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SPH MediaWorks
SPH MediaWorks Ltd. (Chinese: 报业传讯; pinyin: bào yè chuán xùn) was a free-to-air terrestrial television broadcaster in Singapore that operated two television channels: Channel U and Channel i, as well as two radio stations: UFM 1003 and WKRZ 91.3FM. It merged with the city-state's long-established broadcasting company, Mediacorp, in 2004.
On 31 March 2000, Lee Cheok Yew was appointed as the CEO of SPH MediaWorks Ltd. Man Shu Sum and some of the Mediacorp artistes joined SPH MediaWorks the former as Chief Operating Officer of Mediacorp.
The company was founded by Singapore Press Holdings on 8 June 2000 in an investment worth $50 million, and appointed local television industry veteran Lee Cheok Yew as its CEO. The new company aimed not only at the conventional radio and television businesses, but also eyed a potential interest in the online sector. The news units were created in August, in English and Chinese; training at CNN and the BBC was expected in September. By October of the same year, the company announced that five actors and actresses: Kym Ng, Bryan Wong, Darren Lim, Wang Yuqing and Guo Liang have joined their ranks. The company set plans to launch its two channels by June 2001, aiming to attract at least 30% of Singapore's television viewers. The building that would house the new company, close to the main SPH one at Genting Lane, was ready to be finished by January 2001.
In November that same year, six actors and actresses from the company's Chinese Media and Entertainment division attended training sessions in China and Taiwan, and two journalists have joined their television news division. MediaWorks also revealed the logos of the company and its two television channels to the public. The English channel was to be named TVWorks (also styled TV Works) and the Chinese channel, Channel U. The company aimed at taking over 50% of the television advertising market and conquering the local Mandarin market with over 600 hours of content a year, thanks to an agreement with Star East Holdings subsidiary Fantastic Circle, hwich was renamed Star-East-Works. By December, the company announced that five English-speaking actors and actresses, including local comedy star Adrian Pang, have joined their ranks. For the news service, MediaWorks poached Arnold Gay and Michelle Quah from Channel NewsAsia. Early in 2001, concerns had emerged at MediaCorp that it would have started a war between both companies.
SPH MediaWorks signed a co-operation agreement with Hong Kong's TVB from June 2002, when the contract with MediaCorp expired, but there were no plans for the two to co-produce content. The agreement enabled Channel U the right to premiere new dramas from the broadcaster. A subsequent agreement was signed with the Taiwanese channel China Television for a period of two years. MediaCorp TV consequently did not renew the contract it had with TVB in order to free more time on Channel 8 for local content.
By mid-January, it had secured $2 million in sponsorship commitments, to advertise on both channels.
At the same time as the commercial launch of MediaCorp's TVMobile, SPH MediaWorks planned to launch a similar service, Channel OOH! (OOH as in Out Of Home). The service was going to be a joint operation with Captive Vision and, like TVMobile, was aimed at buses, shops and banks.
MediaWorks had the intention of buying radio stations from the NTUC in March 2001, with the creation of a joint-venture between the two, taking over Most Music (FM 91.3) and Heart FM (100.3). The tentative name of the new company was UnionWorks and the relaunch was initially set for the end of May.
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SPH MediaWorks
SPH MediaWorks Ltd. (Chinese: 报业传讯; pinyin: bào yè chuán xùn) was a free-to-air terrestrial television broadcaster in Singapore that operated two television channels: Channel U and Channel i, as well as two radio stations: UFM 1003 and WKRZ 91.3FM. It merged with the city-state's long-established broadcasting company, Mediacorp, in 2004.
On 31 March 2000, Lee Cheok Yew was appointed as the CEO of SPH MediaWorks Ltd. Man Shu Sum and some of the Mediacorp artistes joined SPH MediaWorks the former as Chief Operating Officer of Mediacorp.
The company was founded by Singapore Press Holdings on 8 June 2000 in an investment worth $50 million, and appointed local television industry veteran Lee Cheok Yew as its CEO. The new company aimed not only at the conventional radio and television businesses, but also eyed a potential interest in the online sector. The news units were created in August, in English and Chinese; training at CNN and the BBC was expected in September. By October of the same year, the company announced that five actors and actresses: Kym Ng, Bryan Wong, Darren Lim, Wang Yuqing and Guo Liang have joined their ranks. The company set plans to launch its two channels by June 2001, aiming to attract at least 30% of Singapore's television viewers. The building that would house the new company, close to the main SPH one at Genting Lane, was ready to be finished by January 2001.
In November that same year, six actors and actresses from the company's Chinese Media and Entertainment division attended training sessions in China and Taiwan, and two journalists have joined their television news division. MediaWorks also revealed the logos of the company and its two television channels to the public. The English channel was to be named TVWorks (also styled TV Works) and the Chinese channel, Channel U. The company aimed at taking over 50% of the television advertising market and conquering the local Mandarin market with over 600 hours of content a year, thanks to an agreement with Star East Holdings subsidiary Fantastic Circle, hwich was renamed Star-East-Works. By December, the company announced that five English-speaking actors and actresses, including local comedy star Adrian Pang, have joined their ranks. For the news service, MediaWorks poached Arnold Gay and Michelle Quah from Channel NewsAsia. Early in 2001, concerns had emerged at MediaCorp that it would have started a war between both companies.
SPH MediaWorks signed a co-operation agreement with Hong Kong's TVB from June 2002, when the contract with MediaCorp expired, but there were no plans for the two to co-produce content. The agreement enabled Channel U the right to premiere new dramas from the broadcaster. A subsequent agreement was signed with the Taiwanese channel China Television for a period of two years. MediaCorp TV consequently did not renew the contract it had with TVB in order to free more time on Channel 8 for local content.
By mid-January, it had secured $2 million in sponsorship commitments, to advertise on both channels.
At the same time as the commercial launch of MediaCorp's TVMobile, SPH MediaWorks planned to launch a similar service, Channel OOH! (OOH as in Out Of Home). The service was going to be a joint operation with Captive Vision and, like TVMobile, was aimed at buses, shops and banks.
MediaWorks had the intention of buying radio stations from the NTUC in March 2001, with the creation of a joint-venture between the two, taking over Most Music (FM 91.3) and Heart FM (100.3). The tentative name of the new company was UnionWorks and the relaunch was initially set for the end of May.