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.
| Industry | Mediacorp |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Mediacorp Campus 1 Stars Avenue Singapore 138507 |
| Website | 8world.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 & with drama Girlie Days at 7.30pm.
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 27 Channel 8 drama series. They are, in order of
Airdate:
| Drama | Year |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Ultimatum 双子星 | 2009 | SingTel promotions |
| C.L.I.F. 警徽天职 | 2011 | SPF crime prevention tips |
| C.L.I.F. 2 警徽天职2 | 2013 | SPF crime prevention tips |
| The Dream Makers 志在四方 | 2013 | snippets |
| C.L.I.F. 3 警徽天职3 | 2014 | SPF crime prevention tips |
| World At Your Feet 球在你脚下 | 2014 | snippets |
| You Can Be an Angel Too 你也可以是天使 | 2015 | production reflections |
| Life Is Beautiful 初一的心愿 | 2015 | NKF healthy living tips |
| Tiger Mum 虎妈来了 | 2015 | snippets |
| Sealed with a Kiss 吻我吧，住家男 | 2015 | snippets |
| Crescendo 起飞 | 2015 | featurette/snippets |
| The Dream Makers II 志在四方II | 2015 | snippets |
| House of Fortune 钱来运转 | 2016 | snippets |
| If Only I Could 十年…你还好吗？ | 2016 | theme song |
| The Gentlemen 来自水星的男人 | 2016 |
snippets |
| C.L.I.F. 4 警徽天职4 | 2016 | SPF crime prevention tips |
| You Can Be an Angel 2 你也可以是天使2 | 2016 | production reflections |
| Hero (2016 TV series) 大英雄 | 2016 | only the first episode |
| When Duty Calls 卫国先锋 | 2017 | production reflections |
| My Teacher Is a Thug 爱不迟疑 | 2017 | snippets |
| Fifty & Fabulous 五零高手 | 2018 | snippets |
| Blessings 2 祖先保佑 2 | 2018 | snippets |
| You Can Be an Angel 3 你也可以是天使3 | 2018 | production reflections |
| My One In a Million 我的万里桃一 | 2019 | NG Shots |
| C.L.I.F. 5 警徽天职之海岸卫队 | 2019 | SPF crime prevention tips |
| The Good Fight 致胜出击 | 2019 | NG Shots |
| My Guardian Angel 单翼天使 | 2020 | Segments of Next Episodes |
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 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | News |
| Presented by | See Presenters |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 2,237 (as of 15 May 2016) |
| Production | |
| Production location(s) | Mediacorp Campus 1 Stars Avenue Singapore 138507 |
| Running time | 30-45 minutes (with advertisements) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Mediacorp Channel 8 Mediacorp Channel U |
| Original release | March 29, 2010 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | News 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
- "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.