2004
- New corporate name, ‘MediaCorp Private Limited’ christened to achieve greater heights and reach further shores
- Merger of free-to-air channels with SPH’s free newspaper operations, to curb further economic losses
- Change in Chinese names of MediaCorp TV Holdings' various channels - Channel 8 and Channel 5 were renamed 八频道 (ba pin dao) and 五频道 (wu pin dao) from 第八波道 (di ba bo dao) and 第五波道 (di wu bo dao) respectively. In line with the newly-acquired Channel U, MediaCorp TV 12's Suria and Central followed suit.
2005
- SPH Mediaworks' Channel i discontinued due to commercial inviability. Launch of Asia’s first 3G mobile drama "P.S. I Love You" by MediaCorp Studios, another milestone in changing they way people watch tv in view of technological advancements, as they are now able to do so anywhere as long as they were 3G-connected.
- Subtitles introduced for hearing impaired
- MediaCorp Studios opens production office in Kuala Lumpur.
2007
- Launch of HD (High Definition) TV channel HD5, the first broadcasting station in SouthEast Asia to do so.
- Launch of Singtel MioTV
- “25 years of Drama” on Channel 8 to commemorate
2008
2009- The Little Nyonya - 45-year anniversary, highest viewership in past 14 years
- Okto launched
- Central and Channel i. Vasantham replaced MediaCorp TV12’s tamil Vasantham Central- getting a channel of its own, improving television for the Indian community of Singapore.
- Co-production and distribution for Just For Laughs Asia- the first franchise outside of USA, UK and Canada
2010
- Termination of TVMobile upon expiry of agreement with SBS Transit and after a viability analysis.
- Birth of xinmsn in collaboration with Windows, combining online search portal MSN.com with other forms of media, tv and print in particular- revolutionizing the way people watch tv as they can now ‘catch-up’ with the shows that they missed.
- Vettai : Pledged to Hunt aired on Vasantham- 72 episode crime drama series
2011
- Launch of “a-ok” (Arts on okto)/ArtBites on okto channel.
2013
The Dream Makers (to commemorate 50 years of TV history)
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