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| Viva.co.id | |
|---|---|
| Name | Viva.co.id |
| Type | News portal |
| Language | Indonesian |
| Launched | 2008 |
| Owner | PT Visi Media Asia Tbk (historical ownership variants) |
| Headquarters | Jakarta, Indonesia |
Viva.co.id was an Indonesian online news portal offering general news, entertainment, sports, business, and lifestyle coverage. The site operated within a media landscape alongside Kompas.com, Detik.com, Liputan6.com, Tempo.co and Tribunnews.com, reaching readers in metropolitan areas such as Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung, Medan and Makassar. Founded amid a wave of digital media expansion following initiatives by entities like MNC Media, Trans Media, Emtek, Metro TV and Kompas Gramedia, the portal sought to combine real-time reporting with syndication from television networks including SCTV, Indosiar and national broadcasters.
Viva.co.id emerged in the late 2000s during a period marked by consolidation among Indonesian media companies such as Media Group, Kejora Ventures, CT Corp and Mahaka Media. Early operations coincided with major events like the 2009 Indonesian presidential election, the Java earthquake coverage, and regional developments involving provinces like Aceh, Papua and West Kalimantan. The site expanded content categories amid competition from international platforms like Google News, Yahoo! News, Facebook and Twitter and responded to shifts prompted by regulatory frameworks from institutions such as the Komisi Penyiaran Indonesia and the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Indonesia).
Ownership and executive oversight involved corporate actors similar to those controlling PT Visi Media Asia Tbk, boards including figures known from conglomerates like Salim Group, Bakrie Group, Hartono family and media executives associated with Suleiman, Anindya Bakrie, Chairul Tanjung-era networks. Management teams worked with editors and producers experienced at outlets including Tempo, The Jakarta Post, Republika, BeritaSatu and Rakyat Merdeka. Strategic decisions reflected partnerships with advertisers drawn from firms such as Unilever Indonesia, Telkomsel, Bank Mandiri, Grab and Gojek.
The portal offered categories covering national politics involving actors like Joko Widodo, Prabowo Subianto, Megawati Sukarnoputri, and legislative coverage tied to institutions like the People's Representative Council (Indonesia), along with economic reporting referencing companies such as Bank Central Asia, Pertamina, Astra International, Garuda Indonesia and commodities like crude palm oil and coal. Entertainment sections featured coverage of celebrities including Agnez Mo, Raffi Ahmad, Raisa and events like Java Jazz Festival, Jakarta Fashion Week and film releases tied to studios like MNC Pictures and Starvision Plus. Sports reporting included tournaments such as the Liga 1 (Indonesia), matches involving clubs like Persija Jakarta and international competitions including the FIFA World Cup and Asian Games. Additional services encompassed multimedia content, livestreams affiliated with broadcasters such as RCTI, opinion pieces from columnists with backgrounds at Kompas and classifieds tied to marketplaces like Tokopedia and Bukalapak.
Audience metrics placed the portal among Indonesian digital outlets competing with Detik, Kompas, Tempo and Liputan6 for urban readership across provinces like Banten, Central Java, East Java and North Sumatra. Traffic demographics skewed toward users accessing via platforms such as Android (operating system), iOS, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox from devices made by companies like Samsung, Xiaomi and Apple. Social distribution relied on networks including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and messaging services like WhatsApp to amplify coverage of national events such as the 2019 Indonesian presidential election and crises like the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia.
The portal faced critiques paralleling disputes involving outlets such as Tempo, Kompas, Republika and Jakarta Globe over issues like editorial bias during electoral cycles involving personalities like Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Joko Widodo, accuracy in reporting on sensitive incidents such as the 2016 Jakarta protests and handling of user comments similar to broader debates around platforms like YouTube and Facebook. Legal challenges in the Indonesian media environment often referenced institutions such as the Indonesian Press Council and the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Indonesia), while privacy and data concerns echoed cases involving tech firms like Google and Facebook in regional markets.
The site deployed web technologies common to news portals, using content management systems in the lineage of solutions adopted by peers such as CNN International, BBC News, The New York Times and Indonesian platforms like Detik. Distribution leveraged content delivery networks comparable to those used by Akamai Technologies, mobile optimization for Android and iOS apps, and analytics tools in the ecosystem of Google Analytics and advertising partnerships resembling ties with Google Ads and programmatic exchanges.
Coverage and multimedia efforts drew industry recognition paralleling awards given by organizations such as the Indonesian Journalists Association, Anugerah Pewarta Foto Indonesia, WAN-IFRA and regional media festivals like Asia News Network events. Individual journalists associated with the portal had pedigrees overlapping with recipients of honors at institutions like Kompas Gramedia Awards and fellowships from bodies including The Pulitzer Center and Asian Investigative Journalism Conference.
Category:Indonesian news websites