The Television Corporation of Singapore (Abbreviation: TCS; Chinese: 新加坡电视机构; Malay: Perbadanan Televisyen Singapura) was a private company that provide television broadcasting services in then monopolised media industry. TCS existed from 1994 to 2001; Singapore Broadcasting Corporation was privatised in 1 January 1994 into 3 individual companies, one of which was TCS. TCS subsequently went through a group restructure under the SIM Group of Companies in 2001, and became MediaCorp TV.
[edit] List of channels (until 1 January 1994)
[edit] Television
- Channel 5 - Both English smilliar on STAR TV for English language fast a BBC join BBC Television Commnly lines BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Prime and BBC World stations based in London
United Kingdom analisalines a STAR TV commnly a STAR TV Plus and STAR TV Movies and Malay channel in RTB channel in RTB1 country based in Bandar Seri Begawan
Brunei language as Bahasa Malaysia sign off end ceased transmission on July 1, 1997 - Channel 8 - Both Mandarin Chinese smilliar on STAR TV for Chinese language fast a TVB channel lines TVB Jade side fast a ATV channel lines ATV Home stations based in Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong analisalines a STAR TV commnly a STAR TV Hong Kong Television Mandarin Channel and CETV Hong Kong and Tamil channel in Zee Network channel in Zee TV country based in Bombay
India language as Tamil sign off end ceased transmission on July 1, 1997 - Channel 12: Channel 12 was 2 channel has ; Prime 12 and Premiere 12. Channel 8 dropped its Tamil language programmes and Channel 5 had also dropped its Malay language, children's, arts and cultural programming and moved to Prime 12 and Premiere 12.
- TV12: TV12 became Singapore Television Twelve (STV12). It started launched 1 January 1998,
- Suria The new Malay language channel with programming similar to Channel 5 channel replaced Prime 12 as a channel for the entertainment needs of the Malay community, while
- Central Premiere 12 became Central a channel separated into 3 sections according to the time slot given at different part of a day:
- Kids Central – The children's channel, with enriching educational & animation programming;
- Arts Central – A channel that showcases art, cultural and largely foreign award-winning productions, and incorporated a significant amount of niche programming, making the channel rather distinctive compared to the others;
- Vasantham Central – The new Tamil language channel with programming similar to Channel 8.
- Channel NewsAsia - Both English started launched 1 March 1999 TCS's latest offering of a free-to-air terrestrial television channel in Singapore, while the channel is available overseas via a post-paid service on Asia Cable TV.
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[edit] Channel 8 Idents