This is a list of assets owned by Media Prima Berhad, a Malaysian media and entertainment conglomerate based in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya, Selangor.[1]
Assets and subsidiaries
editMedia Prima Television Networks
editMedia 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.
| Name | Company | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TV3 | Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad | Malay and English | Launched on 1 June 1984. Both New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad and its owner company are the founding members of Media Prima. |
| NTV7 | Natseven TV Sdn Bhd | English, Malay and Chinese (Mandarin) | Launched on 7 April 1998. |
| 8TV | Metropolitan TV Sdn Bhd | Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkien) and Korean | Launched in July 1995 as MetroVision and ceased operations in 1999. Relaunched as 8TV on 8 January 2004. |
| TV9 | Ch-9 Media Sdn Bhd | Malay | Launched 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
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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.
| Name | Company | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fly FM | Max-Airplay Sdn Bhd | English | Launched on 3 October 2005 | [10] |
| Hot FM | Synchrosound Studio Sdn Bhd | Malay | Launched on 6 February 2006 | [11] |
| Eight FM | One FM Radio Sdn Bhd | Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese) | Launched on 19 January 2009 | [12] |
| Kool 101 | Kool FM Radio Sdn Bhd | Malay | Launched on 1 March 2016 | [13] |
| Molek FM | Malay | Launched on 1 January 2022 | [14] |
Media Prima International
editMedia Prima International, Inc. is an international subsidiary of Media Prima which responsible for content development and distribution, headquartered in New York, United States.
New Straits Times Press
editMedia 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
edit- Big Tree[21]
- Kurnia Outdoor
- UPD
- The Right Channel
- Gotcha
- Big Tree Seni Jaya
Production and distribution
edit- Primeworks Studios
- Primeworks Distribution
- Alternate Records & Talents
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
editREV 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:
- 8Coin (English)[25]
- Audience Plus (English)[26]
- IGN Southeast Asia (English)[27]
- JUICE Online (English)[28]
- Mashable Southeast Asia (English)[29]
- Kongsi Resipi (Malay)[30]
- My Game On (Malay)[31]
- MyResipi (Malay)[32]
- Oh Bulan! (Malay)[33]
- Sirap Limau (Malay)[34]
- Vocket (Malay)[35]
- Rojaklah (Chinese)[36]
- Tantan News (Chinese)[37]
- Viral Cham (Chinese)[38]
- SAYS (English and Malay)[39]
- TechNave (English, Malay and Chinese)[40]
- Tonton[41]
- Tonton Xtra[42]
- Media Prima Labs
Integrated Solution Provider
edit- Media Prima Omnia[43]
Art gallery
edit- Galeri Prima[44]
Former assets
editDivested
edit- Malaysia Institute of Integrative Media (formerly Akademi TV3; 1995–2003) - sold to SAL Group of Colleges in 2003[45]
- MPB Primedia (Philippines; 2008–2009) - sold to MediaQuest Holdings in 2009[46]
- TV3 Ghana (1999–2011) - sold to Media General Ghana Limited in 2011
- Berita Publishing – formerly part of the New Straits Times Press prior to Media Prima's establishment in 2002; sold to Alaf Positif in 2000 and ceased operations in 2015[47]
- Malay Mail - sold to Redberry Media Group in 2012[48]
- Asia Honour Paper Industries (formerly Malaysian Newspaper Industries; MNI) - sold to Asia Honour Hong Kong in 2020[49]
Defunct or inactive
edit- Mega TV – Malaysia's first pay-TV service; ceased operations in 2001
- Ambang Klasik – formerly a subsidiary of TV3; ceased operations in 2002
- EMAS – a pay TV channel that airs classic television programs from Media Prima archive; ceased broadcasting in 2014
- The 8 Unit (also known as Media Prima Talents) - Media Prima's talent agency; inactive since 2015
- Grand Brilliance – formerly a TV production unit of TV3 and later a wholly-owned subsidiary of Media Prima; merged with Primeworks Studios in 2019 to create a new licensing, production and distribution company under the Primeworks Studios name
- Drama Sangat – a specialty channel that airs Malay drama series that previously aired on TV3 and TV9; ceased broadcasting in 2022 but the brand continued to be used
References
edit- ^ "Who We Are". Media Prima. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Media Prima buys remaining stake in CJ Wow Shop". New Straits Times. 1 September 2020.
- ^ Janice Tan (30 October 2020). "Media Prima's CJ Wow Shop undergoes brand refresh, unveils online avatar". Marketing Interactive.
- ^ Wow Shop's official website
- ^ "Laporan tahunan 2011". Bursa Malaysia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "#Showbiz: Ripple is now Media Prima Audio". New Straits Times. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ Georgie Joseph (2 August 2021). "RIPPLE kini dikenali Media Prima Audio". Harian Metro. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ Janice Tan (2 August 2021). "RIPPLE refreshes name to Media Prima Audio, launches new mobile app brand". Marketing Interactive. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ Entertainment, N. S. T. (2021-11-12). "#Showbiz: MPA radio network records 57 million in digital listenership | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ^ Loshini Catherine John (14 October 2005). "Radio gaga". New Straits Times. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Hanisah Selamat (8 January 2006). "Gelombang Hot FM bermula". Berita Harian. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Serimah Mohd Sallehuddin (6 February 2006). "One FM bersiaran". Berita Harian. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Rezwana Manjur (4 March 2016). "Media Prima launches fourth radio station". Marketing Interactive. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Molek FM, siaran radio baharu pendengar Pantai Timur". Sinar Harian. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ New Straits Times' official website
- ^ Berita Harian's official website
- ^ Harian Metro's official website
- ^ New Straits Times Press' official website
- ^ Mind Campus' official website
- ^ C., PREMANANTHINI (2016-05-20). "FullAMark to provide students with new exam tools". The New Straits Times. Retrieved 17 Jun 2016.
- ^ Big Tree's official website
- ^ "MPB's primeworks studios gears towards international market". OnScreen Asia. 2008-08-18. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- ^ Jeeva Arulampalam (2008-09-12). "Media Prima unit to liven up content". Business Times. Archived from the original on 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ^ "Media Prima's purchase of Rev Asia for RM105m a positive move, says RAM Ratings", "TheStar", 12 May 2017.
- ^ 8Coin's official website
- ^ Audience Plus' official website
- ^ IGN Southeast Asia's official website
- ^ JUICE Online's official website
- ^ Mashable Southeast Asia's official website
- ^ Kongsi Resipi's official website
- ^ My Game On's official website
- ^ MyResipi's official website
- ^ Oh Bulan!'s official website
- ^ Sirap Limau's official website
- ^ Vocket's official website
- ^ Rojaklah's official website
- ^ Tantan News' official website
- ^ Viral Cham's official website
- ^ SAYS' official website
- ^ TechNave's official website
- ^ Tonton's official website
- ^ Tonton Xtra's official website
- ^ Ahmad Suhael Adnan (13 September 2020). "Media Prima Omnia offers ad packages to SMEs". New Straits Times. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ Aneeta Sundararaj (21 August 2016). "Expressions of colour". New Straits Times. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "SAL takes over MIIM". The Star Online. 8 June 2003. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "Media Prima sells MPB Primedia for US$16m". Business Times. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ^ G. Sharmila (1 July 2015). "Berita Publishing opts out of magazine publishing". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Racheal Lee (17 November 2011). "The Malay Mail should establish a clear and sharp focus: industry players". Campaign Asia. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Hong Leong Industries, Media Prima sell stake in MNI to Asia Honour Hong Kong". The Edge Markets. 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2023-03-22.