Singapore is moving steadily ahead to establish itself as the broadcasting and production hub of the Asia-Pacific region - a vibrant centre for a host
of broadcasting and production activities, with the capabilities to serve
the region and the rest of the world.

To date, Singapore has eight free-to-air broadcasters comprising MediaCorp TV, MediaCorp News, MediaCorp Radio, SPH MediaWorks, NTUC Media Cooperative Limited, SAFRA Radio and the National Arts Council (NAC) which runs an arts radio station. The only free-to-air foreign station here is the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) World Service.

Besides the above, Singapore Cable Vision, a cable TV operator offers about 40 channels, while the radio cable operator, Rediffusion (S) Pte Ltd offers services in English and Chinese.

In addition, there are 17 satellite broadcasters licensed by the Singapore
Broadcasting Authority (www.sba.gov.sg) to uplink their services from
Singapore. They can use any of the four available uplink facilities: ST Teleport, SingTel Telecast, MediaCorp T & T (Transmission & Technology) and Asia Broadcast Centre. Alternatively, they can operate their own satellite uplink facility, but a separate licence, issued by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), will be required.

The list of satellite broadcasters licensed by SBA to broadcast from
Singapore include:

1.		Animasia International Pte Ltd
2.		AXN Service Co Pte Ltd
3.		BBC Worldwide Limited
4.		BLK Syndicate Pte Ltd
5.		Business News (Asia) Ltd
6.		DigitalONE Pte Ltd
7.		Discovery Asia, Inc.
8.		ESPN STAR Sports
9.		Expand Fast Holdings (Singapore) Pte Ltd
10.		Home Box Office (Singapore) Pte Ltd
11.		MediaCorp News Pte Ltd
12.		Music Television Asia LDC
13.		Nickelodeon GNV Operations Pte Ltd
14.		SET Satellite (Singapore) Pte Ltd
15.		Singapore International Foundation
16.		Walt Disney Television (Singapore) Pte Ltd
17.		Worldspace Asia Pte Ltd

There is also a fair number of production and post-production companies in Singapore. They include Four Media Company Asia, Film Formations Pte Ltd, Infinite Frameworks, Oak3 Films, Sunrise Entertainment, The Right Angle, The Moving Visuals Company and Video Headquarters. Such operations in Singapore have also grown in tandem with the broadcasting industry.