2012 Annual Report - Media Prima Berhad

1988
25 April
Listed on the Main Board of the Kuala
Lumpur Stock Exchange. This makes
TV3 the first station to be public listed
in Malaysia
31 August
TV3 began transmission in Kuching
and Sibu
1991
25 March
Harian Metro, Malaysia’s first Malay daily
afternoon newspaper was published
1994
TV3 aired the first talents scouting show,
Sinaran Pasport Kegemilangan with
successfully discovered the four talented
guys in Malaysia’s most popular funnygroup
Senario – Azlee, Mazlan, Wahid
and Saiful. Currently, the guys are
starring in their own sitcom called
‘Senario’ which with more than
3.5 million viewers per episode is
undoubtedly one of the most successful
shows in Malaysia
1995
24 June
The official launch of NSTP On-Line,
Malaysia’s first on-line newspaper
archival and information services
1997
31 August
TV3 goes on air for 24 hours in
conjunction with the country’s
40 years of Independence celebrations
1998
ntv7 first came on air on 7 April 1998
and was Malaysia’s third private free-toair
TV station. The station specialised in
urban and international content and
catalysed profound growth in the media
industry across the country
2002
TV3 takes another step forward by
producing its first ever Chinese
programme called ‘Pulanglah’. This
programme is the Chinese version of
Jejak Kasih. It assisted family members
find their long lost loved ones
2003
To celebrate its 19th anniversary, TV3
organised the Karnival TV3 2003 Sure
Heboh which traveled to Johor Bahru,
Malacca, Kuantan, Penang, Ipoh and
Kuala Lumpur. It’s now known as
Karnival Jom Heboh which visited by
5 million people every year.
March
The inaugural New Straits Times Car
of the Year Award was introduced and
became the first award ceremony to
recognise achievement in the motoring
industry in Malaysia
2004
TV3 spearheaded a massive charity
drive with NST, BH and 8TV, ‘Malaysian
Tsunami Disaster Fund’ which
successfully collected RM44.5 million
from its subsidiaries and the public
8 January
8TV began operations on January 8th
2004 and transmits free to the entire
West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia and
Kuantan on the UHF band carrying the
tagline “We Are Different”
May
8TV brought in the Idol phenomenon
“Malaysian Idol” – 1st reality TV
programme (via free TV), it is the local
round of this renowned global talent search
show that seeks to discover the best and
most promising young talents competing
for the title of the Malaysian Idol
July
BH clinched the nation’s No.1 Bahasa
Malaysia newspaper position (Source:
Nielsen Media Research)
1 September
NST was published in two sizes;
broadsheet and compact size. It
became the first and only newspaper
in the country to offer two sizes to its
readers. The last issue of broadsheet
format was on 17 April 2005
2005
January
Harian Metro became the No.1 Bahasa
Malaysia newspaper in the country
(Source: Nielsen Media Research)
13 August
8TV Summer Live Concert 2005, the
first ever and biggest Chinese free
concert with the biggest crowd in
Malaysian history was held in Penang
1 October
NST Kiosk was launched at Bintang
Terrace, Lot 10 Shopping Centre,
Kuala Lumpur, the first newspaper
kiosk in the country
2006
22 April
TV9 began broadcasting carrying the
tagline “Dekat Di Hatiku”
2007
September – October
Media Prima Digital – Gua.com.my
was the first entertainment and lifestyle
portal to introduce GUA TV online as
an extension to its editorial content
and the 1st to have a web drama
series, “Kerana Karina”
North Pole Free Fall Expedition – TV3
was the first and only Malaysian TV
station to exclusively cover this
expedition via news and Majalah 3
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