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FOXCRIME debuts in Indonesia on Indovision

9 April 2008

Jakarta - Fox International Channels Asia has launched FOXCRIME in Indonesia on DTH pay TV service Indovision. The Indonesian launch follows the channel’s rollout in Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines and Europe.

FOXCRIME offers crime, investigation and mystery drama series, original productions, and biographies of criminals. Bahasa Indonesia subtitles are initially available on programmes including Masterminds, Body of Evidence, C.S.I. Miami, C.S.I., Texas S.W.A.T., NYPD Blue, The Practice and COPS S8. All of FOXCRIME channel’s programming will be subtitled in Bahasa Indonesia from June 2008.

Zubin Gandevia, executive vice president and managing director of Fox International Channels Asia, said, "The launch of FOXCRIME on Indovision comes at a time when Indonesians are looking for high quality entertainment programming to fuel their interest for crime, investigation and mystery.”

Owned by Global Mediacom, Indovision is Indonesia’s largest DTH operator with an estimated 60% market share in pay TV households. Global Mediacom also owns Media Nusantara Citra, Indonesia’s largest media company with three nationwide terrestrial TV channels, a publishing business, a radio network as well as a content library.


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