Network18
Network18 Media and Investment Limited is a media entertainment company with diverse interests in television, internet, film entertainment, digital business, magazines, mobile content and allied businesses. 25% of the Company shares are publicly traded in the National Stock Exchange. The Group has about fifty television channels in India, in addition to thirteen international channels. Through its subsidiary TV18 Broadcast Limited, the company operates a number of television channels in the genres of news, business and general entertainment. TV18 Broadcast Limited Company is also in a joint venture with Viacom18 that operates entertainment channels. TV18 Broadcast Limited also operates factual information channel through a joint venture with A+E Networks. Network18 is a part of the Reliance Group, owned by Asia’s richest, and the world’s thirteenth richest man – Mukesh Ambani whose net worth is $50.4 billion as of May 2019 (Forbes).
Mother Company
Reliance Industries Limited
Business Form
Private
Legal Form
Public Limited by shares
Business Sectors
Broadcasting; Publishing; Digital; Ecommerce; Web Portal;
Individual Owner
Public
TV 18 Broadcast Limited trades 37.87% of its shares in the National Stock Exchange, whereas Network 18 Media and Investment Limited has 25% public shareholding. Since Network 18 Media Investment Limited owns 51.16% of TV 18 Broadcast Limited, the 25% public shareholding of Network 18 Media and Investment Limited results in 12.59% share control in TV 18 Broadcast Limited. Therefore, the public directly and through Network 18 Media and Investment Limited holds 50.66% of shares in TV 18 Broadcast Limited.
Teesta Retail Private Limited
Teesta Retail Private Limited has shares in both TV 18 Broadcast Limited (4.97%) and in Network 18 Media and Investment Limited (1.85%) and collectively holds 5.91% shares in TV 18 Broadcast Limited. One of the directors of Teesta Retail Private Limited is Hariharan Mahadevan, who is also a Group CFO at Network 18 Media and Investments Limited. He also holds 1.11% shares in Network 18 Media and Investment Limited as part of the public.
Teesta Retail Private Limited is owned by 10 other companies with equal share of 10% each. These are Jaipur Enclave Private Limited, Honeywell Properties Private Limited, Chander Commercial’s Private Limited, Prakhar Commercials Private Limited, Kaniska Commercials Private Limited, Netravati Commercials Limited, Lakshita Commercials Limited, Creative Agrotech Private Limited, Anagh Commercials Private Limited and Starfish Commercials Private Limited. All these 10 companies are located in the same building’s 3rd, 4th and 5th floors: Court House, Dhobi Talao Lokmanya Tilak Marg, Mumbai. As contact detail they all have the email address of one of the directors Sridhar Kothandaraman with a domain ‘ril.com’ which stands for Reliance. 7 names appear across the companies as directors: Sridhar Kothandaraman, Rajagopal Subramanian, Satyanarayanamurthy Veera Venkata Korlep, Geeta Kalyandas Fulwadaya, Sudhakar Saraswatula, Pankaj Mohan Pawar, Ramesh Kumar Damani.
All these individuals hold various other directorships in other Reliance associated companies.
Sridhar Kothandaraman appears to be the company secretary and compliance officer;
Three LinkedIn profiles were found on Rajagopal Subramanian and two of them have Vice-President of Finance at Reliance (no photo), and the third one states as the position the State Head, Interior Division Reliance Industries, Kerala.
Sudhakar Saraswatula, according to his LinkedIn profile, is the Vice president, Corporate & Secretarial at Reliance Industries Ltd.
Ramesh Kumar Damani according to Bloomberg, is the Chief Financial Officer of TV 18 Broadcast Limited since 2015 and at Network 18 media and investments limited since 2017.
Other Print Outlets
Better Photography (Missing Data) http://www.betterphotography.in/
Better Interiors (Missing Data), https://www.firstpost.com/
Overdrive (Missing Data), http://overdrive.in/
Forbes India (Missing Data) http://www.forbesindia.com/
Firstpost (Missing Data) https://www.firstpost.com/
Other TV Outlets
CNBC TV 18 (Missing Data)
CNBC Awaaz (Missing Data)
CNBC Prime HD (Missing Data)
CNBC Bajar (Missing Data)
News18 Punjab (Missing Data)
News18 Haryana (Missing Data)
News18 Himachal (Missing Data)
News18 Urdu (Missing Data)
News18 Uttar Pradesh (Missing Data)
News18 Uttarakhand (Missing Data)
News18 Bihar (Missing Data)
News18 Jharkhand (Missing Data)
News18 Assam (Missing Data)
News18 Rajasthan (Missing Data)
News18 Madhya Pradesh (Missing Data)
News18 Chhattisgarh (Missing Data)
News18 Bangla (Missing Data)
News18 Odia (Missing Data)
News18 Tamil Nadu (Missing Data)
News18 Kerala (Missing Data)
News18 Lokmat (Missing Data)
News18 Gujarati (Missing Data)
News18 Kannada (Missing Data)
Colors +HD (Missing Data)
Rishtey (Missing Data)
Ristey Cineplex (Missing Data)
Colors Gujarati (Missing Data)
Colors Bangla (Missing Data)
Colors Oriya (Missing Data)
Colors Kannada +HD (Missing Data)
Colors Super (Missing Data)
Colors Tamil (Missing Data)
Colors Marathi +HD (Missing Data)
VH1 (Missing Data)
Comedy Central (Missing Data)
Colors Infinity (Missing Data)
Nickelodeon (Missing Data)
Nickelodeon Sonic (Missing Data)
Nick Jr. (Missing Data)
Nick HD (missing data)
MTV India (Missing Data)
MTV beats +HD (Missing Data)
HistoryTV18 (Missing Data)
FYI TV18 (Missing Data)
HomeShop18 (Missing Data)
Other Online Outlets
https://www.news18.com/ (Missing Data)
https://hindi.news18.com/(Missing Data)
https://bengali.news18.com/ (Missing Data)
https://lokmat.news18.com/(Missing Data)
https://gujarati.news18.com/(Missing Data)
https://kannada.news18.com/ (Missing Data)
https://tamil.news18.com/ (Missing Data)
https://malayalam.news18.com/ (Missing Data)
https://telugu.news18.com/ (Missing Data)
https://punjab.news18.com/ (Missing Data)
http://urdu.news18.com/ (Missing Data)
https://www.cnbctv18.com/ (Missing Data)
https://gujarati.moneycontrol.com/tv/ (Missing Data)
https://hindi.moneycontrol.com/tv/ (Missing Data)
https://www.youtube.com/user/IBNLokmattv (Missing Data)
https://www.youtube.com/user/cnbcawaaz (Missing Data)
https://www.youtube.com/user/CNBCTV18 (Missing Data)
https://www.youtube.com/user/ibnlive (Missing Data)
https://www.youtube.com/user/ibn7(Missing Data)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-crZTQNRzZgzyighTKF0nQ (Missing Data)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa-vioGhe2btBcZneaPonKA (Missing Data)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-mMi78WJST4N5o8_i1FoXw (Missing Data)
https://www.youtube.com/user/etvmpindia (Missing Data)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCat88i6_rELqI_prwvjspRA (Missing Data)
https://www.youtube.com/user/etvrajasthanindia (Missing Data)
https://www.youtube.com/user/etvurduindia (Missing Data)
https://www.youtube.com/user/etvupindia (Missing Data)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAjBd-r8JWfnRjfhg23nqLQ (Missing Data)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbf0XHULBkTfv2hBjaaDw9Q (Missing Data)
Media Business
Television and Broadcasting
TV18 Broadcast and Private Limited (51.6%)
Television and Movie Production
Viacom18 Media Private Limited (51%)
Cable and Satellite
IndiaCast Media Distribution Private Limited (100%)
Media
Balaji Telefilms Limited (Reliance Industries holds 24.92%)
Publishing
Info Media Press Limited (50.6%), http://infomediapress.in/
Business
Apparel and other domestic essentials
Homeshop18 (44% Shares)
Movie Tickets Booking Portal
Bookmyshow (39% shares)
Travel and Logistics
Yatra (7% Shares)
Online Business
Moneycontrol. Dot Com India Limited (100%)
Telecommunications
Reliance Jio Digital Services Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Reliance Jio Infratel Private Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Reliance Jio Media Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Reliance Jio Messaging Services Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Jio Information Solutions Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Jio Payment Banks Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Agriculture
Reliance Lifestyle Holdings Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Tangerine Agro Private Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Reliance Ambit Trade Private Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Petroleum
Reliance LNG Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Reliance Petro Marketing Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Chemicals
Reliance Polyolefins Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Petrochemicals
Reliance Aromatics and Petrochemicals Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Reliance Chemicals Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Finance
Reliance Payment Solutions Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Reliance Retail Finance Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Reliance Retail Insurance Broking Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Reliance Strategic Investment Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Reliance Universal Enterprises Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Reliance Ventures Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Reliance World Trade Private Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Santol Commercials Private Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Surela Investment and Trading Private Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Reliance Commercial Dealers Limited (Reliance Industries holds 99.99%)
Indiawin Sports Private Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Reliance Eminent Trading and Commercial Private Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Wholesale & Trade
Reliance Progressive Traders Private Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Trading
Reliance Prolific Traders Private Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Real Estate
Reliance Prolific Commercial Private Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Resolute land Consortium Projects Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Retail
Reliance Retail Limited (Reliance Industries holds 99.95%)
Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (Reliance Industries holds 94.63%)
Reliance Vantage Retail Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Reliance Brands Limited (Reliance Industries holds 80%)
Reliance Clothing India Private Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Reliance Comtrade Private Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Reliance GAS Lifestyle India Private Limited (Reliance Industries holds 51%)
Manufacturing
Reliance Sibur Elastomers Private Limited (Reliance Industries holds 74.90%)
Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Limited (Reliance Industries holds 45.43%)
Commercial Services
Reliance SMSL Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Commercial Port
Gujarat Chemical Port Terminal Company Limited (Reliance Industries holds 41.80%)
Digital Services
Kanhatech Solutions Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Reliance Digital Media Distribution Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Reliance Content Distribution Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Construction
Model Economic Township Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Reliance Energy and Project Development (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Electrical
Naroda Power Private Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Reliance Energy Generation and Distribution Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Technology
Reliance Corporate IT Park Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Gas & Pipeline
Reliance Gas Pipelines Limited (Reliance Industries holds 100%)
Media
E-18 Limited (100%)
IBN18 Mauritius Limited (100%)
IndiaCast UK Limited (100%)
Indiacast US (100%)
Network18 Holdings Limited (100%)
Roptonal Limited, Viacom18 US Inc (100%)
Viacom18 Media (UK) Limited (100%)
Viacom18 US Inc. (100%)
Television Eighteen Mauritius (100%)
Investment
Web18 Holdings limited (100%)
News18 HSN Holdings PLC (41.2%)
Television Eighteen Media and Investment Limited (100%)
General Information
Founding Year
1993
Affiliated Interests Founder
has a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from St. Stephen College, University of Delhi and MBA from Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi. Raghav Bahl is an entrepreneur and investor. He founded and scaled Network18. He has also seeded moneycontrol.com, bookmyshow.com, firstpost.com, yatra.com, among others. Raghav Bahl has started his carrier as Management Consultant for AF Ferguson and American Express Bank. In 1993 Raghav Bahl has launched his own television company. In 1994, the World Economic Forum called him a Global Leader of Tomorrow and he has won India’s Sanskriti Award of Journalism. He has also won several other awards including, All Indian Management Association’s Media Person of the Year award and Bombay Management Association’s award for Entrepreneur of the Year. He is also an author and published books like Super Power? The Amazing Race Between China’s Hare and India Tortoise, Modi – Leadership, Governance and Performance and Supereconomies: America, China and the Future of the World.
Employees
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Contact
First Portal
Empire Complex, 414
Lower Parel, Mumbai - 40013, Maharashtra
+91-224001900
Tax/ ID Number
CIN:L65910MH1996PLC280969
Financial Information
Revenue (Financial Data/ Optional)
INR 15.45 Billion / USD 232.35 Million
Operating Profit (in Mill. $)
INR -2707.9 Million / USD -40.70 Million (LOSS)
Advertising (in % of total funding)
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Management
Executive Board
Chairman of the Boards of Network18 Media and Investment Limited and TV18 Broadcast Limited, Independent Director at Reliance Industries Limited, Director at Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, Independent Director at Larsen and Turbo Limited, Lead Independent Director at Cipla Limited, Director at Reliance Retail Limited
Independent Director at Network18 Media and Investment Limited, Non-Executive Independent Director at Diamines and Chemical Limited, Independent director at TV18 Broadcast Limited, Independent Non-Executive Director at Welspun Enterprise Limited, Independent Director at HDFC Asset Management Company Limited
Managing Director and Director at Network18 Media and Investment Limited, Director at Viacom18 Media Private Limited, Director at Indiacast Media Distribution Private Limited, Director at News Broadcasters Associations
Non-Executive Board
Executive Director at Reliance Industries Limited, Non-Executive Director at TV18 Broadcast Limited, Non-Executive Director at Network18 Media and Investment Limited
Non-Executive Chairman at HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited, Member of Governing Board at Indian School of Business, Chairman of the Board at HDFC Asset Management Company Limited, Member of Governing Council at The Energy and Resource Institute, Director at Indo-German Chamber of Commerce, Director at National Council of Applied Economic Research, Non-Executive Chairman at Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited, Chairman of the Board at GalxoSmithkline Pharmaceuticals Limited, Non-Executive Independent Director at The Indian Hotels Company Limited, Chairman of the Board at HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Limited, Chairman at Siemens Limited, Director at WNS Global Service Private Limited, Independent Non-Executive Director at DP World Limited, Senior Independent Director at Vedanta Resources plc, Independent Non-Executive Director at Network18 Media and Investment Limited, Chairman and Member of Advisory Board at BAE System India (Services) Private Limited, Independent Director at Fairfax India Holdings Corporation, Additional Director at Bangalore International Airport Limited
Independent Director at Network18 Media and Investment Limited, Independent Director at TV18 Broadcast Limited, Non-Executive Independent Director at DLF Limited, Independent Non-Executive Director at Symphony International Holdings Limited
Director at Eros International Plc, Executive Director at Eros Network Limited, No-Executive Non-Independent Director at Eros International Media Limited, Non-Executive Additional Director at Balaji Telefilms Limited, Non-Executive Director at TV18 Broadcast Limited
Further Information
Meta Data
Rahul Joshi, Jyoti Deshpande are also board of directors and it is mentioned on the company website and company has also filed their directorship details on Ministry of Corporate Affairs website, but the details is not available in their Annual Report (2017-18). The information on management and financials is collected from company’s Annual Report and websites. The company was written to, by email on 10th January 2019 and by a courier on 1st February 2019, seeking clarity and confirmation of data collected for the channels and the company. The company has not responded so far. The financials of the company were converted into USD taking the foreign exchange rate prevalent in March 2019.