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| Company type | Public |
| IDX: MSKY | |
| Industry | Satellite television |
| Founded | 8 August 1988 (1988-08-08) (company founded) 16 January 1994 (1994-01-16) (launch)[1] |
| 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 (viaGlobal Mediacom) |
| Website | mncvision |
MNC Vision, previously known asIndovision, is adirect-to-home satellite television and radio service that operates in Indonesia on a subscription basis. It is owned by PTMNC Vision Networks Tbk, which is a subsidiary ofMNC Asia Holding. MNC Vision is the first and oldest subscription-basedtelevision service in Indonesia.
PT MNC Sky Vision Tbk was originally founded asPT Malicak Nusa Semesta on 8 August 1988 and on 29 July 1989 changed its name toPT Matahari Lintas Cakrawala.[2] However, it was only at the end of 1993 that this company received permission to manage thesubscription television business under the trademarkIndovision, and was finally launched on 16 January 1994 and began operating on 1 October 1994.[1][3] Indovision started its service with a five-channel C-Band Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) analog service. UsingPalapa B2P satellite for its transponders, the C-Band DBS service featured programming from the "Gang of Five", which was a consortium that was set up to compete againstSTAR TV in Asia. Indovision has had deals withTurner Broadcasting System andESPN Asia since October 1991,HBO Asia since October 1993 and others since March 1994.[4] Before the launch of Indovision, their three channels could still be taken by satellite dishes, but after the launch, their broadcasts were scrambled usingVideocipher.[5][6][7]
PT Matahari Lintas Cakrawala (abbreviated as Malicak) was originally (61%) owned by PT Datakom Asia, which is owned by various entrepreneurs affiliated with the Cendana elite (family and relatives ofSuharto).[a] In addition to PT Datakom, other minority shareholders in PT Malicak consist of several individuals and companies, such as Henry Pribadi andSudwikatmono [id].[10][11] For its broadcasting, Indovision initially usedPalapa B2P satellite services. The initial target was 150,000 subscribers by the end of 1994, but due to the high price of set-top boxes and rentals (Rp 1,475,000 for set-top boxes, Rp 82,000/month for subscriptions), the service was short of interest and only reached 5,000 subscribers in its first year. Then, a collaboration was established with STAR TV in 1996 to supply four channels,Star Sports,Star Plus,Star Movies andChannel V, so that now there were 25 TV channels that can be enjoyed at a cheaper price (Rp 63,000/month). The partnership with STAR TV was unfortunately decided in 1998 (allegedly due to a dispute over the lease of satellites).[12][13][14] although later Indovision began broadcasting other TV channels such asAnimal Planet,AXN, andCinemax, plus 5 national private TV stations (RCTI,SCTV,TPI,ANTV andIndosiar) that existed since 1 October 1998. Many of Indovision's customers at that time came from hotels (about 30,000), while home and individual customers were only 20,000 in 1996.[6][7]
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 useS-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.
In October 2001 PT Malicak's parent company, PT Datakom Asia was acquired bySalim Group in a joint venture withBhakti Investama (now MNC Asia Holding) (51%), owned byHary Tanoesoedibjo (HT). This is the beginning of HT's ownership in this pay TV until now.[15] Then Salim's ownership in PT Datakom disappeared, leaving HT as the main controller of the largest pay TV in Indonesia. PT Malicak (Indovision) shares were still controlled by PT Datakom by 96% in 2006, until in 2006-2008 its shares were sold toGlobal Mediacom, Bhakti Investama and other companies. In this case, PT Malicak can be said to have only changed parent companies, not ownership. On 3 June 2006, along with the acquisition process, the name of PT Malicak was changed to PT MNC Sky Vision. However, the product name is still Indovision.[16] Meanwhile, for Indovision's satellite manager, PT Media Citra Indostar (MCI) was initially owned by PT Datakom, but through abond agreement,[17] and since 23 December 2016, PT MCI has become a subsidiary of PT MNC Sky Vision.[18]
Sindonews TV, formerly known asMNC News Channel andMNC News, was founded in June 2006 as a 24-hour general,infotainment, sports, and lifestyle news channel.[citation needed] Sindonews TV is available on MNC Vision.
On 1 October 2008, a slimmed-down suite of channels was marketed separately by Indovision asTop TV. Later, on 1 November 2008, another product,OkeVision, was launched. Both were discontinued at the end of 2017 in the rebranding to MNC Vision.[19] On 16 May 2009, Indovision launched a satellite named Indostar-2/Cakrawarta-2/ProtoSar-2; it has 32 transponders, including 10 active transponders and 3 backups to strengthen the S-band frequency wave. It was later renamed to SES-7 in May 2010. It is positioned at 108.2° Eastlongitude to avoid collisions.[20][21][22] Later, Indovision has officially launchedhigh-definintion (HD) channels which initially had two (National Geographic Channel HD andHBO HD),[23] but currently there are 29 HD channels.
Since 9 July 2012, PT MNC Sky Vision officially listed its initial shares on theIndonesia Stock Exchange, by releasing 20% of its shares at Rp 1,520/share. At that time, foreign investors also entered, namely from Saban Capital and Creador Capital, each around 17% and 13%.[24] Its customers also continued to grow, reaching 2.15 million in 2013 and being the largest player in pay TV industry.[25]
Towards the end of 2013, Indovision announced that all MPEG-2 channels would be terminated in 2014 and encouraged customers to switch to MPEG-4 (HD) decoders, and change their old broadcast cards with newer ones. This is due to Indovision's MPEG-4 technology is unable to be accessed to MPEG-2 decoders anymore.[citation needed]
In 2016, the shares of Global Mediacom on MNC Sky Vision were redirected to its subsidiary, PT Sky Vision Networks.[26] On 12 December 2017, Indovision, Top TV and OkeVision were merged to formMNC Vision.[27] Currently, MNC Vision is a part ofSky Vision Networks (now MNC Vision Networks (MVN)), alongsideK-Vision (acquired fromKompas Gramedia in 2019),MNC Play andVision+.
On 12 May 2023,Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific ended its contract with MNC Vision and removed its 14 channels from the platform, citing contract renewal problems.[28]
