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TV Shines On Siti-K
The night of 21 August 2006 saw the battle of free-to-air and paid TV over two of the biggest entertainment events of the year; with one channel highlighting a union between two lovers, while the other showcased a torn couple who came back together for a chat session. Media Prima''''''''s TV3 showed the wedding of Siti-K, while RTM1 and Astro teamed up to screen a live chat session between
Mawi
and his ex-fiancee Nordiana "Ina" Mohamed Naim. A research conducted by AGB Neilsen Media Research showed that 4.3 million people tuned in to watch the fairy tale wedding, compared to 1.6 million who wanted more dirt on the Maw-Ina non-affair.
Channel Of The Year: 8TV
8TV went the extra mile in producing high quality local programs that succeeded in capturing a sizeable local following. Highlights of the year include Chinese programs Ho Chak! and Go Travel. The newest addition to the 8TV family is a travel-adventure show called Trippin'''''''' hosted by Rina Omar. The award for Not The Channel Of The Year, on the other hand, goes to MiTV.
Local Drama Improves
While the drama genre has with programs like Each Other and Tale For Two, 2006 saw a profilic rise in dramas highlighting the lives of young adults in
Kuala Lumpur
. The uear opened with dramedy KL Lights on 8TV, which highlighted the ups and downs of the life of a fresh graduate in the city. Gol & Gincu the TV series, a spin-off of the movie also gained popularity with its dramatic formula that kept viewers coming back. Then came Realiti, a series about how five young adults dealt with the fame that came with being the finalist in a singing competition. Starring Alvin Wong, Zizan Nin, Melissa Maureen, Chelsia Ng and Ashraf Sinclair that succeeded expectations and won over audiences with its original script.
Reality TV, Malaysian Style
As reality TV keeps pushing the boundary of what entertainment is supposed to be, we watched without blinking. And one of the things we saw was Malaysian reality TV is here to stay. Though One In A Million didn''''''''t do as well as its predecessor Malaysian Idol, its boggling format still managed to garner half a million votes during the show, 8TV''''''''s I Wanna Be A Model, was the first modeling reality show that combined both sexes.
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