Cable News Network Indonesia (known as CNN Indonesia and abbreviated as CNN ID) is a

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owned by

Trans Media PT Trans Media Corpora is an Indonesian media corporation that is a subsidiary of Trans Corp, a part of CT Corp, owned by Chairul Tanjung. Trans Media was initially founded as a subsidiary of Trans Corp, a liaison between the television network ...

in collaboration with

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under

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license. Broadcasting from Trans Media studios in

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, the local franchise presents national and international content, focusing on general

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, business,

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. Programs are aired 24 hours daily via digital terrestrial TV networks, pay TV providers

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and

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nationwide; and live streaming services for overseas viewers.

History

Businessman

Chairul Tanjung Chairul Tanjung (born 18 June 1962) is an Indonesian businessman. He is the former Coordinating Minister for Economics in the Indonesian cabinet. He was appointed to this post by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on 19 May 2014 following the resi ...

announced the birth of a strategic partnership between the then

brand owner

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unit of

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(both Turner and Warner are part of what is now Warner Bros. Discovery) and

to launch a CNN-branded channel in Indonesia. CNN Indonesia began as an online portal, , on 24 October 2014 with Yusuf Arifin as editor in chief. It made its soft launching as a news channel in conjunction with the 70th anniversary of the country's

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on 17 August 2015; official launch of the local franchise was held in conjunction with

's 14th anniversary on 15 December 2015.

Programmes

As of 2022, the majority of CNN Indonesia's programming is locally produced. Some of the channel's news programmes are simulcast either through Trans Media's free-to-air networks

Trans TV Trans TV is an Indonesian free-to-air television network based in South Jakarta that was launched on December 15, 2001 and owned by Chairul Tanjung. Programming consists of newscasts, movies, drama series, variety shows, quiz shows, and childre ...

and

Trans7 Trans7 (pronounced ''Trans Tujuh'' in Indonesian, formerly known as TV7) is an Indonesian free-to-air television network owned by Trans Media, a part of Trans Corp, which in turn a subsidiary of CT Corp. For the first time, Trans7 was the officia ...

, most notably '' Redaksi'' which previously aired on Trans7 themselves and now it was moved and productions of the program which was redirected to CNN Indonesia.

References

External links

* * {{Warner Bros. Discovery CNN Trans Media 24-hour television news channels in Indonesia Television networks in Indonesia Television channels and stations established in 2015 2015 establishments in Indonesia Warner Bros. Discovery networks