PT Lativi Media Karya (previously PT Pasaraya Media Karya), operating as tvOne (formerly known as Lativi) is an Indonesian free-to-air news television network based in East Jakarta. tvOne is owned by Visi Media Asia, a unit of Bakrie Group.
As Lativi, The channel was test broadcast on 17 January 2002 at 4:00pm local time, and was officially formal launched took place on 30 July 2002 at 4:00pm. The final transmission and broadcast aired on 14 February 2008 at 7:30pm. The network was then sold by Abdul Latief in 2007 and the new owners changed the name from Lativi to tvOne.
History
As Lativi
As part of the boom in national television networks, channels and stations in the 2000s, Lativi was one of five new terrestrial television networks which were granted a license to broadcast nationwide in Indonesia. It was initially owned by Abdul Latief, previously Minister of Labor and also a famous businessman.
After Lativi bankruptcy
By 2007, ownership of the network was transferred to Aburizal Bakrie and Erick Thohir (as president director) due to debt and poor network management.
The television network officially formal relaunched took place as tvOne on 14 February 2008 at 7:30pm local time. It was opened by the then President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta. Anindya Bakrie (the son of Aburizal Bakrie) was named the Chief Commissioner and Erick Thohir as the President Director.
On 14 February 2020 during its 12th anniversary, station ID was rebranded after 8 years being unchanged; including news openings and its themes. However, its logo remained unchanged until 2023 when tvOne adopted the flat design of its logo and removed world's map on the globe as part of its 15th anniversary.
Domestic and international bureaus
tvOne had a domestic and international bureaus in: Beijing, China Doha, Qatar Polonia, Medan Hong Kong Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia London, United Kingdom Manila, Philippines Melbourne, Australia Moscow, Russia Munich, Germany New York City, United States Tokyo, Japan Karanganyar, Central Java Rappocini, Makassar Jemursari, Surabaya
Programming
tvOne broadcasts a mixture of news and sports. The network is now more targeted towards A and B socio-economic groups. Currently, tvOne broadcasts general news and current affairs programming during the daily schedule and some sports and live events programming during afternoons and some evening and weekend timeslots. Aside from its daily news bulletins, tvOne broadcasts a three-minute news summary every hour outside its bulletins and live breaking news. Since 2008, tvOne has successfully maintained its position as the country's #1 TV news channel. Significant daily events are presented in “Breaking News” which has become a leading reference for viewers throughout the country. During the legislative elections and also the presidential and vice presidential election debates, tvOne generally ranks as the #1 news channel, beating the general entertainment channels.
