The channel also occasionally aired sports programming, which from 2014 to its closure occupied the network's prime time schedule.

In June 2014, coinciding with its rights to selected matches of the FIFA World Cup, the Sports on Okto brand was introduced.

[7] In 2017, arts programming was dispersed from Okto to other Mediacorp channels, in favour of expanding the nightly OktoSports block.

Since its standalone channel era, Okto mostly aired English language-produced series with selected shows being broadcast in their original language.

[5] In September 2024, expanding upon existing agreements with the company, Mediacorp made its largest-ever acquisition of children's programmes from BBC Studios, covering 150 hours of programming (including series such as Go Jetters, Hey Duggee and JoJo & Gran Gran) to be carried by Okto and MeWatch.