Network 18 is one of India's leading full play media
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with interests in television, print, internet, filmed entertainment, mobile content and allied businesses.
Network 18 FinCap is the
holding companyA holding company is a company that owns other companies' outstanding stock. It usually refers to a company which does not produce goods or services itself, rather its only purpose is owning shares of other companies. Holding companies allow the reduction of risk for the owners and can allow the...
for several listed and unlisted media entities in
IndiaIndia, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal...
such as Television Eighteen India Ltd (TV18),
Global Broadcast NewsGlobal Broadcast News is an India media corporation under the Network 18 umbrella. The major shareholders apart from the Indian public and foreign and domestic institutions are parent company Network 18, sister company TV18 and a group of professionals including Editor-In-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai...
(GBN), Web 18, Studio 18 and Shop 18.
Raghav BahlRaghav Bahl is an Indian businessman best known for his ownership of several television channels, including TV18 India. He is responsible for directing most of the work of Tv-18 and channels like CNBC-Awaaz, Nickelodeon and colors.-External links:***...
owns 51% stake in this media conglomerate.
Network 18 listed on the
Bombay Stock ExchangeThe Bombay Stock Exchange Limited is the oldest stock exchange in Asia and has the greatest number of listed companies in the world, with 4700 listed as of August 2007. It is located at Dalal Street, Mumbai, India...
and the
National Stock ExchangeThe National Stock Exchange of India Limited , is a Mumbai-based stock exchange. It is the largest stock exchange in India in terms of daily turnover and number of trades, for both equities and derivative trading....
on the 2 February 2007.
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Network 18 is one of India's leading full play media
conglomeratesA conglomerate is a combination of two or more companies engaged in entirely different businesses together into one overarching company . Conglomerates are often large...
with interests in television, print, internet, filmed entertainment, mobile content and allied businesses.
Network 18 FinCap is the
holding companyA holding company is a company that owns other companies' outstanding stock. It usually refers to a company which does not produce goods or services itself, rather its only purpose is owning shares of other companies. Holding companies allow the reduction of risk for the owners and can allow the...
for several listed and unlisted media entities in
IndiaIndia, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal...
such as Television Eighteen India Ltd (TV18),
Global Broadcast NewsGlobal Broadcast News is an India media corporation under the Network 18 umbrella. The major shareholders apart from the Indian public and foreign and domestic institutions are parent company Network 18, sister company TV18 and a group of professionals including Editor-In-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai...
(GBN), Web 18, Studio 18 and Shop 18.
Raghav BahlRaghav Bahl is an Indian businessman best known for his ownership of several television channels, including TV18 India. He is responsible for directing most of the work of Tv-18 and channels like CNBC-Awaaz, Nickelodeon and colors.-External links:***...
owns 51% stake in this media conglomerate.
History
Network 18 listed on the
Bombay Stock ExchangeThe Bombay Stock Exchange Limited is the oldest stock exchange in Asia and has the greatest number of listed companies in the world, with 4700 listed as of August 2007. It is located at Dalal Street, Mumbai, India...
and the
National Stock ExchangeThe National Stock Exchange of India Limited , is a Mumbai-based stock exchange. It is the largest stock exchange in India in terms of daily turnover and number of trades, for both equities and derivative trading....
on the 2 February 2007. Since the company was created as part of the re-structuring of TV18 to comply with foreign ownership laws for news channels in India, it did not have to list through a public issue.
Companies
- TV18 is a listed company which runs business news channels CNBC-TV18
CNBC-TV18 is a business news channel in India.The channel's benchmark coverage extends from corporate news, financial markets coverage, expert perspective on investing and management to industry verticals and beyond. CNBC-TV18 has been constantly innovating with new genres of programming that helps...
in English and CNBC AwaazCNBC Awaaz is a joint venture of CNBC and Television Eighteen India Limited .- External links :***...
in HindiStandard Hindi, also known as High Hindi, Nagari Hindi or Literary Hindi is a standardised register of Hindi. It is one of the 22 languages with official status in India, and is used, along with English, for administration of the central government.Standard Hindi is a sanskritised register derived...
and owns most of Web 18. In 2006 it acquired CRISILCredit Rating and Information Services of India Ltd. is India's leading Ratings, Research, Risk and Policy Advisory Company. CRISIL’s majority shareholder is Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies and the world's foremost provider of financial market intelligence.CRISIL offers...
Market Wire which was renamed Newswire 18.
- Network 18 holds 57% in Global Broadcast News
Global Broadcast News is an India media corporation under the Network 18 umbrella. The major shareholders apart from the Indian public and foreign and domestic institutions are parent company Network 18, sister company TV18 and a group of professionals including Editor-In-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai...
(GBN), headed by Rajdeep SardesaiRajdeep Sardesai is an Indian journalist, political commentator and news presenter.- Biography :Rajdeep Sardesai was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat to a Goan father, former Indian Test cricketer Dilip Sardesai and a Maharashtrian mother, Nandini Sardesai, an activist in Mumbai and former head of the...
, which runs general news channels CNN-IBN in English, IBN-7 in HindiStandard Hindi, also known as High Hindi, Nagari Hindi or Literary Hindi is a standardised register of Hindi. It is one of the 22 languages with official status in India, and is used, along with English, for administration of the central government.Standard Hindi is a sanskritised register derived...
and IBN-Lokmat in Marathi in JV with Marathi newspaper LokmatLokmat is a popular Marathi language newspaper. It is the fourth largest Indian daily and in Marathi, it is the largest selling daily with 1.2 million copies a day. Its readership is 10,856,000. Its main corporate office located in Nagpur City in Maharashtra .-External...
. GBN in turn owns a small stake(15%) in Web 18.
- Web 18 is an unlisted umbrella company for all Network 18 web properties such as moneycontrol.com , ibnlive.com , cricketnext.com , commoditiescontrol.com , tech2.com , poweryourtrade.com , easymf.com, compareindia.com and upcoming women's and automotive portals. The company also owns stakes in Jobstreet (India), Yatra.com and BookMyShow.com.
- Studio 18 is a newly formed division of Network 18 for film production and financing.
- HomeShop 18 launched the Home-shopping television network.
- Webchutney, a digital marketing agency.
- InfoMedia, a media company with business Directories, Magazine Publishing, Printing Services and Publishing Outsourcing services.
List of companies
- TV18
- ibn18 Broadcast Ltd. (formerly GBN)
- Viacom 18
Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd. is a 50/50 joint venture operation in India between Viacom and the Network18 Group. Viacom 18 owns and operates various television channels for Indian viewers, as well as manage various Viacom's consumer products in India.-Channels:...
, a joint venture of Network18 and ViacomViacom , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an American media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable and satellite television networks , and movie production and distribution with Paramount Motion Pictures Group. Paramount is also the distributor of movie studio DreamWorks...
- Web18
Web 18 is the Internet and Mobile arm of Network 18, India's leading Media conglomerate. It has a variety of leading information and transactional services based on the Internet....
- Cepha
Network TV Channels
- CNN-IBN, JV of Global Broadcast News
Global Broadcast News is an India media corporation under the Network 18 umbrella. The major shareholders apart from the Indian public and foreign and domestic institutions are parent company Network 18, sister company TV18 and a group of professionals including Editor-In-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai...
and Turner International
- IBN-7
IBN-7 is a Hindi news television channel run by Network 18 Ltd .IBN-7 - formerly Channel 7 was acquired from Jagran TV, owned by the Dainik Jagran group of companies, in 2006 and rebranded IBN-7. IBN-7 is the Hindi news channel of IBN18 Broadcast Limited, which is part of Network 18, India’s...
- CNBC Awaaz
CNBC Awaaz is a joint venture of CNBC and Television Eighteen India Limited .- External links :***...
, JV of CNBC AsiaCNBC Asia is a business news channel in Asia. A subsidiary of NBC Universal, it is the Asian service of the Consumer News and Business Channel . Its programmes originate out of from Singapore and Sydney and has bureaus in Tokyo and Hong Kong....
& TV18
- CNBC-TV18
CNBC-TV18 is a business news channel in India.The channel's benchmark coverage extends from corporate news, financial markets coverage, expert perspective on investing and management to industry verticals and beyond. CNBC-TV18 has been constantly innovating with new genres of programming that helps...
, JV of CNBC AsiaCNBC Asia is a business news channel in Asia. A subsidiary of NBC Universal, it is the Asian service of the Consumer News and Business Channel . Its programmes originate out of from Singapore and Sydney and has bureaus in Tokyo and Hong Kong....
& TV18
- IBN-Lokmat
IBN Lokmat is a Marathi-language news channel based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is a joint venture between Network 18 and Lokmat Group, which runs the most read Marathi newspaper, Lokmat....
, JV of LokmatLokmat is a popular Marathi language newspaper. It is the fourth largest Indian daily and in Marathi, it is the largest selling daily with 1.2 million copies a day. Its readership is 10,856,000. Its main corporate office located in Nagpur City in Maharashtra .-External...
& TV18
- MTV India
MTV India was launched in 1996 and is now part of the Viacom18 Media Pvt. Ltd. . "MTV India" is one of the oldest Music Television Networks in Asia. Music has always been distinctively recognized and acknowledged with respect to India and so thus the MTV India...
, A Viacom 18Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd. is a 50/50 joint venture operation in India between Viacom and the Network18 Group. Viacom 18 owns and operates various television channels for Indian viewers, as well as manage various Viacom's consumer products in India.-Channels:...
channel
- Nick India
Nick, India’s fastest growing kids channel and a part of Viacom18, available over 26 million households in the country. It is a 24-hour pay channel in Hindi, with the option of an English audio feed on DTH. With an approach that puts ‘kids first’, Nick takes pride in encouraging kids to be...
, A Viacom 18Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd. is a 50/50 joint venture operation in India between Viacom and the Network18 Group. Viacom 18 owns and operates various television channels for Indian viewers, as well as manage various Viacom's consumer products in India.-Channels:...
channel
- Vh1 India, A Viacom 18
Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd. is a 50/50 joint venture operation in India between Viacom and the Network18 Group. Viacom 18 owns and operates various television channels for Indian viewers, as well as manage various Viacom's consumer products in India.-Channels:...
channel
- Colors, A Viacom 18
Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd. is a 50/50 joint venture operation in India between Viacom and the Network18 Group. Viacom 18 owns and operates various television channels for Indian viewers, as well as manage various Viacom's consumer products in India.-Channels:...
channel
- HomeShop18
- Topper Learning, An Educomp 18 channel
Websites
- http://www.network18online.com
- http://www.in.com
- http://www.homeshop18.com
- http://www.ibnlive.com
- http://www.ibnkhabar.com
- http://www.cricketnext.com
- http://www.bookmyshow.com