Channel 8 News
| Industry | Mediacorp |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Singapore |
| Products | News |
| Website | 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.
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).
As part of Channel 8's programming revamp in 2014, with the final broadcast of Good Morning Singapore (Chinese:早安您好) on 29 August 2014, a new weekday morning news programme Morning Express (Chinese:晨光第一线) begun airing from 1 September 2014. 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.
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), Singapore Today would be moved earlier to facilitate the broadcast of the National Day Parade. It remains to be seen, however, the timeslot arrangement from 2016 onwards, since Hello Singapore took over the weekday broadcast of Singapore Today.
- On the day of the National Day Rally, Singapore Today would be presented at 6.15pm, 15 minutes earlier before the 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 13 Channel 8 drama series. They are, in order of airdate:
- 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)
- C.L.I.F. 4 警徽天职4 (2016) (future; SPF crime prevention tips)
- You Can Be An Angel 2 你也可以是天使2 (2017) (future; production reflections)
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 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.
- Channel U aired its first "live" presentation 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. Most programmes aired on MediaCorp channels were also pre-empted for a week, to air the latest news regarding Mr Lee. There is also a 15-minute special presentation of News 8 at One on 28 March 2015 (Saturday).
Filmography
| News Tonight 晚间新闻 | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
News Current affairs |
| Presented by | See Presenters |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 2,195 (as of 3 April 2016) |
| Production | |
| 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 8 at 10 News World @ 11 |
News
| News Programs | Aired Timing |
|---|---|
| Morning Express 晨光第一线 | Weekdays; 9.00am - 9.30am |
| News 8 at One 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) Daily; 11.00pm - 11.30pm (Channel U) Runtime may be extended by at least 15 minutes due to Parliament highlights |
| 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; 8.00pm - 8.30pm (Channel 8) |
| World This Week 世界一周 | Fridays; 9.00pm - 10.00pm (Channel U) |
Presenters
News Anchors
Full Time
- Evelyn Lam (蓝丽婷)
- Zhao Quanyin (赵全胤)
- Zhao Wenbei (赵文蓓)
- Wang Zheng (王征)
- Lin Chi Yuan (林启元)
Allied Newscasters
- Zhang Haijie (张海洁)
- Tung Soo Hua (董素华)
- Kristine Lim (林稚瑛)
- Yang Zhenhua (杨振华)
- Jiang Huan (蒋睆)
Adjunct Newscasters
- Ng Siew Leng (黄秀玲)
CA Presenters
Full Time
- Chun Guek Lay (曾月丽)
- Tung Soo Hua (董素华)
- Lim Yi Chyi (琪琪)
- Kenneth Kong (江坚文)
- Jeffrey Low (刘俊葳)
Allied Presenters
- Guo Liang (郭亮)
- Iriana Halim (林有懿)
- Zhao Quanyin (赵全胤)
- Wang Zheng (王征)
- Wallace Ang (洪圣安)
Adjunct Presenters
- Desmond Lim (林树源)
- Lynne Chee (徐赟羚)
- Xie Huizhen (谢慧珍)
Accolades
The Best News Presenter and Best Current Affairs Presenter awards were suspended from 2014 due to a lack of eligible nominees, as professional and programme awards will only be given out when there are at least ten candidates from this year on. Even though Channel 8 News & Current Affairs already had ten news presenters by the end of 2014, unfortunately, the Best News Presenter award did not return.