High Flyers (Singaporean TV series)
| Company type | Television series |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television broadcasting |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Haslinda Amin (presenter) |
| Headquarters | Singapore , Singapore |
Area served | Selected territories via Bloomberg Television |
Key people | Haslinda Amin (presenter) |
| Products | Business interview television series |
High Flyers is a television interview series centered on business topics, presented by Haslinda Amin and broadcast in selected territories via Bloomberg Television.
In each installment, Amin conducts conversations with top executives inside a passenger cabin of the Singapore Flyer Ferris wheel located in Singapore. The recording takes place throughout a complete rotation of the wheel, employing several cameras and a technical team stationed inside the capsule.
The debut season received sponsorship from ANZ.
Broadcast
The show premiered in 2011 on Bloomberg Television's Asia Pacific channels. It subsequently expanded with a second season comprising eight episodes in 2013, which was also distributed across Bloomberg's EMEA regions. The third season began airing on 6 June 2014, followed by the launch of the fourth season on 23 July 2015.
Guests
Prominent business figures featured on High Flyers include:
Season 1
- Sandiaga Uno, co-founder of Saratoga Capital
- Tony Fernandes, CEO of AirAsia
- Ho Kwon Ping, founder of Banyan Tree Holdings
Season 2
- Tony Fernandes, Group Chief Executive Director of AirAsia
- Jimmy Choo, founder of the luxury footwear brand
- Tetsuya Wakuda, renowned chef and restaurant owner
- Erick Thohir, media entrepreneur
- Mokhzani Mahathir, Executive Vice-Chairman of Sapura Kencana
Season 3
- Malvinder Singh, Fortis Healthcare. Broadcast on 6 June 2014.
- Noni Purnomo, BlueBird Group. Broadcast on 13 June 2014.
- Justin Quek, celebrated chef. Broadcast on 20 June 2014.
- Thomas Flohr, founder of VistaJet. Broadcast on 27 June 2014.
- Sudhitham Chirathivat. Broadcast on 11 July 2014.
- Peter Bond, CEO of Link Energy. Broadcast on 18 July 2014.
- Ashley Isham, fashion designer. Broadcast on 24 July 2014.
- Hiroshi Mikitani, CEO of Rakuten. Broadcast on 31 July 2014.
- Alain Li, CEO of Richemont. Broadcast on 7 August 2014.
- Hary Tanoesoedibjo, CEO of MNC Group. Broadcast on 14 August 2014.
- Ken Dean Lawadinata. Broadcast on 21 August 2014.
- Merrill Fernando and Dilhan Fernando, founders of Dilmah. Broadcast on 28 August 2014.
Season 4
- Ruslan Kogan, founder of Kogan.com. Broadcast on 24 July 2015.
- Rosaline Koo, founder of ConnecXionsAsia (CXA). Broadcast on 30 July 2015.
- Anthony Tan, founder of GrabTaxi. Broadcast on 6 August 2015.
- Apichart Chutrakul, property developer in Thailand. Broadcast on 13 August 2015.
- Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, founder of Biocon. Broadcast on 20 August 2015.
- Harald and Caroline Link, founding members of B. Grimm. Broadcast on 27 August 2015.
- Dato Sri Tahir, founder of Indonesia’s Mayapada Group. Broadcast on 3 September 2015.
- Henry Nguyen, CEO of Vietnam’s inaugural venture capital fund. Broadcast on 10 September 2015.
- Ruben Gnanalingam, CEO of Westports. Broadcast on 17 September 2015.
- Serge Pun and Melvyn Pun, Myanmar-based business family. Broadcast on 24 September 2015.
- David Thompson, Australian chef and restaurateur. Broadcast on 1 October 2015.
- The Mouawad Family, jewelers with a rich legacy. Broadcast on 8 October 2015.
Season 5
- Arun Pudur, the founder and chief executive officer of Celframe. Broadcast date: 7 July 2016
Technical
The production utilized Sony EX-3, Canon C300, and GoPro cameras for filming.
Awards
| Compilation of Honors | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Outcome |
| 2014 | Asian Television Awards | Outstanding Talk Show | High Flyers | Template:Nom |
See also
- Eye to Eye, a similar series recorded on the London Eye.