broadcasts. An FM service was announced in January 1967, set to start in June or July of that year, where the four existing stations would be relayed. The experimental FM service started testing in May 1967 and upgraded to

8520-423: The new callsign ZHO , at the request of the Posts and Telegraphs Department. The extant medium wave frequency (225 metres or 1333kc) remained unchanged. In February 1939, the government started giving aid to the BMBC. The listener base was by then upgraded to 15,000 listeners: 5,000 in Singapore, a further 5,000 in the Federated Malay States, 2,000 in Penang, 1,000 in Johor and 350 in Malacca. Statistically, out of

8640-416: The new channel will focus on educational content based on SPM curriculum and co-curriculum. It would also provide news focused on education, edutainment programs, and content produced by the students. The channel will have 17 hours of airtime and will run daily from 7   am to 12   am. On 16 February 2021, Media Prima confirmed that ntv7 will not be defunct and its ownership remains unchanged, while

8760-533: The new company, and renamed it as the NSTP on 31 January 1973. In 1983, the company granted a license from the Malaysian Government to operate Malaysia's first private television station, TV3, which began operations on 1 June 1984, ending the monopoly of Government-owned TV stations. It later divested its ownership of the NSTP and TV3 to Renong Berhad, a company helmed by Halim Saad in 1988. In 1993, four senior managements of Realmild Sdn Bhd held

8880-421: The news operations of all of its television networks will began broadcast at the company's Balai Berita starting 21 October after more than two decades operated at Sri Pentas, Bandar Utama. As of July 2019, tycoon Syed Mokhtar Albukhary through his company, Aurora Mulia owns 24% of equity stake in Media Prima, which makes him the third largest controlling shareholder of the company. Malaysian political party,

9000-411: The number of weekly hours in late June 1937, from the initial 34 3/4 hours to 28 3/4. The Sunday schedule was cut from seven hours to four: before the revision, the daytime period ran from 11am to 1:30pm and the evening period from 5:30pm to 10pm. This was cut to 11:30am to 1:30pm for the daytime period (reducing half an hour) and 6pm to 8pm for the evening period (cutting two and a half hours). On weekdays

9120-408: The pilot colour service began on 11 November 1974, with newsreels being converted to colour, but it still had to air monochrome newsreels because some of the footage available was still in black and white. The number of weekly hours given to colour programming increased from two to four on weekdays and four to six on weekends. In honour of the impending launch of full-time colour broadcasts, RTS held

9240-518: The potential 5G content and services cutting across VR and AR for Malaysian market. The company, through its content production and commercial arm, Primeworks Studios, partnered with South Korean broadcasting company, Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) to produced the Malaysian version of the Korean reality show, Master in the House . The program premiered on TV3 on 15 January 2022. The company entered

9360-454: The public needs, while Korean dramas would stop airing and all Chinese programmes have finally been integrated to 8TV . Korean variety show Running Man remains on this channel along with homeshopping block Wow Shop. On 18 November 2020, DidikTV@ntv7, an educational programming block was introduced by Ministry of Education from 23 November 2020 until 16 January 2021. It formerly ran from 9   am to 12   pm every Monday to Friday. It

9480-480: The quality of its reception. In its first trimester on air, the BMBC was operating at a loss, a cause of "grave concern" for the staff. Work on the shortwave BMBC station started in October 1937, aiming at a March 1938 launch date. The station was to broadcast at a frequency of 31.48 meters daytime and 49.9 meters nighttime. The programming would be the same as the existing medium wave ZHL station. In January 1938, it

9600-434: The radio service for Singapore, organised into a station each for English, Malay and Mandarin listeners, plus a blocktime slot for Tamil speakers. Shortwave broadcasts commenced on 14 February 1960, consisting of relays of extant Radio Singapore output. The frequency changed in 1961, with test transmissions in the new frequencies (7250, 6175, 6615 and 4280) were carried from mid-January. A new radio station, Siaran Istimewa ,

9720-494: The reduction of assumed TV3's debt, MRCB revised the purchase consideration of its debt restructuring scheme. The restructuring was expected to be completed in the third quarter of the year. On 10 June 2002, Profitune shifted its business focus to media and entertainment and changed its name to Media Prima in preparation for media competition in Malaysia. At the same time, the company unveiled its first corporate logo (which continued to be used to this day same as TV3), which saws

9840-652: The region can offer. In October, the company signed a multi-year deal with The Walt Disney Company 's integrated distribution subsidiary, Disney-ABC International Television (DAIT) Asia Pacific, which encompasses of ABC Studios programs for TV3, NTV7 and 8TV. At the same time, the company considering its offer to takeover the New Straits Times Press through a share swap to formed the largest media group. The company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Gama Media International (BVI) Ltd, began to divest 90% of its equity stake in Ghanaian television network, TV3 Ghana in

9960-601: The respective companies' shareholders to provide assistance for the companies to undertake a corporate and debt restructuring scheme. On October 27, Media Prima acquired 100% stake in Natseven TV for RM90 million. The acquisition increased the company's television viewership market share to 48%, making Media Prima the owner of all free-to-air private television networks in Malaysia. In November 2006, Media Prima acquires 70% stake in Big Tree Outdoor, followed by

10080-605: The same time, NTV7 announced that it would spend RM40 million to strengthening its operation and gaining a stronger viewership by 2008. In 2009, NTV7 recorded highest viewership rating from 800,000 up to 1 million viewers, mostly its Chinese viewers, per day. It also collaborated with the Branding Association of Malaysia to held the branding workshop called "Be Branded, Be Seen' to help the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) to strengthening their brands through media. In

10200-417: The schedule ran from 6pm to 10pm, simply cutting the last quarter hour on air (before then, the station closed at 10:15pm). On Saturdays, the afternoon period remained in the 12:45pm to 2pm slot, but the evening period, starting at 6pm, now ended at 9:35pm instead of 11:15pm. This also prompted ZHL to reduce the number of artists to those able to perform without paying fees. Juvenile sessions were dropped because

10320-602: The scheme. In 2006, NTV7 collaborated with Singapore media company Mediacorp to produce Chinese language programmes. It also said that it would produce local content as a preparation to exploring the export market in the future. It also projected its financial performances and intended to be debt-free. The channel dominates 25% of television advertising market in March 2007. On 6 September 2007, NTV7 along with its sister channels, TV3 , 8TV and TV9 made available for online viewing via Media Prima's newly-launched streaming service, Catch-Up TV, which later rebranded as Tonton. At

10440-508: The service as intended for "men and women, so cut off by the snow, the desert, or the sea, that only voices out of the air can reach them". First hopes for the Empire Service were low. The Director General , Sir John Reith , said in the opening programme: Don't expect too much in the early days; for some time we shall transmit comparatively simple programmes, to give the best chance of intelligible reception and provide evidence as to

10560-402: The state branch of the new Televisyen Malaysia from Kuala Lumpur and was subsequently rebranded as sister channel "Television Malaysia (Singapura)". During its time as part of Malaysia , Singapore, like its three other partners–Sabah, Sarawak and Malaya—had its own radio network, but Singapore was the only state to have its own television network. The state's radio and television broadcast right

10680-603: The station to go national "within a year". The slogan "Feel Good with NTV7" had the aim of creating "a happy and more enlightened" Malaysia. For years, the channel started and ended with the James Brown song I Feel Good , which became a part of NTV7's branding. In 2001, NTV7 began using a variation of the Circle 7 logo used by the American broadcast network ABC for its several owned-and-operated and affiliated stations ;

10800-534: The third quarter of 2011 and sold to Ghanaian media firm, Media General Ghana Ltd. Media Prima signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) for three-year term to promote initiatives related to the creative industry implemented through the National ICT Initiative via MSC Malaysia. On 14 December 2012, Media Prima launched its expanded digital business unit as Media Prima Digital. The reorganization

10920-470: The third quarter of 2013, NTV7 recorded its viewership ratings through the two programmes aired – The Undercover and The Game 2 . On 1 April 2016, a teleshopping block bought by the Korean conglomerate CJ Group through subsidiary CJ E&M Co Ltd called CJ WOW Shop (now Wow Shop) was broadcasting across Media Prima channels. Several Media Prima channels (especially NTV7 and TV9) were more affected by

11040-400: The two channels conducted colour test broadcasts of The Mary Tyler Moore Show , followed in July by its first live colour broadcast—the 1974 FIFA World Cup final . About 2,000 colour television sets were sold in Singapore three days before the match. On 9 August, that year's Singapore National Day Parade became the first live broadcast to be produced by RTS in colour. The second phase of

11160-538: The type of material most suitable for the service in each zone. The programmes will neither be very interesting nor very good. In Singapore, the BBC World Service in English is essentially treated as a domestic broadcaster, easily available 24/7 through long-term agreement with British Malaya Broadcasting Corporation which expanded the array of programmes available for resident listeners. In 1933, Radio ZHI

11280-473: The viewership statistics from Media Prima Omnia , the viewership share for NTV7 has increased from 2% to 15%, making the channel become the second most-watched television station in Malaysia after TV3 (which the viewership share for TV3 is about 17%), together with TV9 , which has the same viewership share of 15%. Media Prima announced on 15 October 2024 that the news operations of all of its television networks, including NTV7 or DidikTV will began broadcast at

11400-459: The word 'Media' placed in the red box, while the word 'Prima' placed outside the red box. On 25 November, the company signed a second supplemental agreement with MRCB for another proposal which concerning the NSTP. In late July 2003, the MRCB has obtained a sanction from the High Court which allowed it to proceed with the demerger exercise with Media Prima and lodged a court order's copy with

11520-626: Was activated. The station was merely a relayer of ZHL's output, that was also heard on ZHP 1. During World War II, when the Japanese Imperial Army occupied Singapore from 1942 to 1945, the radio station on the island of Singapore was seized by the Japanese authorities and renamed Syonan Hoso Kyoku ('Light of the South' Broadcasting Corporation, 昭南放送局, known in English as the Syonan Broadcasting Station or SBS),

11640-401: Was adequate". From June 1980, SBC would start sponsoring the clock before the news on its television channels, which it anticipated could bring in an additional S$ 1 million in revenue. SBC began adapting a new format for its television news broadcasts in August 1980. The new format would feature two newscasters and more on-location reporting. SBC introduced political party broadcasts for

11760-462: Was aired on the channel with a single Mandarin newshour, while retaining half-hour editions in Malay and English. The rebrand caused confusion among viewers, particularly Chinese communities who tuned in to NTV7 after finding out that most of its former programmes were moved to 8TV. Overall Chinese viewership was believed to be surprisingly lower. As a result, on 31 December 2018, the former CEO of Media Prima Television Networks, Johan Ishak, said that

11880-474: Was announced in May 1961 as the nation's first multilingual radio station signing on offially on 3 June, with programming in all 4 languages airing on the 990 kc (990 kHz) band. When Singapore joined Malaysia on 16 September 1963, Radio Singapura's stations became part of Radio Malaysia and rebranded as "Radio Malaysia (Singapura)". From 2 March 1964, the Malay, Tamil and Mandarin language divisions increased their airtime. The number of radio news bulletins

12000-412: Was announced that the BMBC would cease receiving its monthly $ 1,000 grant from the municipality effective the end of February. In the year ending February 28, 1938, the BMBC was operating at a net profit of $ 275.88; compared to the loss of $ 5,368.67 The number of listeners now stood at 4,213, up from the initial figure of 2,598 - even so, the figure was relatively lower than the planned target of 10,000 in

12120-547: Was briefly broken in the early-2000s by SPH MediaWorks . In 2004, amid struggles at its two channels, SPH sold the MediaWorks subsidiary to MediaCorp in exchange for stakes in its television and publishing businesses; only its Chinese-language Channel U would continue under MediaCorp. SPH divested its stake in MediaCorp in 2017 after Today ceased print publication. The history of radio broadcasting in Singapore began with

12240-527: Was carried out by the UK to its occupied territories, briefly having its offices at Caldecott Hill. The facilities were later used as a relay station for the BBC. After the war, the British came back into power and reclaimed the radio station, with the station managed by the interim government – British Military Administration (BMA). Two separate stations were introduced from 23 December 1945. The existing service

12360-672: Was ceased from airing on the channel. Soal Drama and Running Man were transferred to TV9 since 21 February 2021. Some of the original programming such as Trio On Point , Topik@7 (now Topik) , Breakfast@9PM , Kail X and Jurnal Resipi will continue to air. During the DidikTV@7 segment, the channel airs documentary, drama (weekends only), lifestyle, and cartoon programmes. Only certain programmes broadcast in Chinese language such as Let's Cycle (season 1) hosted by Rickman Chia and Baki Zainal. From 15 to 30 September 2021, according to

12480-434: Was completed on October 21. In early 2016, Media Prima signed a deal with South Korean company CJ Group to launch a home shopping channel, CJ Wow Shop and operated by the companies' joint-venture, MP CJ O Shopping Sdn. Bhd. In May 2017, Media Prima announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire new media startup Rev Asia for RM105 million, or about $ 24.2 million. The agreement will see Rev Asia being integrated into

12600-473: Was created, TV3 led a consortium to set up Malaysia's first pay-TV operator, Mega TV , which was launched in 1994 and started operations a year later, in 1995. In 1998, TV3 and MRCB agreed to build a studio facility and an auditorium in Shah Alam, Selangor, costing RM 7.2 million and planned to be completed on 31 October. TV3 would be the sole user of such facilities, while MRCB will receive RM1.7 million from

12720-619: Was due to requests from individual communities, who demanded more programmes for them. The Chinese output gained its own station on 1 January 1951, the Green Network . Radio Malaya left the Cathay building on 4 November 1951 at closedown. The two networks increased their schedule again in January 1952. On the basis of the Radio Malaya broadcasters that moved to Kuala Lumpur in 1958, Radio Singapura took over on 4 January 1959 as

12840-543: Was established in Singapore. Radio news and information, as well as local entertainment, were aired on its stations in English and later Mandarin Chinese and Malay . In June 1947, the BBC initiated a one-year takeover plan of the BFEBS. The plan was culminated on 8 August 1948. Changes to programming led to the Blue Network adding some Chinese content on from 1 January 1949. Both networks increased their airtime. This

12960-441: Was established. On 28 August 2018, Media Prima's Sri Pentas headquarters was forced to evacuate following a false bomb threat. The police gave an order to evacuate the company's office at 10.30 pm. About 200 Media Prima employees were evacuated from the building. They were allowed to re-enter the building after two hours of inspection. The police did not find anything suspicious. Following the cancellation of Nightline , TV3 aired

13080-520: Was granted the status of having the radio monopoly. The British Malaya Broadcasting Corporation ( BMBC ) was created on 12 April 1935 with a nominal capital of $ 500,000, formed on 21 July 1935 and awarded a broadcasting license by the British crown on 1 June 1936 as a radio network. The station was initially scheduled to start broadcasting in 1935, but was subsequently delayed to 1936 due to initial government uncertainties. The station broadcast from

13200-613: Was held on 22 December. The English-language current affairs programme Friday Background debuted in March 1981. In April 1981, to maximise SBC's resources in improving its sports presentation, the Malay and Chinese versions of the corporation's sports programme Sports Parade were cancelled; the programme now only airs in English. In May 1981, on the day President Benjamin Sheares was pronounced dead, SBC's television channels cancelled their regular programming and replaced them with "solemn music and serious documentaries". The next day,

13320-473: Was included as an annex in the Malaysia Agreement which garnered autonomy in this area, among others. Television advertising started on 15 January 1964. After the separation of Singapore from the Malaysian federation, its radio and television outlets became part of Radio Television Singapore (RTS), a division of the Ministry of Culture. This led to expansions of the network, including a move to

13440-456: Was increased from 29 to 42. Shortly after Singapore reached self-government status on 3 June 1959, there were plans to obtain television transmission rights. This manifested the founding of Television Singapura on 4 April 1961. Television Singapura aired test broadcasts on channel 5 from 21 January to 15 February 1963, ahead of its first official pilot broadcast on the evening of 15 February 1963. Minister for Culture S. Rajaratnam became

13560-437: Was later split into two timeslots (9   am – 12   pm and 3   pm – 5   pm) on 27 January 2021, resulting the educational programming to be aired daily. On 12 February 2021, as the Ministry of Education will have a one-year term with Media Prima, it was announced that NTV7 will be rebranded through a takeover as a fully educational TV channel known as DidikTV KPM starting 17 February;

13680-579: Was launched as the first professional shortwave broadcasting station in Singapore. Owned by the Radio Service Company of Malaya, it was a shortwave radio station that delivered static-free broadcasts. Radio ZHI acquired a loyal following in Singapore and abroad. Despite its success, the station closed at the end of December 1936 when its license expired because the British Malaya Broadcasting Corporation

13800-446: Was locked and hacked by cyber criminals who demanded millions of ringgit for ransom. The attackers are said to be demanding 1,000 bitcoins to give up access to the computer system. It is not immediately known whether the company's data has been breached, and whether the media group will suffer financial losses as a result of the ransomware attack. Media Prima has decided not to pay the ransom. Mediacorp Mediacorp Pte. Ltd.

13920-602: Was named as a strategic media partner for the Malaysia-China Macro Entrepreneur Health Forum and the Asian Celebrity Charity Gala Night 2023 (MCEH 2023) which took place on 25 and 26 November 2023 at The Majestic Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. The company planned to utilize the artificial intelligence (AI) technology for all of its operations by the year-end. Media Prima announced on 15 October 2024 that

14040-497: Was officially announced on 8 October. MRCB and Profitune inked a share sale agreement on 22 October in which the company will assume the listing status of TV3. The divestiture is part of the MRCB's reorganization plan, which saw its media business were transferred to Profitune while MRCB focused solely on infrastructure and construction business. The company was upgraded into a public limited company status and renamed as Profitune Berhad on 7 November 2001. In January 2002, following

14160-453: Was officially inaugurated by Yang di-Pertuan Negara Yusof Ishak ; the service expanded to 7:15 to 11:00 p.m. nightly. By September, its broadcast day had been lengthened to begin at 6:30 p.m. Initially, Channel 5 carried programmes in all four of Singapore's official languages . On 31 August, Channel 8 started trial broadcasts, before starting its regular service on 23 November 1963. In January 1964, Television Singapura became

14280-485: Was reduced upon the channel's rebranding. Upon the March 2018 rebranding, Chinese content on this channel was reduced to selected Chinese dramas from Hong Kong and China along with Mandarin news bulletins, with much of the remainder transferred to sister channel 8TV (which also attempted to reposition as Media Prima's sole all-Chinese channel on the same day). Originally, Mandarin 7 was supposed to be cancelled in May 2018 to complete its plan of moving all Chinese content to

14400-637: Was renamed Blue Network , carrying programming in English and Malay. The second service, the Red Network , carried content in Tamil, Hindustani and Chinese dialects. The Blue Network was carried on the 41,61,225 metre band and the Red Network, on the 41,61,300 metre band. On 1 April 1946, Radio Malaya Singapore and the Federation of Malaya (RMSFOM; or Radio Malaya), a short- and mediumwave service,

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