PT Vidio Dot Com (Vidio) is an Indonesian based over-the-top video streaming service established on 15 October 2014. Originally owned by Mediatama Anugrah Citra, now owned by Surya Citra Media, both are subsidiaries of Emtek.[1] The service's content consists of free-to-air and pay TV channels, live streaming events, films and series, including Vidio original programs.[2] In 2022, Vidio was the largest video on demand service provider in Indonesia, beating Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, and Amazon Prime Video.[3]

PT Vidio Dot Com
Type of businessPerseroan terbatas
Type of site
Available inIndonesian, English
FoundedOctober 15, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-10-15)
Headquarters,
Area served
  • Indonesia
  • Malaysia
  • Timor Leste
  • Worldwide (selected contents)
Ownersee list
Founder(s)Adi Sariaatmadja
Key people
  • Sutanto Hartono
  • Monika Rudijono
ParentElang Mahkota Teknologi
URLhttps://www.vidio.com/
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedOctober 15, 2014 (2014-10-15)
Current statusActive

History

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Founded as the Indonesian counterpart of YouTube,[4] Vidio originally consisted mostly of user-generated content and TV content from Emtek's media outlets. In 2015, Vidio had about 3,000 to 4,000 monthly active users.[5][6]

Emtek's total investment in Vidio as of March 2019 reached IDR 240 billion. Surya Citra Media planned to take over Vidio at a price of IDR 115 billion.[7] After producing 3 original series in 2019, Vidio began to release more original series on Vidio Premier, their premium subscription service, dubbed as "Vidio Originals" in 2020. In the same year, Vidio had 40 million active users.[8]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the platform saw 225% growth and recorded more than 5 million downloads in App Store and Play Store.[9][10]

On 7 November 2021, MNC noticed the removal of all MNC's Television channels to Vidio under alleged an carriage dispute when MNC Vision Networks owned Vision+ for RCTI, MNCTV, GTV and iNews.[11]

Vidio is exclusive digital broadcaster of Premier League from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026 season.[12] Most of the big matches were streamed exclusively on the platform with its sister network SCTV and Moji aired the remainders.

After Fox Sports Asia ceased operation in October 2021, Emtek acquired the rights to broadcast Formula One for the remainder of 2021 and 2022 season.[13] The races were broadcast in Champions TV 4 (which included in Vidio's premium subscription)[14] and FTA terrestrial channel Moji.

Vidio officially held its rights for 2022 FIFA World Cup broadcaster in Qatar, 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina, 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia and upcoming 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup would be broadcast.

Ownership

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The following is a list of Vidio ownership based on Surya Citra Media financial reports.[15]

References

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  1. ^ Franedya, Roy (31 May 2019). "Resmi! Pemilik SCTV akuisisi Vidio.com dan Kapanlagi.com dari EMTEK" [Official! SCTV's owner acquires Vidio.com & KapanLagi from Emtek]. CNBC Indonesia (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  2. ^ Maulana, Adhi (11 September 2015). "Aplikasi Vidio.com Jadi Tempat Baru untuk Nonton Video Seru" [Vidio.com is a new place to watch exciting videos]. Liputan 6 (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  3. ^ Iskandar (3 October 2022). Yuslianson (ed.). "Vidio Kalahkan Netflix dan Disney+ di Indonesia, Jadi Raja di Negeri Sendiri". Liputan 6 (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  4. ^ Mandiri, Ardi (14 November 2014). "Vidio.com, Youtube-nya Indonesia" [Vidio.com, the Indonesian Youtube]. Suara (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  5. ^ Cosseboom, Leighton (21 May 2015). "Emtek's Vidio wants to be a more social version of YouTube for Indonesians". Tech in Asia. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  6. ^ Yenny, Yusra (9 December 2019). "Indonesia's Battle of Video Streaming Platforms". DailySocial. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  7. ^ Fajrian, Happy (8 April 2019). "Induk SCTV akan Akuisisi 3 Media Digital, Investor Diminta Tahan Saham" [SCTV's parent company to acquire 3 digital media, investors asked to hold shares]. Katadata (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  8. ^ Wardani, Agustin Setyo (23 January 2020). "Vidio Berkomitmen Rilis 20 Judul Original Series di 2020" [Vidio committed to release 20 original series titles in 2020]. Liputan 6 (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  9. ^ Farveen, Farzanah (23 April 2020). "Indonesian streaming platform Vidio records 225% growth amid COVID-19". Marketing Interactive. Archived from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  10. ^ Burhan, Fahmi Ahmad (23 April 2020). Setyowati, Desy (ed.). "Saingi IndoXXI, Aplikasi Vidio Diunduh 5 Juta Kali di Tengah Pandemi" [Rivaling IndoXXI, Vidio was downloaded 5 million times amid the pandemic]. Katadata (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  11. ^ Harnoko, Rizqi Arie (7 November 2021). Harnoko, Rizqi Arie (ed.). "RCTI Akan Hengkang dari Vidio Mulai 7 November 2021, Bagaimana Nasib Stasiun TV MNC Group Lainnya?". Kabar Besuki (in Indonesian).
  12. ^ dikwhyd (5 April 2022). "Resmi! Liga Premier Inggris Musim 2022 - 2025 Bakal Tayang di Vidio | Vidio" [Official! English Premier League 2022 – 2025 season will air on vidio]. Vidio Blog (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Fox Sports Hilang, F1 Pindah Tayang di Champions TV?". kumparan (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  14. ^ vidiodotcom (15 March 2022). "Langganan Vidio Premier Platinum + Formula 1 di IndiHome Murah!". Vidio Blog (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  15. ^ Laporan Keuangan SCMA Per 31 Desember 2022 (PDF) (Report) (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Bursa Efek Indonesia. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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