Surya Citra Media

Surya Citra Media, formally PT Surya Citra Media Tbk, is an Indonesian media and entertainment company based in Jakarta. The company operates across free-to-air television, streaming video, satellite pay television, and digital media. Its television portfolio includes SCTV, Indosiar, Ajwa TV, and Mentari TV. It also operates Vidio, a streaming service; Nex Parabola, a satellite pay-television platform; and KapanLagi Youniverse, a digital media business. The company was established on 29 January 1999 under the name Cipta Aneka Selaras. Its initial focus was multimedia, entertainment, and communications services, with television as a particularly important area. In 2001, the company adopted the name Surya Citra Media, aligning its corporate identity more closely with its media activities and the Surya Citra television business. One of the principal assets associated with the group is SCTV. SCTV began broadcasting in 1990 in the city of Surabaya and expanded to nationwide operations in 1993. Its headquarters were subsequently moved to Jakarta. Through SCTV and its other networks, Surya Citra Media participates in Indonesia’s mass-market television sector, while its digital and pay-television services extend the group’s reach beyond conventional terrestrial broadcasting. A major corporate development occurred in May 2013, when Indosiar Karya Media was absorbed into Surya Citra Media. The transaction brought Indosiar into the company’s consolidated television portfolio. Another important expansion followed in 2017, when Surya Citra Media took over SinemArt from MNC Media. SinemArt is a production-house and content business, and its return to the Surya Citra group strengthened the company’s connection between television distribution and locally produced entertainment content. The companies had previously worked together from 2003 to 2007. Surya Citra Media is owned by Emtek and its shares are listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Its business model combines established national television brands with newer digital distribution channels and content-production capabilities. The company’s portfolio therefore spans programming creation, television broadcasting, online video, satellite distribution, and digital publishing. Its principal market is Indonesia, where it competes for audiences and advertising demand across both traditional and internet-based media.

Surya Citra Media was established on 29 January 1999 as Cipta Aneka Selaras, an Indonesian company focused on multimedia, entertainment, and communications services. Television was central to its original business orientation. In 2001, Cipta Aneka Selaras changed its name to Surya Citra Media, creating the corporate identity under which the company is now known. The company’s history is closely connected with SCTV. The network began broadcasting in 1990 from Surabaya and initially served that city. It expanded to nationwide broadcasting in 1993, becoming a major national television operation. SCTV later moved its headquarters to Jakarta and became a subsidiary of Surya Citra Media. Its development provided the group with a large-scale terrestrial television platform and an established national audience. In May 2013, Indosiar Karya Media was absorbed into Surya Citra Media. This corporate integration added Indosiar to the group’s television assets and broadened its position in Indonesian broadcasting. The transaction also reinforced the company’s ability to operate more than one major national television brand within a single media group. In 2017, Surya Citra Media took over SinemArt from MNC Media. SinemArt had previously worked with Surya Citra Media between 2003 and 2007 before becoming associated with MNC Media. The transfer was connected with MNC’s response to low ratings and its intention to pursue closer content alignment, develop digital assets, and build production houses within its own group. For Surya Citra Media, the transaction strengthened the relationship between content production and distribution through its television networks. The company subsequently operated as a broader media and entertainment group rather than solely as a conventional broadcaster. Its portfolio includes SCTV and Indosiar, as well as Ajwa TV and Mentari TV. It also operates Vidio, a streaming service; Nex Parabola, a satellite pay-television service; and KapanLagi Youniverse, a digital media business. These assets give Surya Citra Media exposure to free-to-air television, online video, subscription or pay-TV distribution, and digital publishing. Surya Citra Media is owned by Emtek and is based in Jakarta. Its shares are listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The group’s operating focus remains Indonesia, where it combines broadcast networks, entertainment programming, digital distribution, and online media properties. Its development reflects the wider shift in the Indonesian media industry from a television-centered model toward a multi-platform structure linking broadcasting, streaming, pay television, and digital content.

• 2017

  SinemArt acquired from MNC Media

  [1]Surya Citra Mediaen.wikipedia.org

  Surya Citra Media took over SinemArt from MNC Media, expanding its content and production capabilities.

• 2013

  Indosiar Karya Media absorbed

  [1]Surya Citra Mediaen.wikipedia.org

  Indosiar Karya Media was absorbed into Surya Citra Media in May 2013.

• 2001

  Corporate name changed to Surya Citra Media

  [1]Surya Citra Mediaen.wikipedia.org

  Cipta Aneka Selaras adopted the name Surya Citra Media.

• 1999

  Company established as Cipta Aneka Selaras

  [1]Surya Citra Mediaen.wikipedia.org

  The company was established on 29 January 1999 as Cipta Aneka Selaras, with activities centered on multimedia, entertainment, communications, and television.

• 1993

  SCTV expands nationwide

  [1]Surya Citra Mediaen.wikipedia.org

  SCTV moved from city-level broadcasting to nationwide operations in Indonesia.

• 1990

  SCTV begins broadcasting in Surabaya

  [1]Surya Citra Mediaen.wikipedia.org

  SCTV commenced broadcasting in Surabaya, establishing the television operation that later became a core asset of Surya Citra Media.

An Indonesian multi-platform media group combining national television networks, entertainment content, streaming video, satellite pay television, and digital media.

• Free-to-air television network · 1990

  SCTV

  SCTV is a major Indonesian television network and a subsidiary of Surya Citra Media. It began broadcasting in Surabaya in 1990 and expanded nationwide in 1993. The network is one of the group’s principal broadcast platforms and serves as a foundation for its television programming and advertising activities.

• Free-to-air television network

  Indosiar

  Indosiar is an Indonesian television network incorporated into Surya Citra Media through the absorption of Indosiar Karya Media in May 2013. It forms part of the group’s national television portfolio alongside SCTV and gives the company an additional established broadcast brand.

• Television network

  Ajwa TV

  Ajwa TV is one of the television networks operated by Surya Citra Media. It is part of the company’s broader network portfolio, which extends beyond its historically prominent general-interest broadcast brands.

• Television network

  Mentari TV

  Mentari TV is a television network within Surya Citra Media’s Indonesian broadcasting portfolio. It complements the group’s other free-to-air and thematic television properties.

• Streaming service

  Vidio

  Vidio is Surya Citra Media’s streaming service and represents the group’s online-video distribution business. It extends the company’s media offering beyond scheduled television and supports a multi-platform approach to entertainment and video consumption.

• Satellite pay television

  Nex Parabola

  Nex Parabola is the group’s satellite pay-television service. It provides a distribution channel separate from terrestrial broadcasting and forms part of Surya Citra Media’s expansion into paid and multichannel television.

• Digital media

  KapanLagi Youniverse

  KapanLagi Youniverse is Surya Citra Media’s digital media business. Its inclusion in the group reflects the company’s participation in online publishing and digital audience development alongside television and streaming operations.

• Content production

  SinemArt

  SinemArt is a production and entertainment-content business taken over by Surya Citra Media from MNC Media in 2017. Its return to the group strengthened the link between locally produced programming and Surya Citra Media’s television distribution platforms.

• 2017

  Takeover of SinemArt from MNC MediaM&A

  Background

  SinemArt returned to Surya Citra Media after an earlier collaboration from 2003 to 2007. The transfer followed low ratings at MNC Media and its stated focus on content alignment, digital assets, and internally owned production houses.

  Action taken

  Surya Citra Media took over SinemArt from MNC Media.

  Aftermath

  The takeover expanded Surya Citra Media’s connection to television content production and complemented its broadcast and digital distribution businesses.

  Source

• 2013

  Absorption of Indosiar Karya MediaM&A

  Background

  Surya Citra Media sought to consolidate its television operations and expanded its portfolio through the absorption of Indosiar Karya Media in May 2013.

  Action taken

  Indosiar Karya Media was absorbed into Surya Citra Media, bringing Indosiar into the group’s consolidated media business.

  Aftermath

  The transaction left Surya Citra Media operating multiple significant Indonesian television brands, including SCTV and Indosiar.

  Source

1. 1Surya Citra Mediaen.wikipedia.org