8TV (Malaysian TV network)
Current logo, which is a revision of 2004 logo, used since 2018. | |
| 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 | Balai Berita, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Mandarin English (2004-2018) |
| Picture format | 576i (4:3/SDTV) (1995 - 1999, 2004 - 2017) 1080i (16:9/HDTV) (2017 - present) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Media Prima (Metropolitan TV Sdn Bhd) |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched |
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| Founder | Tan Sri Tunku Abdullah |
| Closed |
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| Former names | MetroVision (1 July 1995 – 1 November 1999) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| MYTV | Channel 108 (SD) |
| Streaming media | |
| tonton | Watch live (HD) |
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| Simplified Chinese | 八度空间 | ||||||||||
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| 1974 | The New Straits Times Press is founded |
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| 1984 | TV3 is launched |
| 1985 | Renong Berhad acquired TV3 and NSTP from Fleet Group |
| 1993 | Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad acquires TV3 and NSTP from Renong Berhad |
| 1995 | MetroVision is launched Mega TV began operations Akademi TV3 is founded Grand Brilliance is founded Ambang Klasik is founded |
| 1998 | ntv7 is launched |
| 1999 | MetroVision ceased operations |
| 2000 | Profitune is founded Akademi TV3 renamed as the Malaysia Institute of Integrative Media (MIIM) NSTP divested Berita Publishing to Alaf Positif |
| 2001 | Mega TV ceased operations MRCB announces its intent to divested equity interest in TV3 and NSTP and transferred them to Profitune |
| 2002 | Profitune renamed as Media Prima Ambang Klasik ceased operations |
| 2003 | Corporate restructuring of MRCB and divestiture of TV3 and NSTP by MRCB is completed Media Prima began operations and acquires MetroVision Channel 9 is launched TV3 divested MIIM to SAL Group of Colleges |
| 2004 | MetroVision is relaunched and renamed as 8TV |
| 2005 | Channel 9 ceased operations Media Prima acquires ntv7 and Channel 9 Fly FM is launched |
| 2006 | Hot FM is launched Channel 9 relaunched and renamed as TV9 |
| 2007 | Tonton is launched Gua.com.my is launched |
| 2008 | Primeworks Studios is founded |
| 2009 | One FM is launched |
| 2011 | Emas is launched MIIM ceased operations |
| 2012 | Media Prima Digital is founded |
| 2014 | Emas ceased operations |
| 2015 | Media Prima acquires Copyright Laureate which owns Ultra FM and Pi Mai FM |
| 2016 | Kool FM is launched CJ Wow Shop is launched |
| 2017 | Media Prima acquires REV Asia Holdings |
| 2018 | Media Prima Radio Networks rebranded as Ripple Media |
| 2020 | Media Prima Omnia is launched CJ Wow Shop renamed as Wow Shop |
| 2021 | Ripple Media rebranded as Media Prima Audio Kool FM and One FM rebranded as Buletin FM and 8FM respectively |
| 2022 | Molek FM is launched |
| 2023 | Buletin FM rebranded as Kool 101 |
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. The channel formerly existed as MetroVision from 1 July 1995 until 1 November 1999 and was relaunched as 8TV on 8 January 2004.
Its programming consists of mostly dramas, sitcoms and reality shows made in Chinese, either produced in Malaysia or imported from other countries. As of 2023, 8TV has captured 81% of its Chinese viewership according to a Nielsen survey.