Media Prima

Media Prima Berhad (MYX: 4502) is a Malaysian media and entertainment company with businesses in television, print, radio, out-of-home advertising, content creation and digital media. The Group has four television channels — TV3, NTV7, 8TV and TV9 and four radio stations – Fly FM, Hot FM, One FM and Kool FM. Media Prima is also the owner of New Straits Times Press, Malaysia's largest newspaper publisher with three national news brands – New Straits Times, Berita Harian and Harian Metro.

Media Prima Berhad
Publicly traded company
Traded asMYX: 4502
ISINMYL4502OO000
IndustryMass media, entertainment
Founded23 September 2003 (2003-09-23)
HeadquartersNew Straits Times Press
Balai Berita, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Radio and Television
Sri Pentas, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Key people
  • Syed Hussian bin Syed Junid
  • (Chairman)
  • Iskandar Mizal Mahmood
  • (Group Managing Director)
Number of employees
3,897 (December 2018)
DivisionsTV3, NTV7, 8TV, TV9, tonton, MP CJ ENM Shopping, Hot FM, Fly FM, One FM, Kool FM, Ais Kacang, SuperDeals, New Straits Times Press, Primeworks Studios, Big Tree, Media Prima Digital, Rev Asia Holdings
Websitewww.mediaprima.com.my

The Group currently ranks third in Malaysia in digital reach following the 2017 acquisition of REV Asia Holdings, one of Southeast Asia's leading digital media groups.[1] In 2018, Media Prima became the number one choice for mobile content ahead of Google and Facebook.[2]

Board of directors

The Group was formed out of the demerger of Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad’s media assets, namely Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad (which runs TV3) and The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad.[3] The current members of the board of directors are:

  • Datuk Syed Hussian bin Syed Junid (Chairman)
  • Dato' Iskandar Mizal Mahmood (GMD)
  • Lydia Anne Abraham
  • Raja Zaharaton Raja Zainal Abidin
  • Mohd Rashid Mohd Yusof
  • Hisham Zainal Mokhtar
  • Mohamad bin Abdullah

Business divisions
Drama Sangat logo.

Media Prima Television Networks

Media Prima owns and operates four free-to-air television channels. Two of them, TV3 and NTV7 were established long before Media Prima exist, while others, 8TV and TV9 were formed through the group's acquisition of defunct television companies.

Name Company Language Notes
TV3Sistem Televisyen Malaysia BerhadMalay, EnglishLaunched on 1 June 1984. Both New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad and its' owner company are the founding members of Media Prima.
NTV7Natseven TV Sdn BhdMalay, English, Chinese (Mandarin)Launched on 7 April 1998. Bought by Media Prima Berhad in 2005.
8TVMetropolitan TV Sdn BhdChinese (Mandarin, Cantonese)Formerly known as MetroVision (1995–1999). Launched on 8 January 2004.
TV9Ch-9 Media Sdn BhdMalay, EnglishFormerly known as Channel 9 (2003–2005). Launched on 1 April 2006.

Drama Sangat is a television channel that airs reruns of Malay drama series from TV3 and TV9 and local Chinese drama series from NTV7 and 8TV. CJWOWSHOP is a teleshopping network jointly owned by Media Prima Berhad and CJ E&M.[4] Tonton is Media Prima's Over-the-top media service (OTT) which covers viewers across multiple devices such as computers, tablets, smartphones.[5]

New Straits Times Press

Media Prima owns more than 98% equity interest in The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad (“NSTP”), which owns three of Malaysia's most recognised print and online news brands – New Straits Times, BH (“Berita Harian”) and Harian Metro, as well as their respective weekend editions.[6] Apart from News brands, New Straits Times Press also owned women lifestyle website Hijab & Heels,[7] tertiary education reference website Mind Campus[8] and learning portal FullAMark.[9]

Name Language Notes Ref
New Straits TimesEnglishOldest newspaper in the country still in print. Launched on 15 July 1845.[10]
Berita HarianMalayLaunched on 1 July 1957.[11]
Harian MetroMalayLaunched on 25 March 1991.[12]

Ripple

Ripple (formerly known as Media Prima Radio Networks) is an audience-focused digital media, broadcast and commerce company.[13] It includes four radio broadcast brands – Fly FM, Hot FM, One FM and Kool FM, a podcast platform – Ais Kacang,[14] an e-commerce brand – SuperDeals,[15] and seven digital brands – Dhia,[16] Donna,[17] Lunaria,[18] Thelaki,[19] Likely,[20] Chapters[21] and Wakeke.[22]

Name Company Language Notes Ref
Fly FMMax-Airplay Sdn BhdEnglishLaunched on 3 October 2005[23]
Hot FMSynchrosound Studio Sdn BhdMalayLaunched on 6 February 2006[24]
One FMOne FM Radio Sdn BhdChinese (Mandarin, Cantonese)Launched on 19 January 2009[25]
Kool FMKool FM Radio Sdn BhdMalayLaunched on 1 March 2016[26]

Out-of-Home Advertising
  • Big Tree[27]
    • Kurnia Outdoor
    • UPD
    • The Right Channel
    • Gotcha
    • Big Tree Seni Jaya

Production and Distribution
  • Primeworks Studios
  • Primeworks Distribution
  • Monkey Bone
  • The 8Unit

Media Prima's content creation arm, Primeworks Studios Sdn Bhd, is one of Malaysia's production houses with content output in diverse categories covering television, cinema, and digital platforms.[28]

Digital
  • Media Prima Digital
  • Media Prima Labs

Former

Incidents

2018 bomb threat

On 28 August 2018, Media Prima's Sri Pentas headquarters was forced to evacuate following a false bomb threat. The police gave an order to evacuate the company's office at 10.30 pm. About 200 Media Prima employees were evacuated from the building. They were allowed to re-enter the building after two hours of inspection. The police did not find anything suspicious.[30]

Following the cancellation of Nightline, TV3 aired the announcement about the incident. Royal Malaysia Police's bomb detector unit arrived at 11.40 pm to handle the case. The Fire and Rescue Department received the phone call from the police at 11.19 pm following the incident. The case was investigated under Section 506 of the Penal Code, and the police found it was a false bomb threat.[31] Two men were arrested in Temerloh, Pahang on 29 August 2018.[32]

References
  1. "Media Prima on path to become leading digital-first content and commerce company".
  2. "Media Prima beats Google & Facebook as Malaysia's most popular choice for mobile content".
  3. Corporate Structure
  4. CJWOWSHOP's official website
  5. Tonton's official website
  6. New Straits Times Press' official website
  7. Hijab & Heels' official website
  8. Mind Campus' official website
  9. FullAMark's official website
  10. New Straits Times' official website
  11. Berita Harian's official website
  12. Harian Metro's official website
  13. Ripple media's official website
  14. Ais Kacang's official website
  15. SuperDeals' official website
  16. Dhia's official website
  17. Donna's official website
  18. Lunaria's official website
  19. Thelaki's official website
  20. Likely's official website
  21. Chapters' official website
  22. Wakeke's official website
  23. Fly FM's official website
  24. Hot FM's official website
  25. One FM's official website
  26. Kool FM's official website
  27. Big Tree's official website
  28. Primeworks Studios' official website
  29. Rev Media's official website
  30. Alya Alhadri (29 August 2019). "Bangunan Media Prima dikosongkan susulan ancaman bom". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  31. Fazrik Kamaruddin (29 August 2018). "Ancaman bom di Sri Pentas palsu". Berita Harian. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  32. Fazrik Kamaruddin (29 August 2018). "Pemanggil ancaman bom palsu ditahan". Harian Metro. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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