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Mahaka X | |
Formerly | PT Abdi Bangsa Tbk (1992–2010) |
Company type | Public company |
IDX: ABBA | |
Industry | Media |
Founded | 28 November 1992 |
Founder | Erick Thohir |
Headquarters | , Indonesia |
Area served | Indonesia |
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Products | Broadcasting, publishing, out of home and digital media |
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Number of employees | 1,409 (2015) |
Website |
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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 operated printed newspaper and magazines ( Harian Republika, Harian Indonesia, Golf Digest), and regional free to air television and radio broadcasting ( JakTV, Gen FM). [3] [4]
Mahaka Media was originally founded with the name PT Abdi Bangsa, on 28 November 1992. In 2002, Mahaka Media become a public company as it registered its shares as PT Abdi Bangsa Tbk on 3 April 2002 in the Jakarta Stock Exchange (BEJ). 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 the media tech. [7]