Turner Broadcasting System and Trans Media to launch CNN Indonesia -

Hong Kong, February 28, 2014 - Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc. and PT Trans Media Corpora have today announced a strategic partnership to launch CNN Indonesia, a 24-hour news channel and accompanying website in Bahasa Indonesia. This ground-breaking channel will be the first of its kind for CNN in Southeast Asia, delivering a localized version of CNN's unique brand of high-quality news to the region's most populous nation.

Jeff Zucker, CNN Worldwide President, said: This agreement with one of the country's largest media corporations puts CNN in a unique position to reach millions of Indonesians in a way that we have not been able to previously. The combination of the strength of the worldwide newsgathering power of CNN with the local perspective and sensibility that Trans Media will bring to the partnership enables us to provide important news and information to this enormous, non-English speaking audience.

Chairul Tanjung, Founder and Chairman of Trans Media's parent company, CT Corp, added: I believe this partnership will help Indonesians to better understand the world and even more importantly, also help the world to better understand Indonesia. This is a partnership of two like-minded organisations who share common values of quality, integrity and transparency. CNN Indonesia will be the new destination for trustworthy and engaging content.

The TV channel will be accompanied by a strong digital presence, including CNNIndonesia.com. With more than 100 million Indonesians expected to be online by 2016, a multi-platform brand will be a vital and complementary component to the on-air offering.

In addition to engaging leading local journalists to generate compelling coverage, the channel will also tap into CNN International's vast pool of journalistic talent and share content from global affiliate partnerships. Trans Media will operate CNN Indonesia from its facilities in Jakarta. A launch date will be announced in due course.

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About Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific

Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc. (Turner) creates and distributes award-winning brands throughout the Asia Pacific region and beyond. A leader in the television and media business, it runs pay- and free-TV channels, as well as Internet-based services, including 40 channels in 12 languages in 40 countries throughout Asia Pacific. Turner's leading brands in the region include CNN International, CNNj, CNN, HLN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Cartoonito, Boomerang, POGO, Toonami, TCM Turner Classic Movies, truTV, WB, HBO, HBO Hits HD, HBO Defined HD, MondoTV and TABI Channel. Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc. is a Time Warner company.

About CNN International

CNN's portfolio of news and information services is available in five different languages across all major TV, internet and mobile platforms reaching more than 375 million households around the globe, including over 46 million across the Asia Pacific region. CNN International, awarded News Channel of the Year by the Royal Television Society in 2013 and 2014, is the number one international TV news channel according to all major media surveys across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Asia Pacific region and Latin America. The CNN digital network is consistently one of the top news and current affairs destination on the web. CNN has 44 editorial offices and more than 1,100 affiliates worldwide through CNN Newsource. CNN International is part of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company. Get the latest social media updates from CNN at: facebook.com/cnninternational @cnnasiapr.

About Trans Media

PT Trans Media Corpora (Trans Media) is Indonesia's leading integrated media group comprising of two nationwide FTA television stations: Trans TV and Trans 7, a leading pay TV operator, TelkomVision, and the most visited online portal, Detik.com. Trans TV and Trans 7 hold the #1 position in the Indonesian FTA market in terms of market share and profitability respectively. TelkomVision is the second largest pay TV operator in Indonesia in terms of number of subscribers with unique offerings across DTH, cable, and IPTV platforms. Detik is the #1 online portal in Indonesia.

Media contacts

Oliver Herrgesell, Turner Broadcasting System International, oliver.herrgesell@turner.com

Gregory Ho, Turner International Asia Pacific, gregory.ho@turner.com

James Moore, Turner International Asia Pacific, james.moore@turner.com 852 3128 3720

Ishadi SK, Trans Media, isk@transtv.co.id 62 819 0819 9000

Titin Rosmasari, titin.rosmasari@trans7.co.id 62 819 0819 8898

Budiono Darsono, budiono@detik.com 62 81317230700

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