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. It broadcasting 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
 Current logo | |
| Type | News-oriented television network |
|---|---|
| Country | Indonesia |
| Affiliates | RCTI, MNCTV, GTV and IDX Channel (for news programming) |
| Headquarters | iNews Center 7th Floor Jl. K.H. Wahid Hasyim No. 28, Kebon Sirih, Menteng, Central Jakarta |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Indonesian language English language |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV 16:9 (downscaled to 576i 16:9 for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | PT. MNC Televisi Network (previously known as PT. Sun Televisi Network) |
| Parent | Media Nusantara Citra (MNC Corporation) |
| 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 | |
| Analog | Check local frequencies |
| Streaming media | |
| RCTI+ | Watch live (Indonesia only) |
| Vision+ | Watch live (Subscription required, Indonesia only) |
| MIVO | Watch live |
| UseeTV | 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" (except Kaltim TV in East Kalimantan which changed its name into iNews Tenggarong in 2019).
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]
List of 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.
- Okezone. "HT: Sindo TV Telah Bertransformasi Menjadi Saluran Nasional : Okezone Economy". Okezone (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2018-11-13.
- "iNews TV Resmi Berkibar Gantikan Sindo TV". SINDOnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2018-11-13.
- Okezone. "Metamorfosa iNews, Tayang di 4 TV Nasional Menjadi TV Berita Terbesar di Indonesia : Okezone News". Okezone (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2018-11-13.
- Din Prihatin Tewasnya Kontributor SUN TV