Jakarta, August 17, 2015 – CNN Indonesia began broadcasting today marking an historic day for CNN International, Transmedia and the people of Indonesia.
From brand new state-of-the-art news facilities located in the Transmedia broadcast centre in Jakarta, CNN Indonesia offers viewers a mix of national and international news, plus the latest in business and sport in Bahasa Indonesia.
The start of CNN Indonesia TV follows the launch of CNNIndonesia.com in October last year. The digital platform is an integral component of the CNN Indonesia brand with the ability to reach Indonesians at home and abroad.
Jeff Zucker, CNN Worldwide President: “This is an incredibly important day for us. To be able to extend our footprint locally and reach millions of Indonesians is hugely exciting and humbling. We are confident Transmedia will deliver first-class content that appeals to Indonesians all across the country.”
Gerhard Zeiler, President of Turner Broadcasting International: “Turner is committed to Indonesia and committed to growth and development in the Asia-Pacific region. We welcome CNN Indonesia to the family and look forward to a long and successful partnership.”
CNN Indonesia is part of a strategic effort by CNN International Commercial’s Content Sales and Partnerships Group. Its core business is to explore ways to reach more consumers locally, regionally and internationally by partnering with other leading media organisations. CNN Indonesia is the latest addition to the CNN family that includes CNN Philippines, CNN Turk and CNN Chile.
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About Turner International
Turner Broadcasting System International operates versions of core TBS brands including CNN, TNT, Cartoon Network and Turner Classic Movies, as well as country- and region-specific networks and businesses in Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific. It teams with Warner Bros. and HBO to leverage Time Warner’s global reach. TBS operates more than 170 channels showcasing 32 brands in 37 languages in over 200 countries. Through its local subsidiaries, it broadcasts 55 channels in 13 languages in 38 countries throughout Asia Pacific; 68 channels in 23 languages in 124 countries in EMEA; and 53 channels in three languages in 44 countries in Latin America. Turner Broadcasting System International’s entertainment and news brands include Adult Swim, Boing, Boomerang, Cartoonito, Cartoon Network, Chilevisión, CNN en Español, CNN International, CNNj, Esporte Interativo, Glitz*, HBO, HLN, HTV, Infinito, I.Sat, Mondo TV, MuchMusic, Oh!K, Pogo, Space, Tabi Channel, TBS veryfunny, TNT, TNT Series, Toonami, Tooncast, TruTV, Turner Classic Movies, Warner TV, WB, and World Heritage. Turner Broadcasting System International, Inc. is a subsidiary of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS), a Time Warner company.
About CNN International
CNN’s portfolio of news and information services is available in six different languages across all major TV, internet and mobile platforms reaching more than 395 million households around the globe, including over 56 million across the Asia Pacific region. CNN International is the number one international TV news channel according to all major media surveys across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Asia Pacific region and Latin America and has an increased presence in the U.S. with its recent launch on CNNgo. Over the years it has won multiple prestigious awards around the world for its journalism, including most recently the Asian Television Award Cable & Satellite Network and Channel of the Year, and is a two-time winner of Royal Television Society News Channel of the Year. CNN Digital is a top network for online news, mobile news and social media. CNN has 41 editorial offices and more than 1,100 affiliates worldwide through CNN Newsource. CNN International is part of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company. Get the latest social media updates from CNN at: facebook.com/cnninternational @cnnasiapr
About Transmedia
PT Transmedia Corpora (Transmedia) is Indonesia’s leading integrated media group comprising of two nationwide FTA television stations: Trans TV and Trans 7, a leading pay TV operator, Transvision, and the most visited online portal, Detik.com. Trans TV and Trans 7 hold the #1 position in the Indonesian FTA market in terms of market share and profitability respectively. Transvision is the second largest pay TV operator in Indonesia in terms of number of subscribers with unique offerings across DTH, cable, and IPTV platforms. Detik is the #1 online portal in Indonesia.
Media contacts:
Gregory Ho, Turner International Asia Pacific, gregory.ho@turner.com +852 3128 3536
A Hadiansyah Lubis, Trans TV, hadiansyah@transtv.co.id +62 21 7918 6565
14 August 2015 – HBO has announced a five-year deal to carry new seasons of the popular children’s show Sesame Street. The partnership will make the next five seasons of available exclusively on HBO as well as HBO Go and HBO Now, the network’s streaming services.
SES Techcom Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of leading satellite operator SES, and POST Telecom, a leading specialist in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) solutions and a subsidiary of POST Luxembourg, today announced that they have entered a new partnership to develop and introduce smart cloud-based ICT solutions worldwide.
The letters of the day on “Sesame Street” are H, B and O.
13 August 2015 – Henry Tan, the COO of Malaysian pay-TV giant Astro, has said that locally produced content now commands a greater premium than Hollywood formats, which he says are in danger of losing their value due to piracy and being “oversold”.
12 August 2015 – TrueVisions, pay-television arm of True Group, has recorded a revenue of THB5.90 billion in the first half of the year 2015, raise by 20.4% year-on-year, as compared to THB4.90 billion in the first half of the year 2014. Its service revenue and product revenue stood at THB5.82 billion and THB81 million respectively in 1H 2015. At the end of June 2015, its pay-TV subscriber base was 2.7 million.
PCCW (SEHK:0008) – HONG KONG, August 12, 2015 – now TV, Hong Kong’s largest quadruple-play pay-TV provider, and FOX Sports are proud to announce that football fans in Hong Kong can look forward to enjoying live action from the Bundesliga and UEFA Europa League starting in August and September respectively.
August 11, 2015 – Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) will relocate its free-to-air channel, Pearl Channel from the Multiple Frequency Network (MFN), to the Single Frequency Network (SFN). The Communications Authority (CA) has permitted TVB for relocation of channel frequency as TVB’s existing temporary spectrum assignment of additional 1.5 Mbps capacity in the MFN for the broadcast of Jade and Pearl in high definition format expires and also to ensure higher picture quality.