8TV (Malaysia)
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| Type | Private broadcast Terrestrial television |
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| Country |  Malaysia |
| Availability | National |
| Slogan | We're different (simplified Chinese: 我们是不同的) |
| Owner | Media Prima Berhad |
| Launch date | 2004 |
| Former names | MetroVision Channel 8 |
| Website www.8tv.com.my |
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8TV (simplified Chinese: 八度空间; pinyin: Bā dù kōng jiān; literal: 8th dimension) is a private Malaysian television station previously known as Metrovision. Metrovision had ceased transmission in 1999, but resumed broadcasting on January 8, 2004 as 8TV after being bought by Media Prima Berhad.
8TV is the sister channel of TV3, ntv7 and TV9. It currently shares facilities with TV3 at its headquarters, Sri Pentas, Bandar Utama.
8TV currently broadcasts under UHF (Ultra High) Frequency. In the Klang Valley, the UHF channel is 25. 8TV is also available over Astro on Channel 708.
Broadcast Hours (Monday - Friday): 6:30am till 3:00am the next day; (Saturday - Sunday): 7:00am till 3:00am the next day.
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[edit] Features
8TV targets the younger block of viewers with a "one station, two channels" concept whereby the first session of the broadcasts are the Chinese channel, while the second session of the broadcasts is mostly English-language programmes. A third part of the broadcast features interactive SMS games, with some music videos in English, Malay and Chinese.
It has a popular slogan, "We're different," and has attempted to show this by offering a large variety of popular series and movies that focuses on youth, urban and Chinese as the targeted audiences.
[edit] Parent company
8TV, together with three other channels, TV3, ntv7 and TV9, local English daily the New Straits Times and Malay daily Berita Harian form the largest media group in Malaysia, collectively known as Media Prima. It is currently headed by Ahmad Izham Omar. Its Director of Network Operations is Paul Moss, a recording executive who is also a judge on One in a Million and the now-cancelled Malaysian Idol.
[edit] Events
- 8TV Mall Tour (2006) - in selected major shopping malls in Malaysia.
- 8TV Youth Tour (2007) - in selected higher learning institutions in Malaysia.
[edit] Mascot
In early 2006, 8TV introduces its mascot, a toddler named "Pow Pow" who graces some of 8TV's promo ads as well as the main page of its official website. He was originally just called the "8TV baby" until a name search contest was held to look for a suitable proper name, and eventually the name "Pow Pow" was selected. Pow Pow is always seen wearing a crimson collared shirt with the 8TV logo on its front, decorated by an orange cape with the 8TV logo again on it, as well as a diaper. Sometimes he is seen sporting an electric guitar. He bears an uncanny resemblance of the character Jack-Jack from Disney/Pixar's the Incredibles.
Pow Pow may not be 8TV's first mascot. During 8TV's early months, it featured a nerd named "Gary the IT Guy" and his fellow fictional 8TV workforce for its promotional activities, who functioned similarly as a mascot for the then-new station.
[edit] Programme
Dramas are in blue; variety programmes are in flax; movies and/or specials are in black; reality shows are in orange; serial soap dramas are in corn.
8TV's Primetime programmes as of March, 2008.
| 8:00 - 8:30 PM | 8:30 - 9.00 PM | 9:00 - 9.30 PM | 9:30 - 10.00 PM | 10:00 - 10.30 PM | 10:30 - 11.00 PM | 11:00 - 11.30 PM | 11:30 - 11.45 PM | |
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| Monday | 8TV Mandarin News | Korean Drama: Hello! Miss | Battlestar Galactica | Prison Break | 8TV Quickie | |||
| Tuesday | Ugly Betty | Desperate Housewives | ||||||
| Wednesday | Gol & Gincu The Series (encore) |
What Women Want | ||||||
| Thursday | American Idol | America's Next Top Model | ||||||
| Friday | Who Wants to Be a Superhero? | American Idol | ||||||
| Saturday | Project Superstar Malaysia (season 3) | Chinese/Korean/Japanese Movie | ||||||
| Sunday | Step Forward | Project Superstar result show | ? | ? | ||||
