Channel 8 News

Channel 8 News & Current Affairs is a department which produces news, current affairs, and info-ed programmes for two Mediacorp channels aired in Mandarin, Channels 8 and U.

8 World 8世界
IndustryMediacorp
HeadquartersMediacorp Campus 1 Stars Avenue Singapore 138507
Website8world.com

Prior to 2010, the news were presented in three timeslots - News 8 At One (Chinese:1点新闻), which airs daily; Singapore Today (Chinese:狮城6点半), and News 8 at 10. (Chinese:10点新闻). With the reduction of MediaCorp News Group employees and the increased demand for more variety programme content on Channel U, MediaCorp announced that the news programmes on Channel U would end with effect from 29 March 2010. News 8 at 10 would then air at 11.00pm there, as a new title called News Tonight (Chinese:晚间新闻).

Beginning from 20 October 2014, Hello Singapore (Chinese: 狮城有约) would take over Singapore Today on weekdays, with news segments at 6.30pm and 7.00pm, it was broadcast live on weekdays & News 8 At One will not be broadcast on weekends.

Channel 8 News starts broadcasting on new headquarters 1 Stars Avenue starting 13 March 2017, leaving old headquarters Caldecott Hill after the broadcast of "News Tonight" on 12 March 2017 which it was based there for many years before the move. This move also brings an overall change for news graphics, subtitles, and the upgrade of hardware.[1]

Presentation

There are different news presenters every day for news programmes. There are two news presenters on the weekday version of News Tonight, but mostly a single presenter presents the news in every timeslot. Highlights of the day's news are shown in a ticker found on the left side of the screen on Channel 8, and in the form of a commentary during the credits of the weekday 9.00pm drama.

Exceptions

The news timeslots are mostly fixed. However, there are some exceptions:

  • On National Day (9 August), Hello Singapore (weekday) or Singapore Today (weekend) would be moved earlier to facilitate the live broadcast of the National Day Parade.
  • On the day of the National Day Rally, Singapore Today would be presented at 6:15pm, 15 minutes earlier before the live broadcast of the Malay and Mandarin speeches at 6.45pm.
  • News Tonight is not presented on Polling Day of the Singapore General Elections.
  • There are no commentaries for News Tonight on Channel U, as well as on Channel 8 imported drama series, as well as 32 Channel 8 drama series. They are, in order of

Airdate:

Drama Year

Description

The Ultimatum 双子星2009SingTel promotions
C.L.I.F. 警徽天职2011SPF crime prevention tips
C.L.I.F. 2 警徽天职22013SPF crime prevention tips
The Dream Makers 志在四方2013snippets
C.L.I.F. 3 警徽天职32014SPF crime prevention tips
World At Your Feet 球在你脚下2014snippets
You Can Be an Angel Too 你也可以是天使2015production reflections
Life Is Beautiful 初一的心愿2015NKF healthy living tips
Tiger Mum 虎妈来了2015snippets
Sealed with a Kiss 吻我吧,住家男2015snippets
Crescendo 起飞2015featurette/snippets
The Dream Makers II 志在四方II2015snippets
House of Fortune 钱来运转2016snippets
If Only I Could 十年…你还好吗?2016theme song
The Gentlemen 来自水星的男人2016

snippets

C.L.I.F. 4 警徽天职42016SPF crime prevention tips
You Can Be an Angel 2 你也可以是天使22016production reflections
Hero (2016 TV series) 大英雄2016only the first episode
When Duty Calls 卫国先锋2017production reflections
My Teacher Is a Thug 爱不迟疑2017snippets
Fifty & Fabulous 五零高手2018snippets
Blessings 2 祖先保佑 22018snippets
You Can Be an Angel 3 你也可以是天使32018production reflections
My One In a Million 我的万里桃一2019NG Shots
C.L.I.F. 5 警徽天职之海岸卫队2019SPF crime prevention tips
The Good Fight 致胜出击2019NG Shots
My Guardian Angel 单翼天使2020Segments of Next Episodes
Super Dad 男神不败2020snippets
A Jungle Survivor 森林生存计2020snippets
How Are You ? 2 好世谋 22020NG Shots
Mister Flower 花花公子2020snippets
My Star Bride 过江新娘2021theme song

Commentaries would continue to be heard at the end of the drama series during the credits, regardless of production company (e.g. Wawa Pictures, Mediacorp Studios Malaysia), if there are no featurettes, promotions, theme songs or snippets. The Ultimatum was the first drama series to air without commentaries, while Crescendo became the first non-Mediacorp Studios produced drama to air without commentaries. Hero was the first show with neither of the 4 conditions to have no commentary but only for the first episode, subsequent episodes had commentaries.

  • Channel U aired its first "live" edition of News Tonight at 11:00pm on 5 May 2013. This is the first time Channel U did so in three years, to present the live results of the 2013 Malaysian general election.
  • During the period of National Mourning from 23 to 29 March 2015 in lieu of the death of Lee Kuan Yew, all MediaCorp channels presented the highlights and latest news regarding Mr Lee. There is a change to the music at the start and end of every news programme, to a much melancholic tune. All programmes aired on MediaCorp channels were also pre-empted for a week, to air the latest news regarding Mr Lee. There was also a 15-minute special edition of News 8 at One on 28 March 2015 (Saturday).

Filmography

News Tonight
晚间新闻
GenreNews
Presented bySee Presenters
Country of originSingapore
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes2,237 (as of 15 May 2016)
Production
Production locationMediacorp Campus 1 Stars Avenue Singapore 138507
Running time30-45 minutes (with advertisements)
Release
Original networkMediacorp Channel 8
Mediacorp Channel U
Original releaseMarch 29, 2010 (2010-03-29) 
present
Chronology
Preceded byNews World @ 11
News Jab @ 9
News Club @ 7
News 8 at 10

News

News Programs Aired Timing
Morning Express
晨光第一线
Weekdays; 9.00am - 9.30am
News 8 at 1
1点新闻
Weekdays; 1.00pm - 1.30pm
Singapore Today
狮城6点半
Weekends; 6.30pm - 7.00pm
Hello Singapore
狮城有约
Weekdays; 6.30pm - 7.30pm
Highlights edition: Weekdays; 7.30am - 8.00am
News Tonight
晚间新闻
Daily; 10.00pm - 10.30pm (Channel 8, live)
Daily; 11.00pm - 11.30pm (Channel U, recorded)
Daily; 7.00am - 7.30am (Channel 8, encore)
Runtime may be extended by at least 15 minutes due to Parliament highlights or special events such as the Olympics
Former News Programs Replaced Programs
News Club @ 7 周末新闻俱乐部N/A
News Jab @ 9 9点新闻N/A
News 8 at 10 10点新闻
News World @ 11 11点新闻
News Tonight 晚间新闻
Good Morning Singapore 早安您好Morning Express 晨光第一线

Current Affairs

CA Programs Aired Timing
Tuesday Report
星期二特写
Tuesdays; 8.30pm - 9.00pm (Channel 8)
Money Week
财经追击
Wednesdays; 10.30pm - 11.00pm (Channel 8)
Focus
焦点
Thursdays; 10.30pm - 11.00pm (Channel 8)
Frontline
前线追踪
Fridays; 8.30pm - 9.00pm (Channel 8)
World This Week
世界一周
Fridays; 9.00pm - 10.00pm (Channel U)

References

  1. "新传媒园区 8频道新闻 全新出击" (in Chinese). Channel 8 News. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
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