MNC Vision

MNC Vision (legally PT MNC Sky Vision Tbk, formerly Indovision) is an Indonesian subscription-based direct broadcast satellite (DBS) or direct-to-home satellite television and radio service initially in Indonesia. Currently owned by PT MNC Sky Vision Tbk, itself a subsidiary of Media Nusantara Citra, MNC Vision is the oldest subscription-based television service in Indonesia.

PT MNC Sky Vision Tbk
TypePublicly listed subsidiary
IDX: MSKY
IndustrySatellite television
FoundedAugust 8, 1988 (1988-08-08) (company founded)
January 1994 (1994-01) (launch)[1]
Headquarters
Jakarta
,
Indonesia
Area served
Indonesia
ParentMedia Nusantara Citra
Websitewww.mncvision.id

Its slogan is Pay TV Keluarga Indonesia (Pay TV for Indonesian Families).

History

MNC Vision began operations in January 1994 as Indovision.[1] Indovision started its service with five-channel C-Band Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) analog service. Using Palapa C-2 satellite for its transponder and broadcasting system, the C-Band DBS service features programming from international suppliers, such as HBO Asia, Star TV, Discovery, as well as local programming. Following in 1997, IndoStar-1 which also known as Cakrawarta-1 was launched as the world's first commercial communications satellite to use S-band frequencies for broadcast (pioneered by van der Heyden), which provide high-quality transmissions to small-diameter 80 cm antennas in regions that experience heavy rainfall such as Indonesia.

This satellite uses S-Band frequency, which are less vulnerable to atmospheric interference than C-Band frequency, and are well suited to the tropical climate such as Indonesia. Cakrawarta-1 is managed and operated by PT Media Citra Indostar (MCI), a subsidiary of PT Indosat Tbk which was established on 22 July 1991.[1]

By the end of 1997, the company anticipated terminating its analog service and encouraged its subscribers to switch to its digital DBS service.[1]

In 2008, a slimmed-down suite of channels was marketed separately by Indovision as Top TV. It was discontinued at the end of 2017 in the rebranding to MNC Vision.[2]

In May 2009, Indovision launched a satellite named Indostar-2/Cakrawarta-2/ProtoSar-2. It was later renamed to SES-7 in May 2010.[3][4][5]

Currently, MNC Vision has 5 channels in high-definition, including HBO HD, Fox Movies Premium HD, National Geographic Channel HD, Disney XD HD, & Fox Sports 3 HD.

On 12 December 2017, Indovision merged with Top TV and another separated service Okevision to form MNC Vision.[6]

Former slogans
  • Satu Visi Banyak Aksi (One Vision Many Action, Indovision)
  • Top Banget! (Very Top!, Top TV)
  • Bioskop Masuk Rumah (Movies into every home, OkeVision)
  • Bukan yang Lain (Nothing else, Indovision/MNC Vision)

See also

References
  1. "Indovision: About". Archived from the original on 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  2. "TV Berlangganan MNC Vision (Indovision, Okevision & TopTV)". Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  3. "The Indostar-2 Satellite". Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  4. "The Indostar-2 Satellite at Lyngsat". Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  5. "The Indostar-2 Satellite at Boeing Website". Archived from the original on 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  6. "Bertransformasi, Indovision Kini Jadi MNC Vision". Okezone (in Indonesian). 2017-12-12. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
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