PT Surya Citra Media Tbk (SCM) is an Indonesian

mass media Mass media refers to a diverse array of media technologies that reach a large audience via mass communication. The technologies through which this communication takes place include a variety of outlets. Broadcast media transmit information ...

company owned by Elang Mahkota Teknologi and is based in

Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...

. It operates four nation's television networks, SCTV,

Indosiar PT Indosiar Visual Mandiri, commonly known as Indosiar, is an Indonesian over-the-air television network. It broadcasts nationwide on UHF and can be received throughout the Indonesian archipelago on analog PAL television sets, established on ...

, Ajwa TV, and Mentari TV, as well as the

Vidio Vidio is an Indonesia-based over-the-top video streaming service established on 15 October 2014. Originally owned by Kreatif Media Karya, it is now owned by Surya Citra Media, both of which is a subsidiary of Elang Mahkota Teknologi ( Emtek). ...

streaming service, Nex Parabola satellite pay television, and KapanLagi Youniverse.

Profile

Surya Citra Media was established on 29 January 1999 as Cipta Aneka Selaras, with a focus on business areas covering multimedia, entertainment and communications services, particularly in the field of television. In 2001, Cipta Aneka Selaras changed its name to Surya Citra Media. Surya Citra, whose shares are listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange under the code "SCMA". Surya Citra Televisi (SCTV) is a subsidiary of Surya Citra Media. SCTV commenced its commercial broadcast in 1990 covering the city of

Surabaya Surabaya ( jv, ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ or jv, ꦯꦹꦫꦨꦪ; ; ) is the capital city of the Provinces of Indonesia, Indonesian province of East Java and the List of Indonesian cities by population, second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta. L ...

, and began operating nationwide in 1993, soon later SCTV headquarters was moved to

. In May 2013, Indosiar Karya Media absorbed into SCM. On December 26, 2016, SCM took back over

SinemArt Sinemart Indonesia (SinemArt) is an Indonesian production house founded on 3 March 2003 by Leo Sutanto, Sentot Sahid, Heru Hendriarto, and Lala Hamid. It initially focused on producing soap operas and films. His first work is entitled ''Malam Perta ...

from

MNC Media PT Media Nusantara Citra Tbk (commonly known as MNC Media or MNC) is an Indonesian media company founded on 17 June 1997 as PT Panca Andika Mandiri, it was renamed to the present name on 12 September 2002. It is owned by ''PT Global Mediacom Tbk ...

due to very low viewers' performance. In addition, MNC itself wants to aim for content alignment as well as the development of digital assets and production houses owned by the group, so that SinemArt is fully returned to SCM having been working collabs in years 2003 till 2007.

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* Elang Mahkota Teknologi Companies based in Jakarta Mass media companies established in 1999 Entertainment companies of Indonesia Mass media companies of Indonesia Companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange 1999 establishments in Indonesia 2002 initial public offerings {{media-company-stub