MediacorpSingaporean state-owned media companyMediacorp Pte. Ltd. (Chinese: 新传媒, romanized: Xīnchuánméi; Tamil: மீடியாகார்ப்) is the state-ownedmedia conglomerate of Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the investment arm of the Government of Singapore—it owns and operates television channels, radio, and digital media properties.
HooqHooq (stylised in all caps, pronounced like hook) was a Singaporean video on demandstreaming service. A joint venture of Singtel, Sony Pictures and Warner Bros., it had a presence in the Philippines, Thailand, India, Indonesia, and Singapore. Hooq was valued at $420 million in March 2015. The company filed for liquidation on 27 March 2020, and shut down on 30 April 2020, its assets were acquired by Coupang.
Live streamingLivestreaming, live-streaming, or live streaming is the streaming of video or audio in real time or near real time. While often referred to simply as streaming, the real-time nature of livestreaming differentiates it from other non-live broadcast forms of streamed media such as video-on-demand, vlogs and video-sharing platforms such as YouTube and TikTok.
WattpadOnline community themed around reading and writing Wattpad.comCurrent, rebranded logo since 2019Company typeSubsidiaryWebsite typeReading app, social networking serviceAvailable inMultilingual; stories available in more than in 50 languagesHeadquartersToronto, Ontario, CanadaArea servedWorldwide (except blocking countries)OwnersWebtoon Entertainment (Naver Corporation and LY Corporation)FoundersAllen LauIvan YuenPresidentDavid LeeEmployees145Websitewattpad.comRegistrationRequired for nearly all actions.Users500 million (2020)LaunchedDecember 2006; 19 years ago (2006-12)Current statusActiveNative clients onWeb, Android, iOS Wattpad is a website for reading and publishing original fiction and connecting with fellow writers and readers.
Video on demandVideo on demand (VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access television shows, films, and videos digitally on request.
TvN (South Korean TV channel)tvN (originally standing for Total Variety Network) is a South Korean nationwide paytelevision network owned by CJ ENM Entertainment Division. tvN programming consists of a variety of entertainment content focused on television series and variety shows. It is available on cable, on satellite through SkyLife, and on IPTV platforms in South Korea. Since 2014, the network has been headed by Kang Ho-sung.
CoupangCoupang,Inc. (Korean: 쿠팡; simplified Chinese: 库房; traditional Chinese: 庫房; pinyin: Kùfáng; lit. 'storehouse') is an American online retail and technology company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, operating primarily in South Korea and Taiwan. Founded in South Korea in 2010 by Bom Kim and listed on the Fortune 500 as of 2025, Coupang operates an internet retail business, food delivery service, and OTT streaming service.
Over-the-top media serviceAn over-the-top media service (also known as OTT and over-the-top television) is a digital distribution service of video and accompanying audio delivered directly to viewers via the public Internet, rather than through over-the-air, cable, and satellite television service or Internet Protocol television (IPTV) provider. The term is synonymous with streaming platform.
Xinmsnxinmsn was an Internet portal featuring various news and entertainment information for Singapore-based users. It was launched in March 2010 as a joint venture between MediaCorp and Microsoft, and replaces the old iteration of MSN Singapore. Since 1 April 2015, all operations on xinmsn have ceased. Content has been moved to Toggle and the relaunched MSN Singapore. Contentxinmsn provided various types of information and news within the context of Singapore.I Want to Be a StarI Want to Be a Star (Chinese: 小咖大作战) is a Toggle original series drama which is shown on Toggle. The show depicts the life of a calefare and rising to fame as actors and actresses of Mediacorp. It stars Chew Chor Meng, Shane Pow, Kym Ng, Hong Ling, Dennis Chew, Ya Hui as the main cast of the series. Channel 8 began airing the series every Sunday at 10.30pm from 25 December 2016.HBO GoHBO Go was an American-based global authenticated video-on-demand streaming service of the pay television network HBO. Launched on February 18, 2010 in the United States, the service allowed subscribers to access HBO's on-demand programming via the HBO website, mobile apps, and digital media players, among other devices, through their television providers.
MicrosoftMicrosoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. The company became influential in the rise of personal computers through software like Windows and has since expanded into areas such as Internet services, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, video gaming, and more.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.