Singapore Press Holdings
Singapore · Founded 1984
About Singapore Press Holdings
Incorporated in 1984, main board-listed Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH) is a media organization that engages minds and enriches lives across multiple languages and platforms. In Singapore, SPH has 19 titles licensed under the Newspaper Printing and Presses Act, of which nine are daily newspapers across four languages. On an average day, 3.05 million individuals, or 76 percent of people above 15 years old, read one of SPH's news publications. SPH also publishes and produces more than 100 magazine titles in Singapore and the region, covering a broad range of interests from lifestyle to information technology. SPH's subsidiaries, Straits Times Press and Focus Publishing, produce quality books and periodicals in English and Chinese. Beyond print, the Internet editions of SPH newspapers enjoy over 300 million page views with 20 million unique visitors every month. Apart from AsiaOne, SPH’s online and new media initiatives include ST701, the leading online marketplace for jobs (STJobs), property (STProperty), cars (STCars), and general classifieds (STClassifieds); Stomp, omy.sg, and The Straits Times RazorTV. SPH also launched The Straits Times’ iPad and enhanced iPhone applications, an Android smartphone application, and The Business Times’ iPad and smartphone application. SPH’s Chinese flagship newspaper Lianhe Zaobao has also launched its digital editions which include a web application, as well as online and PDF versions. In the radio business, SPH has an 80 percent stake in SPH UnionWorks Pte Ltd, which operates entertainment stations UFM 100.3 in Mandarin, as well as Kiss92 and HOT FM91.3 in English. SPH has a 20 percent stake in MediaCorp TV Holdings Pte Ltd, which operates free-to-air channels 5, 8, and U, and a 40 percent stake in MediaCorp Press Limited, which publishes the free newspaper, Today. SPH’s events arm Sphere Exhibits organizes innovative consumer and trade events and exhibitions as well as large-scale conferences in Singapore and the region. In addition, SPH has ventured into out-of-home (OOH) advertising through its digital out-of-home platform SPHMBO. SPH owns and manages Paragon, the prime retail and office complex in the heart of Orchard Road, Singapore's main shopping belt. Its second retail development, The Clementi Mall, started business operations in 2011. SPH's wholly-owned subsidiary, Times Development Pte Ltd, has also developed a 43-storey upmarket residential condominium, Sky@eleven, at Thomson Road. SPH‘s latest retail development project, The Seletar Mall, is slated for completion by the end of 2014.
Company Facts
- Founded: 1984
- Operating status: Active
- Company type: For Profit
- IPO status: Public
- Employees: 1,001 – 5,000
- Estimated revenue: $100K – $500K
- Ticker: sgx:T39
- Website: sph.com.sg
- Phone: [email protected]
Industries & Categories
Digital Media, Media and Entertainment, News, Publishing, TV Production
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