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Peter F. Gontha
Peter Frans Gontha (born 4 May 1948 in Semarang, Indonesia) is an Indonesian businessman, commercial television pioneer, and jazz musician. He served as Indonesian ambassador to Poland from October 2014 to January 2019. Early life and education Gontha was born in Semarang, Central Java, to Victor Willem ‘Wim’ Gontha and Alice. After attending Jakarta's Canisius College, Jakarta, Kanisius College, he was in 1967 sent by his mother to the Netherlands, where he worked as a driver for the Indonesian Embassy and for Garuda Indonesia in Amsterdam. He also found employment as a sailor and worked for the Holland-America Line cruise company. After saving $9,000, he returned to Indonesia. In 1970, he started work for Shell Benelux Computer Center. Shell Oil Company, Shell provided him with a scholarship to study accounting at the Praehap Institute in the Netherlands. He received his degree in Finance Accounting and Business Administration in 1972. Career From 1975 to 1979, Gontha worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous member state of the European Union. Warsaw is the nation's capital and largest metropolis. Other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin. Poland has a temperate transitional climate and its territory traverses the Central European Plain, extending from Baltic Sea in the north to Sudeten and Carpathian Mountains in the south. The longest Polish river is the Vistula, and Poland's highest point is Mount Rysy, situated in the Tatra mountain range of the Carpathians. The country is bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. It also shares maritime boundaries with Denmark and Sweden. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MNCTV
MNCTV (legally PT MNC Televisi Indonesia,MNC Annual Report Q3 2020 formerly named TPI) is an Indonesian private television network. It was founded on 23 January 1990, at first broadcasting only educational programmes, but has since become similar to other Indonesian TV networks, showing programmes such as quizzes, ''sinetron'' (soap operas), Reality Television, reality TV shows, sports shows, and recently, dangdut music. History Acronyms of TPI Early days 
TPI (''Televisi Pendidikan Indonesia'', Indonesia ...
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1997 Asian Financial Crisis
The Asian financial crisis was a period of financial crisis that gripped much of East Asia and Southeast Asia beginning in July 1997 and raised fears of a worldwide economic meltdown due to financial contagion. However, the recovery in 1998–1999 was rapid and worries of a meltdown subsided. The crisis started in Thailand (known in Thailand as the ''Tom Yam Kung crisis''; th, วิกฤตต้มยำกุ้ง) on 2 July, with the financial collapse of the Thai baht after the Thai government was forced to float the baht due to lack of foreign currency to support its currency peg to the U.S. dollar. Capital flight ensued almost immediately, beginning an international chain reaction. At the time, Thailand had acquired a burden of foreign debt. As the crisis spread, most of Southeast Asia and later South Korea and Japan saw slumping currencies, devalued stock markets and other asset prices, and a precipitous rise in private debt. South Korea, Indonesia and Thailand were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BTV (Indonesia)
BTV, formerly known as Q Channel, QTV and BeritaSatu (literally translated as ''NewsOne'') is an Indonesian digital free-to-air news network owned by B Universe. The channel is the first Indonesia-based pay television channel. History BTV was launched in 1998 as Q Channel (an abbreviation of Quick Channel) by PT Jaring Data Interaktif which was owned by one of RCTI and SCTV executive, Peter F. Gontha. The first program to be held was ''Q Inspiration''. Much of the channel's programming is targeted towards Indonesian executives and the influential upper income segment of society. Aimed at decision makers, the channel mostly features talk shows and infotainment programs related to business, economy, politics, lifestyle, and entertainment. On 15 September 2005, the channel name has been changed to QTV. On 1 September 2011, QTV transformed into BeritaSatu, with became a news channel. The launch was officially held on 3 September 2011. Programming * BeritaSatu ** BeritaSatu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Media (Indonesian Media Company)
PT First Media Tbk is an Indonesian media and telecommunications company which primarily focused on pay cable television and Internet services. The company was primarily owned by the Lippo Group, but in late 2019 the group began reducing the shares it owned. By August 2021, Axiata Axiata Group Berhad, commonly known as Axiata, formerly known as TM International Berhad, is a Malaysian multinational telecommunications conglomerate with extensive operations in Asia. The group Axiata's primary business is in investment h ... (who operates the XL network) obtained the majority shares of First Media's subsidiary, LinkNet. References 1994 establishments in Indonesia 2000 initial public offerings Cable television companies Companies based in Jakarta Companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange Internet service providers of Indonesia Mass media companies established in 1994 Mass media companies of Indonesia Telecommunications companies established in 1994 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tri Polyta
Tri Polyta is an insolvent Indonesian chemicals manufacturer, which has acquired notoriety in Indonesian investment circles because of its default on a large 1996 bond issue and its success in persuading a court in Indonesia to protect it from the enforcement of its bond obligations. Tri Polyta (formally ''PT Tri Polyta Indonesia Tbk'') brought a lawsuit in the district court of Serang, naming ninety-seven defendants, including AIM Capital Management, Houston, Texas; Cargill Financial Services Corp., Minnetonka, Minn.; Invista Capital Management, Des Moines, Iowa; BNP Paribas Asset Management, New York; Oaktree Capital Management, Los Angeles, Calif.; Cerberus Capital Management, New York; Euroclear, Brussels, Belgium and Millennium Partners, New York. It argued that it had been induced by the machinations of the defendants into entering into an underwriting Underwriting (UW) services are provided by some large financial institutions, such as banks, insurance companies and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rupert Murdoch
Keith Rupert Murdoch ( ; born 11 March 1931) is an Australian-born American business magnate. Through his company News Corp, he is the owner of hundreds of local, national, and international publishing outlets around the world, including in the UK ('' The Sun'' and ''The Times)'', in Australia (''The Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun'', and ''The Australian)'', in the US (''The Wall Street Journal'' and the ''New York Post''), book publisher HarperCollins, and the television broadcasting channels Sky News Australia and Fox News (through the Fox Corporation). He was also the owner of Sky (until 2018), 21st Century Fox ( until 2019), and the now-defunct '' News of the World''. With a net worth of billion , Murdoch is the 31st richest person in the United States and the 71st richest in the world. After his father's death in 1952, Murdoch took over the running of '' The News'', a small Adelaide newspaper owned by his father. In the 1950s and 1960s, Murdoch acquired a number of new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liputan 6
''Liputan 6'' (''The 6 Report'') is an Indonesian flagship television news program broadcasts on SCTV. Its slogan is ''Aktual, Tajam, dan Terpercaya'' (Current, Sharp, and Trusted). The first program, ''Liputan 6 Petang'' was launched on 20 May 1996, by the first news anchored, Riza Primadi. In May 20, 2021, Coinciding with their 25th anniversary of Liputan 6 SCTV, the new graphics and opening are launched. Programs The show has been broadcast at varying times during the day, although "6" appeared in the title of all shows. *''Liputan 6 Pagi'' – First aired 24 August 1996. Currently aired from 04:30–06:00 WIB. *''Liputan 6 Siang'' – First aired 10 March 1997. Currently aired from 12:00–12:30 WIB. *''Liputan 6 Petang'' – Aired 20 May 1996 until 29 October 2017. *''Liputan 6 Malam'' – First aired 4 February 2003. Currently aired from 01:30–02:00 WIB. *''Liputan 6 Terkini'' – Hourly news capsule. Currently aired weekdays at timeslots outside of Liputan 6 newscasts, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESPN
ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen along with his son Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan. ESPN broadcasts primarily from studio facilities located in Bristol, Connecticut. The network also operates offices and auxiliary studios in Miami, New York City, Las Vegas, Seattle, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. James Pitaro currently serves as chairman of ESPN, a position he has held since March 5, 2018, following the resignation of John Skipper on December 18, 2017. While ESPN is one of the most successful sports networks, there has been criticism of ESPN. This includes accusations of biased coverage, conflict of interest, and controversies with individual broadcasters and analysts. , ESPN reaches approximately 76 million te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CNN International
CNN International (CNNI, simply branded on-air as CNN) is an international television channel that is owned by CNN Global. CNN International carries news-related programming worldwide; it cooperates with sister network CNN's national and international news bureaus. Unlike its sister channel, CNN, a North American only subscription service, CNN International is carried on a variety of TV platforms across the world, and broadcast from studios inside and outside the US, in Atlanta, New York City, London, Mumbai, Hong Kong, and Abu Dhabi. In some countries, it is available as a free-to-air network. The service is aimed at the overseas market, similar to BBC World News, France 24, CNA (TV network), CNA, Deutsche Welle, DW, CGTN (TV channel), CGTN, RT (TV network), RT, WION, NHK World-Japan, NHK World, Arirang TV or Al Jazeera English. History Early years CNN International began broadcasting on September 1, 1985, at first primarily broadcasting to American business travelers in ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Vision Networks Tbk, itself a subsidiary of MNC Asia Holding, MNC Vision is the oldest subscription-based television service in Indonesia. Its slogan is ''Pay TV Keluarga Indonesia'' (Pay TV for Indonesian Families). History MNC Vision began operations on 16 January 1994 as Indovision. 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 (designed and built by Thomas van der Heyden, founder of what later became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SCTV (TV Network)
Surya Citra Televisi (SCTV) is an Indonesian free-to-air television network. It was launched on 24 August 1990 in Surabaya, East Java as Surabaya Centra Televisi, broadcasting to the city and its surrounding area. At first, the programming was similar to that of RCTI, broadcasting foreign shows and some of RCTI news programs until they could produce their own. On 30 January 1993, SCTV obtained a national license and eventually moved its operations to Jakarta, changing its name to Surya Citra Televisi. Its main offices are located in Central Jakarta, with studios in West Jakarta. It is owned by Surya Citra Media, a publicly-listed subsidiary of the technology company Emtek. On 18 February 2011, the commissioners of its parent companies Indosiar and SCTV agreed to a merger, although this was subject to government approval due to both companies going public. Programs Local programming In 2001, SCTV's affiliated television station in East Java launched the East Java editio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
