ANTV (abbreviation from Andalas Televisi, stylized antv, alternatively spelled ANteve which was also known as a
brand
A brand is a name, term, design, symbol or any other feature that distinguishes one seller's goods or service from those of other sellers. Brands are used in business, marketing, and advertising for recognition and, importantly, to create and ...
before 2003) is an Indonesian
free-to-air
Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscri ...
television broadcaster
A television broadcaster or television network is a telecommunications network for the distribution of television show, television content, where a central operation provides programming to many television stations, pay television providers or ...
based in
South Jakarta
South Jakarta (; ), abbreviated as Jaksel, is one of the five administrative cities which form the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia. South Jakarta is not self-governed and does not have a city council, hence it is not classified as a ...
. It is owned by
Visi Media Asia (Viva), part of the
Bakrie Group.
History
PT Cakrawala Andalas Televisi, operating as ANTV, was launched on 1 January, 1993 as a local television station in
Lampung
Lampung, officially the Province of Lampung (; ), is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the southern tip of the island of Sumatra. It has a short border with the province of Bengkulu to the northwest, and a longer border with the provi ...
province. In the same month, it was awarded a government license for nationwide broadcasting and moved its studio to
Jakarta
Jakarta (; , Betawi language, Betawi: ''Jakartè''), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (; ''DKI Jakarta'') and formerly known as Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia and ...
. The first programming it produced was live coverage of the general session of the
People's Consultative Assembly
The People's Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia (, MPR-RI) is the legislative branch in Indonesia's political system. It is composed of the members of a lower body, House of Representatives (DPR) and an upper body, Regional R ...
on 1 March, 1993.
On 29 September, 2005,
STAR TV (then-owned by
Rupert Murdoch
Keith Rupert Murdoch ( ; born 11 March 1931) is an Australian - American retired business magnate, investor, and media mogul. Through his company News Corp, he is the owner of hundreds of List of assets owned by News Corp, local, national, a ...
's
first incarnation of News Corporation) bought a 20% stake in ANTV.
Along with
RCTI,
MNCTV,
GTV, and
iNews
iNews, short for ''Indonesia News'', formerly named Sun TV and Sindo TV, is an Indonesian free-to-air
Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the approp ...
, ANTV completed the analogue switch-off on 3 November, 2022. ANTV Jakarta was still transmitted in
PAL
Phase Alternating Line (PAL) is a color encoding system for analog television. It was one of three major analogue colour television standards, the others being NTSC and SECAM. In most countries it was broadcast at 625 lines, 50 fields (25 ...
, while ANTV already turned to DVB-T2 services, and later shut it down on 4 November, after ASO ran a text on the ANTV Jakarta analogue feed.
Sports programming
ANTV has shown the
2014 FIFA World Cup
The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for list of men's national association football teams, men's national Association football, football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Brazil fr ...
,
Indonesian Super League,
Liga Indonesia Premier Division,
Formula One
Formula One (F1) is the highest class of worldwide racing for open-wheel single-seater formula Auto racing, racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The FIA Formula One World Championship has been one ...
in , and
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
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until the
2001
The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...
season.
Between 2015 and 2022, ANTV did not air any sports programming.
On 16-17 July, 2022, ANTV aired a friendly match between
Persija Jakarta
Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jakarta ( 'Indonesian Football Association of Jakarta'), abbreviated as Persija (), is an Indonesian professional Association football, football club based in the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta. Persija Jaka ...
vs
RANS Nusantara F.C., making a return of sports programming to the channel. Also airing
Persebaya vs
PSIM. In September 2022, the network started airing One Pride MMA series, a local, network-owned
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.
In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...
promotion, moving from
tvOne.
ANTV currently broadcasts the
Bundesliga
The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany and the highest level of the German football league system. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams ...
.
Logo history
File:ANteve.svg, Logo of ANTV after moving its studio to Jakarta, used from 1994 to 2003 and was spelled as ANteve
File:Antv 2003.svg, Third logo with the current wordmark used from 2003 to 2006
File:Antv 2006.svg, Fourth logo, with the Star TV branding which was being used since 2001, also was used from 2006 to 2009
File:Antv logo(2009).png, Fifth logo used from 2009 to late 2016, this is the first revision of the 2006 logo
File:Antv logo.svg, The current logo used since late 2016, this is the second revision of the 2006 logo. This logo first appeared on screen in 2018.
File:Antv (2009) (Gray).svg, Logo used during commercial breaks from 2009 to 2013 and again since 2018 (it was also used during shows in 2012–2013).
See also
*
List of television stations in Indonesia
References
External links
Official website
{{STAR
Television networks in Indonesia
Television channels and stations established in 1993
Mass media in Jakarta
Bakrie Group