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TRANS TV INDONESIA SOON CERTIFIED BY DNV AGAINST THE REQUIREMENTS OF ISAS BC 9001:2003

Trans TV is a 4-year-old Indonesian commercial TV company, based in Jakarta which broadcasts a wide range of general and specialized programs, mostly focusing on news and entertainment. In August 2006 it ranked three at the national level in terms of average market share. It covers approximately 60% of Indonesia through its 31 transmitters (the major one being located in Jakarta with 80 kW HF power), and reaches around 160 millions people out of a total population of 220 millions, i.e. 73% population coverage. Trans TV is totally digitalized and produces in house 77% of its programs. It is on air 20.5 hours per day, transmitting from 5 am to 1:30 am. During weekends and days off Trans TV is on air 24 hours.


Trans TV employed 2000 people in August 2006, all working on the same Jakarta site, among them were 300 professional journalists.

In 2004 Trans TV began an ongoing ISO 9001 certification process, department by department. Sales & Marketing, Production, Finance, News diffusion have already achieved their certification; Human Resources and General Affairs will be certified at the end of the year. The 150 existing procedures are regularly assessed, on a mid-yearly basis; six full-time employees, directly under top management’s responsibility, are in charge of implementing and improving the quality management system.

Trans TV successfully passed a pre-audit organised by the Media & Society Foundation and should be certified against the requirements of ISAS BC 9001:2003 standard by Det Norsk Veritas before the end of 2006.