Mediacorp

https://www.mediacorp.sg/en
https://www.linkedin.com/company/mediacorppteltd/

Mediacorp, a state-owned company headquartered in Singapore, was founded in 1936, employs approximately 3670 individuals, and reported $463.0M in revenue as of 2024. Functioning as a tier 1 media tech buyer, the company specializes in broadcast television and radio. Owned by Temasek Holdings, the investment arm of the Government of Singapore, Mediacorp operates television channels, radio, and digital media properties. Its headquarters are located at the Mediapolis development in Queenstown's One-north precinct, which succeeded Caldecott Hill in 2015, with a significant portion of its employees engaged in both public and private sector broadcasting.

2024 Revenue

Founded

1936

Headcount

3,661

Headquarters

Singapore

Primary Segment

Broadcast television and radio

Ownership

State Owned

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On March 30, 2026, Senior Minister of State Tan Kiat How spoke at Mediacorp’s Career Forward 2026 event, highlighting Singapore's intensified focus on digital transformation and workforce readiness. He stressed the role of digitalization, artificial intelligence, and automation in reshaping industries and redefining work. Previously, on March 10, Mediacorp's CNA News Channel expanded its reach into Europe, doubling its global footprint to over 180 million homes and connected devices worldwide. This growth resulted from strategic partnerships with television and technology providers across Europe and North America, two years after CNA began launching its free ad-supported television (FAST) channel, now known as CNA Originals, in the Western hemisphere.

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Mediacorp offers 11 products in the media tech, ad tech and services and media and telecoms services industries. Mediacorp's product portfolio comprises of connectivity and distribution services, advertising, marketing, media agencies, broadcast television and radio, marketer and agency technology, search, social, and retail media, media and TV services, content rights and media managed services.

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Mediacorp's revenues were less than $1B in 2024. Caretta Research has split Mediacorp's revenue into 13 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (thematic channel groups). For full access to Mediacorp's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.

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Mar

30th

2026

01:44

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Singapore: Building Digital Capabilities for an AI

Singapore is strengthening its focus on digital transformation and workforce readiness, with renewed emphasis on equipping individuals with the capabilities needed to navigate a rapidly evolving, technology-driven economy. Speaking at Mediacorp’s Career Forward 2026, Senior Minister of State Tan Kiat How highlighted how digitalisation, artificial intelligence and automation are reshaping industries and redefining the nature of work.

OpenGov Asia

Mar

27th

2026

18:30

Hiring, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

AI transformation will not be easy, there will be setbacks: Tan Kiat How

02:56 Min Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information Tan Kiat How says the AI transformation journey will not be easy. He says there may be setbacks and job roles may not fit perfectly at the start, and it may feel like one step forward, two steps back.

Channel News Asia

Mar

19th

2026

18:30

B2B Tag

Internet slang, memes and 'rizz' – are we forgetting how to speak good English?

These days, it's getting increasingly common in classes to hear a student discuss a philosophical argument with careful reasoning, then moments later remark that an idea is "lowkey problematic" or that someone's well-made point "slaps". Online, expressions such as "fr" ("for real"), "ngl" ("not gonna lie") or "it's giving" ("it seems" or "it suggests") circulate widely across TikTok, Instagram and messaging applications.

Channel News Asia

Mar

10th

2026

19:14

B2B Tag

Mediacorp's CNA News Channel Expands into Europe

Powered by strategic partnerships with leading television and technology providers across Europe and North America, CNA has successfully doubled its global footprint to more than 180 million homes and connected devices worldwide from two years ago, when it first began the rollout of its free ad-supported television (FAST) channel – now known as CNA Originals – into the Western hemisphere.

Content+Technology

Mar

9th

2026

14:46

Business Expansion, Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag

CNA is now available to more than 180 million homes and connected devices worldwide following strategic expansion into Europe

Singapore, 9 March 2026 – Powered by strategic partnerships with leading television and technology providers across Europe and North America, CNA has successfully doubled its global footprint to more than 180 million homes and connected devices worldwide from two years ago, when it first began the rollout of its Free-Ad Supported Television (FAST) channel – now known as CNA Originals – into the Western hemisphere.

Mediacorp

Feb

24th

2026

10:56

Funding Activities, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

Public service media a source of trust, should be adequately funded: Henry Kwek

SINGAPORE – Public service media needs to be adequately and sustainably funded in an era of AI-generated disinformation, said Mr Henry Kwek (Kebun Baru) during the Budget debate on Feb 24. This is as media outlets such as The Straits Times, Lianhe Zaobao and CNA stand between Singaporeans and a manipulated information environment, said Mr Kwek, who chairs the Government Parliamentary Committee for National Development.

The Straits Times

Feb

15th

2026

00:30

Sports Rights Updates, B2B Tag

How World Cup broadcast rights fees, subscriptions have gone up

Mediacorp’s announcement that it has secured the rights for the 2026 World Cup is a move away from previous editions in 2018 and 2022, when there was a three-way partnership between the national broadcaster and local telcos StarHub and Singtel.

The Straits Times

Feb

15th

2026

00:30

Sports Rights Updates, B2B Tag

Is Mediacorp’s 2026 World Cup deal a ‘national service’ or commercial strategy?

SINGAPORE – News that national broadcaster Mediacorp has secured rights to the 2026 FIFA World Cup – with an announcement that it will air more than triple free-to-air matches than the last edition – has caught some analysts here by surprise.

The Straits Times

Feb

5th

2026

11:21

Sports Rights Updates, B2B Tag

Mediacorp secures FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights in Singapore

Singapore's state broadcaster, Mediacorp, has secured a significant media rights deal with the world soccer governing body, FIFA. The agreement covers multiple tournaments including this year's flagship men’s World Cup. Under the new agreement, Mediacorp will broadcast all 2026 FIFA World Cup matches and the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Sporticos

Feb

5th

2026

10:26

Sports Rights Updates, B2B Tag

Mediacorp to broadcast FIFA World Cup 2026 with 28 free-to-air matches

Football fans in Singapore will be able to watch some FIFA World Cup matches for free in 2026. Mediacorp announced it has secured the broadcast rights to the tournament and a wider slate of FIFA competitions through 2028.

Mothership Singapore

Feb

5th

2026

06:46

Sports Rights Updates, B2B Tag

Mediacorp to screen FIFA World Cup 2026, with 28 free-to-air matches

Mediacorp to screen 28 FIFA World Cup 2026 matches for free, including both semi-finals and final Mediacorp has announced that it will be screening 28 FIFA World Cup 2026 matches live on free-to-air platforms, after securing exclusive broadcasting rights to the tournament.

Must Share News

Feb

5th

2026

06:09

Sports Rights Updates

Mediacorp triples free-to-air World Cup output

Mediacorp, the state-owned media group in Singapore, is to show 28 matches from the 2026 Fifa World Cup on a free-to-air basis under its rights deal announced today (Thursday).

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Mediacorp currently holds 15 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including basketball, motorsports, multi-sport, soccer | association football and winter sports.

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