JDI launches new service

JAKARTA (JP): PT Jaring Data Interaktif (JDI), in association with the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), a newswire and two cable television providers, has launched a financial information television channel.

"The new service is marketed on a subscription basis through satellite and cable providers Indovision and Kablevision," a JDI official said on Friday at the launching ceremony.

The service, named the Quick Financial Channel, would offer breaking news from the newswires Reuters, he said.

Other program features include stock price movements, JSX news and announcements, foreign exchange and world stock market indexes.

All programs are broadcast in real time format into homes, offices, hotel rooms and lobbies. (udi)