List of assets owned by Media Prima explained

This is a list of assets owned by Media Prima Berhad, a Malaysian media and entertainment conglomerate based in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.[1]

Assets and subsidiaries

Media Prima Television Networks

Media Prima owns and operates five free-to-air television channels, each of them functioning under their own branding and subsidiaries. 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.

NameCompanyLanguageNotes
Sistem Televisyen Malaysia BerhadLaunched on 1 June 1984. Both New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad and its owner company are the founding members of Media Prima.
Natseven TV Sdn Bhd English, Malay and Chinese (Mandarin) Launched on 7 April 1998.
Metropolitan TV Sdn BhdChinese (Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkien) and KoreanLaunched in July 1995 as MetroVision and ceased operations in 1999. Relaunched as 8TV on 8 January 2004.
Ch-9 Media Sdn BhdMalayLaunched in September 2003 as Channel 9 and ceased operations in February 2005. Relaunched as TV9 on 1 April 2006.
WOWSHOP is the group's teleshopping network. It was established on 22 February 2016 as CJ Wow Shop, a joint venture with Korean conglomerate CJ Group's subsidiary, CJ E&M. The teleshopping network became a fully owned subsidiary after the group bought CJ's remaining 49% stake.[2] [3] Apart from TV3, NTV7, 8TV, TV9 and Malaysia's No.1 edutainment channel, DidikTV KPM, Wow Shop is also available in two purpose-built channels on my Freeview.[4] Tonton (formerly gua.com.my and later Catch Up TV) is the group's Over-the-top media service (OTT) which covers viewers across multiple devices such as computers, tablets, smartphones.[5]

Media Prima Audio

Media Prima Audio (formerly known as Media Prima Radio Networks and later Ripple Media or simply Ripple) is a radio broadcasting subsidiary of Media Prima.[6] [7] It includes five radio broadcast brands – Eight FM (formerly One FM and later 8FM), Kool 101 (formerly Kool FM and Buletin FM), Fly FM, Hot FM, Molek FM and a podcast platform – Audio+ (formerly Ais Kacang).[8] As of November 2021, based on the October 2021 Gfk Radio Survey, Media Prima Audio is the most popular radio network in Malaysia with over 5 million listeners and 57 million digital listeners since its rival, Astro Radio.[9] However, Media Prima does not have Tamil-language radio stations, unlike Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) and Astro.

NameCompanyLanguageNotesRef.
Fly FMMax-Airplay Sdn BhdEnglishLaunched on 3 October 2005[10]
Hot FMSynchrosound Studio Sdn BhdMalayLaunched on 6 February 2006[11]
Eight FMOne FM Radio Sdn BhdChinese (Mandarin, Cantonese)Launched on 19 January 2009[12]
Kool 101Kool FM Radio Sdn BhdMalayLaunched on 1 March 2016[13]
Molek FMMalayLaunched on 1 January 2022[14]

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 – namely its namesake the New Straits Times,[15] Berita Harian and Harian Metro,[16] [17] and their respective weekend editions[18] as well as an online newspaper archive, KLiK. Apart from news brands, NSTP also owns printing subsidiary Print Towers Sdn Bhd, tertiary education reference website Mind Campus[19] and learning portal FullAMark.[20]

Out-of-home advertising

Production and distribution

Primeworks Studios Sdn Bhd is a content company and commercial subsidiary of Media Prima. It is one of Malaysia's production houses with content output in diverse categories covering television, cinema, and digital platforms.[22] [23] While it starts producing television series as early as 1984, Primeworks only began to identify themselves by introducing their own logo in July 2008 to distinguish from Grand Brilliance, another Media Prima subsidiary which was established in 1995.

REV Media Group

REV Media Group (formerly Alt Media and later Media Prima Digital)[24] is a new media subsidiary of Media Prima which consists of the following brands:

Integrated Solution Provider

Art gallery

Former assets

Divested

Defunct or inactive

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Who We Are. Media Prima. 22 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Media Prima buys remaining stake in CJ Wow Shop. New Straits Times. 1 September 2020.
  3. Web site: Media Prima's CJ Wow Shop undergoes brand refresh, unveils online avatar. Marketing Interactive. Janice Tan. 30 October 2020.
  4. https://www.wowshop.com.my/ Wow Shop's official website
  5. Web site: Laporan tahunan 2011. 31 December 2011. Bursa Malaysia. 3 August 2021.
  6. News:
    1. Showbiz: Ripple is now Media Prima Audio
    . New Straits Times. 2 August 2021. 9 August 2021.
  7. News: RIPPLE kini dikenali Media Prima Audio. Georgie Joseph. Harian Metro. 2 August 2021. 9 August 2021.
  8. News: RIPPLE refreshes name to Media Prima Audio, launches new mobile app brand. Janice Tan. Marketing Interactive. 2 August 2021. 3 August 2021.
  9. Web site: Entertainment. N. S. T.. 2021-11-12.
    1. Showbiz: MPA radio network records 57 million in digital listenership New Straits Times
    . 2021-12-15. NST Online. en.
  10. News: Radio gaga. Loshini Catherine John. New Straits Times. 14 October 2005. 3 August 2022.
  11. News: Gelombang Hot FM bermula. Hanisah Selamat. Berita Harian. 8 January 2006. 3 August 2022.
  12. News: One FM bersiaran. Serimah Mohd Sallehuddin. Berita Harian. 6 February 2006. 3 August 2022.
  13. Web site: Media Prima launches fourth radio station. Rezwana Manjur. Marketing Interactive. 4 March 2016. 4 May 2016.
  14. News: Molek FM, siaran radio baharu pendengar Pantai Timur. Sinar Harian. 30 December 2021. 17 February 2022.
  15. https://www.nst.com.my/ New Straits Times' official website
  16. http://www.bharian.com.my/ Berita Harian's official website
  17. http://www.hmetro.com.my/ Harian Metro's official website
  18. https://www.nstp.com.my/ New Straits Times Press' official website
  19. https://www.mindcampus.my/ Mind Campus' official website
  20. News: FullAMark to provide students with new exam tools. PREMANANTHINI. C.. . 2016-05-20. 17 Jun 2016 .
  21. https://www.bigtree.com.my/ Big Tree's official website
  22. News: MPB's primeworks studios gears towards international market. OnScreen Asia. 2008-08-18. 2008-09-11.
  23. News: Media Prima unit to liven up content. Jeeva Arulampalam. Business Times. 2008-09-12. 2008-09-21. 2008-09-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20080918035803/http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/Saturday/Nation/jpworks.xml/Article/index_html.
  24. https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2017/05/12/media-prima-purchase-of-rev-asia-for-rm105m-a-positive-move-says-ram-ratings/ "Media Prima's purchase of Rev Asia for RM105m a positive move, says RAM Ratings"
  25. https://8coin.my/ 8Coin's official website
  26. https://www.audienceplus.my/ Audience Plus' official website
  27. https://sea.ign.com/ IGN Southeast Asia's official website
  28. https://juiceonline.com/ JUICE Online's official website
  29. https://sea.mashable.com/ Mashable Southeast Asia's official website
  30. http://www.kongsiresepi.com/index.php Kongsi Resipi's official website
  31. https://www.mygameon.my/ My Game On's official website
  32. https://myresipi.com/ MyResipi's official website
  33. https://ohbulan.com/ Oh Bulan!'s official website
  34. https://siraplimau.com/ Sirap Limau's official website
  35. https://www.thevocket.com/ Vocket's official website
  36. https://rojaklah.com/ Rojaklah's official website
  37. https://tantannews.com/ Tantan News' official website
  38. https://viralcham.com/ Viral Cham's official website
  39. https://says.com/my SAYS' official website
  40. https://technave.com/ TechNave's official website
  41. https://www.tonton.com.my/ Tonton's official website
  42. https://www.xtra.com.my/ Tonton Xtra's official website
  43. News: Media Prima Omnia offers ad packages to SMEs. Ahmad Suhael Adnan. New Straits Times. 13 September 2020. 22 July 2021.
  44. News: Expressions of colour. Aneeta Sundararaj. New Straits Times. 21 August 2016. 28 September 2021.
  45. News: SAL takes over MIIM. The Star Online. 8 June 2003. 5 August 2016.
  46. News: Media Prima sells MPB Primedia for US$16m . Business Times . 21 October 2009. 30 November 2009.
  47. News: The Malay Mail should establish a clear and sharp focus: industry players. Racheal Lee. Campaign Asia. 17 November 2011. 19 March 2021.
  48. Web site: 2018-05-04 . Hong Leong Industries, Media Prima sell stake in MNI to Asia Honour Hong Kong . 2023-03-22 . The Edge Markets.
  49. News: Berita Publishing opts out of magazine publishing. G. Sharmila. Malaysiakini. 1 July 2015. 19 January 2021. en.

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