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 Erick Thohir.[2] The group owns and operates the printed newspapers Harian Republika and Harian Indonesia, a magazine (Golf Digest), a regional free to air television station (JakTV), and a radio station (Gen FM).[3][4]

PT Mahaka Media Tbk
Mahaka X
FormerlyPT Abdi Bangsa Tbk (1992–2010)
Company typePublic company
IDXABBA
IndustryMedia
Founded28 November 1992; 31 years ago (1992-11-28)
FounderErick Thohir
Headquarters,
Indonesia
Area served
Indonesia
Key people
  • Dr Abdulgani (chairman)
  • Adrian Syarkawi (vice chairman)
ProductsBroadcasting, publishing, out of home and digital media
RevenueIncrease Rp 251 billion (2019)[1]
Decrease -Rp 29 billion (2019)[1]
Decrease -Rp 45 billion (2019)[1]
Total assetsDecrease Rp 413 billion (2019)[1]
Total equityDecrease Rp 107 billion (2019)[1]
Owners
Number of employees
1,409 (2015)
Websitewww.mahakax.com

History

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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 Jakarta Stock Exchange (BEJ).[5]

In 2010, PT Abdi Bangsa officially changed its name to PT Mahaka Media Tbk.[5]

In 2019, its founder and president commissioner Erick Thohir 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.[6]

On June 27, 2022, Mahaka Media changed its corporate branding to Mahaka X in order to shift the company's focus from media convergence to media tech.[7]

Business units

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Newspapers

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Magazines

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TV Stations

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  • JakTV (co-owned with Artha Graha Network)

Radio Services

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Other

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

Company management

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Board of Directors

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Board of Commissioners

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Annual Report 2019" (PDF). Mahaka Media. pp. 24, 15. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. ^ "ABBA.ID | Mahaka Media Company Profile & Executives – WSJ". www.wsj.com. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Company Profile for Mahaka Media Tbk PT". in.reuters.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  4. ^ Media, Kompas Cyber (13 December 2019). "Profil Mahaka, Perusahaan Erick Thohir yang Disebut Ada Proyek di Garuda Halaman all". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b Media, Kompas Cyber (12 December 2019). "Mahaka Media, Perusahaan yang Didirikan Erick Thohir dan Diduga Terlibat Proyek Garuda Halaman all". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  6. ^ Hidayat, Ali Akhmad Noor (15 December 2019). "Mundur dari Mahaka, Posisi Erick Thohir Diganti Harry Zulnardy". Tempo. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  7. ^ Wulandari, Retno (27 June 2022). "Rombak Manajemen, Mahaka Media Punya Nama Baru". Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  8. ^ Mediatama, Grahanusa. "Mahaka Media (ABBA) Sepakati Perubahan Jajaran Direksi dan Komisaris Baru". www.kontan.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
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