Fiktiv Malaysia - Media Prima

Media Prima Berhad (MYX: 4502) is a Malaysian media and entertainment group based in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. It is the Malaysia's largest media and entertainment company with businesses in television, print, radio, out-of-home advertising, content creation and digital media. The Group has four television channels — TV3, NTV7, 8TV and TV9 and four radio stations – Fly FM, Hot FM, One FM and Kool 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, The Malay Mail, The Business Times, Berita Harian and Harian Metro.

Media Prima was formed in 2003 out of the demerger of Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad’s media assets, namely Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad (which runs TV3) and The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad. 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. In 2018, Media Prima became the number one choice for mobile content ahead of Google and Facebook.

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Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad atau lebih dikenali sebagai TV3 merupakan stesen televisyen swasta terestrial dan siaran percuma nasional pertama di Malaysia milik Media Prima Berhad, konglomerat penyiaran dan media Malaysia. TV3 memulakan siarannya pada 1 Jun 1984 dan kekal sebagai stesen televisyen yang paling ditonton di Malaysia. Sama seperti kebanyakan stesen televisyen di Asia Tenggara, TV3 juga terkenal dengan drama lipur laranya.

TV3 dilancarkan pada 1984 dengan slogan Berita Terkini Hiburan Sensasi (First in News Best in Entertainment).

Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad (STMB) atau TV3 telah diperbadankan pada 1983 sebagai televisyen perdagangan pertama di Malaysia. Ia merupakan sebahagian daripada kumpulan syarikat Media Prima. TV3 memulakan penyiarannya di Lembah Klang, (sekitar Kuala Lumpur, bandar raya terbesar di Malaysia) pada 1 Jun 1984 bertepatan dengan tarikh hijriah 1 Ramadhan 1404H.

Tidak lama kemudian liputannya meningkat ke seluruh negara, dan pada hari ini ia boleh diterima di negara jiran, sama ada sebagai satu saluran daratan atau melalui satelit. Di Singapura, saluran ini menimbulkan kontroversi kerana menyiarkan rancangan-rancangan dalam bahasa Kantonis, antara dialek-dialek Cina yang diharamkan pihak berkuasa media Singapura sebagai langkah memupuk penggunaan bahasa Mandarin di kalangan rakyatnya. Kerajaan Singapura mencegah akhbar tempatan dan majalah-majalah daripada membawa susunan rancangan untuk saluran ini, walaupun ada bagi saluran televisyen Malaysia yang lain.

Pada Julai 1984, TV3 membuat liputan langsung Sukan Olimpik Los Angeles, Amerika Syarikat saluran pertama dalam negara. Lonjakan dalam populariti mendorong kepada penyenaraiannya di Papan Utama dari Bursa Saham Kuala Lumpur pada April 1988.

TV3 juga merupakan stesen perdagangan pertama di Ghana dengan menubuhkan TV3 Network Ltd.

Semenjak pelancarannya, TV3 telah mendahului stesen televisyen lain di Malaysia dan telah dua kali menjangkau 41% bahagian penonton (12 Januari - 18 Januari 2003 dan 29 Jun - 5 Julai, 2003), peratusan penonton tertinggi pernah dicapai oleh sebuah stesen televisyen Malaysia. Dari segi pendapatan pengiklanan, syarikat mengekalkan kedudukan kepimpinannya dan berterusan menghasilkan pertumbuhan hasil yang kukuh daripada iklan-iklan. TV3 terus meningkatkan perkakasnya untuk pengeluaran dan transmisi, dan kakitangannya menerima latihan dan pendedahan berterusan dalam penerbitan televisyen. Ini membolehkan TV3 untuk kekal sebagai penyiar komersial persendirian yang terkemuka.

Dengan pemulihan ekonomi Malaysia, telah terdapat satu permintaan yang seiring untuk program tempatan, termasuk berita, hal ehwal semasa, majalah-majalah, perbincangan, sukan, dokumentari, drama atau filem. Dengan satu asas yang kukuh pengeluar televisyen telah merevolusikan pengeluaran kandungan tempatan untuk tahap mengkagumkan dalam industri siaran.

Stesen TV3 telah menjadi perintis fesyen dengan menghasilkan pengeluaran rancangan tempatan berkualiti dan telah manarik perhatian dan kesetiaan penonton Malaysia. Percaya bahawa kandungan tempatan adalah caranya, TV3 terus melabur dalam pekerja dan peralatan bagi menghasilkan kandungan tempatan yang berkualiti. Bagaimanapun, stesen juga menyiarkan satu rancangan asing yang berkualiti. Penguasaan penonton Cina adalah kurang berbanding penonton Melayu kerana penonton Cina lebih banyak menonton saluran RTM2, 8TV, ntv7 dan Astro Hua Hee Dai (Saluran berbahasa Hokkien).

TV3 kini bersiaran di myFreeview saluran 103 dalam format HD (definisi tinggi). TV3 juga boleh didapati di Astro & UniFi.

Pada hari-hari biasa Buletin-buletin dalam stesen televisyen ini akan bersiaran satu jam secara maksimum. Namun, sesetengah berita tersebut akan bersiaran selama setengah jam. Kesemua berita ini juga bersiaran di Saluran YouTube Buletin TV3.

Buletin Pagi (bp) merupakan sebuah rancangan berbentuk berita yang disiarkan pada jam 9.30 pagi. Siaran berita ini merupakan siaran berita yang pertama keudara bagi pada setiap hari. Kebanyakkan beritanya berkisar mengenai kejadian dan isu atau berita-berita yang telah berlaku pada hari semasa.

Detik Niaga (dn) merupakan rancangan berbentuk siaran berita perkembangan dalam negara yang disiarkan setiap Isnin hingga Jumaat pada jam 10:30 pagi. Ia memaparkan berita-berita ekonomi dan juga isu-isu perniagaan.

Buletin 130 (b1:30) merupakan sebuah rancangan berbentuk berita yang disiarkan selama setengah jam bermula jam 1:30 tengah hari pada setiap hari melainkan hari jumaat.

Biz World (Biz) merupakan sebuah rancangan berbentuk berita yang disiarkan pada jam 5:30 petang setiap Isnin hingga Jumaat. Ia memaparkan berita-berita yang berkaitan dengan berita-berita ekonomi dan detik niaga dari luar negara yang bersiaran dalam bahasa Inggeris.

Buletin Utama (bu) merupakan sebuah rancangan berbentuk berita waktu perdana yang disiarkan pada jam 8:00 malam setiap hari. Ia memaparkan berita-berita dari dalam dan luar negara, ekonomi, detik niaga, sukan, hal ehwal semasa, isu-isu terkini dan hiburan.

Newshour (nh) merupakan sebuah rancangan berbentuk berita yang disiarkan selama setengah jam bermula jam 11 malam. Siaran berita ini merupakan siaran berita yang terakhir keudara pada setiap hari dalam bahasa Inggeris.

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ntv7 is a Malaysian free-to-air television channel that focused on the Urban area audience. It is Malaysia's second-oldest private television channel still on air (though not the second), having established on 7 April 1998. Together with TV3, 8TV and TV9, it was owned by Media Prima conglomerate.

The station was launched on 7 April 1998 under the entity of Natseven TV Sdn Bhd by businessman Mohd Effendi Norwawi, broadcasting daily from 6 am to 1 am the next day. At the time of its establishment, its headquarters was located at Hicom-Glenmarie Industrial Park in Shah Alam, Selangor. It also had a studio in Kuching, Sarawak.

In 2005, Media Prima Berhad announced its acquisition of NTV7 under a price of RM90 million, effectively making the latter one of its subsidiaries. As a result, it operates from Sri Pentas, Petaling Jaya from that year onward along with three other private television stations in Malaysia: TV3, 8TV and TV9.

The station offers a wide variety of programming which targets the Malaysian urban demographic including drama, comedy, entertainment, game shows, children's programmes, anime, documentaries and movies. There are also news bulletins in English, Mandarin and Malay through the 7 Edition, Mandarin 7, and Edisi 7 brands, respectively.

ntv7, which is owned and operated by Natseven TV Sdn Bhd (a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Prima Berhad) commenced transmission nationwide on 7 April 1998 as Malaysia’s 3rd private free-to-air TV station.

The philosophy behind ntv7 is all about providing a “Feel Good” experience, through content that is high in creativity and at the same time portrays the importance of strong family and community values and national integration.

Because ntv7 is about making you feel good about your family, friends, your community, your country, your thoughts and actions. It’s about making you feel good about yourself. It is Your Feel Good Channel.

Edisi 7
Monday to Sunday: 6:30pm
The local, business and international news uninterrupted – we bring you the fast paced news that matters and giving in depth and insight reporting to Malaysian audience.

Mandarin 7
Monday to Sunday: 6pm and 10pm
The local, business and international news – skewed to our Chinese viewers while giving in depth and insight reports.

7 Edition
Monday to Sunday: 8pm
The local and international news of the day is given a twist to suit English-speaking audience. It is followed by business news and entertainment news.

7 Nightly News
Monday to Friday: 12am
National and International news plus on-the-spot analysis, from all continents, encompassing politics, economy, sports, weather and entertainment. 7 Nightly News also features a compact but informative international sports segment offering latest updates from the English Premier League, the La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A to Latin American Football as well as other sports stories ie Tennis and F1 and the Grand Prix.

Midday Edition
Monday to Sunday: 12pm
Midday news updates in three different languages that cuts the racial barrier. BM/Eng/Mandarin each carrying out news relevant to the targetted viewers and not duplicating one another.

The Breakfast Show
Monday to Friday: 8am
Wake up with an exciting mix of guests, as they engage in witty, frank, intelligent discussions about a wide range of fascinating topics. Also featuring fun wrap ups of the top news, sports and entertainment, The Breakfast Show is the best way to start your day!

myentertainment
Monday to Friday: 5:30pm
News and updates on local and international entertainment scenes. Best album countdown based on Malaysian, USA & UK charts, movies with highest grossing sales in the USA, trailers of upcoming movies. Live interviews with local and international artistes.

myside
Saturday: 5pm
myside is the voice for the down-trodden consumer and community. It highlights community issues to relevant authorities, finds solutions to issues. It helps people by highlighting the plight of the poor, needy and sick. It also educates Malaysians on civic mindedness and the environment.

My Time Out
Saturday: 5:30pm
Zaini Ahmad journeys around Malaysia and the world to give audience great ideas for timeout activities with family and friends. His quest ranges from a fisherman village's homestay to fine dining in a Swedish hotel. It's the travel infotainment for the whole family!

mysiasat
Sunday: 5:30pm
The award-winning mysiasat is a thought-provoking investigative show that focuses and expounds on social, political and criminal issues. Instead of merely creating awareness of these issues, mysiasat digs deeper to the core cause in communicating knowledge and facts to the Malaysian audience.

mysiasat mandarin
Sunday: 10:30pm
mysiasat mandarin is a thought-provoking investigative show that focuses and expounds on social, political and criminal issues. Instead of merely creating awareness of these issues, mysiasat mandarin digs deeper to the core cause in communicating knowledge and facts to the Chinese-speaking Malaysian audience.

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8TV is a Malaysian Chinese-language free-to-air television network focused on the Chinese community of Malaysia. Its programming consists of mostly dramas, sitcoms, and reality shows made in Chinese, either produced in Malaysia or imported from other countries, such as Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Singapore and occasionally Thai and Korean drama for Malay viewers.

8TV was launched on 1 July 1995 as MetroVision Channel 8. It was managed by City Television Sdn Bhd, part of the Melewar Group, which was controlled by the Negeri Sembilan royal family. It was first available only in Klang Valley, Seremban, parts of Pahang and Malacca, but later expanded to Kedah and Johor, also being receivable from Singapore. Metrovision had a Malay news programme named Warta Prima.

Due to the Asian financial crisis and intense competition from other channels (especially NTV7), MetroVision shut down on 1 November 1999. The operator promised to re-open the channel in March 2000 after a supposed "signal upgrade" but it failed to materialise.

On 8 January 2004, 8TV was relaunched under the entity of Metropolitan TV Sdn Bhd after the company was brought by Media Prima in 2003 with few Chinese, Malay and English contents in the beginning. Throughout its history, all the contents were gradually replaced by Chinese content as more of them were added to the channel's broadcasting slot. Mandarin is used in all of its news broadcasts nowadays and there was also a short-lived Malay news broadcast that was available in the channel's early years.

As a Chinese-oriented TV channel, 8TV broadcasts more Chinese programmes and movies in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebrations every year. For the same purpose, the channel also distributes its Chinese New Year singles discography in competition with rival TV company, Astro since 2009. (Astro began to distribute Chinese New Year singles since 2008.) Beginning from 2015, 8TV release and distribute its Chinese New Year singles yearly with its own themes, theme songs and mascots based on the 12 animal zodiac as well as its related merchandise (e.g. soft toys). In addition, the discography team also tour across the country to promote their discography and its merchandise. The singles' Compact Discs can also be bought at Popular Bookstore CD Rama kiosks nationwide during the festive season. (Astro already have its own 12 animal zodiac campaign since 2010.) 14-second fortune predictions for each of all 12 Chinese Zodiacs are also screened occasionally as bumpers before and after commercials during the festive season.

8TV Mandarin News
Monday to Friday: 12:30pm, 8pm, 11:30pm
Mandarin News covers and delivers stories that have a direct impact on Chinese interest, focusing on issues that concern them. Whether it is news from abroad or from another part of the country, 8TV Mandarin News brings it all. Get the latest news on TV, online and now on your mobile!

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TV9 is a Malaysian free-to-air television network, launched on 22 April 2006 as a subsidiary of Media Prima Berhad. It formerly existed as Channel 9, which began airing on 9 September 2003 and was closed on 1 February 2005 due to financial difficulties faced by the operator.

The channel operates from 6:00 am to 1:00 am (on 1 January 2019 until 12:00 am) the next day, except during the holy month of Ramadan, when it broadcasts round the clock. On 1 May 2019, TV9 started broadcasting 24 hours a day. It airs programming that tends mostly towards the Malay demographic.

Channel 9 was launched under the entity of Medanmas Sdn. Bhd on 9 September 2003, broadcasting daily from 8:00 am to 3:00 am daily. Its workforce mostly consisted of the former MetroVision employees. At the time of its establishment, its headquarters was located at Temasya Industrial Park in Shah Alam, Selangor. The channel's line-up consisted of programmes in English, Mandarin, Malay, Teochew, Cantonese, Taiwanese, Japanese & Tamil. It also featured a TV Shopping programme. Anaza Sdn Bhd, the then-operator of THR.fm, acquired Channel 9 from Medanmas Sdn. Bhd.

Under the new management, slots are dedicated for Hindi music and entertainment programmes (Hindi Power) which aired from 16:00 to 18:00 local time daily, Tamil music and entertainment programmes (Raaga Tamil) which aired from 18:00 to 20:00 local time daily, Malaysian language television news programme called Liputan 9 (literally: 9 Coverage) - which aired from 20:00 to 20:30 local time daily, Indonesian sinetron programmes which aired from 20:30 to 21:30 local time daily, Asian Chinese music and entertainment programmes known as Zhong Hua Shi Jie which aired from 21:30 to 00:30 local time every Monday to Thursday, and English music and entertainment (Treats) which aired from 13:00 to 16:00 local time every Saturday to Sunday.

Channel 9 officially closed on 1 February 2005 to restructure its debts and corporate organisation and due to intense competitions from the other free-to-air television stations in Malaysia during that time. On the same day, Malaysia's largest media corporation, Media Prima Berhad announced its acquisition of 100% equity stake in Ch-9 Media Sdn Bhd and almost completed the company's ownership of all commercial free-to-air television stations in Malaysia.

Channel 9 was renamed as TV9, with test transmission commenced on Saturday, 1 April 2006 with 4-hour broadcasts from 8:00 pm to midnight daily and airing music videos mostly in Malay. Full launch of the channel began at noon of 22 April 2006 with 13-hour broadcasts from 12:00 pm to 1:00 am daily and a new slogan: Dekat di Hati (Malay for Close at heart). TV9 is available via terrestrial television in Peninsular Malaysia. Since 28 December 2006, it expanded its coverage to Sabah and Sarawak via pay television provider Astro Malaysia.

For the first months of broadcast, TV9 did not have its in-house news bulletin, except for Edisi 7 simulcasts from NTV7. TV9 began to produce news bulletins on New Year's Day 2007, under the Berita TV9 (literally: TV9 News) brand. It is currently broadcasting two half-hour editions: a midday edition at 1:00 pm Saturday to Thursday, and its flagship nightly edition at 8:00 pm.

On New Year's Day 2010, the channel launched a new tagline, Di Hatiku (At your heart in Malay).

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Hot FM is a Malaysian CHR station owned by Synchrosound Studio Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Media Prima. Broadcasts transmitted from Sri Pentas in Bandar Utama. The station operates 24 hours a day; broadcasting a mixed selections of songs in Malay, Indonesian and English; though Malay is the major language used.

Hot FM previously operated as WaFM, which was owned by producer and actor Tiara Jacquelina. Media Prima acquired the station not long after and began test transmissions from 15 January 2006 to 6 February 2006, in which the station officially commenced operations led by Sathiaseelan a/l Paul Thurai, who was a former presenter with Era FM.

In 2009, Hot FM went down in history as for the first time it was charted at the top among other radio stations in Malaysia with 3.8 million weekly listeners, ahead of its traditional rival Era FM which only reached 3.76 million listeners in a week.

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Kool FM is a Malaysian private radio station owned by Media Prima Berhad, which broadcasts in the Malay language. It was launched on 1 March 2016 and targets listeners from the country's Generation X, with songs being played mostly from the 1980s and 1990s, but it also includes some songs from the early 2000s including songs from 2010s. It is the fourth radio station of the Media Prima company after Hot FM, Fly FM and One FM. Based on what are they playing, the name is based on the band Kool and the Gang.

The radio station is based on the acquisition of Copyright Laureate Sdn. Bhd. in October 2015, which owns Ultra FM and Pi Mai FM.

On 6 January 2020, Kool FM changed its format into talk radio (but not fully all-news radio format unlike Bernama Radio 24) with the new tagline Suara Semasa, with providing current issues such as social and community, and various talk shows and infotainment programmes while retaining the same announcers and continuing to play 80s, 90s and current songs.

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Fly FM is an English-language Malaysian private radio station owned by Media Prima Berhad. It was launched on 3 October 2005 and targets listeners aged between fifteen and thirty years old. Fly FM is the second most popular English radio station in Malaysia, besides being the fastest growing radio station in the country. The music on Fly FM is aired in both English and Malay. This station used to broadcast live from KLIA and was the first radio station in the world to be situated in an airport.

In 2007, Fly FM introduced a programme slot called "50 minutes of non-stop music" where the crew will air songs for 50 minutes without commercials.

The station was initially launched by Jason Cottam and the popular deejay, Fly Guy (Saufian Mokhtar), as its public face. Together with Yvonne Natalie Kniese (Natalie), they hosted they morning show called "The Pagi Show". Natalie, who went to was later replaced by Phat Fabes and soon after Fly Guy was replaced by Ben (Loh Ben Jern). Soon Nadia was added as the 3rd host of the show.

From 26 June 2011 onwards, Phat Fabes & Ben were moved to the evening slot. The morning show was renamed as "The Pagi Rock Crew" (named after LMFAO's hit song Party Rock Anthem) run by Hafiz & Prem along with original morning crew DJ, Nadia. Nadia left the station on 20 March 2012.

In 2013, Zher & Guibo were introduced as the "All New Pagi Rock Crew". After a year, they were moved to the evening slot. The current morning show is called "Ben & Hafiz" whilst the night show "Fly 30" is managed by Ivan.

In 2015, Ben's retirement led to the formation of a new morning slot called the #FlyWolfPack consisting of Hafiz, Dennis and Guibo.

In 2017, after Dennis left, the morning show was renamed "Fly Fm's Hafiz and Guibo." In August 2017, Zher left Fly FM as well.

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One FM is a Malaysian Chinese-language radio station. Initially starting with broadcasts in the Klang Valley, it is now broadcast nationwide. One FM is owned by Media Prima Berhad.

One FM is a fun, youthful and engaging brand that aims to bring the community together through hit music, entertainment and experiences through on air and digital for the 15 to 29 years old Chinese speaking audience. With almost 800,000 listeners, One FM operates in both Mandarin and Cantonese and became the first Chinese radio station that airs English music among the Chinese radio industry.

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The New Straits Times is an English-language newspaper published in Malaysia. It is Malaysia's oldest newspaper still in print (though not the first) having been founded as The Straits Times in 1845, and was reestablished as the New Straits Times in 1974. The paper served as Malaysia's only broadsheet format English language newspaper.

However, following the example of British newspapers The Times and The Independent, a compact version first rolled off the presses on 1 September 2004 and since 18 April 2005, the newspaper has been published only in compact size, ending a 160-year-old tradition of broadsheet publication. The New Straits Times currently retails at RM1.50 (~37 US cents) in Peninsular Malaysia.

The New Straits Times is printed by the New Straits Times Press, which also produces the English language newspaper, The Malay Mail, the English language business newspaper The Business Times, as well as assorted Malay language newspapers, including the Berita Harian and Harian Metro. New Straits Times Press is part of Media Prima group of companies.

As of 2 January 2019, the group editor of the newspaper is Rashid Yusof.

The New Straits Times (then known as The Straits Times) was first published seven score and nineteen years ago. The paper traces its roots to a weekly journal first printed on July 15, 1845.

The first issue of the weekly did not resemble a newspaper that we are accustomed to. The Straits Times was an eight folio-sized edition and the entire front page clearly denoted that it was a journal of commerce and had nothing but advertisements on its front page.

Tracing the 175 years of New Straits Times’ history, the newspaper has gone through tremendous changes to be the product it is today. Over the years changes were made to both the size and content of the paper. The paper has been in many formats, from being a folio-sized paper to short square format to a broadsheet and later to a junior broadsheet.

Hence, on 1 September 2004 New Straits Times has break its 159-year-old tradition by publishing a compact version of the newspaper in the Klang Valley. With the great response from the readers New Straits Times compact has gone nationwide on 1 October 2004. Our objective is to reach out to both loyal as well as new readers who prefer the tabloid-sized daily to the broadsheet.

New Straits Times in modern Malaysia has always been an authoritative newspaper. A paper that held itself responsible for the well-being and progress of the nation in all fields. So much so it has often been described as "The Newspaper of the Nation".

Today, New Straits Times continues to be an influential newspaper addressed to the government and corporate sectors, the intelligentsia, and a growing audience of young professionals and students who form the leadership of tomorrow.

Its strong conviction for stable, progressive nation building brings to its audience a rich editorial content that has garnered huge following of movers and shakers, and key decision makers, paving the way to a united and progressive Malaysia.

The New Straits Times, is typically a five-section daily made up of the National/General/World news section, the Business & Sport pages, Life & Times, the feature filled lifestyle section which includes the ever popular Society pages and two tabloid titles, Life Is ..., an entertainment magazine, and City, a regional community newspaper. There's even more, Computimes, is published every Monday and Thursday and the travel tabloid, Travel Times on Wednesdays. Finally there is another tabloid titled Business Computing which is published every first Wednesday of every month.

Sections:
NATIONAL/GENERAL NEWS
includes
Editorial
Analyses
Opinion
Letters

WORLD
includes
Asian News
Asean News

BUSINESS
KLSE Market Report
Financial Reports

Additional daily themes:
Shipping/Maritime
Media & Marketing
Made-in-Malaysia
Appointments + Aviation
Insurance
Money Talk
e-World
Management
Retail
Innovation
Property

SPORT
Comprehensive Local & Foreign Coverage
MONDAY: Sport-Check, Extra Time
TUESDAY: Tee to Green, Grass Roots
WEDNESDAY: On Court, Window On Sports, Mail@Timesport
THURSDAY: Pin Notes, Trackdown
FRIDAY: Line Out, Grass Roots, Sport-Check
SATURDAY: On The Ball, London Calling
SUNDAY: Profile, Sunday Chat

LIFE & TIMES
A feature filled lifestyle section
Features
Health
Style
Education
Just Kidding
Coffee Break
Classifieds
Society news and pictures
Popular Columns
Youthquake on Fridays

Daily Thematics
MONDAY: Fashion, Woman, Heritage, Just Kidding
TUESDAY: Environment, World View, Earth Watch, Education, health
WEDNESDAY: People, Just Kidding, Education, Literary
THURSDAY: Woman, ParentChat, Trends & Beauty, Education, Health
FRIDAY: Youthquake (Talk Zone, Funsite, Dare, Riffs, Write)
SATURDAY: Travel, 20/30, Food, Gardening, Pickings

LIFE IS...
A 12-page entertainment tabloid
Cover Story
Scene@
Upstage
Spot On
Hot & Hapennin'
Aerial View
TV/Radio Guide

Media Prima Berhad (MYX: 4502) is a Malaysian media and entertainment group based in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. It is the Malaysia's largest media and entertainment company with businesses in television, print, radio, out-of-home advertising, content creation and digital media. The Group has four television channels — TV3, NTV7, 8TV and TV9 and four radio stations – Fly FM, Hot FM, One FM and Kool FM. Media Prima is also the owner of New Straits Times Press, Malaysia's largest newspaper publisher with three national news brands – New Straits Times, Berita Harian and Harian Metro.

Media Prima was formed in 2003 out of the demerger of Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad’s media assets, namely Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad (which runs TV3) and The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad. 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. In 2018, Media Prima became the number one choice for mobile content ahead of Google and Facebook.

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Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad atau lebih dikenali sebagai TV3 merupakan stesen televisyen swasta terestrial dan siaran percuma nasional pertama di Malaysia milik Media Prima Berhad, konglomerat penyiaran dan media Malaysia. TV3 memulakan siarannya pada 1 Jun 1984 dan kekal sebagai stesen televisyen yang paling ditonton di Malaysia. Sama seperti kebanyakan stesen televisyen di Asia Tenggara, TV3 juga terkenal dengan drama lipur laranya.

TV3 dilancarkan pada 1984 dengan slogan Berita Terkini Hiburan Sensasi (First in News Best in Entertainment).

Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad (STMB) atau TV3 telah diperbadankan pada 1983 sebagai televisyen perdagangan pertama di Malaysia. Ia merupakan sebahagian daripada kumpulan syarikat Media Prima. TV3 memulakan penyiarannya di Lembah Klang, (sekitar Kuala Lumpur, bandar raya terbesar di Malaysia) pada 1 Jun 1984 bertepatan dengan tarikh hijriah 1 Ramadhan 1404H.

Tidak lama kemudian liputannya meningkat ke seluruh negara, dan pada hari ini ia boleh diterima di negara jiran, sama ada sebagai satu saluran daratan atau melalui satelit. Di Singapura, saluran ini menimbulkan kontroversi kerana menyiarkan rancangan-rancangan dalam bahasa Kantonis, antara dialek-dialek Cina yang diharamkan pihak berkuasa media Singapura sebagai langkah memupuk penggunaan bahasa Mandarin di kalangan rakyatnya. Kerajaan Singapura mencegah akhbar tempatan dan majalah-majalah daripada membawa susunan rancangan untuk saluran ini, walaupun ada bagi saluran televisyen Malaysia yang lain.

Pada Julai 1984, TV3 membuat liputan langsung Sukan Olimpik Los Angeles, Amerika Syarikat saluran pertama dalam negara. Lonjakan dalam populariti mendorong kepada penyenaraiannya di Papan Utama dari Bursa Saham Kuala Lumpur pada April 1988.

TV3 juga merupakan stesen perdagangan pertama di Ghana dengan menubuhkan TV3 Network Ltd.

Semenjak pelancarannya, TV3 telah mendahului stesen televisyen lain di Malaysia dan telah dua kali menjangkau 41% bahagian penonton (12 Januari - 18 Januari 2003 dan 29 Jun - 5 Julai, 2003), peratusan penonton tertinggi pernah dicapai oleh sebuah stesen televisyen Malaysia. Dari segi pendapatan pengiklanan, syarikat mengekalkan kedudukan kepimpinannya dan berterusan menghasilkan pertumbuhan hasil yang kukuh daripada iklan-iklan. TV3 terus meningkatkan perkakasnya untuk pengeluaran dan transmisi, dan kakitangannya menerima latihan dan pendedahan berterusan dalam penerbitan televisyen. Ini membolehkan TV3 untuk kekal sebagai penyiar komersial persendirian yang terkemuka.

Dengan pemulihan ekonomi Malaysia, telah terdapat satu permintaan yang seiring untuk program tempatan, termasuk berita, hal ehwal semasa, majalah-majalah, perbincangan, sukan, dokumentari, drama atau filem. Dengan satu asas yang kukuh pengeluar televisyen telah merevolusikan pengeluaran kandungan tempatan untuk tahap mengkagumkan dalam industri siaran.

Stesen TV3 telah menjadi perintis fesyen dengan menghasilkan pengeluaran rancangan tempatan berkualiti dan telah manarik perhatian dan kesetiaan penonton Malaysia. Percaya bahawa kandungan tempatan adalah caranya, TV3 terus melabur dalam pekerja dan peralatan bagi menghasilkan kandungan tempatan yang berkualiti. Bagaimanapun, stesen juga menyiarkan satu rancangan asing yang berkualiti. Penguasaan penonton Cina adalah kurang berbanding penonton Melayu kerana penonton Cina lebih banyak menonton saluran RTM2, 8TV, ntv7 dan Astro Hua Hee Dai (Saluran berbahasa Hokkien).

TV3 kini bersiaran di myFreeview saluran 103 dalam format HD (definisi tinggi). TV3 juga boleh didapati di Astro & UniFi.

Pada hari-hari biasa Buletin-buletin dalam stesen televisyen ini akan bersiaran satu jam secara maksimum. Namun, sesetengah berita tersebut akan bersiaran selama setengah jam. Kesemua berita ini juga bersiaran di Saluran YouTube Buletin TV3.

Buletin Pagi (bp) merupakan sebuah rancangan berbentuk berita yang disiarkan pada jam 9.30 pagi. Siaran berita ini merupakan siaran berita yang pertama keudara bagi pada setiap hari. Kebanyakkan beritanya berkisar mengenai kejadian dan isu atau berita-berita yang telah berlaku pada hari semasa.

Detik Niaga (dn) merupakan rancangan berbentuk siaran berita perkembangan dalam negara yang disiarkan setiap Isnin hingga Jumaat pada jam 10:30 pagi. Ia memaparkan berita-berita ekonomi dan juga isu-isu perniagaan.

Buletin 130 (b1:30) merupakan sebuah rancangan berbentuk berita yang disiarkan selama setengah jam bermula jam 1:30 tengah hari pada setiap hari melainkan hari jumaat.

Biz World (Biz) merupakan sebuah rancangan berbentuk berita yang disiarkan pada jam 5:30 petang setiap Isnin hingga Jumaat. Ia memaparkan berita-berita yang berkaitan dengan berita-berita ekonomi dan detik niaga dari luar negara yang bersiaran dalam bahasa Inggeris.

Buletin Utama (bu) merupakan sebuah rancangan berbentuk berita waktu perdana yang disiarkan pada jam 8:00 malam setiap hari. Ia memaparkan berita-berita dari dalam dan luar negara, ekonomi, detik niaga, sukan, hal ehwal semasa, isu-isu terkini dan hiburan.

Newshour (nh) merupakan sebuah rancangan berbentuk berita yang disiarkan selama setengah jam bermula jam 11 malam. Siaran berita ini merupakan siaran berita yang terakhir keudara pada setiap hari dalam bahasa Inggeris.

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ntv7 is a Malaysian free-to-air television channel that focused on the Urban area audience. It is Malaysia's second-oldest private television channel still on air (though not the second), having established on 7 April 1998. Together with TV3, 8TV and TV9, it was owned by Media Prima conglomerate.

The station was launched on 7 April 1998 under the entity of Natseven TV Sdn Bhd by businessman Mohd Effendi Norwawi, broadcasting daily from 6 am to 1 am the next day. At the time of its establishment, its headquarters was located at Hicom-Glenmarie Industrial Park in Shah Alam, Selangor. It also had a studio in Kuching, Sarawak.

In 2005, Media Prima Berhad announced its acquisition of NTV7 under a price of RM90 million, effectively making the latter one of its subsidiaries. As a result, it operates from Sri Pentas, Petaling Jaya from that year onward along with three other private television stations in Malaysia: TV3, 8TV and TV9.

The station offers a wide variety of programming which targets the Malaysian urban demographic including drama, comedy, entertainment, game shows, children's programmes, anime, documentaries and movies. There are also news bulletins in English, Mandarin and Malay through the 7 Edition, Mandarin 7, and Edisi 7 brands, respectively.

ntv7, which is owned and operated by Natseven TV Sdn Bhd (a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Prima Berhad) commenced transmission nationwide on 7 April 1998 as Malaysia’s 3rd private free-to-air TV station.

The philosophy behind ntv7 is all about providing a “Feel Good” experience, through content that is high in creativity and at the same time portrays the importance of strong family and community values and national integration.

Because ntv7 is about making you feel good about your family, friends, your community, your country, your thoughts and actions. It’s about making you feel good about yourself. It is Your Feel Good Channel.

Edisi 7
Monday to Sunday: 6:30pm
The local, business and international news uninterrupted – we bring you the fast paced news that matters and giving in depth and insight reporting to Malaysian audience.

Mandarin 7
Monday to Sunday: 6pm and 10pm
The local, business and international news – skewed to our Chinese viewers while giving in depth and insight reports.

7 Edition
Monday to Sunday: 8pm
The local and international news of the day is given a twist to suit English-speaking audience. It is followed by business news and entertainment news.

7 Nightly News
Monday to Friday: 12am
National and International news plus on-the-spot analysis, from all continents, encompassing politics, economy, sports, weather and entertainment. 7 Nightly News also features a compact but informative international sports segment offering latest updates from the English Premier League, the La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A to Latin American Football as well as other sports stories ie Tennis and F1 and the Grand Prix.

Midday Edition
Monday to Sunday: 12pm
Midday news updates in three different languages that cuts the racial barrier. BM/Eng/Mandarin each carrying out news relevant to the targetted viewers and not duplicating one another.

The Breakfast Show
Monday to Friday: 8am
Wake up with an exciting mix of guests, as they engage in witty, frank, intelligent discussions about a wide range of fascinating topics. Also featuring fun wrap ups of the top news, sports and entertainment, The Breakfast Show is the best way to start your day!

myentertainment
Monday to Friday: 5:30pm
News and updates on local and international entertainment scenes. Best album countdown based on Malaysian, USA & UK charts, movies with highest grossing sales in the USA, trailers of upcoming movies. Live interviews with local and international artistes.

myside
Saturday: 5pm
myside is the voice for the down-trodden consumer and community. It highlights community issues to relevant authorities, finds solutions to issues. It helps people by highlighting the plight of the poor, needy and sick. It also educates Malaysians on civic mindedness and the environment.

My Time Out
Saturday: 5:30pm
Zaini Ahmad journeys around Malaysia and the world to give audience great ideas for timeout activities with family and friends. His quest ranges from a fisherman village's homestay to fine dining in a Swedish hotel. It's the travel infotainment for the whole family!

mysiasat
Sunday: 5:30pm
The award-winning mysiasat is a thought-provoking investigative show that focuses and expounds on social, political and criminal issues. Instead of merely creating awareness of these issues, mysiasat digs deeper to the core cause in communicating knowledge and facts to the Malaysian audience.

mysiasat mandarin
Sunday: 10:30pm
mysiasat mandarin is a thought-provoking investigative show that focuses and expounds on social, political and criminal issues. Instead of merely creating awareness of these issues, mysiasat mandarin digs deeper to the core cause in communicating knowledge and facts to the Chinese-speaking Malaysian audience.

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8TV is a Malaysian Chinese-language free-to-air television network focused on the Chinese community of Malaysia. Its programming consists of mostly dramas, sitcoms, and reality shows made in Chinese, either produced in Malaysia or imported from other countries, such as Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Singapore and occasionally Thai and Korean drama for Malay viewers.

8TV was launched on 1 July 1995 as MetroVision Channel 8. It was managed by City Television Sdn Bhd, part of the Melewar Group, which was controlled by the Negeri Sembilan royal family. It was first available only in Klang Valley, Seremban, parts of Pahang and Malacca, but later expanded to Kedah and Johor, also being receivable from Singapore. Metrovision had a Malay news programme named Warta Prima.

Due to the Asian financial crisis and intense competition from other channels (especially NTV7), MetroVision shut down on 1 November 1999. The operator promised to re-open the channel in March 2000 after a supposed "signal upgrade" but it failed to materialise.

On 8 January 2004, 8TV was relaunched under the entity of Metropolitan TV Sdn Bhd after the company was brought by Media Prima in 2003 with few Chinese, Malay and English contents in the beginning. Throughout its history, all the contents were gradually replaced by Chinese content as more of them were added to the channel's broadcasting slot. Mandarin is used in all of its news broadcasts nowadays and there was also a short-lived Malay news broadcast that was available in the channel's early years.

As a Chinese-oriented TV channel, 8TV broadcasts more Chinese programmes and movies in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebrations every year. For the same purpose, the channel also distributes its Chinese New Year singles discography in competition with rival TV company, Astro since 2009. (Astro began to distribute Chinese New Year singles since 2008.) Beginning from 2015, 8TV release and distribute its Chinese New Year singles yearly with its own themes, theme songs and mascots based on the 12 animal zodiac as well as its related merchandise (e.g. soft toys). In addition, the discography team also tour across the country to promote their discography and its merchandise. The singles' Compact Discs can also be bought at Popular Bookstore CD Rama kiosks nationwide during the festive season. (Astro already have its own 12 animal zodiac campaign since 2010.) 14-second fortune predictions for each of all 12 Chinese Zodiacs are also screened occasionally as bumpers before and after commercials during the festive season.

8TV Mandarin News
Monday to Friday: 12:30pm, 8pm, 11:30pm
Mandarin News covers and delivers stories that have a direct impact on Chinese interest, focusing on issues that concern them. Whether it is news from abroad or from another part of the country, 8TV Mandarin News brings it all. Get the latest news on TV, online and now on your mobile!

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TV9 is a Malaysian free-to-air television network, launched on 22 April 2006 as a subsidiary of Media Prima Berhad. It formerly existed as Channel 9, which began airing on 9 September 2003 and was closed on 1 February 2005 due to financial difficulties faced by the operator.

The channel operates from 6:00 am to 1:00 am (on 1 January 2019 until 12:00 am) the next day, except during the holy month of Ramadan, when it broadcasts round the clock. On 1 May 2019, TV9 started broadcasting 24 hours a day. It airs programming that tends mostly towards the Malay demographic.

Channel 9 was launched under the entity of Medanmas Sdn. Bhd on 9 September 2003, broadcasting daily from 8:00 am to 3:00 am daily. Its workforce mostly consisted of the former MetroVision employees. At the time of its establishment, its headquarters was located at Temasya Industrial Park in Shah Alam, Selangor. The channel's line-up consisted of programmes in English, Mandarin, Malay, Teochew, Cantonese, Taiwanese, Japanese & Tamil. It also featured a TV Shopping programme. Anaza Sdn Bhd, the then-operator of THR.fm, acquired Channel 9 from Medanmas Sdn. Bhd.

Under the new management, slots are dedicated for Hindi music and entertainment programmes (Hindi Power) which aired from 16:00 to 18:00 local time daily, Tamil music and entertainment programmes (Raaga Tamil) which aired from 18:00 to 20:00 local time daily, Malaysian language television news programme called Liputan 9 (literally: 9 Coverage) - which aired from 20:00 to 20:30 local time daily, Indonesian sinetron programmes which aired from 20:30 to 21:30 local time daily, Asian Chinese music and entertainment programmes known as Zhong Hua Shi Jie which aired from 21:30 to 00:30 local time every Monday to Thursday, and English music and entertainment (Treats) which aired from 13:00 to 16:00 local time every Saturday to Sunday.

Channel 9 officially closed on 1 February 2005 to restructure its debts and corporate organisation and due to intense competitions from the other free-to-air television stations in Malaysia during that time. On the same day, Malaysia's largest media corporation, Media Prima Berhad announced its acquisition of 100% equity stake in Ch-9 Media Sdn Bhd and almost completed the company's ownership of all commercial free-to-air television stations in Malaysia.

Channel 9 was renamed as TV9, with test transmission commenced on Saturday, 1 April 2006 with 4-hour broadcasts from 8:00 pm to midnight daily and airing music videos mostly in Malay. Full launch of the channel began at noon of 22 April 2006 with 13-hour broadcasts from 12:00 pm to 1:00 am daily and a new slogan: Dekat di Hati (Malay for Close at heart). TV9 is available via terrestrial television in Peninsular Malaysia. Since 28 December 2006, it expanded its coverage to Sabah and Sarawak via pay television provider Astro Malaysia.

For the first months of broadcast, TV9 did not have its in-house news bulletin, except for Edisi 7 simulcasts from NTV7. TV9 began to produce news bulletins on New Year's Day 2007, under the Berita TV9 (literally: TV9 News) brand. It is currently broadcasting two half-hour editions: a midday edition at 1:00 pm Saturday to Thursday, and its flagship nightly edition at 8:00 pm.

On New Year's Day 2010, the channel launched a new tagline, Di Hatiku (At your heart in Malay).

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Hot FM is a Malaysian CHR station owned by Synchrosound Studio Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Media Prima. Broadcasts transmitted from Sri Pentas in Bandar Utama. The station operates 24 hours a day; broadcasting a mixed selections of songs in Malay, Indonesian and English; though Malay is the major language used.

Hot FM previously operated as WaFM, which was owned by producer and actor Tiara Jacquelina. Media Prima acquired the station not long after and began test transmissions from 15 January 2006 to 6 February 2006, in which the station officially commenced operations led by Sathiaseelan a/l Paul Thurai, who was a former presenter with Era FM.

In 2009, Hot FM went down in history as for the first time it was charted at the top among other radio stations in Malaysia with 3.8 million weekly listeners, ahead of its traditional rival Era FM which only reached 3.76 million listeners in a week.

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Kool FM is a Malaysian private radio station owned by Media Prima Berhad, which broadcasts in the Malay language. It was launched on 1 March 2016 and targets listeners from the country's Generation X, with songs being played mostly from the 1980s and 1990s, but it also includes some songs from the early 2000s including songs from 2010s. It is the fourth radio station of the Media Prima company after Hot FM, Fly FM and One FM. Based on what are they playing, the name is based on the band Kool and the Gang.

The radio station is based on the acquisition of Copyright Laureate Sdn. Bhd. in October 2015, which owns Ultra FM and Pi Mai FM.

On 6 January 2020, Kool FM changed its format into talk radio (but not fully all-news radio format unlike Bernama Radio 24) with the new tagline Suara Semasa, with providing current issues such as social and community, and various talk shows and infotainment programmes while retaining the same announcers and continuing to play 80s, 90s and current songs.

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Fly FM is an English-language Malaysian private radio station owned by Media Prima Berhad. It was launched on 3 October 2005 and targets listeners aged between fifteen and thirty years old. Fly FM is the second most popular English radio station in Malaysia, besides being the fastest growing radio station in the country. The music on Fly FM is aired in both English and Malay. This station used to broadcast live from KLIA and was the first radio station in the world to be situated in an airport.

In 2007, Fly FM introduced a programme slot called "50 minutes of non-stop music" where the crew will air songs for 50 minutes without commercials.

The station was initially launched by Jason Cottam and the popular deejay, Fly Guy (Saufian Mokhtar), as its public face. Together with Yvonne Natalie Kniese (Natalie), they hosted they morning show called "The Pagi Show". Natalie, who went to was later replaced by Phat Fabes and soon after Fly Guy was replaced by Ben (Loh Ben Jern). Soon Nadia was added as the 3rd host of the show.

From 26 June 2011 onwards, Phat Fabes & Ben were moved to the evening slot. The morning show was renamed as "The Pagi Rock Crew" (named after LMFAO's hit song Party Rock Anthem) run by Hafiz & Prem along with original morning crew DJ, Nadia. Nadia left the station on 20 March 2012.

In 2013, Zher & Guibo were introduced as the "All New Pagi Rock Crew". After a year, they were moved to the evening slot. The current morning show is called "Ben & Hafiz" whilst the night show "Fly 30" is managed by Ivan.

In 2015, Ben's retirement led to the formation of a new morning slot called the #FlyWolfPack consisting of Hafiz, Dennis and Guibo.

In 2017, after Dennis left, the morning show was renamed "Fly Fm's Hafiz and Guibo." In August 2017, Zher left Fly FM as well.

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One FM is a Malaysian Chinese-language radio station. Initially starting with broadcasts in the Klang Valley, it is now broadcast nationwide. One FM is owned by Media Prima Berhad.

One FM is a fun, youthful and engaging brand that aims to bring the community together through hit music, entertainment and experiences through on air and digital for the 15 to 29 years old Chinese speaking audience. With almost 800,000 listeners, One FM operates in both Mandarin and Cantonese and became the first Chinese radio station that airs English music among the Chinese radio industry.

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The New Straits Times is an English-language newspaper published in Malaysia. It is Malaysia's oldest newspaper still in print (though not the first) having been founded as The Straits Times in 1845, and was reestablished as the New Straits Times in 1974. The paper served as Malaysia's only broadsheet format English language newspaper.

However, following the example of British newspapers The Times and The Independent, a compact version first rolled off the presses on 1 September 2004 and since 18 April 2005, the newspaper has been published only in compact size, ending a 160-year-old tradition of broadsheet publication. The New Straits Times currently retails at RM1.50 (~37 US cents) in Peninsular Malaysia.

The New Straits Times is printed by the New Straits Times Press, which also produces the English language newspaper, The Malay Mail, the English language business newspaper The Business Times, as well as assorted Malay language newspapers, including the Berita Harian and Harian Metro. New Straits Times Press is part of Media Prima group of companies.

As of 2 January 2019, the group editor of the newspaper is Rashid Yusof.

The New Straits Times (then known as The Straits Times) was first published seven score and nineteen years ago. The paper traces its roots to a weekly journal first printed on July 15, 1845.

The first issue of the weekly did not resemble a newspaper that we are accustomed to. The Straits Times was an eight folio-sized edition and the entire front page clearly denoted that it was a journal of commerce and had nothing but advertisements on its front page.

Tracing the 175 years of New Straits Times’ history, the newspaper has gone through tremendous changes to be the product it is today. Over the years changes were made to both the size and content of the paper. The paper has been in many formats, from being a folio-sized paper to short square format to a broadsheet and later to a junior broadsheet.

Hence, on 1 September 2004 New Straits Times has break its 159-year-old tradition by publishing a compact version of the newspaper in the Klang Valley. With the great response from the readers New Straits Times compact has gone nationwide on 1 October 2004. Our objective is to reach out to both loyal as well as new readers who prefer the tabloid-sized daily to the broadsheet.

New Straits Times in modern Malaysia has always been an authoritative newspaper. A paper that held itself responsible for the well-being and progress of the nation in all fields. So much so it has often been described as "The Newspaper of the Nation".

Today, New Straits Times continues to be an influential newspaper addressed to the government and corporate sectors, the intelligentsia, and a growing audience of young professionals and students who form the leadership of tomorrow.

Its strong conviction for stable, progressive nation building brings to its audience a rich editorial content that has garnered huge following of movers and shakers, and key decision makers, paving the way to a united and progressive Malaysia.

The New Straits Times, is typically a five-section daily made up of the National/General/World news section, the Business & Sport pages, Life & Times, the feature filled lifestyle section which includes the ever popular Society pages and two tabloid titles, Life Is ..., an entertainment magazine, and City, a regional community newspaper. There's even more, Bots, is published every Monday and Thursday, School Times, a supplement targeted at school students on Tuesdays and the travel supplement, JOM! on Wednesdays. Finally there is another tabloid titled Business Computing which is published every first Wednesday of every month.

Daily sections:
NATIONAL/GENERAL NEWS
includes
Editorial
Analyses
Opinion
Letters

WORLD
includes
Asian News
Asean News

BUSINESS
KLSE Market Report
Financial Reports

Additional daily themes:
Shipping/Maritime
Media & Marketing
Made-in-Malaysia
Appointments + Aviation
Insurance
Money Talk
e-World
Management
Retail
Innovation
Property

SPORT
Comprehensive Local & Foreign Coverage
MONDAY: Sport-Check, Extra Time
TUESDAY: Tee to Green, Grass Roots
WEDNESDAY: On Court, Window On Sports, Mail@Timesport
THURSDAY: Pin Notes, Trackdown
FRIDAY: Line Out, Grass Roots, Sport-Check
SATURDAY: On The Ball, London Calling
SUNDAY: Profile, Sunday Chat

LIFE & TIMES
A feature filled lifestyle section
Features
Health
Style
Education
Just Kidding
Coffee Break
Classifieds
Society news and pictures
Popular Columns
Youthquake on Fridays

Daily Thematics
MONDAY: Fashion, Woman, Heritage, Just Kidding
TUESDAY: Environment, World View, Earth Watch, Education, health
WEDNESDAY: People, Just Kidding, Education, Literary
THURSDAY: Woman, ParentChat, Trends & Beauty, Education, Health
FRIDAY: Youthquake (Talk Zone, Funsite, Dare, Riffs, Write)
SATURDAY: Travel, 20/30, Food, Gardening, Pickings

CITY
A 12-page regional tabloid
Regional Editions: Central, North & South
City News
Regional Community News
Consider this!
Write In
Check Out
On the Menu
What's on
Hot'n Happenin'

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New Sunday Times, formerly known as The Sunday Times, was first published in December, 1931 to fill the reading needs of a weekend audience who during the week read the Straits Times.

It had an initial circulation of four thousand copies when the first rotary press was installed. A machine which could print 30,000 24-page copies an hour.

Circulation prior to the second world war (1939-1945) reached a record level of 25,077 copies. Publication was suspended during the war and resumed in September 1945 when sales increased steadily from 18,9677 to 43,358 copies in March 1947.

The number of pages was increased to 24 on July 7, 1950 and in July 1956 about a year before Malaysian independence circulation hit a record 100,000 copies.

Sunday papers play a different role from its daily counterpart. The New Sunday Times caters to the whole family with news, analyses of issues, features, informative articles and a variety of leisure reading and entertainment updates.

Today New Sunday Times continues to be an authoritative and influential newspaper like its counterpart the New Straits Times and subscribes to building a stable, knowledgeable and progressive nation ready for the challenges of the new millennium.

The New Sunday TImes is typically a four-section newspaper made up of the National/General/World news section, Focus, a leisure oriented feature filled section, which also includes the popular Sport on Sunday pages. Two tabloids titled Style, a lifestyle, arts oriented magazine and Cars, Bikes, Trucks for motoring news complements Sunday reading.

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The Malay Mail is a English-language newspaper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, first published on 1 December 1896 when Kuala Lumpur was the capital of the then new Federated Malay States, making it the first daily newspaper to appear in the FMS. It started off as a free lunchtime paper with 100,000 copies circulated around the Klang Valley. Their main target audiences are Professionals, Managers, Executives and Businessmen (PMEBs).

The newspaper used to be an afternoon edition which focused on local happenings and was promoted as "The Paper That Cares". It was common to find local community news making the headlines. The paper also had featured a "Page 3 Girl" and was not taken too seriously as it had the image of a tabloid with the printing of many unsubstantiated news articles. The newspaper had a commanding presence in classified ads and in the 1990s it was common to find almost half the newspapers comprising classified ads. On 5 May 2008 Media Prima Berhad relaunched the Malay Mail as a morning paper.

Established in 1896, The Malay Mail grew with the nation, developed a social conscience and in the last three decades received its much loved nickname, the Paper that Cares.

The Malay Mail has been through peaceful times and great upheavals, two world wars, the communist emergency period and the resurgence of nationalism that led to independence in 1957. These were vital events that shaped the socio-political landscape of Kuala Lumpur and the nation.

From its early years, The Malay Mail, established itself as the newspaper for office workers, urban executives and housewives who keenly followed developments in the world, the neighbourhoods they lived in, sports, fashion and the retailing industry.

The Malay Mail always had a very strong Classifieds section and in recent times it also became the paper for charitable causes and included a Hotline for people with problems needing immediate attention.

The Malay Mail, which celebrated its 100th anniversary on Dec 14, 1996, consistently promoted a pro-people platform, championing the downtrodden and disadvantaged, exposing scandals and misdeeds... stories that triggered positive change. Consequently, long before the caring concept was embraced as official policy, The Malay Mail had already earned its proud nickname, The Paper That Cares!

The Malay Mail has always been the favourite daily for the Klang Valley conurbation consisting of the nation's capital Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya and heading west towards Klang and Port Klang; Sungei Buluh and Rawang to the north; and the Multimedia Supercorridor extending towards Kajang, Cyberjaya and Putrajaya, the administrative capital of Malaysia.

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Sunday Mail, the Sunday edition of The Malay Mail has been very much a part of the weekend leisure reading scene for decades.

With its bright and breezy format, Sunday Mail caters to all age groups. Sunday Mail is value packed and embodies the following:
MAIN SECTION - featuring local and world news including feature stories on a wide range of subjects.
WEEKEND MONEY - includes the popular two-page weekly report and analysis of the stock market
EDUCATION - another information-filled section for students and parents.
VISION - the entertainment and TV guide.
FUNDAY MAIL - stories and cartoons for kids as well as adults.
RACING - information on horse race schedules and results.
SPORTS PAGES - a well-read section which is equally popular as The Malay Mail Sports Pages.

plus a special pullout called:
PC@home - an Information Technology tabloid to promote and educate readers on the use of computers and related technologies.

Sunday Mail is a value packed newspaper which can serve as a valuable tool for advertising messages targeted to an audience that is relaxed and mind receptive.

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The Business Times of Kuala Lumpur is a daily business newspaper published in Malaysia owned by the New Straits Times Press. It was first published on 4 October 1976.

Business Times originally distributed with The Straits Times, both published in Singapore. After new law in both Singapore (1975) and Malaysia (1970s) regarding ownership of the publisher, New Straits Times was founded in Kuala Lumpur on the basis of The Straits Times, Malaysia edition. Business Times followed the foundation of New Straits Times and rebirth in Kuala Lumpur also.

Business Times, Malaysia's first financial daily, was established in 1976 to meet the needs of the growing corporate sector which required a specialised vehicle for news on commerce and industry.

In an increasingly challenging global economy where products made in one country consists of a mix of inputs originating from different parts of the world, the need to keep in touch with developments that affect us in Malaysia takes prime importance especially when changes take place at lightning speed.

The growing importance of trading blocs and the trend towards global liberalisation of trade has also made each country inter-dependent. The inflow and outflow of investment funds also bears directly on the health of any economy.

Led by specialist writers, Business Times offers readers indepth news and analysis of the world of business, government and investment activities locally and globally.

Published Mondays to Saturdays, Business Times also incorporates Malaysia's most important shipping newspaper, Shipping Times, which is a national reference source for all port and shipping activities. Shipping Times is an indispensable publication for those in the shipping, import export and related industries.

With the growing importance of IT in the local and global economy, Business Times also includes a section on IT in business every Tuesday and Friday.

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BH (renamed on 2 July 2012; formerly known as Berita Harian) is a Malay-languaged daily newspaper published in Malaysia owned by the New Straits Times Press. It was first published on 1 July 1957 as the first mainstream newspaper in Malaysia. Its Sunday Edition, BH Ahad (renamed on 1 July 2012; previously known as Berita Minggu), was launched on 10 July 1960.

The newspaper was printed in broadsheet format until 5 July 2008, when the newspaper sported a newer, more compact look. The paper underwent a huge transition on 1 July 2012 in which several changes were made, including renaming the 'Ekonomi' section to 'Bisnes', the pullout ‘Ratu’ to ‘Famili’ and ‘Rona’ to ‘Kembara’. Changes were also made in layout, typography and pagination.

With the shouts of Merdeka resounding throughout towns and villages in the year of Independence, in 1957 the people of Malaya saw the establishment of an important newspaper - the BH.

A newspaper of the people, by the people, for the people. This vernacular newspaper served the needs of Malayans during the nationalistic era that culminated with independence and now continues to promote the dream of a people striving for industrialised nation status of Vision 2020.

BH has moulded itself from a paper reflecting the thoughts and aspirations of a traditional agrarian-based society into a vibrant, exciting newspaper for the thinking person in the era of technology and the information age. An era in which knowledge has become the prime resource for economic growth.

BH is now the largest circulation Malay language newspaper in the country. Published daily with five editions, the paper is an excellent source of up-to-date news and information for the progressive Malaysian.

BH affirms to be the heart and voice of the people. It will continue to promote rational thought and progressive values in society.

BH's daily editions come in three sections. The main paper, Bisnes and regional sections. These are Utara (North), Tengah (Central), Johor/Melaka, Timur (East) and Sabah/Sarawak.

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BH Ahad, the Sunday edition of BH was launched on November 11, 1979. With steady economic growth, education and rapid urbanisation the circulation of Berita Minggu grew from an initial print run of 60,000 copies to 411,606 copies in 1997. Today the readership averages 1.907 million. Distribution is fairly evenly spread across the main market centres, semi-urban and rural areas.

With a policy of continuous improvement, BH Ahad like the BH has moulded itself into a content-rich newspaper reflecting the aspirations of the thinking person in the new era of the information age. As a weekend newspaper, BH Ahad caters to the leisure reading requirements of a people seeking progress in all spheres of thought and activity.

BH Ahad consists of three sections -
THE MAIN PAPER - Covers National and World news, current issues, family and human interest stories, youth affairs and development.
PERSPEKTIF - Leisure reading on topics of interest. Columns include Retrospektif, Rencana, Remaja, Gema Islam, Sastera dan Budaya, Komik and Sukan.
PERSADA SENI - Features, articles on art, culture and recreational activites. Includes Iklaneka (Classifieds) and the TV schedule pages.

With its high readership, BH Ahad today offers the advertiser a media that can reach a large audience progressively growing in affluence.

BH Ahad is available as the National Edition (combining four regional editions). The four regional editions are: Edisi Tengah, Edisi Selatan, Edisi Utara and Edisi Timur. Each edition consists of three sections - The main paper, Perspektif and Persada Seni

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Harian Metro, Malaysia's first Malay daily afternoon tabloid in Klang Valley and morning tabloid in other part of Malaysia was established on 25 March 1991. It is now Malaysia's largest circulating newspaper in any language.

The change in the demographics of urbanites resulted in a growing audience of young people who were looking for entertainment, shopping news, lifestyle features and current news. Harian Metro met those needs in exciting editorial presentations.

On 17 July 2006, not content to rest on its laurels, the newspaper underwent a layout revamp to remain fresh and relevant for its readers. New vibrant pullouts were introduced such as “Rap” and “Variasi”, and this complemented the main paper further.

On 11 April 2009, Harian Metro increased the cover price with introduction of its new exciting pullouts such as “GIGS” and “EKSTRA”.

Harian Metro's meteoric rise has steadily gained momentum over the past few years. For 2011, Harian Metro maintained for the fifth year running as the No. 1 daily Bahasa Melayu newspaper as declared by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. However, it have lost the status to its rival, Mingguan Malaysia since 2nd quarter 2013, largely due to increasing usage and availability of news sources on Internet.

The continuous changes have since been well received by its readers, consolidating further the tabloid's position as the leading Bahasa Melayu newspaper.

Harian Metro, Malaysia's first Malay afternoon tabloid daily was established to fill a vacuum in the niche market for Malay readers who were becoming increasingly urbanised.

The change in demography resulted in a growing audience of young people who were looking for entertainment, shopping news, lifestyle features and news that interests them. Harian Metro met those needs in a most interesting and exciting manner by way of editorial presentation.

The growth of Harian Metro was in itself a sensation. From 370,000 readers in 1995, the readership shot up dramatically to 519,000 in 1997. A growth of 40 per cent in two years.

Published Mondays to Saturdays, Harian Metro grew from a single edition newspaper to a seven-edition national newspaper able to reach people in the central region as well as the other States daily.

Harian Metro is a two-section daily incorporating the main news section and Metrodua an entertainment/lifestyle section

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Metro Ahad, the national Sunday Edition of Harian Metro was launched on August 20, 1995 and proved to be an immediate success. Printed as a tabloid, its first issue recorded sales of 100,000 copies.

The popularity of Metro Ahad on Sundays and its daily twin, the Harian Metro is due to the market niche it now occupies as a nationally distributed newspaper. Harian Metro was the first to enter the Malay afternoon market and today both newspapers remain market leaders in a valuable media segment.

Its popularity continued to increase and its circulation quickly averaged 110,000 copies with a readership of 506,000.

Metro Ahad's audience consists of an urbanised population.The change in demography and adoption of urban lifestyles resulted in a growing audience of people who were looking for entertainment, shopping news, lifestyle features and news that excited them. Metro Ahad has met these needs by using large pictures supported by an editorial presentation that's topical and exciting. Metro Ahad goes beyond Harian Metro's newsy approach for more indepth stories.

Metro Ahad on Sunday like the Harian Metro grew from a single edition newspaper to a five-edition national newspaper able to reach a significant audience in the central region as well as in the other States weekly.

Metro Ahad is a two-section Sunday newspaper incorporating the main news pages and Arena, a popular sports section.