Ying Group has successfully sold the ‘Groom My Room‘ series and format to Vietnam’s HTV3, a children’s educational entertainment channel owned by Purpose Media. The hit DIY series has been one of Singapore’s most beloved kids’ shows, running for nine seasons from 2001 to 2015 on Mediacorp.

In ‘Groom My Room‘, kids are given the chance to create the bedroom of their dreams. In each episode, one lucky kid gets to transform their room from boring, to eye-popping! It is hard work though- they must design it, choose the furniture, and make sure that everything gets done within the time limit and budget! The format empowers, encourages, and inspires kids to take initiative and be creative- they get to call all the shots.

The Vietnamese version of ‘Groom My Room‘ will start production in early 2018, and will be called ‘Dream Rooms‘. We are very much looking forward to seeing it!

Managing Director Khim Loh has been invited to the jury of the Japan Prize, held in Tokyo from Oct 11 – 18 2017.  The Japan Prize celebrates the best educational media, programming and proposals from around the world.  For more information, click here.

We were recently awarded 3 Platinum Hermes Creative Platinum Awards for our shows:  Facing Dementia (Documentary); Revealing the Invisible (Documentary) and Bespoke (Factual Entertainment).  Thank you to everyone who worked on these shows!

There were over 6,000 entries from the USA and 36 other countries in the Hermes Creative Awards 2017 competition.  The Hermes Creative Awards is administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals.  The international organisation consists of several thousand marketing, communication, advertising, public relations, media production and freelance professionals.  AMCP oversees awards and recognition programs, provides judges and rewards outstanding achievement and service to the profession.

Bespoke, Big Food and Cooking for the Crown are now airing on Discovery Asia HD.

Big Food is our award-winning food series covering mega-meals in the making.  It was awarded an Asia TV Rainbow Award for Best Infotainment and Host Greta Georges was nominated for Best Host at the Asia TV Awards 2016.  Bespoke features host Justin Bratton scouring Asia for the best in handcrafted and made-to-order wares – from cars to guitars. Cooking for the Crown follows Chef Christian Bauer as he visits Asia’s Royal Families to uncover their kitchen recipes and reinvents them in his own contemporary style.   All shows are distributed by Ying Group Asia and Beyond International.

In Singapore, tune in to Discovery Asia HD on Starhub Channel 461 or Singtel Mio 204.  The Channel is also available in Australia, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.   For schedules, visit the Discovery Channel Asia website.