Okto
Okto is a Singaporean children's programming block broadcast by Mediacorp's Channel 5 in English and Channel 8 in Mandarin Chinese.
| Country | Singapore |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Network | Mediacorp TV12 (19 October 2008-30 April 2019) Mediacorp TV (1 May 2019-present) |
| Headquarters | Mediacorp Campus, 1 Stars Avenue, Singapore 138507 |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English Chinese |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| History | |
| Launched | 19 October 2008 (as a standalone channel) 1 May 2019 (as a children's block on Channel 5) 6 February 2021 (as a children's block on Channel 8) |
| Closed | 30 April 2019 (as a standalone channel) |
| Replaced by | Channel 5, Channel 8 and meWATCH (children's programs) meWATCH and Channel 5 (sports programming) |
The brand originally operated as a standalone free-to-air channel from 19 October 2008 to 1 May 2019, having been spun off from the Arts Central and Kids Central strands aired by Central (whose Tamil-language programming had been concurrently spun off as channel Vasantham). The channel also occasionally aired sports programming. Okto used the channel allotments formerly used by Channel i.
On 1 May 2019, the channel was discontinued, and Okto transitioned to becoming a children's and family block on Channel 5. The brand was later extended to Channel 8 in Chinese as well.
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