Entity Type: Domestic Non-Chinese Language Media

Channel 7

Written by Editors on March 27, 2026.

Channel 7, officially Bangkok Broadcasting & Television Company Limited, is Thailand’s pioneering commercial television network that launched on November 27, 1967. The station made history as the first color television broadcaster in Mainland Southeast Asia, initially operating under the name “Bangkok Colour Television Network” using PAL color technology in the CCIR 625-line standard. The inaugural broadcast featured the 1967 Miss Thailand Pageant during the Wachirathon Memorial event at Wang Saran Rom. The network began satellite transmission in 1978, becoming Thailand’s first station to broadcast nationwide via satellite from Bangkok to regional stations. Channel 7 launched its digital HD feed on April 25, 2014, on channel 35 and completely ceased analog broadcasting on June 16, 2018.

Thmey Thmey

Written by Editors on March 27, 2026.

Thmeythmey, launched in 2012, is a Cambodian digital media platform founded by a group of journalists who were working at the time for RFI and Cambodge Soir. The outlet was initially established as part of Mengly J Quach Holdings under the ownership of Mengly J. Quach (គួច ម៉េងលី). However, in May 2017, Mengly J. Quach resigned from the advisory board of Thmey Thmey, stating that he had sold his shares and had no further connection with Thmey Thmey. Based in Phnom Penh, Thmeythmey covers politics, economics, society, and culture through various journalistic formats. The platform operates sister sites, including Cambodianess (English-language version) and Thmey Thmey 25 (focused on agriculture and SMEs). According to CFI, Thmeythmey.com has around 500,000 daily visitors and maintains a Facebook page with more than 1 million followers.

ATV Media Group

Written by Editors on March 27, 2026.

ATV Media Group is Hungary’s news television channel based on viewership data, with its main programming profile consisting of news shows, political and intellectual discussion programs, alongside lighter cultural and public affairs magazines and travel shows showcasing Hungary. The channel’s most popular programs include the weekday Híradó appearing five times daily, the foreign policy-focused Világhíradó, and the highly popular morning Start and evening Egyenes Beszéd shows. ATV is accessible not only on television screens but also through the ATV. The station operates both traditional broadcasting and digital platforms through ATV. hu, and maintains an active YouTube presence for archived programming. ATV’s ownership has been complex and controversial, with reports linking the channel to the Faith Church founder Sándor Németh, who allegedly gained majority control through offshore companies by 2019, following the church’s acquisition of the channel in 2003.

IDN Times

Written by Editors on March 27, 2026.

IDN Times is a Jakarta-based digital media platform founded on June 8, 2014. The platform targets millennial and Gen Z audiences in Indonesia and claims to reach over 80 million users. IDN Times operates multiple business units, including other news portals such as Popbela.com, Popmama.com, and FORTUNE Indonesia, as well as live streaming and other entertainment services. The company was founded by entrepreneurs Winston Utomo and William Utomo.

Khovar News Agency

Written by Editors on March 25, 2026.

Khovar News Agency, officially known as the National Information Agency of Tajikistan, was established on December 31, 1925, during the period of the Tajik Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. The agency functions as Tajikistan’s state news agency, publishing content in Tajik, Russian, English, Arabic, and Persian languages. On April 30, 2004, a governmental decree designated Khovar as the central state information body with official authorization to collect and distribute information about the president, Supreme Assembly, and government activities. The agency also operates Radio Khovar FM, which started broadcasting in 2011.

Jakarta Post

Written by Editors on March 25, 2026.

The Jakarta Post is an English-language daily newspaper in Indonesia, founded in 1983 by four Indonesian media groups — the online daily newspaper Suara Karya, the national newspaper Kompas, the weekly magazine Tempo, and the evening daily Sinar Harapan — under the auspices of then-Information Minister Ali Murtopo and politician Jusuf Wanandi. The newspaper expressed its aim at the time as creating a credible English-language publication that provides an Indonesian perspective to the English-speaking community. Now owned by media company PT Niskala Media Tenggara, the paper covers politics, business, culture, and economics. The Jakarta Post has a content-sharing agreement with China Daily (中國日報), established in August 2019.

Spring News Television Network

Written by Editors on March 25, 2026.

Spring News was a Thai digital television news channel founded in 2010 and owned by Spring News Television Ltd., a subsidiary of News Network Corporation PCL. The channel began test broadcasts on satellite television on March 5, 2010, with its official launch on December 15, 2010. Spring News won a digital television license for news and information content from Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) in 2013 and began digital terrestrial broadcasting on April 1, 2014, on channel 19. In November 2016, the channel signed a five-year partnership agreement with CNN International through Turner Broadcasting System Asia-Pacific, becoming CNN’s first news affiliate partner in Asia. This partnership included content sharing, staff training, and the adoption of CNN-themed graphics beginning January 1, 2017. Spring News ceased television broadcasting on August 15, 2019, but continues operating as an online news platform under the Nation Group umbrella, maintaining its website and digital news services.

Panamericana Televisión

Written by Editors on March 25, 2026.

Panamericana Televisión, also known as Canal 5, is a Peruvian free-to-air television network that began broadcasting on October 16, 1959, founded by the Delgado Parker and Lindley families. The channel’s programming centers on news and entertainment, anchored by its flagship newscast, 24 Horas, the morning show “Buenos Días Perú,” and the long-running Sunday investigative program “Panorama.”

Star Media Group (SMG)

Written by Editors on March 17, 2026.

Established in 1971, Star Media Group claims to be Malaysia’s “leading multimedia conglomerate,” asserting significant influence through its print and digital platforms. The company says it has “progressively grown from a single-product company into a multi-channel media group” with presence across print, digital, radio, television and events. Star Media Group claims it helps “shape society at large” through news, entertainment and content delivery via brands including The Star newspaper, R.AGE youth publication, mStar entertainment platform, and radio station 988. The organization says it remains “committed towards offering the best in integrated media solutions” while pursuing its stated vision to “soar to greater heights” and “make a difference always.” The company claims it stays “steadfast in its commitment to bring content that drives action” and tells “stories that must be told” across Malaysia’s media landscape.