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Company type | Public |
IDX: MSKY | |
Industry | Satellite television |
Founded | August 8, 1988 January 16, 1994 (launch) [1] | (company founded)
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Indonesia |
Key people |
Peter F. Gontha (Co-founder) Ade Tjendra (President Director) Hari Susanto (President Commissioner) Syafril Nasution (President Commissioner, MNC Vision Networks) |
Owner | MNC Vision Networks |
Parent | MNC Asia Holding (via Global Mediacom) |
Website |
mncvision |
MNC Vision, previously known as Indovision, is a direct-to-home satellite television and radio service that operates in Indonesia on a subscription basis. It is owned by PT MNC Vision Networks Tbk, which is a subsidiary of MNC Asia Holding. MNC Vision is the oldest subscription-based television service in Indonesia and is known for its slogan "Pay TV Keluarga Indonesia," which means "Pay TV for Indonesian Families."
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MNC Vision began operations on 16 January 1994 as Indovision. [1] Indovision started its service with a five-channel C-Band Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) analog service. Using Palapa C-2 satellite for its transponder and broadcasting system, the C-Band DBS service features programming from international suppliers, such as HBO Asia, Star TV, Discovery, as well as local programming. In 1997, IndoStar-1 which is also known as Cakrawarta-1 (designed and built by Thomas van der Heyden, founder of what later became Orbital Sciences GEO division), was launched as the world's first commercial communications satellite to use S-band frequencies for broadcasting (pioneered by van der Heyden), which provided high-quality transmissions to small-diameter 80 cm antennas in regions that experience heavy rainfall such as Indonesia.
This satellite uses S-Band frequency, which is less vulnerable to atmospheric interference than other satellite frequencies, and are well suited to tropical climates such as Indonesia. Cakrawarta-1 is managed and operated by PT Media Citra Indostar (MCI), established on 22 July 1991. [1]
By the end of 1997, the company anticipated terminating its analog service and encouraged its subscribers to switch to its digital DBS service. [1]
In 2008, a slimmed-down suite of channels was marketed separately by Indovision as Top TV. It was discontinued at the end of 2017 in the rebranding to MNC Vision. [2]
In May 2009, Indovision launched a satellite named Indostar-2/Cakrawarta-2/ProtoSar-2. It was later renamed to SES-7 in May 2010. It is positioned at 108.2° East longitude to avoid collisions. [3] [4] [5]
Currently, MNC Vision has 5 channels in high-definition, including HBO HD, Fox Movies Premium HD, National Geographic Channel HD, Disney XD HD, and Fox Sports 3 HD.
On December 12, 2017, Indovision merged with Top TV and Okevision to form MNC Vision. [6]
On May 12, 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific ended its contract with MNC Vision and removed its 14 channels from the platform. [7]
Country | Indonesia |
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Ownership | |
Owner | MNC Media |
Parent | iNews Media Group |
Sister channels | |
History | |
Launched | 1 March 2006 1 December 2010 (relaunched as MNC News) 1 July 2023 (relaunched as Sindonews TV) | (as MNC News Channel)
Former names | MNC News Channel (1 March 2006-30 November 2010) MNC News (1 December 2010-30 June 2023) |
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Website |
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Sindonews TV, formerly known as MNC News Channel and MNC News, was founded in June 2006 as a 24 hour general, infotainment, sports, and lifestyle news channel. Sindonews TV is available on MNC Vision.
The MNC News logo has changed throughout its existence, originally looking like the MNC logo, then changing color to blue in December 2010. On June 25, 2014, the logo changed again to be similar to MNC Home & Living but with the addition of a red rectangle. On May 20, 2015, similar to the company logo under other MNCs, the logo was changed to upright. 5 years later, the logo was simplified again by removing the MNC rhombus and red rectangle.