Hello Singapore

Hello Singapore
狮城有约
Genre News
Current affairs
Info-ed
Presented by Guo Liang
Youyi
Qi Qi
Jeffrey Low
Country of origin Singapore
Original language(s) Mandarin
No. of episodes 450 (as of 8 July 2016)
Production
Running time 60 minutes (with advertisements)
30 minutes (Best of)
Release
Original network Mediacorp Channel 8
Original release October 20, 2014 (2014-10-20) – present
Chronology
Preceded by Channel 8 News - Singapore Today

Hello Singapore (Chinese: 狮城有约) is a news/current affairs programme produced by Mediacorp Channel 8. It is hosted by a rotating team of presenters composed of a news presenter and one from a team of the five hosts consisting of Good Morning Singapore hosts Qi Qi, Kenneth Kong and Jeffrey Low together with Guo Liang and Youyi. The show, which covers topics from life issues to social news from Singapore also includes exciting lifestyle news and information.[1] The show replaced the current weekday broadcast of Singapore Today as well as half of the 7.00pm drama timeslot, airing weekdays from 6.30pm to 7.30pm, live, premiering together with socio-drama , 118(2014 - 2015)[2]

The other dramas that aired at 7.30pm were Life - Fear Not(2015 -2016) , Peace & Prosperity (2016) & 118 II (2016 - Present)

A repeat telecast of "Crosstalks" and the topic of the day will also be available the next weekday, 7.30am to 8.00am.

Background

The series is a weekday news/current affairs programme that will better reflect the sentiments and concerns of Singaporeans, combining news, current affairs and live discussions. It also features news coverage around the world and in-depth analyses of current affairs, through pre-recorded segments and live discussions with invited experts and guests.

Presenters

News Anchors

Crosstalk & Topic of the Day

Segments

Topics may be pre-empted or run on another day in the event of special reports or Crosstalks.

Previous topics

Changes during National Mourning

To respect the passing of the founding father Lee Kuan Yew, who died of pneumonia at 3.18am on 23 March 2015 (Monday), like all other Channel 8 news programmes, the opening sequence has changed. From 23 to 27 March 2015, the opening graphics were toned down and music from the sequence was replaced by melancholic music. The 23 to 26 March episodes were hosted by Qi Qi and Focus presenter Chun Guek Lay, while the 27 March episode was hosted by Kenneth Kong and Jeffery Low. There were two or three segments as shown below.

Changes during GE2015

Special arrangements were being made during GE2015. Details are as follows:

Hello Singapore is shortened to 30 minutes, which consists of two news segments. Following that, the show ends for the day to air the 'live' political forum Singapore Votes 2015 - Your Vote Matters at 7.00pm.

The arrangement for the two days are such that the two news segments are shown first, afterwards, the hosts will walk viewers through each part of Singapore Votes 2015 - Campaign Report before they are shown.

Prior to the live coverage of the Polling Day report at 8.30pm, Hello Singapore presented the two news segments at 6.30pm. Following that, the show ends for the day to air 118 at 7.00pm, 2 episodes back-to-back (Episode 229 / 230).

Trivia

Accolades

Nominee / Work Award Accolade Result
Chen Pei Jun 陈姵君 Best Programme Promo
最佳宣传短片 		Star Awards 2015 Show 1
红星大奖2015 - 第一场 		Nominated
Youyi 有懿 Rocket Award
年度飞跃奖 		Star Awards 2015 Show 1
红星大奖2015 - 第一场 		Nominated

See also

References

  1. ↑ "New Channel 8 programmes keep things current". Today Online. 18 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Channel 8 Revamps Weekday Evening Programming". MediaCorp Advertising. 25 August 2014.
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