Metro TV (Indonesian TV network) explained

Metro TV
Type:Television broadcaster
Country:Indonesia
Area:Nationwide
Language:Indonesian
English
Mandarin
Picture Format:1080i HDTV
Founder:Surya Paloh
Sumita Tobing[1]
Terr Serv 1:Digital
Terr Chan 1:Check local frequencies (in Indonesian language)
Online Serv 1:MIVO
Online Chan 1:Watch live
Online Serv 2:Official
Online Chan 2:Watch live
Online Serv 3:IndiHome TV
Online Chan 3:Watch live (IndiHome customers only)
Online Serv 4:Vidio
Online Chan 4:Watch live
Online Serv 5:Vision+
Online Chan 5:Watch live (Subscription required, Indonesia only)

PT Media Televisi Indonesia, operating as Metro TV, is an Indonesian free-to-air television news network based in West Jakarta. It was established on November 25, 2000, and now has over 52 relay stations all over the country.[2] It is owned by Surya Paloh who also owns the Media Indonesia daily. These two, along with other newspapers distributed in different parts of Indonesia, are part of the Media Group.[3]

It is the only TV network to offer Mandarin-language news programs in Indonesia and no soap opera, although it had broadcast entertainment and multicultural programs such as the now-defunct tech show e-Lifestyle, the satirical news and current affairs show News Dot Com / Republik Mimpi (The Dream Republic), musical programming such as Musik+ and Idenesia, and other special or regional programming. Metro TV is considered to be the mouthpiece of Nasdem Party.[4]

History

Metro TV was launched on November 25, 2000, by Abdurrahman Wahid, the fourth President of Indonesia. Metro TV was the first Indonesian television network to have been officially inaugurated by the Indonesian president himself, after RCTI.

On November 25, 2020, during the network's 20th anniversary, its on-air bug was replaced with an eagle icon of the current logo with the text "METRO TV" in a smaller size below the eagle, although the text was removed during advertisements, leaving only the eagle in a light grey color. However, the logo shown in the infobox is still used for corporate purposes and other branding. On November 25, 2021, the text "METRO TV" in smaller size below the eagle was removed entirely as part of on-screen revamp.

Since November 3, 2022, Metro TV stopped airing over PAL broadcasts for the Greater Jakarta area, and then on December 3, 2022, Metro TV shut down the analog terrestrial broadcasts in Bandung, Semarang, Surakarta, Yogyakarta and Batam before Palembang following the move on March 31, 2023.

In November 2023, Metro TV signed a content sharing agreement with Chinese state media outlet China Media Group.[5]

Programming

Metro TV broadcasts 24 hours a day, with programmes focused on news around the world.[6] Unlike other channels, Metro TV never airs soap operas.

Metro TV broadcast three new English language programs: World News, Indonesia Now, and Talk Indonesia. It also had Chinese language programmes such as Metro Xin Wen, as well as IT, documentary, and culinary programmes. It has a motivational talkshow, Mario Teguh Golden Ways. It also shows business programming, including "Economic Challenges" and Bisnis Hari Ini (Business Today, no longer aired).

Metro TV also has an informercial block, usually residential, but sometimes with any price of product or technology. The infomercial block usually airs on networks and stations during morning on weekends. The block has no commercial breaks. This channel is owned by Media Group, which also owns Media Indonesia and Lampung Post newspapers.

Metro TV also broadcast Metro This Morning and News Flash. Metro This Morning ended in October 2007. Metro TV was the only news channel in Indonesia until 2008, when Lativi was rebranded as tvOne by dropping all sitcoms as well as soap operas, focusing on news and sports programmes.[7]

Metro

Metro is the flagship news television program that broadcasts on Metro TV. There is no single show, but instead consists of Metro Pagi Primetime (morning), Metro Siang (lunchtime), Metro Hari Ini (afternoon), Primetime News (evening), and Top News (late night).

Shows

Before January 2, 2017, the shows Metro Kini (morning) and Metro Sore (afternoon) were still aired before the date, and Metro Pagi Primetime was originally named Metro Pagi.

The time slot history follows.

Metro Hari Ini

Metro Pagi Primetime

Metro Siang

Midnight Live

Midnight Live is an original unique television program combining interviews with on-scene live report on real-life issues and behavior trends, broadcast weekdays from midnight to 1:30 a.m. on Metro TV.[8] [9] [10] [11] The program explores on a specific topic with first-hand resources interviewed live in the studio while the phenomenon is being carried live by on-the-spot reporter. Midnight Live also has interactive segments where viewers can give live comments through call-ins and text messages. It has been the highest-rated talk program during midnight by a television station in Indonesia.

Visual identity

Slogans

Anniversary specials

Logos

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sumita Tobing . 22 November 2021 . 18 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200118123701/http://ahmad.web.id/sites/apa_dan_siapa_tempo/profil/S/20030701-31-S_2.html . live .
  2. Web site: Market roundup: November 2012 . dw.com . . 7 May 2020 . 5 November 2012 . Metro TV is a nationwide news channel that was launched 2000. Metro TV is broadcast from Jakarta with a network of 53 regional stations and reaches more than 3 million viewers throughout Indonesia..
  3. Web site: Tentang Kami . metrotvnews.com . Metro TV . id . METRO TV merupakan televisi berita pertama di Indonesia yang mulai mengudara sejak 25 November 2000. . 6 May 2020 . 4 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191004232141/https://www.metrotvnews.com/about . live .
  4. Web site: Abuse of Power Nasdem pada Metro TV untuk Kritik Presiden. katalogika.com. 2024-03-24.
  5. Web site: Faridz . Devianti . 2024-02-06 . China Expands Media Influence in Indonesia . 2024-02-07 . . en . 6 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240206200859/https://www.voanews.com/a/china-expands-media-influence-in-indonesia/7473675.html . live .
  6. Web site: PT Media Televisi Indonesia (METRO TV) . abu.org.my . . 7 May 2020 . 4 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200804014451/https://www.abu.org.my/portfolio-item/pt-media-televisi-indonesia/?doing_wp_cron=1588799418.4266769886016845703125 . live .
  7. Book: Tapsell . Ross . Media Power in Indonesia: Oligarchs, Citizens and the Digital Revolution . 2017 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-78660-037-0 . en . The Bakrie Group created Indonesia's second 24-hour, Indonesia-language free-to-air national television news station, TVOne in 2008. . 3 January 2022 . 6 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230406023333/https://books.google.com/books?id=YePaDwAAQBAJ&dq=tvone+indonesia+2008&pg=PA62 . live .
  8. Book: Emak . Moammar . Jakarta Undercover II . 15 November 2007 . Monsoon Books . 978-981-4358-16-3 . vi . 7 November 2023 . en.
  9. Nugroho . Setyo . Pengaruh format tayangan "Midnight Live" di metro TV terhadap tingkat pemahaman menonton khalayak . 2005 . UNMER . Malang, Jatim . id . Thesis . 086 KOM2005 NUG p.
  10. Web site: Global Media AIDS Initiative - Participating Media Companies . UNAIDS . United Nations . 7 November 2023.
  11. Book: Baso . Ahmad . NU studies: pergolakan pemikiran antara fundametalisme Islam & fundamentalisme neo-liberal . 2006 . Erlangga . 978-979-781-486-1 . 448 . 7 November 2023 . id.
  12. Web site: Metro TV: A New Spirit Towards the Indonesia's First News Channel . dmidgroup.com . 30 May 2013 . DM ID . 7 May 2020 . 4 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200804023421/https://www.dmidgroup.com/metro-tv/ . live .

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