iNews

iNews (short for Indonesia News) is an Indonesian free-to-air television network founded by Media Nusantara Citra.

For the British newspaper, see i (newspaper).

iNews
TypeNews-oriented television network
Country
Indonesia
AvailabilityNational
Founded2007
by Media Nusantara Citra
SloganInspiring and informative
HeadquartersMNC Tower 2nd Floor
Jalan Kebon Sirih Raya No. 17-19, Kebon Sirih, Menteng, Central Jakarta
OwnerPT. MNC Televisi Network
ParentMedia Nusantara Citra
Launch date
5 March 2008 (2008-03-05) (original)
6 April 2015 (2015-04-06) (relaunch)
Former names
  • Sun TV (2008–2011)
  • Sindo TV (2011–2015)
  • iNews TV (2015–2017)
Picture format
576i (SDTV)
AffiliatesRCTI, MNCTV, GTV (for news programming)
Official website
www.inews.id
iNews TV logo from 5 April 2015 to 31 October 2017

History

iNews (Indonesia News) was launched in 2007 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 also changed its name to iNews TV (except Kaltim TV in East Kalimantan).

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, MNCTV, and GTV at the Indonesia Awards.[4]

List of slogans

As Sun TV:

  • TV Kebanggaan Milik Anda (Your Own Pride TV) (2008-2011)

As SINDO TV:

  • Luar Biasa! (Extraordinary!) (2011-2015)

As iNews TV:

  • Inspiring and informative (2015-present)
gollark: <@151391317740486657> To randomly pick one message I saw while scrolling up, processors are not "just a bunch of transistors soldered together and encased in metal".
gollark: Blueish as usual.
gollark: 64 items max mostly, sometimes 16 or 1.
gollark: <@151391317740486657> Just don't use Assistant?
gollark: 100.73 millenia.

See also

References
  1. "SindoTV, Televisi Nasional Berjaringan Terbesar". SINDOnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  2. Okezone. "HT: Sindo TV Telah Bertransformasi Menjadi Saluran Nasional : Okezone Economy". Okezone (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  3. "iNews TV Resmi Berkibar Gantikan Sindo TV". SINDOnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  4. Okezone. "Metamorfosa iNews, Tayang di 4 TV Nasional Menjadi TV Berita Terbesar di Indonesia : Okezone News". Okezone (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2018-11-13.
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