PT Mahaka Media Tbk, traded as Mahaka X (stylized as mahakaX) since 2022, formerly known as Abdi Bangsa, is an Indonesian media and entertainment company founded by

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. The group owns and operates the printed newspapers '' Harian Republika and Harian Indonesia,'' a magazine ''(

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),'' a regional free to air television station (

JakTV Jak TV is an Indonesian capital regional free-to-air television channel broadcasting from the Jabodetabek area. It is owned by Mahaka Media and launched on 31 October 2004. JakTV's programming is focused towards news, magazines and soft news ...

), and a radio station ( Gen FM).

History

Mahaka Media was originally founded with the name PT Abdi Bangsa on 28 November 1992. On 3 April 2002, Mahaka Media become a public company when it registered its shares as PT Abdi Bangsa Tbk in the

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(BEJ). In 2010, PT Abdi Bangsa officially changed its name to PT Mahaka Media Tbk. In 2019, its founder and president commissioner

stepped down from the company to join the government as Minister of State Owned Enterprise, leaving the position he held at the company to R Harry Zulnardy. On 27 June 2022, Mahaka Media changed its corporate branding to Mahaka X in order to shift the company's focus from media convergence to media tech.

Business units

Newspapers

* Republika * Harian Indonesia

Magazines

TV Stations

(co-owned with Artha Graha Network)

Radio Services

* Mahaka Radio Integra ** Gen 98.7 FM (Jakarta) ** Gen 103.1 FM (Surabaya) ** Jak 101 FM ** Hot 93.2 FM ** Most Radio 105.8 FM ** Kis 95.1 FM ** Mustang 88.0 FM ** Noice

Other

* Mahaka Square * CodeX Academy * Inspire * Xpose * CreativeIntel * Alive Indonesia * Archytect

Company management

Board of Directors

*President Director: Tubagus Farash Farich *Director of Finance: Harry Danui *Director of Product and Creative Development: Ahmad Aditya *Director of Sales and Marketing: Henny M. Chandra *Director of Corporate Affair and Corporate Secretary: Agoosh Yoosran

Board of Commissioners

*President commissioner : Mahendra Agakhan Thohir *Commissioner: Rudy Setia Laksmana *Commissioner: Martin Suharlie *Independent commissioner: Aldo Rambie *Independent commissioner: Angkie Yudistia

References

External links

* {{TV Providers in Indonesia Indonesian companies established in 1992 Companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange Companies based in Jakarta Mass media companies of Indonesia Publishing companies of Indonesia 2002 initial public offerings Mass media companies established in 1992