Media Prima

Malaysian integrated media company

Media Prima Berhad

Type| Public limited company

Traded as

| MYX: 4502
ISIN| MYL4502OO000
Industry| Mass media, entertainment
Founded| 23 September 2003; 19 years ago (2003-09-23)
Headquarters| New Straits Times Press
Balai Berita, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Radio and Television
Sri Pentas, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Key people

* Datuk (Dr) Syed Hussian bin Syed Junid
* (Chairman)[1]
* Rafiq Razali
* (Group Managing Director)[2]

Revenue|  RM 997.9 million[3]

Net income

|  RM 53.9 million[4]
Owner|

* Aurora Mulia (31.9%)
* JAG Capital Holdings (20.1%)
* Morgan Stanley & Co. Int. (11.0%)

Number of employees

| 5,384 (December 2022)
Divisions| • Television: TV3, DidikTV, 8TV, TV9, Wow Shop
• Radio: 8FM, Buletin FM, Fly FM, Hot FM, Molek FM
• Other divisions: Audio+, New Straits Times Press, Primeworks Studios, Big Tree, REV Media Group, Tonton
Website| www.mediaprima.com.my

Media Prima Berhad, doing business as Media Prima and stylised as media prima, is a Malaysian media company based in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. It is Malaysia's largest media and entertainment conglomerate with business interests in television, print, radio, out-of-home advertising, content creation and digital media. The Group operates five television channels — TV3, DidikTV KPM, 8TV, TV9 and Wow Shop and also five radio stations – Buletin FM, Fly FM, 8FM, Hot FM and Molek FM. Media Prima is also the owner of New Straits Times Press, Malaysia's largest newspaper publisher with five national news brands – New Straits Times, Berita Harian, Harian Metro, Sin Chew Daily and Guang Ming Daily.

The company was formed in 2003 out of the demerger of Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) media assets, namely Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad (which runs TV3) and The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad, which the latter held since 1993.[5] The Group currently ranks third in Malaysia in digital reach following the 2017 acquisition of REV Asia Holdings, one of Southeast Asia's leading digital media groups.[6] In 2018, Media Prima became the number one choice for mobile content ahead of Google and Facebook.[7]

## Business divisions[edit]

### Media Prima Television Networks[edit]

Media Prima owns and operates five free-to-air television channels, each of them functioning under their own branding and subsidiaries. TV3 and NTV7 were established long before Media Prima exist, while others, 8TV and TV9 were formed through the group's acquisition of defunct television companies.

Name  | Company  | Language  | Notes

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TV3 | Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad | Malay and English | Launched on 1 June 1984. Both New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad and its owner company are the founding members of Media Prima.
8TV | Metropolitan TV Sdn Bhd | Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkien) and Korean | Formerly known as MetroVision (1995–1999). Launched on 8 January 2004.
TV9 | Ch-9 Media Sdn Bhd | Malay | Formerly known as Channel 9 (2003–2005). Launched on 1 April 2006.
DidikTV KPM | None | Malay | Launched on 17 February 2021. Co-owned by Media Prima and the Ministry of Education.
Wow Shop | None | Malay | Fully owned by Media Prima.

WOWSHOP is the group's teleshopping network. It was established on 22 February 2016 as CJ Wow Shop, a joint venture with Korean conglomerate CJ Group's subsidiary, CJ E&M. The teleshopping network became a fully owned subsidiary after the group bought CJ's remaining 49% stake.[8][9] Apart from TV3, NTV7, 8TV, TV9 and Malaysia's No.1 edutainment channel, DidikTV KPM, Wow Shop is also available in two purpose-built channels on my Freeview.[10] Tonton is the group's Over-the-top media service (OTT) which covers viewers across multiple devices such as computers, tablets, smartphones.[11]

### Media Prima Audio[edit]

Media Prima Audio (formerly known as Media Prima Radio Networks and later Ripple) is an audience-focused digital media, broadcast and commerce company.[12] It includes five radio broadcast brands – 8FM (formerly One FM), Buletin FM (formerly Kool FM), Fly FM, Hot FM, Molek FM and a podcast platform – Audio+ (formerly Ais Kacang).[13] As of November 2021, based on the October 2021 Gfk Radio Survey, Media Prima Audio is the most popular radio network in Malaysia with over 5 million listeners and 57 million digital listeners since its rival, Astro Radio.[14]

Name  | Company  | Language  | Notes  | Ref

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Fly FM | Max-Airplay Sdn Bhd | English | Launched on 3 October 2005 | [15]
Hot FM | Synchrosound Studio Sdn Bhd | Malay | Launched on 6 February 2006 | [16]
8FM | 8FM Radio Sdn Bhd | Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese) | Launched on 19 January 2009 | [17]
Buletin FM | Buletin FM Radio Sdn Bhd | Malay | Launched on 1 March 2016 | [18]
Molek FM | Molek FM Radio Sdn Bhd | Malay | Launched on 2 January 2022 | [19]

### New Straits Times Press[edit]

Media Prima owns more than 98% equity interest in The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad (“NSTP”), which owns three of Malaysia's most recognised print and online news brands – New Straits Times,[20] Berita Harian and Harian Metro,[21][22] as well as their respective weekend editions.[23] Apart from News brands, New Straits Times Press also owned subsidiary Print Towers Sdn Bhd, tertiary education reference website Mind Campus[24] and learning portal FullAMark.[25]

### Out-of-home advertising[edit]

* Big Tree[26]
* Kurnia Outdoor
* UPD
* The Right Channel
* Gotcha
* Big Tree Seni Jaya

### Production and distribution[edit]

* Primeworks Studios
* Primeworks Distribution
* Alternate Records & Talents

Media Prima's content creation arm, Primeworks Studios Sdn Bhd, is one of Malaysia's production houses with content output in diverse categories covering television, cinema, and digital platforms.[27] While it starts producing television series as early as 1984, Primeworks only began to identify themselves by introducing their own logo in July 2008 to distinguish from Grand Brilliance, another Media Prima subsidiary which was established in 1995.

### Media Prima Digital[edit]

Media Prima Digital, also known as REV Media[28] consists of the following brands:

* 8Coin (English)[29]
* Audience Plus (English)[30]
* IGN Southeast Asia (English)[31]
* Juice online (English)[32]
* Mashable Southeast Asia (English)[33]
* Kongsi Resipi (Malay)[34]
* My Game On (Malay)[35]
* MyResipi (Malay)[36]
* Oh Bulan! (Malay)[37]
* Sirap Limau (Malay)[38]
* Vocket (Malay)[39]
* Rojaklah (Chinese)[40]
* Tantan News (Chinese)[41]
* Viral Cham (Chinese)[42]
* Says (English and Malay)[43]
* TechNave (English, Malay and Chinese)[44]
* Tonton[45]
* Tonton Xtra[46]
* Media Prima Labs

### Integrated Solution Provider[clarification needed][edit]

* Media Prima Omnia[47]

### Former[edit]

* TV3 Ghana (1999–2011)

## Board of directors[edit]

* Group Chairman
* Datuk Seri (Dr.) Syed Hussain Aljunid
* Group Managing Director
* Rafiq Razali
* Independent Non-Executive Director
* Abdullah Abu Samah
* Dato’ Sivananthan Shanmugam
* Datuk Phang Ah Tong
* Datuk Shireen Ann Zaharah Muhiudeen

## Senior Management Team[edit]

* Group Managing Director
* Rafiq Razali
* Group Chief Financial Officer
* Rosli Sabarudin
* Chief Executive Officer (Media Prima Omnia)
* Datuk Michael Chan
* Chief Executive Officer (Media Prima Television Networks & Primeworks Studios)
* Dato' Khairul Anwar Salleh
* Chief Executive Officer (New Straits Times Press)
* Mustapha Kamil Mohd Janor
* Chief Executive Officer (REV Media Group)
* Samuel Wee
* Chief Executive Officer (BIG TREE)
* Shukor Ariffin
* Chief Executive Officer (Media Prima Audio)
* Nazri Noran
* Acting Chief Executive Officer (WOWSHOP)
* Datin Norashikin Habibur Rahman

## Incidents[edit]

Sri Pentas owned by Media Prima

### 2018 bomb threat[edit]

On 28 August 2018, Media Prima's Sri Pentas headquarters was forced to evacuate following a false bomb threat. The police gave an order to evacuate the company's office at 10.30 pm. About 200 Media Prima employees were evacuated from the building. They were allowed to re-enter the building after two hours of inspection. The police did not find anything suspicious.[48]

Following the cancellation of Nightline, TV3 aired the announcement about the incident. Royal Malaysia Police's bomb detector unit arrived at 11.40 pm to handle the case. The Fire and Rescue Department received the phone call from the police at 11.19 pm following the incident. The case was investigated under Section 506 of the Penal Code, and the police found it was a false bomb threat.[49] Two men were arrested in Temerloh, Pahang on 29 August 2018.[50]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Syed Hussain Syed Junid".
2. ^ "Iskandar Mizal Mahmood".
3. ^ https://www.nst.com.my/business/2023/02/882449/media-prima-posts-second-consecutive-12-month-profit-revenue-edges-close[bare URL]
4. ^ https://www.nst.com.my/business/2023/02/882449/media-prima-posts-second-consecutive-12-month-profit-revenue-edges-close[bare URL]
5. ^ Corporate Structure
6. ^ "Media Prima on path to become leading digital-first content and commerce company".
7. ^ "Media Prima beats Google & Facebook as Malaysia's most popular choice for mobile content". 30 January 2019.
8. ^ "Media Prima buys remaining stake in CJ Wow Shop". New Straits Times. 1 September 2020.
9. ^ Janice Tan (30 October 2020). "Media Prima's CJ Wow Shop undergoes brand refresh, unveils online avatar". Marketing Interactive.
10. ^ Wow Shop's official website
11. ^ Tonton's official website
12. ^ Media Prima Audio official website
13. ^ Audio+ official website
14. ^ Entertainment, N. S. T. (2021-11-12). "#Showbiz: MPA radio network records 57 million in digital listenership | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
15. ^ Fly FM's official website
16. ^ Hot FM's official website
17. ^ 8FM's official website
18. ^ Buletin FM's official website
19. ^ Molek FM's official website
20. ^ New Straits Times' official website
21. ^ Berita Harian's official website
22. ^ Harian Metro's official website
23. ^ New Straits Times Press' official website
24. ^ Mind Campus' official website
25. ^ FullAMark's official website
26. ^ Big Tree's official website
27. ^ Primeworks Studios' official website
28. ^ Rev Media's official website
29. ^ 8Coin's official website
30. ^ Audience Plus' official website
31. ^ IGN Southeast Asia's official website
32. ^ Juice online's official website
33. ^ Mashable Southeast Asia's official website
34. ^ Kongsi Resipi's official website
35. ^ My Game On's official website
36. ^ MyResipi's official website
37. ^ Oh Bulan!'s official website
38. ^ Sirap Limau's official website
39. ^ Vocket's official website
40. ^ Rojaklah's official website
41. ^ Tantan News' official website
42. ^ Viral Cham's official website
43. ^ Says' official website
44. ^ Tech Nave's official website
45. ^ Tonton's official website
46. ^ Tonton Xtra's official website
47. ^ Media Prima Omnia's official website
48. ^ Alya Alhadri (29 August 2019). "Bangunan Media Prima dikosongkan susulan ancaman bom". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
49. ^ Fazrik Kamaruddin (29 August 2018). "Ancaman bom di Sri Pentas palsu". Berita Harian. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
50. ^ Fazrik Kamaruddin (29 August 2018). "Pemanggil ancaman bom palsu ditahan". Harian Metro. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

## External links[edit]

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Media Prima Berhad

Television Networks|

* TV3
* NTV7
* 8TV
* TV9
* WOW SHOP

Media Prima Audio|

* Hot FM (Malay)
* Buletin FM (Malay)
* Molek FM (Malay)
* Fly FM (English)
* 8FM (Chinese)
* Audio+ (streaming platform)

New Straits Times Press|

* New Straits Times
* Berita Harian
* Harian Metro
* Hijab & Heels
* FullAMark
* Mind Campus

Media Prima Digital|

* REV Media Group
* tonton (streaming platform)
* tonton xtra

Production and Distribution|

* Primeworks Studios
* Primeworks Distribution
* Alternate Records & Talents
* 8unit

Out of Home Advertising|

* Big Tree Sdn Bhd
* Kurnia Outdoor Sdn Bhd
* Gotcha Sdn Bhd
* UPD Sdn Bhd
* The Right Channel Sdn Bhd
* Big Tree Seni Jaya Sdn Bhd

* Annual revenue:  RM
* Stock symbol: MYX: 4502
* Website: www.mediaprima.com.my

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Members of the Smart Alliance

* ABS-CBN Corporation (Philippines)
* Bangkok Broadcasting & Television Company Limited Channel 7 (Thailand)
* International Media Corporation (Vietnam)
* Mediacorp (Singapore)
* Media Nusantara Citra (Indonesia)
* Media Prima (Malaysia)

See also: ASEAN • International broadcasting • Lucas Chow • Eugenio Lopez III
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