“Upin & Ipin” is a 3D animated series produced by Les’ Copaque Production Sdn. Bhd. and is currently one of the most popular animated series in Malaysia receiving excellent reviews and steadfastly averaging around 800, 000 viewers per episode. The series is actually a spin-off of the company’s debut feature film “Geng: Pengembaraan Bermula”.
The series centres on a pair of 5-year-old twin boys, the titular Upin and Ipin, who tell stories of their everyday lives through fun and amusing actions with their friends while also learning new things during their day to day activities. Like every other children, Upin and Ipin are very mischievous and often find themselves getting into trouble, most of the time with their teenage sister Ros.
What Women Want is a Malaysian reality television programme co-produced by 8TV and phoSumpro!, sponsored by Gillette and Head & Shoulders and broadcast on 8TV from 14 December 2006 till 1 March 2007. Hosted by Hannah Tan, it featured 13 young bachelors from within and outside Malaysia vying for the "What Women Want" title and the frills which come with it.
Ghost is a Malaysian supernatural mystery thriller television drama series produced by Popiah Pictures. The first season of ten episodes starred Nazrudin Rahman, Cheryl Samad, Carmen Soo, Reefa and Razif Hashim, and aired on 8TV beginning 3 February 2008. The second season of thirteen episodes began airing on 19 April 2009 and stars Cheryl Samad, Anding Indrawani, Isma Hanum, Colin Kirton and Melissa Campbell.
Gol & Gincu (English: Goalpost and Lipsticks) was a 2006 Malaysian TV series spun off from the 2005 film of the same title by Bernard Chauly, continuing upon the affairs of the all-female futsal team "Bukan Team Biasa" (Malay: "Not an Ordinary Team"). Its first season was first aired from 4 June till 27 August 2006 on 8TV and while its second and final season ran from 8 July to 30 September 2007. The first season of the series was also aired in Singapore on Suria from 26 December 2006 till 20 March 2007.
The Spirits of Love or Love is a Taiwanese Hokkien television drama that aired on Formosa TV in Taiwan from 28 November 2006 to 21 May 2008.
It stars Chen Meifeng, Wang Shixian, Daisy Fong, Chiang Tsu-ping, Jimmy Ni, and June Tsai. The show has five theme songs including Wu Bai & China Blue's 1995 hit "Love You Ten Thousand Years".
The show aired in Taiwan every weeknight at prime time and had a total of 386 episodes. It subsequently aired in Malaysia on the Hokkien-language Astro Hua Hee Dai channel from 3.30pm - 4.30pm and an encore at 11.00pm - 12.00am. It started its run on 5 November 2007 and ended its run on 19 October 2010.
The Malaysian TV series Gol & Gincu, the sequel to the 2005 film of the same title, looks upon the affairs of the all-female futsal team "Bukan Team Biasa". Its first season ran was first aired from 4 June till 27 August 2006 on 8TV and while its second and final season ran from 8 July to 30 September 2007. This series is also being aired in Singapore on Suria from 26 December 2006 till 20 March 2007.
Take a ticket to this breathtaking train ride across a gorgeous and historic land. Host Henry Golding discovers the essence of Japan by embarking on a unique and fulfilling journey through the country’s most prominent mode of transport, the railway system. Ride along with Henry on his quest to uncover all the rich culture, fascinating attractions and mouth-watering delicacies that the Land of the Rising Sun has to offer.
One in a Million is Malaysia's first ever reality singing competition to offer a RM 1 million prize to the winner. The second season began on November 16, 2007, resuming to its former timeslot at 9.30pm on 8TV. The season had been marred by a restriction imposed on 8TV against airing live telecasts, as a result of season one's runner-up Faizal Tahir breaching the decency code during 8TV's birthday concert on mid-January 2008. Nevertheless, the show went on and on February 29, 2008, in a Grand Finale which was aired delayed by 30 minutes from Shah Alam, Sabahan Norayu Damit became the overall champion and new owner of RM1,000,000 as funding for a musical career.
I Wanna Be A Model is the Malaysia version of Make Me A Supermodel. Although Make Me A Supermodel started later than I Wanna Be A Model. The show is opened to all Malaysians who can speak fluent Mandarin.
The first season premiered on August 5, 2006. The first two seasons were hosted by Dylan Liong and Lynn Lim. Season 3 welcomed two new judge, Jeffrey Cheng and Cheryl Lee
One in a Million is a Malaysian reality-competition show. It is the first reality singing competition to offer a RM 1 million prize to the winner. The show began airing on 8TV, a terrestrial television station in Malaysia, on May 26, 2006.
One in a Million seeks to discover the best young singer in the country through several auditions held nationwide. The objective of awarding a large amount of prize money is to provide the winner with quality production and marketing resources. In the later stages of the competition the progress of the contestants is determined by public voting by phone or text messaging. This is also the first reality singing competition that allows viewers to vote in as well as vote out the contestants.
The show features two judges who critique the contestants' performances in order to facilitate the voting: former singer and music lecturer Syafinaz Selamat and brand manager for 8TV, Paul Moss. The show is hosted by Awal Ashaari and Marion Caunter.
The Ultimate Prom Nite is a Malaysian reality TV series produced by Primeworks Studios in cooperation with skincare maker Nivea. The inter-campus prom night seeks those worthy for the throne of "Ultimate Prom King and Queen" amongst students of various higher educational institutions throughout Malaysia.
Season two of The Ultimate Prom Nite aired on 8TV from 6 November till 11 December 2008. Hansen Lee and Sarah Lian were hosts, assisted by Marion Caunter and Henry Golding as judges.
The Ultimate Prom Nite is a Malaysian reality television series produced and broadcast by 8TV in collaboration with cosmetics brand Nivea. As the "inter-college prom event", it aims to seek for the "Ultimate Prom King and Queen" among male and female students, respectively, of various higher learning institutions throughout the country.
The first season aired on 1 December 2007 on 8TV as a one-off broadcast which aired the Grand Finale live from SEGi College, Kota Damansara at 11pm. The second season airs in late 2008 in a series.
The 8TV Quickie is a 15-minute and 1 minute variety show that airs every night at 9.30pm, 10.30pm and 11.30pm, on 8TV.
The current hosts are Brandon, Nadia Nash, Jun Yong, Ryan Matjeraie, Megan Tan, Adam Zain and Naqib Shamsuri.
Sky is a Malaysian-made Mandarin drama series, produced by and currently aired on 8TV, which combines newly-discovered celebrities, particularly from the station's reality programmes Malaysian Idol, Project Superstar Malaysia and I Wanna Be A Model, namely Hoon Mei Sim, Johnson Wee, Gary Yap, Candy Lim and Daniel Lee Chee Hun.
Sky began its run on 8TV on 6 May 2007 and ended its run after 13 weeks. The DVD release of the drama is scheduled to be released in August 2007. Currently, there is no word of any plans to distribute the drama internationally.
Just after filming of a scene of the series in Ulu Langat had completed, two of 8TV's crewmembers were killed in a collision with a lorry. Leong Kak Sek, 26, was killed on the spot while Loke Ting Hong, 20 died on the way to Hospital Kajang. They were the only crew in the van that was being used to transport the production equipment and wardrobe when the accident occurred.
I Wanna Be A Model featured a cast of 16 contestants will compete with each other to become the ultimate male and female supermodel. The participants will have to outshine each other on the catwalk fashion shows, photo shoots, self-make up and self-styling assignments and in video clip shoots.