iNews
iNews (short for Indonesia News, formerly named SUN TV and Sindo TV) is an Indonesian free-to-air television network founded by Media Nusantara Citra, a subsidiary of Global Mediacom unit of MNC Asia Holding. It broadcasting 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
 Logo since 2017, this is the second revision of the 2015 logo | |
| Type | Television network |
|---|---|
| Country | Indonesia |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | iNews Center 7th Floor Jl. K.H. Wahid Hasyim No. 28, Kebon Sirih, Menteng, Central Jakarta |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Indonesian, English (Selected sports programming) |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV 16:9 (downscaled to 576i 16:9 for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Media Nusantara Citra (via iNews Media Group) |
| Parent | Global Mediacom (MNC Asia Holding) |
| Key people | Prabu Revolusi (News Director and Editor-in-Chief) |
| Sister channels | RCTI (2008-present) MNCTV (2008-present) GTV (2008-present) IDX Channel (2010-present) |
| History | |
| Founded | June 2007 |
| Launched | 5 March 2008 (original; as SUN TV) 26 September 2011 (first relaunch; as Sindo TV) 6 April 2015 (second relaunch; as iNews) |
| Founder | Media Nusantara Citra |
| Former names |
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| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital | Check local frequencies (in Indonesian language) |
| Streaming media | |
| RCTI+ | Watch live (Indonesia only) |
| Vision+ | Watch live (Subscription required, Indonesia only) |
| MIVO | Watch live |
| IndiHome TV | Watch live (IndiHome customers only) |
History
iNews (Indonesia News) was launched on 5 March 2008 as SUN TV as a pay television channel. It later 2009, obtained a television license from the government to start broadcasting as a free-to-air channel on terrestrial television in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi. The channel was launched as TV3 in those cities and aired commercials.
In 2011, TV3 stopped carrying SUN TV and was acquired by CTV Banten.
On 26 September 2011, SUN TV changed its name to Sindo TV which was part of the synergy of Sindo Media with Sindo Trijaya FM and SINDOnews.com.
3 years later, precisely on 23 September 2014, the Minister of Communication and Information Republic of Indonesia officially granted a network station permit for Sindo TV and broadcasting once again in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi with the different transmission. Then on 15 December 2014, Sindo TV was officially launched as national television in the "Luar Biasa! (Extraordinary!)" Soft Launching event.[1][2]
Sindo TV officially changed the name to iNews TV after the iNewsmaker Awards which was held on 6 April 2015.[3] In addition, the local televisions under this television network lost its identity and also changed its name to "iNews TV". For East Kalimantan, Kaltim TV changed to "iNews Tenggarong" in 2019 and it was relaunched on the digital terrestrial television frequency and instead affiliated with Ajwa TV in 2022.
On 31 October 2017, the "TV" word was removed, so it changed the name to iNews, coinciding with the launching of the new name for news programmes that aired on RCTI (Seputar iNews), MNCTV (Lintas iNews), and GTV (Buletin iNews) at the Indonesia Awards.[4]
While iNews is still clear at Telkom-4 at 108.0°, they use the Conax encryption replacing BISS for selected programs due to copyright protection in all sports programming since 2019 as MNC Media 3TV broadcast are encrypted due to being exclusively contained for free-to-air and all pay television providers in Indonesia.
Presenters
Current
- Abraham Silaban (former tvOne anchor, also a presenter on the program AB+)
- Aiman Witjaksono (former Kompas TV anchor, also a presenter on the program The Prime Show With Aiman)
- Aldi Hawari (former TVRI and CNN Indonesia anchor)
- Anggy Pasaribu (former MNC Business, NET. and BeritaSatu anchor, also a presenter at Sindonews TV and on the program Inside Story With Anggy)
- Anisha Dasuki (former Metro TV anchor)
- Aprilia Putri (former MNCTV Biro Jawa Timur anchor)
- Arlista Hadhi
- Ayaa Nufus
- Baby Kristami (former Kompas TV reporter)
- Bayu Pradhana
- Bernadetha Ginting
- Bremana Tenaya
- Canar Haenda
- Davie Pratama
- David Silahooij (former SCTV, Bloomberg TV Indonesia and MNC TV anchor, also a presenter at Sindonews TV)
- Dian Mirza (former CNBC Indonesia anchor, also a presenter at RCTI)
- Fanni Imaniar (former tvOne and CNN Indonesia anchor, also a presenter at GTV and Sindonews TV)
- Fazillah Khairunnisa (also a presenter at GTV and Sindonews TV)
- Gede Satria (former Trans TV anchor)
- Mirfa Suri
- Prabu Revolusi (former Trans TV, Metro TV, RTV, CNN Indonesia and RCTI anchor, also a presenter on the program Konspirasi Prabu)
- Pramesywara Adisenjaya (former Trans TV anchor, also a presenter at GTV and Sindonews TV)
- Qudsiah Firdausi
- Ratu Nabila (former MNCTV, BeritaSatu and CNN Indonesia anchor)
- Reinhard Sirait (former TVRI Jakarta, TV Edukasi, RTV and CNN Indonesia anchor, also a presenter at RCTI and on the program Talk Politics With Reinhard on Sindonews TV)
- Rosaline Hioe
- Syafaati Suryo (former tvOne)
- Wicky Adrian (former BeritaSatu anchor, also a presenter at GTV, Sindonews TV and IDX Channel)
- Indah Setyani (iSeleb)
- Ina Rosalien (iSeleb)
- Haifa Nafisa (iSeleb)
- Nadia Mulya (Inside)
- Corry Pamela (Silet)
- Dona Arsinta (Silet)
- Widi Dwinanda (Silet)
- Estherlita Corraima (Silet)
- Sandra Olga (Silet)
- Angie Ang (Silet)
- Dhiti Ismawardhani (Silet)
- Dona Amelia (Silet)
- Arie Untung (Cahaya Hati Indonesia)
- Abey Ghifran (Cahaya Hati Indonesia)
Former presenters
- Ivo Nasution (now at Kompas TV)
- Muhammad Syahreza (now at Kompas TV)
- Ruby Matondang (now at Nusantara TV)
- Poppy Zeidra
- Rio Pambudi
- Yulfitri Nesha
- Ariyo Ardi (now an editor-in-chief of GTV and Sindonews TV)
- Loviana Dian (now at BTV)
- Arya Sinulingga (now as special staff of the minister of BUMN, Telkom commissioner, general secretariat of ITB and EXCO of PSSI)
- Tommy Tjokro (now at BuddyKu)
- Pratiwi Kusuma (now at Indosiar)
- Haryanto Saputra
- Zacky Hussein (now at RTV)
- David Silahooij (now at MNC News)
- Inne Sudjono (now at BMKG)
- Risca Indah (now at Sindonews TV)
- Debora Pungus
- Yudi Yudawan (now at CNN Indonesia)
- Latief Siregar (now an editor-in-chief of MNCTV)
- Ira Koesno
- Zivanna Letisha
- Tina Talisa
- Wilson Purba
- Anita Mae (now at TVRI)
- Stefani Patricia (now at BTV)
- Hotman Paris Hutapea (now at Metro TV on the program Hot Room)
- Gus Miftah (now at BTV on the program Jalan Dakwah Gus Mifftah)
Identity
Logos
Logo used during Sindo TV era from 26 September 2011 until 6 April 2015, which used the 2009 RCTI's news programmes Seputar Indonesia logo
Logo used during iNews TV era from 6 April 2015 until 31 October 2017, with the "iNews" word was revised with the bolder one a month later- Logo used during iNews era since 31 October 2017, this is the second revision of the 2015 logo, which removed the "TV" word
Slogans
As SUN TV
- Because Every City is Different (2008-2011)[5]
- TV Kebanggaan Milik Anda (2010-2011)
As Sindo TV
- Referensi Indonesia (2011-2014)
- Luar Biasa! (2014-2015)
As iNews
- Inspiring & Informative (2015–present)
References
- "SindoTV, Televisi Nasional Berjaringan Terbesar". SINDOnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2018-11-13.
- Anugrah, Meutia Febrina. "HT: Sindo TV Telah Bertransformasi Menjadi Saluran Nasional : Okezone Economy". Okezone (in Indonesian). Jakarta. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
- "iNews TV Resmi Berkibar Gantikan Sindo TV". SINDOnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2018-11-13.
- Media, MNC. "Metamorfosa iNews, Tayang di 4 TV Nasional Menjadi TV Berita Terbesar di Indonesia : Okezone News". Okezone (in Indonesian). Jakarta. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
- Din Prihatin Tewasnya Kontributor SUN TV