| Industry | Broadcast television and radio network |
|---|---|
| Founded | January 1, 2008 |
| Headquarters | Shanghai, People's Republic of China |
| Area served | People's Republic of China |
| Website | http://www.icshanghai.com/ |
International Channel Shanghai, better known as ICS, is the foreign-language cable channel of Shanghai Media Group. Long before the parent company was known as SMG, Shanghai Television Station began producing the English-language “News at Ten” in 1986. On January 1, 2008, ICS replaced the Shanghai Broadcasting MusicChannel as a 24-hour English service (with two hours weekly in Japanese). In 2010, the channel replaced its “Red Sun Seagull” logo from the old Oriental TV channel with the STV “Magnolia” logo. The channel’s news department produces a Monday-through-Saturday news program (Shanghai Live) at 9:30pm. On December 8th, 2011, the Asian Television Awards named it "Best News Programme" of 2011 [1].
Other locally-produced programs include:
Bridge to Japan 中日之橋
Japanese drama 日曜劇場
City Beat
You Are the Chef
Getaway
Culture Matters
Cool Edition
In the Office
Talk Talk
Visionaries
The channel has also co-produced two seasons of “The Amazing Race – China Rush,” whose first season was "highly commended" at the 2011 Asian Television Awards.[2]