IDX Channel

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IDX Channel
IDX Channel.png
Country Indonesia
Broadcast areaIndonesia
Slogan The Official TV of Indonesia Stock Exchange
HeadquartersBursa Efek Indonesia Tower 1 Floor 6, Jalan Jenderal Sudirman Kav. 52-53, Setiabudi, South Jakarta, Jakarta
Programming
Language(s)Indonesian
Picture format HDTV (1080i 16:9)
Ownership
OwnerPT Tivi Bursa Indonesia [1]
Parent Media Nusantara Citra
Indonesia Stock Exchange (since 2015)
Key people Hary Tanoesoedibjo
Sister channels RCTI
MNCTV
GTV
iNews
MNC News
OK TV
History
LaunchedSeptember 9, 2010;10 years ago (2010-09-09)
Former namesMNC Business (2010-2015)
iBCM Channel (2015-2016)
Links
Website www.idxchannel.com
Availability
Cable
MNC Play Channel 100
Satellite
MNC Vision Channel 100
Streaming media
UseeTV IDX Channel

IDX Channel ("IDX" is the official short for Indonesia Stock Exchange) is an Indonesian pay business news channel owned as a partnership between Media Nusantara Citra (MNC) and Indonesia Stock Exchange. First broadcast on 29 September 2010, it is the first business-related news channel in the country. Its headquarters are at Indonesia Stock Exchange complex in South Jakarta.

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IDX Channel is currently only available on MNC-owned pay television providers MNC Vision and MNC Play, as well as online live streaming on UseeTV. The channel is also maintains a news portal on its website.

History

Second logo of MNC Business (25 June 2014-19 May 2015) MNC-Business.png
Second logo of MNC Business (25 June 2014-19 May 2015)

IDX Channel began broadcasting on 29 September 2010 as MNC Business by the CEO of MNC Hary Tanoesoedibjo. Hary said that the channel's emerging was motivated by Indonesian business and economy-related news reliance from foreign news channels such as CNN International and has not been accommodated by any domestic channel. [2] At the time, it was available on pay television providers Indovision (former name of MNC Vision), Top TV, and OkeVision; all of which are owned by MNC.

On 10 August 2015, MNC Business changed its name to iBCM Channel (short for Indonesia Business and Capital Market Channel), this time MNC partnered with Indonesia Stock Exchange. Launched to coincide with the 38th anniversary of the reopening of Indonesian stock exchange, it would initially aired for 10 hours per day. MNC Media News Director Arya Sinulingga told that the channel would also "broadcast in other countries". [3]

Since 18 April 2016, iBCM Channel changed its name again to IDX Channel.

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References

  1. IDX Channel Raih Penghargaan Pertama di Indonesia
  2. Mandina, Aryani. "MNC Business Channel Resmi Meluncur". Okezone. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  3. Dolorosa, Gloria Natalia. "BEI Luncurkan Saluran TV Pasar Modal IBCM Channel". Bisnis.com . Retrieved 22 May 2021.