Forever Group

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Forever Group
Industry Broadcasting
Founded1996;29 years ago (1996)
FounderWin Maw
Headquarters,
Area served
Myanmar
Key people
Win Maw
Thein Tun Aung
Products MRTV-4, Channel 7, MMDC, Mandalay FM, and Pyone Play
Website Forever Group on Facebook

Forever Group is a Burmese private media broadcasting company, with its headquarters in Yangon, Myanmar. [1] Forever Group is known for its close ties to the Burmese military. [2]

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History

Forever Group was founded in 1996 in Myanmar by Win Maw, a former sailor who established the company to import and distribute computer and computer components. [1] [3] In 2004, it launched a national free-to-air television channel, MRTV-4, as a joint venture with Myanmar's Ministry of Information and state-owned Myanmar Radio and Television. [3] The joint venture was intended to become a pro-military outlet to counter local and foreign independent media. [1] In 2008, it launched Mandalay FM, a radio station. [2]

In 2016, it partnered with Thaicom to boost HDTV coverage on a Thai satellite. [3] In 2018, French-owned CANAL+ and Forever Group launched Canal+ (Myanmar) in the Burmese market. [4] In 2019, Forever Group produced Dancing with the Stars Myanmar , which premiered in October 2019. [5] In the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, Forever Group has organized a media propaganda campaign to counter anti-coup sentiment in the country. [1]

Leadership

Forever Group is led by Win Maw, and his deputy Thein Tun Aung, a graduate of the 22nd intake of the Defence Services Academy. [1]

Subsidiaries

Forever Group owns several national television channels, radio stations, and streaming services, including MRTV-4, Channel 7, MMDC, Canal+ (Myanmar), Mandalay FM, and Pyone Play.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Mike (2022-12-15). "Notorious Crony Organizing Myanmar Junta Propaganda Campaigns". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  2. 1 2 Solomon and Than Htike Oo (2008-03-20). "Junta Approves FM Station For Mandalay". The Mizzima News.
  3. 1 2 3 "Forever Group signs new deal with Thaicom satellite". Mizzima Myanmar News and Insight. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  4. "CANAL+ launches pay TV in Myanmar with Forever Group". Digital TV News. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  5. "'Dancing with the Stars' waltzes to Myanmar". Television Business International. 2019-04-25.