Network 18
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| Type | Public (NYSE: G) |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters |  Delhi, Mumbai, Noida |
| Key people | Raghav Bahl, Chairman and Managing Director |
| Industry | Television, Print, Internet, Film, Mobile, Allied |
| Website | www.network18online.com |
Network18 is one of India's leading full play media conglomerates with interests in television, print, internet, filmed entertainment, mobile content and allied businesses. Network 18 FinCap is the holding company for several listed and unlisted media entities in India such as Television Eighteen India Ltd (TV18), Global Broadcast News (GBN), Web 18, Studio 18 and Shop 18.
Raghav Bahl owns 51% stake in this media conglomerate.
[edit] History
Network 18 listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange on the 2nd of 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.
[edit] Companies
- TV18 is a listed company which runs business news channels CNBC-TV18 in English and CNBC Awaaz in Hindi and owns most of Web 18. In 2006 it acquired CRISIL Market Wire which was renamed Newswire 18.
- Network 18 holds 57% in Global Broadcast News (GBN), headed by Rajdeep Sardesai, which runs general news channels CNN-IBN in English and IBN-7 in Hindi. 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
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