The Bandung Institute of Technology is a national research university located in Bandung,Indonesia. It has produced many notable leaders in science,engineering,politics,business,academia,and culture. ITB is generally considered one of the most prestigious universities in Indonesia with the nickname "Top 3",along with the University of Indonesia and Gadjah Mada University.
Commercial broadcasting is the broadcasting of television programs and radio programming by privately owned corporate media,as opposed to state sponsorship,for example. It was the United States' first model of radio during the 1920s,in contrast with the public television model during the 1930s,1940s,and 1950s,which prevailed worldwide,except in the United States,Mexico,and Brazil,until the 1980s.
PT Surya Citra Televisi (SCTV) is an Indonesian free-to-air television broadcaster. It was launched on 24 August 1990 in Surabaya,East Java as Surabaya Centra Televisi,broadcasting to the city and its surrounding area. At first,the programming was similar to that of RCTI,broadcasting foreign shows and some of RCTI news programs until they could produce their own. On 30 January 1993,SCTV obtained a national license and eventually moved its operations to Jakarta marks the end of 3 years affiliations with RCTI from Jakarta,changing its name to Surya Citra Televisi. Its main offices are located in Central Jakarta,with studios in West Jakarta. It is owned by Surya Citra Media,a publicly listed subsidiary of the technology company Emtek.
PT Indosiar Visual Mandiri,commonly known as Indosiar,is an Indonesian over-the-air television broadcaster,established on 19 July 1991,with test broadcasts commencing on 18 December 1994,and officially launching on 11 January 1995. It has been owned by Emtek since 2011 and later operated under its subsidiary,Surya Citra Media since May 2013,with the network's original owner,Indosiar Karya Media,absorbed into SCM.
The Salim Group is Indonesia's biggest conglomerate and refers to companies where the Salim family holds majority ownership. Its assets include Indofood Sukses Makmur,the world's largest instant noodle producer;Indomobil Group,one of Indonesia's largest car manufacturers;Indomaret,Indonesia's largest convenience store chain;and Bogasari,a large flour-milling operation. The group was founded in October 1972 by Sudono Salim and his junior partner Sutanto Djuhar. The current CEO is Anthoni Salim,a son of Sudono Salim.
PT Omni Intivision,operated as Moji,stylized as mOȷı,previously O Channel,is an Indonesian free-to-air television broadcaster. It was founded by Emtek and MRA Media. In 2007,MRA Media sold its stake in O Channel to Emtek. Initially,it broadcast as a local station in Jakarta. Its primary audience is adults age 18–30.
The Indosiar Television Tower is a 395 m (1,296 ft) guyed mast used for FM- and TV-broadcasting in West Jakarta,Indonesia,completed in 2006. It is currently the tallest structure in Indonesia. It consists of a 375 metre tall lattice structure with a side length of 6.3 m (20.7 ft),which carries on its top a 20 m (65.6 ft) high TV-broadcasting antenna. The upper parts of the mast are guyed to a 120 m (390 ft) triangular lattice steel structure with a side length of 56 m (183.7 ft),which was built around the mast. This special design,which gives the tower a unique shape,was chosen because of the lack of space available on the site. Broadcasting is run by the national television network,SCTV,Indosiar,Moji,and Mentari TV,all of which is owned by Surya Citra Media,a part of Elang Mahkota Teknologi.
Television in Indonesia started in 1962,when the then state-run station TVRI began broadcasting –the third country in Southeast Asia to do so. TVRI held a television monopoly in Indonesia until 1989 when the first commercial station,RCTI began as a local station and was subsequently granted a national license a year later. The Indonesian television is regulated by both Ministry of Communications and Informatics (Kemenkominfo) for frequency matters and Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) for content matters.
Liga 2,known as Pegadaian Liga 2 for sponsorship reasons with Pegadaian,is the second-tier of the football competition system in Indonesia,organized by PSSI. This competition started in 1994 under the name Liga Indonesia Premier Division as the top-tier division in the Indonesian football league system. After the 2008 reforms,the Premier Division became the second tier. Liga 2 started in 2017 as a rebranding.
PT Vidio Dot Com (Vidio) is an Indonesian based over-the-top video streaming service established on 15 October 2014. Originally owned by Mediatama Anugrah Citra,now owned by Surya Citra Media,both are subsidiaries of Emtek. The service's content consists of free-to-air and pay TV channels,live streaming events,films and series,including Vidio original programs. In 2022,Vidio was the largest video on demand service provider in Indonesia,beating Netflix,Disney+ Hotstar,and Amazon Prime Video
Mugi Rekso Abadi (MRA) is an Indonesian holding company with units in magazine publishing,luxury retail brands,hotels and restaurants,radio stations,and automotive companies. Founded in 1993,MRA Group is based in Jakarta.
PT Elang Mahkota Teknologi Tbk,trading as Emtek,is an Indonesian technology,telecommunication and media conglomerate headquartered in Jakarta. As of 2013,it is Indonesia's second largest media company. It is the parent company for subsidiaries which include pay television service Nex Parabola and five television networks –SCTV,Indosiar,Moji,Ajwa TV,and Mentari TV. It was established in 1983 by Eddy Kusnadi Sariaatmadja. Currently,the company is headed by Alvin Widarta Sariaatmadja as its president director.
Dragon Computer &Communication,more commonly known as Dragon in Indonesia. It was the first and largest hardware distribution company in the country. Dragon is located in Jakarta,Java,Indonesia.
The Piala Presiden is an annual pre-season association football tournament held in Indonesia and organized by the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI). Liga 1 clubs are entitled to participate. The inaugural tournament was held in 2015 to fill the vacuum of the Indonesia Super League when Indonesia was suspended by FIFA for government interference. The most recent tournament was held in 2024.
Peter Frans Gontha is an Indonesian businessman,commercial television pioneer,and jazz musician. He served as Indonesian ambassador to Poland from October 2014 to January 2019.
PT Bukalapak.com Tbk,trading as Bukalapak,is an Indonesian e-commerce company. It was founded in 2010 as an online marketplace to facilitate online commerce for small and medium enterprises (SME). Bukalapak later expanded to digitise small family-owned businesses,known in Indonesia as warungs. The company is involved in the operations of approximately 25% of Indonesian warungs through its Mitra programme.
PT Surya Citra Media Tbk (SCM) is an Indonesian media and entertainment company. It is owned by Emtek and is based in Jakarta. It operates four television networks:SCTV,Indosiar,Ajwa TV,and Mentari TV,as well as the Vidio streaming service,Nex Parabola satellite pay television,and KapanLagi Youniverse. Surya Citra shares are listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange.
OVO,officially a product of PT Visionet International,is a digital payment service based in Jakarta,Indonesia. It was established in 2017 with an e-money license from Bank Indonesia,and in 2019 was Indonesia's top digital payment service. Owned by Grab and local investors,in 2019,OVO became Indonesia's first finance-tech business unicorn.
Dana is a digital financial service based in Jakarta,Indonesia,which acts as a digital payment to replace conventional wallets. Founded in 2018,Dana is a digital wallet registered with Bank Indonesia with four licenses including electronic money,digital wallet,money transfer,and digital financial liquidity.
Alvin Widarta Sariaatmadja is an Indonesian entrepreneur and investor. He is the owner of US Lecce and director of Elang Mahkota Teknologi (Emtek).
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