MNC World News

MNC World News emerged as MNC Media's English-language international news television offering. Unlike a general entertainment channel, it was designed around a 24-hour news format and was intended to provide international-facing coverage for viewers using MNC Media's subscription television services. Available descriptions identify MNC Vision as a principal distribution platform and list the service as channel 85. MNC Play Media was also identified as a platform on which the channel could be viewed. The service's programming structure extended beyond continuous headline updates. Its schedule included World Hour and World Hour Weekend, Daybreak, The Marketplace, Glimpse from the Past, Top 5 Current Issues, Showbiz Central, Raising the Bar, and Special Dialogue. These titles indicate a blend of news blocks, morning programming, business coverage, historical features, current-affairs analysis, entertainment, and interview-led discussion. The approach allowed the channel to present itself as a broad English-language information service rather than only a relay of breaking-news bulletins. MNC World News was presented by a group of broadcasters with experience in Indonesian television and news media. The documented roster included Tommy Tjokro, Juanita Wiratmadja, Roberlin Purba, Krishna Sam, Togi Sinaga, Karina Tasya, Irsan Karim, Dirza Prakoso, Amelia Yachya, Nicole Shiraz, and Emelli Putri. The wider career backgrounds associated with these presenters included work at MetroTV, Bloomberg TV Indonesia, RCTI, Global TV, SCTV, Kompas TV, VOA Indonesia, MNC News, MNC Sports, and other television outlets. MNC Media intended to extend MNC World News beyond its domestic subscription distribution. The available account describes a plan for carriage on satellite and cable television systems internationally by 2020. That expansion objective was not achieved, leaving the channel primarily dependent on MNC Media's own Indonesian pay-television network. The sources supplied do not provide a verified launch date, a detailed ownership history, audience figures, financial results, or a definite date on which transmission ended. Accordingly, the channel's present status cannot be confirmed from the available material.

• 2020

  International distribution target

  [1]MNC World Newsen.wikipedia.org

  MNC Media targeted broader availability for MNC World News on satellite and cable systems worldwide by 2020, but the stated target was not reached.

• Launch as an English-language MNC news channel

  [1]MNC World Newsen.wikipedia.org

  MNC World News was established as a 24-hour English-language international news channel within MNC Media's television-channel portfolio. The available sources do not state a confirmed launch year.

• Distribution through MNC subscription platforms

  [1]MNC World Newsen.wikipedia.org

  The channel was carried through MNC Vision, identified as channel 85, and was also available through MNC Play Media.

An English-language international news channel within MNC Media's Indonesian subscription-television portfolio, combining rolling news with current affairs and magazine programming.

• English-language television news channel

  MNC World News

  A 24-hour English-language international news channel associated with MNC Media. Its output combined news updates with current-affairs discussions, business coverage, interview programming, historical features, lifestyle content, and entertainment-oriented magazine shows. Distribution was centered on MNC Media's Indonesian subscription television services, including MNC Vision and MNC Play Media.

• 2020

  Planned international carriage expansionStrategy

  Background

  MNC World News was primarily available through MNC Media's Indonesian subscription television platforms, while MNC Media sought to broaden its distribution internationally.

  Action taken

  The company set an objective of making the channel available on satellite and cable television systems worldwide by 2020.

  Aftermath

  The target was not reached according to the available reference material, and the channel remained associated mainly with MNC Media's domestic subscription platforms.

  Source

1. 1MNC World Newsen.wikipedia.org
2. 2MNC Channelsmncchannels.com