Jakarta - Sutanto Hartono will be stepping down as chief executive officer of Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia (RCTI) at the end of the month to become the new Country General Manager of Microsoft Indonesia. Assuming the CEO role at RCTI will be Hary Tanoesoedibjo, group CEO/President of RCTI's parent PT Media Nusantara Citra, Tbk (MNC), Indonesia's largest media company. Apart from heading up national television network RCTI, Sutanto was also a director at MNC. He was previously senior vice … [Read more...] about Hartono heads to Microsoft
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RCTI’s Hartono heads to Microsoft
Jakarta – Sutanto Hartono will be stepping down as chief executive officer of Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia (RCTI) at the end of the month to become the new Country General Manager of Microsoft Indonesia. Assuming the CEO role at RCTI will be Hary Tanoesoedibjo, group CEO/President of RCTI’s parent PT Media Nusantara Citra, Tbk (MNC), Indonesia’s largest media company. Apart from heading up national television network RCTI, Sutanto was also a director at MNC. He was … [Read more...] about RCTI’s Hartono heads to Microsoft
No takers for Olympic rights in Indonesia
Jakarta - No local broadcaster has made plans to air the Beijing Olympic Games next month, making this the second Olympiad that Indonesians will not get to see live or free-of-charge. The last Olympics to be shown on free-to-air were those from Sydney in 2000, aired by private television station RCTI. The Athens Games in 2004 were only available via pay-TV on Kabelvision. John Barton, director for sports at the Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), confirmed that no Indonesian broadcaster had … [Read more...] about No takers for Olympic rights in Indonesia
Idols franchise goes regional in Asia
FremantleMedia’s Idols franchise will go regional with the first ever Asian Idol. To be held in Indonesia, the singing talent competition show will be jointly produced by Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia (RCTI) and FremantleMedia to premiere on Nov 24 from 2000 – 2130 hours on RCTI. Asian Idol is the culmination of the Idol searches in Indonesia, India, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam, and will feature the winners and one judge from each country. Ata and Daniel, hosts … [Read more...] about Idols franchise goes regional in Asia
Idols franchise goes regional in Asia
FremantleMedia’s Idols franchise will go regional with the first ever Asian Idol. To be held in Indonesia, the singing talent competition show will be jointly produced by Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia (RCTI) and FremantleMedia to premiere on Nov 24 from 2000 – 2130 hours on RCTI. Asian Idol is the culmination of the Idol searches in Indonesia, India, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam, and will feature the winners and one judge from each country. Ata and Daniel, hosts … [Read more...] about Idols franchise goes regional in Asia
FremantleMedia to boost production presence in Asia Pacific
Sydney- Aiming to grow its production presence in Asia Pacific, FremantleMedia is looking to create joint ventures with local partners in key territories and to resume drama production in the region. Simon Spalding, FremantleMedia Director of Operations, Asia Pacific, identifies India and Korea as the top priorities for establishing production co-ventures. He stressed the company is looking to enter only those markets where laws and custom respect intellectual copyright. “Asia Pacific … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia to boost production presence in Asia Pacific