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unusual facts about MediaCorp


Caldecott MRT Station

Unlike its namesake though, it is much closer to Lorong 1 Toa Payoh than Caldecott Hill and MediaCorp.


938LIVE

938LIVE (formerly known as NewsRadio 938 before 2005) is an English radio station of MediaCorp in Singapore.

Adele Wong

Wong is currently filming a Chinese-language television drama, He Ain't Pesky, He's My Brother, for MediaCorp's Channel 8 where she plays the lead female character opposite Christopher Lee premiering in July 2009.

Ah Kong

Ah Kong was featured in the 1996 Mediacorp blockbuster Mandarin television drama series, "Brave New World" (新阿郎), which starred Hong Kong actor, Alex Man and Fann Wong.

Cadet Inspector

MediaCorp Star Gurmit Singh was a Cadet Inspector from the April 1982 batch.

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

In October 2008, CAMH was named one of "Canada's Top 100 Employers" by Mediacorp Canada Inc., and was featured in Maclean's newsmagazine.

Changi Hospital

Many popular MediaCorp television series such as Growing Up, The Crime Hunters and Incredible Tales were partly filmed at the now abandoned hospital.

Chris Tong

She also acted in the Malaysian drama, The Adjusters, opposite singer-actor Rynn Lim and starred in her first MediaCorp drama The Family Court in one of the four lead roles.

Code of Honour

This drama stars Mediacorp artistes Rui En, Elvin Ng and Paige Chua who have not taken part in Malaysian co-productions before.

Dragon One Entertainment Group

Dragon One Entertainment Group signed its first recording contract with Singapore's SuperBand Mi Lu Bing in the year 2009, collaborating with Mediacorp, to release their third album.

EPCOR Utilities Incorporated

In October 2008, EPCOR was named one of "Canada's Top 100 Employers" by Mediacorp Canada Inc., and was featured in Maclean's newsmagazine.

Jeanette Aw

In 2006, with the uprising of new stars Jesseca Liu, Felicia Chin and other young MediaCorp actresses, Aw became less prominent amongst those in her generation.

Jeff Wang

It has expanded into Malaysia and is co-managed by fellow MediaCorp artistes Apple Hong and Ong Ai Leng.

Jesseca Liu

Liu was spotted by a producer in MediaCorp in 2004 who offered her the meaty role of He Yi Xuan in the sports themed drama, The Champion, starring opposite Qi Yu Wu and Taiwanese actors Toro and Yan Xing Shu.

Kang Cheng Xi

In a Mediacorp Forum poll, Ma Lu was voted as the second favourite character after Xiao Bao, surpassing veterans Li Nan Xing and Zoe Tay, with 22.5%(as of 1 March 2007) of the total votes.

Love Blossoms

Despite this show having fewer quarreling scenes compared to the last two long running Mediacorp serials, Kinship and Portrait of Home, many watchers feel that this drama is boring and draggy, and like its predecessors, copied a lot of The Unforgettable Memory, a Taiwanese long running drama's story and plot.

MediaWorks

SPH MediaWorks, a broadcasting company based in Singapore that was merged into MediaCorp

NB Power

In October 2008, NB Power Holding Corporation was named one of "Canada's Top 100 Employers" by Mediacorp Canada Inc., and was featured in Maclean's newsmagazine.

Nycomed

In October 2008, Nycomed Canada Inc. was named one of "Canada's Top 100 Employers" by Mediacorp Canada Inc., and was featured in Maclean's newsmagazine.

Ontario Power Generation

In October 2008, OPG was named one of "Canada's Top 100 Employers" by Mediacorp Canada Inc., and was featured in Maclean's newsmagazine.

Ontario Public Service Employees Union

In October 2008, OPSEU Pension Trust was named one of "Canada's Top 100 Employers" by Mediacorp Canada Inc., and was featured in Maclean's newsmagazine.

Pelmorex

Pelmorex was chosen to be one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in 2002 by Mediacorp Canada Inc. and recognized for its leadership in broadcasting for employment equity in a cover story by Maclean's.

Project SuperStar

Sources slated that a third season will be introduced in the year 2010, but however it was axed last minute by Mediacorp, as Channel U will cease broadcasting idol programmes as reported by Lianhe Zaobao on 10 March 2009.

Sask Gaming

In October 2008, the Saskatchewan Gaming Corporation was named one of "Canada's Top 100 Employers" by Mediacorp Canada Inc., and was featured in Maclean's newsmagazine.

Saskatchewan Government Insurance

In October 2008, SGI was named one of "Canada's Top 100 Employers" by Mediacorp Canada Inc., and was featured in Maclean's newsmagazine.

Sharon Au

She left for Japan to further her studies in 2005 in the School of International Liberal Studies, Waseda University in Tokyo on a MediaCorp scholarship.

Singapore History Gallery

Voice talents include FLY Entertainment artistes, Brendon Fernandez, Nora Samosir, Lim Yu Beng, Timothy Nga and MediaCorp artistes Alaric Tay, Lim Kay Tong, Beatrice Chang, Gerald Chew and Terrance Yap.

Star Awards 2010

The 1st ceremony was held in MediaCorp TV Theatre while the 2nd ceremony was held in the Resorts World Sentosa.

TVMobile

This was despite the fact that the infrastructure and equipment of TVMobile was not managed by SBS Transit at all, but rather, by MediaCorp TV Holdings.

Unriddle episodes

Below are two episodic synopsis of Unriddle and Unriddle 2, which consist of 20 episodes each and were broadcast on MediaCorp Channel 8.

VivoCity

The 2007 Countdown, held from 31 December 2006 to 1 January 2007, was held at the rooftop amphitheatre and included performances by well-known homegrown artists from MediaCorp Channel 5 and 8, as well as the Top 11 finalists of the second season of Singapore Idol.

Yang Libing

More recently she has appeared in several of MediaCorp's anniversary events and was one of many former artistes present at the Star Awards 2012.


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