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ntv7 will be hitting yet another major milestone in 2014 as the feel good channel celebrates its sweet sixteen birthday, while keeping its efforts to stay relevant and fresh with its outstanding line-up of some of the finest programmes for the coming year.
Not only is ntv7 an established free-to-air platform for the past fifteen years, the channel is also positioned as a premium brand that targets the Modern Urban Progressive Adults (MUPAs). It continues to be Malaysia’s preferred channel by securing prime positions amongst its competitors.
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Dominating both the Urban English-speaking and the Chinese audiences through remarkable local and international titles, ntv7 (Ch 107) remains as the Top 4 most-watched channel amongst the Urban 25+ and Chinese 4+ viewers in the country.
“Turning 15 this year is exceptionally amazing for ntv7 as a number of bold initiatives including Bella Awards – the nation’s 1st women’s awards show, are spearheaded by the channel, while making into The Malaysia Book of Records for the largest gathering of pregnant women through its ‘Bella Bundle of Joy’ baby shower event,” said the Group General Manager of ntv7 & 8TV Airin Zainul.
“We are looking forward to celebrate our 16th anniversary in 2014 with an amazing line-up of new and returning programmes for our faithful viewers – made up of quality Hollywood titles, riveting local dramas, prestigious award shows, inspiring women-centered programmes and many more,” Airin added.
The coming year will see the return of TWO OF MALAYSIA’S PRESTIGIOUS AWARD SHOWS on ntv7 – Golden Awards and Bella Awards – in its 3rd and 2nd year respectively. With five new award categories and a short film competition announced at its recent press conference, the 3rd Golden Awards will continue its efforts to celebrate and recognise the outstanding works of those who have contributed in the Malaysian Chinese TV industry. Meanwhile, details of the 2nd Bella Awards will be announced in December this year.
Apart from these award shows on the local front, ntv7 will also feature a number of LOCALLY PRODUCED TITLES including Penang Striker (a story on football, history and love set in the 1920s), Project Earth (a charity-based magazine show that sends people around the world to contribute and help the poor and needy), and Kids Dancing (a reality dance competition for children).
With the growing fanbase of its LOCAL CHINESE DRAMAS, ntv7 will continue to invest in new exciting series in 2014 including On The Brink (an action-packed crime investigation drama scheduled to air on Q3 of next year to celebrate the station’s 16th anniversary, starring Adrian Tan, Jojo Goh, Henley Hii), Teen Edge (a moral-driven show targeted at the youths starring Henley Hii, Karena Teo and Jack Tan), and The Scavenger (an intense psychological suspense drama starring Kyo Chen, Jeffrey Cheng and Karena Teo). The channel will also bring back local hit dramas – In Laws (Season 2) and Love Compulsory (Season 3 & 4).
Viewers can expect yet another ground-breaking CHINESE NEW YEAR TELEMOVIE by ntv7 next year featuring its Top 10 artistes, entitled, “Spring Chorus”. The Lunar New Year production is a unique, heart-warming musical drama that revolves around a family of five siblings who reunite to help their father who is suffering from Alzheimer to recall the memories.
Meanwhile, good news for fans of POPULAR HOLLYWOOD HIT SERIES, ntv7 will be airing a good mix of returning titles such as Once Upon A Time (Season 3), The Mentalist (Season 5), Fringe (Season 5), New Girl (Season 2), and How I Met Your Mother (Season 8). Viewers can also look forward to a line-up of new exhilarating series including Once Upon A Time In Wonderland (a spinoff of Once Upon A Time), Blacklist, Sleepy Hollow, Witches Of East End, The Michael J. Fox Show, and The Crazy Ones (an inspired workplace comedy starring award-winning actor Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar).
Aside from these incredible shows from the west, the station will also showcase a number of Asian titles comprising of the ever popular HONG KONG TVB DRAMAS. Amongst the strong titles that will be aired on the channel are Daddy Good Deeds, Forensic Heroes III (starring award-winning actor Wayne Lai and the beautiful Maggie Cheung), Gloves Come Off, Highs And Lows, Inbound Troubles (featured in the New York Times), The Last Steep Ascent, and Three Kingdom RPG. Besides popular TVB dramas, the channel will also air a highly successful drama series from China entitled, Empress In The Palace. Premiering first on free-to-air channel, ntv7, the show stars Sun Li, Chen Jian Bin, Ada Choi and Leanne Liu.
Viewers will also be thrilled to know that FAVOURITE INTERNATIONAL CHINESE REALITY SERIES – Chinese Dream and Perfect Match – will return with the latest seasons on the channel.
Fans of LOCAL CHINESE REALITY SERIES will find more reasons to rejoice as a number of familiar titles will return on the Home of Feel Good including Aunty Must Go Crazy (Season 3), Foodie Blogger (Season 2), Listen To The World (Season 2), Mandarin Battle Star (Season 5), Women’s Zone (Season 6), and All About Sports (Season 2). Besides these highly-anticipated returning titles, a new and refreshing cooking game show – Happy Little Chef – will be introduced to kids aged 7 to 10. The half-an-hour series will enable children to be creative and expressive in their own ways.
The feel good channel will also be offering new and returning KIDS’ PROGRAMMES for the creative young minds such as Hikayat Tok (a story about a young boy named Ridhwan and his friends who grow up together as children in the 19th century), Wakfu (an adventure story of a boy who learns that he has mysterious power), Kindaichi’s Case File (a mystery series based on the crime solving adventures of a high school student, Hajime Kindaichi), Sabrina: Secrets Of A Teenage Witch, Kungfu Panda (Season 2), Dragon Ball Kai Z (Season 2), and many more.
For more information on ntv7’s 2014 titles, please refer to the complete list of programme synopsis attached with this press release.
