 On 1 September 1995 at midnight, Channel 8 became the first channel in Singapore to broadcast 24 hours a day, while Channel 5 followed suit on 30 September in the same year.Malay and Tamil shows were moved to Singapore Television Twelve.SIM was restructured as the Media Corporation of Singapore on 1 January 1999 and TCS subsequently became MediaCorp TV on 12 February 2001.