OREANDA-NEWS. Metropolitan TV Sdn. Bhd (hereunder, “8TV”) and Primeworks Studios Sdn. Bhd (hereunder, “Primeworks Studios”), both companies in Malaysia’s media group, Media Prima Berhad (hereunder, Media Prima), Nippon Television Network Corporation (hereunder, “Nippon TV”), and Sumitomo Corporation announce that the jointly produced railway travel television program, “Welcome To The Railworld Japan,” will begin broadcasting in Malaysia from January 15, 2015.

Program Details
-Title : Welcome To The Railworld Japan
-Broadcasting channel : 8TV (Malaysia)
-Broadcasting dates
 		 : starting January 15, 2015 at 9:30PM
(Every Thursday, 9:30-10:00PM 10 episodes)
-Content
 		 : To introduce tourist destinations, food and culture of
9 regions throughout Japan (Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kinki, Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa regions) and Tokyo while traveling by train.

“Welcome To The Railworld Japan,” which filmed for over 50 days, will be the Japanese version of the hit Malaysian TV series, “Welcome To The Railworld”, produced by Primeworks Studios in 2010. The host, Henry Golding, will travel throughout the country from Hokkaido to Okinawa, and he will introduce the food and culture that he saw, heard, and felt along the way at each destination to the Malaysian viewers. The theme of the program is “travel by railway,” and Henry will invite viewers to join him on the safe, punctual, comfortable, and exciting railroads, from local trains to the “Shinkansen” bullet train, for which Japan is known throughout the world.

These will have various features to complement the TV broadcast. In addition to special footage not aired on TV, detailed information about a specific destination, chosen to coincide with that day’s program, will be updated each Thursday. A sweepstakes is planned for viewers as well, providing various ways to encourage people to watch the program. We are hoping to introduce the charm of Japan to numerous viewers in Malaysia.

About 8TV
8TV is an interactive platform for audiences united by a common desire for authenticity and self-expression. It is a hot-bed of creativity featuring original, local and international entertainment wrapped in interactivity. 8TV began operations on January 8th 2004 and transmits free to the entire West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia and Kuantan on the UHF band. 8TV also transmits nationwide via Astro Channel 708. It has chalked up impressive achievements within only its first year of operations, successfully producing the highly-rated Malaysian Idol™ series and also winning several Asian-level industry awards for creative excellence. Since its inception, 8TV has achieved tremendous milestones in the broadcasting industry, including winning many international and local creative awards such as the Phoenix Awards, Promax/BDA Awards, Anugerah Skrin, Anugerah Sri Angkasa, Golden Awards, The Chicago International Television Awards and many others.
 
2013 has been an outstanding year for the station, with records that have been set and some broken, boastful viewership ratings and other great achievements, including reigning victorious at the 2013 Chicago International Television Awards as 8TV’s very own in house production, Hip-Hoppin' Asia bagged the Silver Plaque in the Travel Series category.