The media play a pivotal role in our contemporary public life. Even etymologically, the media constitutes the locus publicus – a public sphere. However, as is perhaps the case in other countries, it appears that the media in Indonesia have become more and more driven by profit motives. Nonetheless, a closer look reveals that the media remain a contested sphere as various interest groups, from political and business to religious-fundamentalist blocs, fight for control and influence, though some are clearly more powerful than others. Capital accumulation seems to be controlling the media, allowing the industry to evade regulations and in turn strengthening media businesses through the acquisition of as many channels/companies as possible.