8TV (Malaysian TV network)
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Not to be confused with Channel 8 (Singaporean TV channel), a Chinese-language television channel owned by Mediacorp.
Metropolitan TV Sdn. Bhd., operating as 8TV (Chinese: 八度空间), is a Malaysian Chinese-language free-to-air television network focused on the Chinese community of Malaysia. It is owned and operated by Media Prima.[1][2][3] The channel formerly existed as MetroVision from 1 July 1995 until 1 November 1999 and was relaunched as 8TV on 8 January 2004.
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Country | Malaysia |
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Broadcast area | Malaysia Singapore Brunei Thailand (South Thailand, particularly Songkhla, Narathiwat, Yala and Satun) Indonesia (West Kalimantan, Riau Islands, North Kalimantan and Riau) Philippines (particularly southern Palawan and Tawi-Tawi) |
Headquarters | Sri Pentas, Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Mandarin (China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan) Cantonese (Hong Kong, Malaysia) Hokkien (Taiwan) Thai English (2004-2018) Korean (2016-2024) |
Picture format | 576i (4:3/SDTV) (1995 - 1999, 2004 - 2017) 1080i (16:9/HDTV) (2017 - present) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Media Prima |
Parent | Metropolitan TV Sdn. Bhd. |
Sister channels | |
History | |
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Former names | MetroVision (1995–1999) |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
myFreeview | Channel 108 (HD) |
Streaming media | |
tonton | Watch live (HD) |
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Quick Facts Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese ...
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Traditional Chinese | 八度空間 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 八度空间 | ||||||||||
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Its programming consists of mostly dramas, sitcoms and reality shows made in Chinese, either produced in Malaysia or imported from other countries such as Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Singapore. Occasionally, Korean and Thai dramas are also targeted at Malay viewers. As of 2023, 8TV has captured 81% of its Chinese viewership according to a Nielsen survey.[4]