Metro TV - News - Business News

History and conceptUpon its launch in 2000, Metro TV has a different concept than the other stations in Indonesia; even this station broadcast 24 hour a week, it focused its programs only for news around the world. In later years, it also broadcast entertainment programs, except for banned entertainment programs such as soap operas, some kind of drama or TV series, foreign reality shows, anime, and even kids programming. The comedy was shown in mid 2007, but then banned to be broadcasted on Metro TV since 2008.Metro TV also broadcast two English language programs, Indonesia This Morning, and also Indonesia Now. It also had a Chinese language programs such as Metro Xin Wen. It has also had IT and documentary programs. Additionally, it has a culinary program and a motivation program, Mario Teguh Golden Ways. It also shows business programming, which one of them is Bisnis Hari Ini (Business Today).Metro TV also have an informercial block, usually residences, but sometimes, an y price of product and techonology. The infomercial block usually air on networks and stations during morning on weekends. The block has no commercial breaks. This channel is owned by Media Group, which also owns Media Indonesia and Lampung Post newspapers.However, Metro TV was not the first Indonesian channel to be broadcast in English Language. RCTI became the first Indonesian channel to broadcast in English language when showing Indonesia Today in February 26, 1997, and the English news program is made with a specific target audience with foreigners who want to know the latest news and more information about Indonesia, but was canceled in 2001. Metro TV later broadcast Metro This Morning and News Flash. Metro This Morning was ended on late March 2007. Current programs Weekday programsProgramScheduled to showSummaryMetro Pagi4:30 AMKnown as Metro Morning, it is a four hour and 30 minutes news program that shows event that occurs several days ago. Also features lifestyle an d sports programming.Editorial Media Indonesia8:00 AMA one hour talkshow program about news that issued on Media Indonesia. It currently does not shown on East Java.Indonesia This Morning9:05 AMAn English language program that shows news worldwide. At the opening, shows weather in Jakarta.Market Review9:30 AMA program focusing on business and financial news, and also show annual reports in NYSE, and NASDAQ. A business ticker is shown at the lower of screen and at the top of newsticker, always showing stock prices.Metro Xin Wen10:30 AMA Chinese language news program. It usually shows domestic news and foraign news, including any parts that in Chinese styles.The Oprah Winfrey Show11:00 AMA talkshow that features Oprah Winfrey. It does not appear in Mondays.Metro Siang12:00 noonKnown as Metro at Noon, it is a midday news program. At the first time of this show, a headline news is announced.Metro Sore2:30 PMA new news programming starting in 2009. It shows news that based on eve nt from 09:00-14:00 PM.Bisnis Hari Ini3:00 PMKnown as Business Today, it is another program focusing on business and financial news. It shows also after the Indonesian Stock Exchange closing bell.Public Corner3:30 PMA talkshow about lifestyleMetro Hari Ini5:30 PMKnown as Metro Today, it is an evening news program that shows every one hour and 20 minutes during weekdays and Saturdays always one hour.Suara Anda7:00 PMAn interactive news program. Any viewers can show which one news can be chosen.Special Dialogue8:30 PMA nightly talk show program. It tells the general events.Top Nine News9:00 PMA nightly news program that focusing on general news. There are 9 news are reported. In the end, there is a segmental called "Top of the Top" and the "Top Picture".Metro Sport11:00 PMA nightly sports news program.Metro Malam12:00 AMKnown as Metro at Midnight, it is a nightly news program that focusing on general news. Shown after the beginning of a new day. Weekend and additional programs Chat Club: a talk show programming.Oasis: a society programming.Expedition: a travel program.Democrazy: a comedy that talks about the politician.Archipelago: a documentary news program.Mario Teguh Golden Ways: a Sunday motivation program.Kick Andy: a talkshow about a issue that hosted by Andy F. Noya on Fridays.Metro TV Infomercial: an informercial block show on weekends.Metro Highlights: a critical event news.Metro This Week: a news program shown on Sundays, for a week conclusion.Breaking News: a news program that shown shortly after a biggest event was occur.Headline News: a short news program that shows three news and starts every hour, every day.Indonesia Now: a Saturday English language news program.Top Nine News Weekend: a weekend version of Top Nine News, with a segment "Top of the Week" and "Top Picture of the Week".Ceritarasa William Wongso: a culinary program.e-Lifestyle: a talkshow reviews communications. Past programsAmong shows that was canceled are:Show nameDis continuedSummaryMetro This Morningend of March 2007An English language news program.Rachel Ray2009A foreign show about lifestylesWorld NewsNovember 2, 2009An international news programSports CornerJune 2008A morning sport news program.Metro News Flashmid-2009A short news program that shows 3 news in either Indonesian, English or Chinese.Money Talkslate-2008An economy news programToday's Dialoguemid-2009a talk show about the biggest event on one day. ControversyMany personalities sued Metro TV because of the management's refusal to allow Sandrina Malakiano, one of Metro TV's previous anchors, to use the hijab.[unreliable source?] This caused Sandrina to leave Metro TV. According to Metro TV, the anchors are only allowed to use hijab during the month of Ramadhan or other Islamic days.[unreliable source?] Notes^ Sandrina Malakiano in her facebook account^ Sandrina Malakiano, by Islam So More Patience and Sincerity at Republika Online^ Sandrina Malakiano & The Jilbab at Indonesi an Matters. Quote:Wearing the headscarf does not mean a person is not fit to be a presenter but the policy of Metro TV is that such people can only appear during the month of Ramadhan and on Islamic holidays. said Henny Puspitasari, PR & Publicity Manager for Metro TV.^ Metro TV commentary for PKS See alsoList of TV Stations in Indonesia External linksOfficial SitevdeTelevision networks in IndonesiaMajor networksRCTI SCTV Trans TV antv TPI Indosiar Metro TV TV ONEState-controlled networkTVRIMinor networksTrans 7 Global TVCable TV networksFirst Media TelkomVision IndosatM2 Jogja MedianetSatellite TV networksIndovision TOP TV TelkomVision Yes TV Aora TV OkeVisionIPTVTRI TVDefunct satellite TV networkAstro NusantaravdeInternational news channelsAfricaAfrica Independent Television A24 news channel CNBC Africa MSNBC Africa Orbit News SABC News International Nile TV InternationalAsiaAaj Tak Aaj TV Al Arabiya Al Ekhbariya All-Nippon News Network ABS-CBN News Channel Al Jazeera Al J azeera English Al-Alam News Network Asianet News Astro Awani ARY News ATV News Bernama TV Business Plus Bloomberg UTV CCTV-9 CCTV News Channel Channel NewsAsia CNBC Arabiya CNBC Asia CNBC Awaaz CNBC-TV18 CNBC Pakistan CNN-IBN CSB News CTi News CTV News Channel DD News Dawn News Era News ETtoday ETTV News ET Now Express 24/7 Express News FTV News Fuji News Network GEO News Global News Network Headlines Today IBN-7 IBN-Lokmat i-CABLE News Channel (Hong Kong) Indus News IRINN Japan News Network Manorama News MBN Metro TV NDTV 24x7 NDTV India NDTV Profit News One NewsX Nikkei CNBC Nippon News Network NHK World TV Orbit News Phoenix InfoNews Channel Press TV PTV News SBS-CNBC SET News Star Ananda Star Majha STAR News Tara Newz Times Now TTV Finance TV1 TV9 (Kannada) TV9 (Telugu) TVB News TVBS-NEWS TV ONE (Indonesia) Unique Business News Waqt News YTN Zee News Zee 24 Taas 24 Ghanta Kolkata TVEurope3/24 Ada TV (TRNC) Antena 3 (Romania) BBC Arabic Television BBC Persian Television BBC News BBC World News BFM TV Canal 24 Horas Class CNBC Class News CNBC Europe CNBC-e CNN+ T24 DW-TV Euronews France 24 I-Tl Kanal 5 LCI N24 Germany N24 Romania NTV (Turkey) N-tv Orbit News RBC TV RaiNews 24 Realitatea TV Romania RT News Now RTPN RT Rusiya Al-Yaum SIC Notcias Sky News SKY TG24 SVT 24 TV 2 News TV 2 Nyhetskanalen TVI 24 TVN 24 TVN CNBC Biznes TVP Info Russia 24North AmericaABC News Now Argent Bloomberg Television Business News Network Caribbean Media Corporation CBC News Network CNBC CNBC World CNN CNN en Espaol CNN International CTV News Channel Fox Business Network Fox News Channel LCN RDI MSNBC VOA TVAustralasiaSBS World News Channel Sky News Australia Sky News Business Channel Sky News New Zealand TVNZ 7South AmericaAmrica 24 Band News Canal i Canal 5 Noticias Canal 26 Canal N CNC3 CNN Chile Crnica TV Globovisin Globo News Nuestra Tele Noticias 24 Horas Record News teleSUR Todo Noticias TVN 24 HorasRelated topicsInternational broadcasting Technical: T VRO Cable Television Television standards conversionvdeChinese language television in Southeast AsiaThe following channels offer at least some programming in ChineseIndonesiaMetro TV Da Ai TV IndonesiaMalaysiaFree-to-air(All national)TV2 TV3 ntv7 8TVSubscription televisionAstro AEC Hua Hee Dai Shuang Xing Wah Lai Toi Xiao Tai Yang Astro On Demand Jia Yu Channel Jia Mei TVSingaporeChannel 8 Channel U Channel NewsAsia Categories: Television stations in Indonesia | 24-hour television news channelsHidden categories: Articles needing additional references from February 2008 | All articles needing additional references | All articles lacking reliable references | Articles lacking reliable references from December 2009

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