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Telkom Group Launches the Innovation Services for Content and Advertising Industry in Indonesia

Jakarta, August 31st, 2016 – PT. Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk (Telkom) through its subsidiary PT Multimedia Nusantara (TelkomMetra) with one of its business units, Metrasat, launch innovative service MediaHub to support content and advertising industry in Indonesia.

Based on the Broadcast Act no. 32 adopted in 2002 regarding the amount of local content and the content censorship and Indonesian Broadcasting Commission circular No. 345/2014 as well as Indonesian Broadcasting Commission Circular No. 2806/2014 and according to Broadcast Act No. 52 adopted in 2005, in relation to thes restriction of foreign commercial advertisement to show on the foreign channels, the time limit rules for TV commercials, and the sort of the ads. However a real solution badly needed by the content provider and advertising industry today.

“Telkom is offering an integrated solutions, not limited to telecommunication but also takes part as the platform that delivers value to content that is delivered through its main connectivity business. This is inline with Telkom’s mission to transfrom its business from Telco (Telecommunication Company) to become Digico (Digital Telco).” stated Director of Enterprise & Business Service Telkom Indonesia, Muhammad Awaluddin.

MediaHub is the first one to facilitate Content Providers, Advertising Agencies, Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo), the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) and Pay TV Operators in developing safe and convenient contents, but will also support in a new way of generating revenue and cost efficiencies for content providers and Pay TV Operators. Supported by over than 20 years of experience in playout technology from SmartCast, MediaHub through Metrasat, provides practical solutions as content aggregation and distribution services to overcome the obstacles over content distribution and its monetization in Indonesia.

As a partner for the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission, MediaHub with its playout and Ad-insertion system enables the selected content in dedicated feed to comply the regulation of broadcasting in Indonesia and ready to distribute them in any required formats to pay TV operators. Through its plug and play system, MediaHub provides efficient process to be the only Pay TV Ad Network to supports content business and local productions.

“TelkomMetra focuses on adjacent business to support Telco Business. TelkomMetra’s believe that the growth of content industry will be significant in the years to come. But it needs the support from efficient aggregation and distribution. Therefore TelkomMetra will facilitate content industry in delivering conten effectively and efficiently yet comply with Indonesian regulations. We expect local content to grow even more and at the same time global content will still honor and support Indonesian culture”, TelkomMetra CEO, Teguh Wahyono said.

To confirm his supports, Christian Brenner, Founder and CEO of SmartCast Germany and PT SmartCast Indonesia said “SmartCast serves more than 160 TV channels in 15 countries around the world. We are delighted to be part of this very innovative and unique project in Indonesia. I hope many other countries in Asia will follow such a MediaHub model.”

Managing Director Metrasat, Bogi Witjaksono added “With its reliable background on connectivity technology and playout, MediaHub works closely with the Advertising Agency to provide cost-effective management solution to distribute content and traffic handling with advertising sales supports and operations as an added value for the content owners”

About TelkomMetra

TelkomMetra is a subsidiary strategic investment holding company owned by PT. Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk (Telkom) in adjacent industries to telecommunication business. This company had successfully grown one of its business units, Metrasat.

Metrasat, a satellite based network providing VSAT service to more than 15,000 points across Indonesia with responsive, flexible and high quality services. Metrasat had rapidly expanding the business to Satellite Broadband, Content Network delivery and MediaHub.

For more info about Telkom Metra, please contact:

Sigit Adi Pramono
VP Corporate Affairs
PT. Multimedia Nusantara
sigitadi@metra.co.id
T : +62 21 521 0123
F : +62 21 521 0124

Babytv sets record viewing figures in Indonesia

FOX-owned toddler channel becomes most-watched Entertainment Channel

London, 02 August 2016:  BabyTV, the award-winning baby and toddler channel from FOX Networks Group, delivered its best month yet in June, reaching #1 position among the Entertainment Genre and #1 among All People (excluding terrestrial) on top Indonesian platform PT MNC Sky Vision Tbk (MSKY) with their brand Indovision.

Since it launched over a decade ago, BabyTV has always rated amongst the top kids’ channels, continuously increasing its viewing figures and strengthening its presence in the territory.

Most popular programmes include favorites such as Billy BamBam, Hungry Henry, Oliver and brand new series Little Lola Visits the Farm.

Maya Talit, SVP Affiliate Sales and Marketing, said, “We are incredibly pleased by these impressive results and we believe they are due to our continuous efforts to provide parents and children with fresh, quality and safe content. Our channel is truly unique and we pride ourselves in offering an unrivalled TV experience for families.”

“We are very grateful to Indovision for this successful long-term collaboration and we are convinced our new upcoming shows will carry on drawing more viewers”, she added.

“We are extremely happy with the achievement we have working together exclusively with Baby TV for almost a decade.  We hope that our long term partnership will continue to inspire Indonesian children to ideas and information in a friendly way, that opens the door for future learning”, said Dhini W. Prayogo, Director of Marketing and Programming MSKY.

BabyTV is launching a whole host of exclusive new programmes and episodes such as Look What I Found!, The Post Train and Grandpa Joe’s Magical Playground so families can look forward to more fun and entertainment.

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Notes To Editors

ABOUT BABYTV:

BabyTV is the world’s leading baby and toddler network for children aged 4 & under and their parents, airing 24 hours a day, and completely commercial free. A FOX Channel, BabyTV is available in over 100 countries, via 700+ platforms and in 20 languages. BabyTV features top quality, original & exclusive shows, created by child development experts and designed for child & parent to enjoy together. Each hour on BabyTV is an enriching journey full of stories, songs, rhymes & lovable characters.

For more information, please visit: www.babytv.com, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

ABOUT FOX NETWORKS GROUP:

FOX Networks Group (FNG) is 21st Century FOX’s international multi-media business. We develop, produce and distribute 300+ wholly- and majority-owned entertainment, sports, factual and movie channels in 45 languages across Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa. FNG’s core channel brands include FOX, FOX Sports, FOX Life, FOX+ and National Geographic Channel. FNG’s movie channels include FOX Movies, FOX Movies Premium and SCM (formerly Star Chinese Movies). Our non-linear brands include FOX Play, FOX Play+ and Nat Geo Play. These networks and their related mobile, non-linear and high- definition extensions, reach over 1.825 billion cumulative households worldwide. In addition, FNG owns and operates two production studios and produces thousands of local programming hours for its wholly owned channels and third parties.

 

For further information:

Anne Le Sinq

Marketing Manager

anne.lesinq@babytv.com

+44 20 3426 7091

ABOUT PT. MNC SKYVISION, TBK. (MSKY)

MSKY is the largest pay-TV Company in Indonesia, MSKY uses S-band satellite technology, the best in its class, with high resistance against weather disruption and superior broadcast capability. In terms of channel, MSKY owns the largest channel line-up, with 146 channels in its portfolio, 38 of which are exclusive channels that can only be seen on MSKY’s platforms. Various genres are offered by MSKY’s brand, skewed especially for children and families. Today MSKY is the leader of Indonesia’s pay-TV, market share more than 70% of 4 leading players pay-TV in Indonesia based on the report from the media partners Asia.

For more information, please visit: www.indovision.tv, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

For further information:

Domas Bathoro

Head of Brand Activation and PR Department

domas.bathoro@mncgroup.com

+62 21 5828000 Ext. 8105

GEM Expands Channel Distribution to Indonesia, the Philippines and Singapore

Premieres First Original Production: “We are Asia – Dean Fujioka & Friends”

Set to Broadcast Nippon TV’s “The Music Day 2016 – Beginning of Summer” Live from Japan on July 2

SINGAPORE (June 29, 2016) – GEM, the joint-venture entertainment channel between Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks and Nippon Television Network Corporation (Nippon TV), announced today the expansion of its distribution to Indonesia, the Philippines and Singapore, making the channel available to viewers on over 10 pay-TV platforms across six markets in Asia.

Since its launch in 2015, GEM has carved a niche in the premium Asian entertainment space offering first-run and exclusive dramas, comedies and variety entertainment shows from Japan and other northeast Asian markets. Earlier this month, the channel made its foray into original production with the global premiere of “We are Asia – Dean Fujioka & Friends”, a five-part entertainment documentary series featuring Dean Fujioka and rising star Shuhei Nomura, rock band WEAVER, and video projection dance sensation Siro-A.

Ang Hui Keng, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia, said, “GEM is gaining traction in Asia as it cements its position as the top destination for high quality, express content from Japan and northeast Asia. We’re focused on taking GEM beyond the screen and into the lives of fans across the region via talent tours, local filming and fan meets. Our new series, ‘We are Asia – Dean Fujioka & Friends’, marks the first original series for GEM, and will pave the way for more localized content in the future.”

Atsushi Hatayama, President, International Business Development, Nippon TV, said, “We are happy to know that GEM and its lineup of compelling content have been well-received by our viewers and pay-TV platforms across the region. We are looking forward to welcoming new viewers in the Philippines and Indonesia where Japanese content has not been shown before on this scale. The Singaporeans have a great appreciation for Japanese content, and can now watch it without delay. We are dedicated to bringing express telecast shows to GEM so viewers should look forward to catching the latest shows close to the Japan broadcast.”

In addition to the channel’s first original production, viewers can look forward to Japan’s hottest music event of the year,  Nippon TV’s “The Music Day 2016 – Beginning of Summer”, which will be broadcast live and exclusive for the first time on GEM from 5:00pm until 10:00pm on Saturday, July 2, 2016. This annual music event brings together Japan’s top artists in a festival that celebrates the very best of J-pop.

Fans of Japanese and northeast Asian entertainment can now enjoy GEM on the following pay-TV platforms in Asia:

  • Indonesia: Indovision, MyRepublic, Nexmedia, Skynindo and Transvision
  • The Philippines: Via ACCION’s distribution network of provincial cable affiliates
  • Singapore: Launching August 1, 2016 on Singtel TV

GEM is already available on PPCTV in Cambodia, nowTV in Hong Kong and TrueVisions in Thailand.

Jennifer Doig
Executive Director, Marketing & Communications, English Content
Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia

10 Changi Business Park Central 2, #03-01

Hansapoint@CBP, Singapore 486030

T: 65 6622 4278  M: 65 9852 1459

a Sony Company

www.SonyPicturesTelevision.com

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