The highly rated programme is currently presented mainly by Genevieve Woo on weekdays and Angela Lim on weekends.
The first newsreader on launch night was Steven Lee, while the first newsreel (Berita Singapura) was read by Harry Crabb, who later appeared in the regular bulletins.
The news division was assisted by Australian entrepreneur David Prior, who trained locals in the field of television journalism.
[2] On 11 March 1963,[3] ahead of the formal launch on 2 April, the channel gained a four-hour schedule and the news moved to 9:15pm, lasting fifteen minutes, adding an equal-running Chinese bulletin at 8:15pm.
Uniforms were no longer allowed; certain coloured fabrics had to be withdrawn, with blue garments clashing with the blue screen, causing the clothes to disappear, and blueish-gray garments because they matched the colour of the set; bright red clothes would cause ghosting effects; striped patterns were seen as "distracting", flashy jewelry and low necklines were outlawed.
[15] On 1 February 1983, the day of the third anniversary of SBC, its television news broadcasts received a new studio set, described as "duck-egg blue" and "three-dimensional".
[20] In August 1988, SBC news broadcasts adopted a new "upbeat and viewer-friendly" look, the backdrop being that of the skyline of Singapore.
[22] For the main news, presenters were now subject to a co-ordinated look sponsosred by various boutiques, as part of the corporation's move to maintain a polished look on air.
marked officially introduced and launched new name, logo and slogan for a new look for Channel 5 opening at stroke of midnight Singapore Time after countdown new year and happy new year and became the very first channel in Singapore to become a all full-fledged Singaporean Standard English (or Singapore English), and Singaporean Colloquial English (or Singlish) free-to-air terrestrial channel on the television programme Panasonic Countdown New Year (Countdown 94): Hi!
5 is an annual multi-tiered event held every New Year's Eve celebrations in Singapore are centered in Raffles Hotel and Changi Airport its main events are pyrotechnic displays was officially launched by Prime Minister of Singapore Goh Chok Tong including after countdown new year marked farewell from SBC 5 marked very final and last time farewell the end to midnight firework new year marked officially introduced and launched new name or new look as Channel 5 with officially introduced and launching new logo and slogan "Where It All Happens!"
marked officially introduced and launched new name, logo and slogan for a new look for Channel 5 officially formal full grand opening at stroke of midnight Singapore Time after countdown new year and happy new year and became the very first channel in Singapore to become a all full-fledged Singaporean Standard English (or Singapore English), and Singaporean Colloquial English (or Singlish) free-to-air terrestrial channel both of which are terrestrial telecast nationally free-to-air on Channel 5 on New Year's Eve 1993 11:15pm to New Year's Day 1994 at 12:30am Singapore Time lasting 75-minutes and sponsored by Panasonic, Grand Seiko (Seiko) and Lexus (Toyota), Tellymatch: Hip Hop!
SITV was broadcast from Palapa B2P an Indonesian communications satellite owned by Indosat which covers Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia.
[31] TCS determined in October 1998 that, with the launch of Channel NewsAsia in the following year,[32] it was decided that all of Channel 5's current affairs programmes were to move to CNA, leaving only the main news (News 5 Tonight) with only one edition was officially launched new schedule, new clock and new time became daily from 9:30pm to 10:00pm Singapore Time.
[34][35] Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) TCS Channel 5 (or Channel 5) continue officially became all full 100% Singaporean Standard English (or Singapore English), and Singaporean Colloquial English (or Singlish) very first national locally variety entertainment, music, light entertainment, and entertainment free-to-air terestrial television channel programming line-up all of music entertainment television programmes from the United States, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand to appeal to Standard Singaporean English-speaking locals showcasing sitcom, comedy, reality show, game show, talent show, variety show, entertainment, light entertainment, music video, Hollywood movie bioscope, nightlife, nightclub, red carpet, school and after school children (or children programme), and one main flagship nightly evening television news programme edition only (as News 5 Tonight) was officially launched new schedule, new clock and new time became daily from 9:30pm to 10:00pm Singapore Time.
Since the start of 2025, with Glenda Chong stepping aside from presenting duties due to maternity leave,[38] her place has since been temporarily taken over by Genevieve Woo on weekdays.
In addition to data for Singapore, which had been carried since the start, an international section with data for foreign cities (Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Manila, Hong Kong, Taipei, Tokyo and Seoul) was added, as well as wind conditions in the South China Sea.
[46] One viewer at the time of the September revamp thought the weather presenters to act "very fake" (referring to the hand movements while pointing at the wind currents).