NET (an

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of News and Entertainment Television, stylized as NET.) 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 subscripti ...

television network that was launched on 26 May 2013. It replaced

Spacetoon ( ar, سبيستون or ) is a pan-Arab free-to-air television channel that specializes in animation and children programs. It began broadcasting on 15 March 2000 and it is headquartered in Dubai, UAE with offices in Riyadh. The channel targ ...

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. The channel's programming is focused towards family and young viewers.

History

In 2012, PT Net Mediatama Indonesia was established. In March 2013 the company acquired PT Televisi Anak Spacetoon (

) by purchasing 95% of its shares before the company was wholly acquired in May 2013. On 18 May 2013, NET started its trial broadcast using Spacetoon's frequencies on terrestrial television, limiting the latter broadcast to

pay television Pay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to Subscription business model, subscription-based television services, usually provided by multichan ...

. Programming previously aired by Spacetoon was broadcast on a programming block called "NET Playground" or "NETTOON" that aired Mondays to Fridays afternoon until the block ceased to air a year later, and returned in 15 December 2018 to broadcast Cartoon Network shows, previously carried by

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 ...

from 2016 to 2018. On 3 April 2015, NET officially became the main sponsor of the football club

Persija Jakarta Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jakarta ( 'Indonesian Football Association of Jakarta'; abbreviated as Persija), is an Indonesian professional football club based in the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta. Persija Jakarta is one of the most s ...

for two years, during the

2015 Indonesia Super League The 2015 Indonesia Super League, also known as QNB League for sponsorship reasons, was the seventh season of the top-flight Indonesian professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2008. The season was planned to ...

. The following day, the network was announced as major sponsor of Persija's rival

Persib Bandung Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Bandung ( 'Indonesian Football Association of Bandung'), commonly referred to as Persib Bandung, or simply Persib, is a professional football club based in Bandung, West Java, which competes in Liga 1, the top ...

, also for two years. NET. received a Suspension on Debt Payment Obligation (PKPU) claim from 25 November 2020 by Bambang Sutrisno. Bambang withdrew the PKPU on 4 December 2020 after NET. paid the Rp2.5 billion debt. Another PKPU claim, this one from PT Seribu Layar Sinema, was withdrawn in January 2021 after NET. paid the Rp13.7 billion debt.

Presenters

Current

Adam Suryanagara Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as " ...

( Fakta +62) *

Anton Pradhana Anton may refer to: People *Anton (given name), including a list of people with the given name *Anton (surname) Places *Anton Municipality, Bulgaria **Anton, Sofia Province, a village *Antón District, Panama **Antón, a town and capital of th ...

( Fakta +62) * Devina Bertha ( Jatanras) * Indah Setyani ( Fakta +62) *

Maria Anatasya Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 * Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, ...

( Fakta +62) * Rahma Hayuningdyah ( Fakta +62) * Vannico Soekarno (former

anchor) ( Jejak Peristiwa)

Former

Adit Dipo An adit (from Latin ''aditus'', entrance) is an entrance to an Underground mining (hard rock), underground mine which is horizontal or nearly horizontal, by which the mine can be entered, drained of water, ventilated, and minerals extracted at th ...

* Alice Callista *

Amanda Hajj Amanda is a Latin feminine gerundive (i.e. verbal adjective) name meaning, literally, “she who must (or is fit to) be loved”. Other translations, with similar meaning, could be "deserving to be loved," "worthy of love," or "loved very much ...

(now at

Kompas TV Kompas TV is a national terrestrial private news television network in Indonesia. It is owned by the KG Media unit of Kompas Gramedia Group and is named after its flagship property, the ''Kompas'' daily newspaper. Kompas TV was founded in a ...

) *

Angie Ang Angie may refer to: People * Angie (given name) * Ängie, a Swedish pop singer * Angie Vázquez, Mexican singer Arts and entertainment * ''Angie'' (album), a 1978 Angela Bofill album * "Angie" (song), a 1973 single by The Rolling Stones * '' ...

(now at

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 offici ...

) * Anggi Pasaribu (now at

iNews iNews (short for ''Indonesia News'', formerly named SUN TV and Sindo TV) is an Indonesian free-to-air television network founded by Media Nusantara Citra, a subsidiary of Global Mediacom unit of MNC Asia Holding. It broadcasting 24 hours a da ...

and

MNC News MNC Vision (legally PT MNC Sky Vision Tbk, formerly Indovision) is an Indonesian subscription-based direct broadcast satellite (DBS) or ''direct-to-home'' satellite television and radio service initially in Indonesia. Currently owned by PT MNC Vi ...

) *

Anjana Demira Anjana may refer to: *Añjanā, the mother of Hanuman in the Indian epic, the ''Ramayana'' *Anjana (Cantabrian mythology), a witch in Cantabrian mythology * Anjana, Faizabad, a village in Faizabad District, Uttar Pradesh, India *Añjana Añjana ...

* Annisa Pagih (now at

CNN Indonesia Cable News Network Indonesia (known as CNN Indonesia and abbreviated as CNN ID) is a 24-hour Indonesian free-to-air television news channel owned by Trans Media in collaboration with Warner Bros. Discovery under CNN license. Broadcasting from ...

and

) *

Ari Sanjaya Ari may refer to: People and fictional characters * Ari (name), a name in various languages, including a list of people and fictional characters * Rabbi Isaac Luria (1534–1572), Jewish rabbinical scholar and mystic known also as Ari * Ari (f ...

Aris Satya Aris or ARIS may refer to: People * Aris (surname) Given name * Aris Alexandrou, Greek writer * Aris Brimanis, ice hockey player * Aris Christofellis, Greek male soprano * Aris Gavelas, Greek sprinter * Aris Howard, Former President of the Jama ...

(now at

SEA Today SEA Today (abbreviation from Southeast Asia Today) is an Indonesian English-language news and lifestyle television channel targeting Southeast Asian and international audiences. Owned by PT Metra Digital Media (MD Media), a subsidiary of the state- ...

) * Astrid Satwika * Azizah Hanum (now at SCTV) * Ben Kasyafani * Caroline Soerachmat (now at

) * Chelzea Verhoeven * Dea Githa * Dilla Hantika * Esther Cramer * Farhana Khalid *

Farid Zaidt Farid ( Arabic: فَرِيد ''fariyd'', ''farīd''), also spelt Fareed or Ferid and accented Férid, is an Arabic and Persian masculine personal name or surname meaning "unique, singular ("the One"), incomparable". For many communities, includin ...

* Febi Purnamasari * Frianti Ishana * Imelda Fransisca *

Isabella Fawzi Isabella may refer to: People and fictional characters * Isabella (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Isabella (surname), including a list of people Places United States * Isabella, Alabama, an unincorpo ...

Jacklyn Choppers Jacklyn may refer to: People * Jacklyn Frank, Antiguan and Barbudan politician first elected in 2017 * Jacklyn H. Lucas (1928–2008), American World War II Marine awarded the Medal of Honor * Jacky Rosen (born 1957), American politician * Jackie T ...

Marissa Anita Marissa Anita (born in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia on 29 March 1983) is an Indonesian journalist, actress and television news presenter. She began her career as a theater actress in 2005, but rose to prominence in 2008 as a TV news reporter an ...

(now at

) * Masyitha Baziad * Mayfree Syari (now at

and

) *

Nadia Soekarno Nadia is a female name. Variations include Nadja, Nadya, Nadine, Nadiya, and Nadiia. Most variations of the name are derived from Arabic, Slavic languages, or both. In Slavic, names similar to ''Nadia'' mean "hope" in many Slavic languages: ...

* Natasya Helviana * Nia Nurhasanah * Panji Suryono (now at

Moji Moji may refer to: * ''Onji'' or ''hyōon moji'' (表音文字), phonic characters used in counting beats in Japanese poetry * Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū, ward (district) of the city of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan ** Moji Station in that wa ...

) *

Peter Ngantung Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a ...

* Rahma Hayuningdyah *

Rahma Landy Rahma most commonly refers to an Arabic name, which may refer to: * Al-Rahma mosque, on Hatherley Street, Liverpool, England *'' Malak al-Rahma'', a classic 1946 Egyptian film directed and written by Youssef Wahbi People *Rahma el-Dennaoui (born ...

(now at

) * Ranggani Puspandya *

Sakti Al-Fattah Sakti may refer to: * Shakti, the primordial cosmic energy in Hinduism * Sakti, Chhattisgarh, a town in India ** Sakti State, a former princely state in India * Sakti, Leh, a village in India * ST Sakti, ST ''Sakti'', a tugboat * Sakti Burman, Indi ...

* Shahnaz Soehartono (now at

and

) *

Shara Virrisya Shara may refer to: *Shara District, an administrative subdivision of Iran *Shara, Leh, a village in Jammu and Kashmir, India * Šar Mountains (''Shar Mountains''), colloquially Šara (''Shara''), Balkans * Shara (god), son of Inanna and brother of ...

* Sheila Purnama (now at

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 ...

and Ajwa TV) *

Shinta Zahara Shinta (written: 真太 or 新太) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * (born 2000), German footballer * (born 1989), Japanese footballer * (born 1971), Japanese video game designer * (1927–2005), Japanese ...

(now at

CNBC Indonesia Consumer News and Business Channel Indonesia (known as CNBC Indonesia and abbreviated as CNBC ID) is an Indonesian television network owned by Trans Media in collaboration with Comcast's NBCUniversal under CNBC license. Launched on 10 October 20 ...

) * Syarifah Rahma (now at

) * Taufik Effendi * Teuku Aditya * Tita Hayati *

Tommy Fadjar Tommy may refer to: People * Tommy (given name) * Tommy Atkins, or just Tommy, a slang term for a common soldier in the British Army Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Tommy'' (1931 film), a Soviet drama film * ''Tommy'' (1975 f ...

Tomy Ristanto is a Japanese entertainment company that makes children's toys and merchandise. It was created from a merger on March 1st 2006 of two companies: Tomy (founded in 1924 as Tomiyama, changing the name to Tomy in 1963) and long-time rival Ta ...

(now at

Polri TV '' , mottotranslated = (Serving the Nation) , formed = , preceding1 = , dissolved = , superseding = , employees = 440,000 (2020) , volunteers = , budget = , nongovernment ...

) * Twinda Rarasati *

Wulan Juliani Ulan or Wulan ( Mongolian: ; ; ) is a county of Qinghai Province, China. It is under the administration of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. County seat is Xireg. The name of the county comes from a Mongolian word which means "red ...

* Zacky Hussein (now at RTV) * Zendhy Zaen *

Zivanna Letisha Siregar Zivanna Letisha Siregar (born February 16, 1989) is an Indonesian talk show host, book writer, philanthropist, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Puteri Indonesia 2008, She has a chance to represent Indonesia at Miss Universe 2009 P ...

(now at

MetroTV Metro TV is an Indonesian free-to-air television news network based in West Jakarta. It was established on 25 November 2000 and now has over 52 relay stations all over the country. It is owned by Surya Paloh who also owns the ''Media Indonesia ...

) * Zweta Manggarani

Slogans

* Televisi Masa Kini (18 May 2013–31 December 2021) * Nonton TV Asiknya di NET. (12 July 2019–31 December 2021) * NET. Asiknya 24 Jam (22 March–31 May 2020) * Kini Makin Asik (1 January 2022–present)

References

External links

NET. Official Website
{{TV Providers in Indonesia Television networks in Indonesia Television channels and stations established in 2013 Mass media in Jakarta

History

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Former

Slogans

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