Media Prima

Media Prima Berhad

Type	Public
Industry	Mass Media
Founded	23 September 2003
Headquarters	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Key people	Datuk Seri FD Iskandar, (Chairman) Dato' Sri Amrin Awaluddin, (Group Managing Director) Datuk Seri Ashraf Abdullah, (Group Managing Editor) Ahmad Izham Omar (Chief Executive Officer, (Primeworks Studios)
Revenue	RM 1.40 billion
Net income	RM 137.08 million
Number of employees	5,000 (December 2015)
Divisions	TV3, NTV7, 8TV, TV9, Hot FM, Fly FM, One FM, Kool FM, New Straits Times Press, Primeworks Studios], Big Tree Outdoor, Media Prima Digital
Website	www.mediaprima.com.my

Media Prima Berhad ("Media Prima" or "The Group") is a leading media company in Malaysia.

With a variety of media-related businesses including in Television, Print, Radio, Out-of-Home, as well as Content and Digital Media, Media Prima, which is listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia, is also one of Malaysia's Top 100 largest listed companies by revenue.

In addition to having equity interests in Malaysia's free-to-air television stations namely TV3, 8TV, ntv7 and TV9, the Group also owns more than 98 percent of The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad (NSTP), Malaysia's largest publisher with three national newspapers; New Straits Times, Berita Harian and Harian Metro.

In Radio, the Group is represented by four radio stations namely Fly FM, Hot FM, one FM, and Kool FM. The Group also owns a content creation subsidiary, Primeworks Studios.

Owned and operated networks

Television

Current network

Name	Network Subsidiary Holding Company	Launch date	Channel (KL)	Broadcasting hours (UTC+08:00)	Runtime	Formerly known as	Languages
TV3	Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad	(1984-06-01) 1 June 1984	12 VHF 29 UHF	24/7 MST	24 hours		Malay English
NTV7	Natseven TV Sendirian Berhad	(1998-04-07) 7 April 1998	7 VHF 37 UHF	06:00-01:00 MST.	17.5 hours		Malay English Chinese
8TV	Metropolitan TV Sendirian Berhad	(2004-01-08) 8 January 2004	27 UHF	06:00-01:45 MST.	19-hours	MetroVision (Channel 8/TV4) (1 July 1995 – 1 November 1999)	English Chinese Malay (some shows)
TV9	Ch-9 Media Sendirian Berhad	(2006-04-22) 22 April 2006	33 UHF	06:00-00:00 MST.	17.5 hours	Channel 9 (9 September 2003 – 3 February 2005)	Malay English

Print

• New Straits Times Press (NSTP)
  • New Straits Times (English morning paper)
  • Berita Harian (Malay morning paper)
  • Harian Metro (Malay morning paper)

Radio

• Hot FM (Malay)
• Fly FM (English)
• One FM (Chinese)
• Kool FM (Malay)

Production and Distribution

• Primeworks Studios Sdn Bhd
  • Grand Brilliance

Out-of-Home Advertising

• Big Tree Outdoor Sdn Bhd
  • Kurnia Sdn Bhd
  • UPD Sdn Bhd
  • The Right Channel Sdn Bhd

Digital

• Media Prima Digital
  • Media Prima Labs