TOP ENGLISH NEWS CHANNEL & THEIR FINANCIAL RESURGENCE
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NEWS CHANNELS
TOP ENGLISH NEWS
CHANNEL & THEIR
FINANCIAL
RESURGENCE
NEWS is where the major action has been in the pandemic era. Despite the controversies galore,
the news channels have held on steady in terms of the advertising revenues in the Covid era.
We take a look at the leading news channel and how their numbers stacked up.
NDTV state monopoly and transitioned into management of a number of broadcast
New Delhi Television the first independent news network in channels including the lifestyle
Ltd (commonly abbreviated as NDTV) India. The company launched the first channel NDTV Good Times, the
is an Indian news media company 24x7 news channel in partnership infotainment channel Astro Awani and
focusing on broadcast and digital news with Star India in 1998. the news channel Independent
publication. The company is Between 1998 and 2003, NDTV Television through various joint
considered to be a legacy brand that was in an exclusive agreement with Star ventures.
pioneered independent news India to produce all its news segment. NDTV Revenue
broadcasting in India, and is News broadcaster NDTV's
credited for launching the consolidated revenue from operations
first 24x7 news channel and the for the quarter ended 31st December is
first lifestyle channel in the ` 105.83 crore compared to ` 93.67 crore
country. It owns and operates in the same period last year.
the broadcast news channels Total expenses stood at ` 82.4
of NDTV India and NDTV 24x7. crore compared to ` 85.03 crore a year
The two channels of the ago.
company have received 32 Ramnath In 2003, the company became an The company said that it has
Goenka Excellence in Journalism independent broadcasting network delivered the best third quarter results
Awards. with the simultaneous launch of the in the last 11 years with a net profit of
NDTV was founded in 1984, by Hindi and English language news ` 22.69 crore compared to ` 12.13 crore.
the journalist Radhika Roy and the channels known as NDTV India and The company posted an
economist Prannoy Roy, a husband and NDTV 24x7. It also launched a business operating profit of ` 32.64 crore from
wife duo from the city of Kolkata in the news channel NDTV Profit which was the television media and related
state of West Bengal. It began as a later converted into an information and operations segment compared to ` 19.09
production house for news segments entertainment channel NDTV Prime. crore.
for the public broadcaster Doordarshan The company has had business Revenue from the segment was
and international satellite channels interests in general entertainment and ` 105.83 crore compared to ` 92.23
when television broadcasting was a e-commerce, and is part of the crore.
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The company reported nil owned by Network 18 and ` 52 crore in the corresponding period
revenue from the e-commerce/retail WarnerMedia. CNN provides the previous year.
segment. international coverage for the channel, "Rise in the ranking of our
On a standalone basis, NDTV's while Indian Broadcasting Network flagship entertainment channel and
revenue from operations stood at ` concentrates on Indian and local upsurge in news consumption helped
56.37 crore compared to ` 55.35 crore. reports. the group post growth in ad-revenues
The company’s expenses In May 2014, Reliance in the quarter, even as advertising was
were ` 51.56 crore compared to ` 51.85 Industries announced it would be severely impacted during late-Q4 due
crore. taking over Network18. The move was to the COVID-19 related lockdown," the
Net profit increased to ` 10.53 touted as "the biggest-ever deal in the company said.
crore compared to ` 6.66 crore. Indian media space". Reliance TV18 Broadcast said its profit
According to NDTV, this is the Industries already had indirect control for the financial year 2019-20 surged
company's best quarterly result in the of the TV18 network by virtue of 98.57% to ` 417 crore and revenue grew
last eight years. investments it made in Network18 by 5% to ` 5,175 crore compared to the
NDTV Convergence, the starting from January 2012. previous year.
company's digital arm, has marked its The full-year
best quarter ever with a profit of more operating EBITDA
than ` 10 crore; its revenue has stood at ` 703 crore,
increased by 32% over the same quarter growing 124% over
last year. ` 314 crore reported in
Despite the business the previous fiscal.
challenges thrown up by the pandemic, TV18 said the
the company has so far in this financial benefits of a
year reduced its bank borrowings by ` transparent and non-discriminatory
CNN NEWS18 Revenue
27 crore. B2C regime created by the
TV18 Broadcast, a subsidiary of
“NDTV thanks every member of implementation of the NTO (New Tariff
Network18, has registered a 373.33%
its team for ensuring quality news was Order) in Q4FY19 continued to accrue
year-on-year growth in Q4FY20
delivered to its vast audience despite for the entire FY20.
consolidated profit due to strong
the many impediments presented by the Distribution improvements
revenue and operating EBITDA.
Coronavirus outbreak. Its reporters and through tie-ups with cable and telecom
The profit for the quarter stood
crews have travelled all over the platforms boosted the reach and
at ` 142 crore, up from ` 30 crore in the
country to share the most credible and enlarged the value-proposition of
same period last year.
latest information on how India is channel brands across a varied cross-
Controls on operating
handling the pandemic,” the company section of viewers, it added.
expenses and subscription revenue
said in a statement. TV18's Q4 average viewership
growth more than filled in for the
It further stated that the share in news was 10.5%, up from 10.2%
decline in advertising helped the
management is aware that the financial in Q3; while TV18 group's Q4
news business remain profitable, the
challenges of an economic slowdown entertainment viewership share was
company said.
continue to linger, with advertising yet 9.9% in Q4 versus 10.1% in the last
Revenue from operations
to recover to pre-Covid levels; it is quarter.
grew by 21% year-on-year to ` 1,425
focused on mitigating any risk The contribution of
crore in the quarter ended March
presented by this for the next few subscription to the revenue mix has
2020, the company said in its BSE
quarters. increased to 35% in FY20 from 26% in
filing. Linear TV subscription revenue
FY19, the company said.
growth was at 41% in Q4 and B2C
CNN NEWS18 annuity nature provided solidity, it
CNN-News18 (originally CNN- added. INDIA TODAY TV
IBN) is an Indian English-language Its operating earnings before India Today (formerly
news television channel founded interest, tax, depreciation and Headlines Today) is a 24-hour
by Rajdeep Sardesai located in Noida, amortisation (EBITDA) for the quarter English language television network
Uttar Pradesh, India. It is currently shot up 365% to ` 240 crore against based in Noida, Uttar Pradesh that
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carries news, current affairs and Income from others stood at channel in India in its first week of
business programming in India. The ` 27.55 crore in the current quarter airing in May 2017 with 21.1 lakh (2.11
channel is owned by TV Today under review versus ` 27.97 crore in million) impressions and accounted for
Network Ltd, which is a part of Living the same quarter of last year. 51.9 per cent viewership as per data
Media. released for the week by the BARC.
The channel was launched in The Financial Express noted Republic
REPUBLIC TV TV to be the most-watched English
2003 as a sister channel of the Hindi Aaj
Tak news channel. It is one of the four Republic TV is a free-to-air news channel in India for 100 weeks in
news channels from the TV Today news channel launched in May 2017. a row since its founding. The top news
Network stable, the others being Aaj It was co-founded by Arnab channel spot was taken over by DD
Tak, Tez and Delhi Aaj Tak. Alok Verma Goswami and Rajeev Chandrasekhar, India, a public service broadcaster, in
was brought in as the Executive before the latter relinquished his stake February 2019, according to the Indian
Producer to successfully launch TV in May 2019, leaving Goswami as the newspaper Mint.
Today group's foray into the English majority stakeholder. Chandrasekhar
news channel category. was an independent legislator from Republic TV Revenue
the National Democratic Alliance who The free-to-air (FTA) channel
India Today Revenue later joined the Bharatiya Janata has been launched with 19 strategic
TV Today Network Limited, Party and Goswami was the former partners, with a commitment of spent
which runs news channels Aaj Tak, editor-in-chief of Times Now. The of Rs 100 crore. “We are a cash positive
India Today TV and Tez, and FM venture was funded primarily by company, with very less debt on our
radio station Ishq FM, posted a net Chandrashekhar through his books. Also one of the reasons we have
profit of ` 12.77 crore in Q1FY21, company Asianet News. been able to launch the second channel
down 75% from ` 51 crore in the within 19 months of
corresponding quarter of the rolling out the first one,
previous year. is that our delivery to
The company’s total revenue advertisers is highest.
for the quarter ending June 30, 2020, We ensure a good return-
stood at ` 175 crore, down 32% from ` on-investment,” Vikas
260 crore in Q1FY20. Khanchandani, group CEO, Republic
The television broadcasting Republic TV was funded in
Media Network, said.
business continued to contribute part by Asianet (ARG Outlier Asianet
News Private Limited), which was ARG Outliner Media Asianet
with more than 82% to the total News Pvt Ltd, the holding form of
revenue from operations of the primarily owned by Rajeev
Chandrasekhar, a then-independent Republic Media Network, narrowed
company. The revenue from its net loss to ` 77 lakh, for the year
television operations stood at ` member of Rajya Sabha who had
political links with Bharatiya Janata ended March 2018, according to
137.79 crore, down 18% from ` 167.7 financial data accessed by business
crore in the same quarter last year. Party (BJP) and was vice-chairman of
the National Democratic Alliance in intelligence platform, Tofler. The
The radio broadcasting news network posted a net loss of `
business earned a total revenue of ` 23 Kerala. Among other major investors
were Goswami himself, his wife 6.9 crore in FY17. Total revenue rose
lakh in Q1FY21 compared with ` 3.78 to ` 157.5 crore in FY18 from just `
crore in the first quarter of the previous Samyabrata Goswami, educationists
Ramdas Pai and Ramakanta Panda — 1.6 crore in FY17.
year.
The company earned ` 2.13 all of whom invested through SARG
crore during the quarter from the Media Holding Private Ltd. TIMES NOW
newspaper publishing business. The Chandrasekhar resigned from The Times Now is a 24-hour
contribution of the newspaper the board, after he officially joined English news channel in India owned
business was 1.27% to the total the BJP in April 2018; Goswami and operated by The Times Group. The
revenue from operations. Following purchased back Asianet's shares in channel launched on 23 January 2006
this, the company announced that it May 2019. in partnership with Reuters. It is a pay
will stop publishing its compact daily Republic TV allegedly became television throughout India. Until 2016,
Mail Today from August 10. the most-watched English news it was India's most popular and most
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viewed English news channel. After decreased by 3.47% to ` 680.96 crore INDIA AHEAD
2016, the channel has typically ranked as compared to ` 705.49 crore in the
India Ahead is a nationwide
as the second most watched English previous year. The revenue from the
English News Channel. It is promoted
news channel in India. sale of traded products and services
by Andhra Prabha Media Group and
Times Now is a 24 hour English has increased by 78.31% to ` 458.53
launched in June, 2018. The Channel
news television channel that provides crore. The event income of the
carries news, current affairs,
the urbane viewers the complete picture company has also increased by
entertainment sports and business
of the news that is relevant, presented 28.2% to ` 261.80 crore as compared
programming from Indian as well as
in a vivid and insightful manner, which to ` 204.06 crore in the previous
International Perspective. It's the first
enables them to widen their horizons financial year.
English news channel to be beamed out
& stay ahead. The company has mentioned in
of South India.
TimesNnow is brought to you its financial statement that the year
by Times Global Broadcasting, a 2018-19 continued to be a challenging
Bennett, Coleman & Co and Reuters one for print media owing to pressure
service. from escalated newsprint price and
marginal dip in advertising and
circulation revenue vis-a-vis the
previous year.
In the television news
business, the network owns
three channels - Times Now,
The tagline of India Ahead is
ET Now and Mirror Now.
“It’s Good News” which highlights the
Times Now continues its
vision to look ahead and aim to inform
dominance in the English
and influence in making a better India
News category and maintains
for the generation to come.
The Times Group is the largest its leadership position, as mentioned
media conglomerate in south Asia, with in the ROC filing. It further stated India Ahead was led by Chetan
Leadership in newspaper publishing; that ET Now has dedicated itself to Sharma as Founding CEO and Editorial
magazines; music retailing; FM Radio; the nation's development with the Director. He is a celebrated TV anchor,
Internet; interactive media; mobile adoption of brand purpose- Rise with a veteran journalist having headed
services and lifestyle television. India. During the Union Budget teams across leading media houses like
coverage, ET Now was the NDTV, Zee Network and India Today,
Times Now Revenue undisputed leader with 82% ESPN Star Sports and TWI. Renowned
Bennett Coleman and Company viewership, the statement said. names in the field of journalism like
Ltd (BCCL) has recorded an increase In the entertainment business, Sudha Sadanand, Sourav Sanyal, Sana
of 7.87% in total revenue for the year the network owns Zoom, Movies Khan and Jujhar Singh are leading the
ended March 31, 2019. The company Now, Romedy Now, MNX and MN+. team of India Ahead. In June, 2020
has posted ` 6,985.91 crore as total The network claims that Movies Now Andhra Prabha Group’s MD Mootha
income, compared to ` 6,476.08 crore retains the largest share of voice Goutam announced senior
for the year ended March 31, 2018. among the target audience, with a management changes to the English
The network’s Profit After Taxation dominating leadership across social new channel India Ahead. While the
(PAT) has dipped 74.83% to ` 1,52.79 media. founding CEO Chetan Sharma has
as compared to ` 607.08 crore in the TimesNowNews.com (Digital) moved on, the channel has made a
previous year. Meanwhile, BCCL’s started from the bottom of the series of senior appointments. Former
advertising revenue has gone up by comScore list in 2017 to enter the top CNN-News18 Sudeep Mukhia has
1.7% to ` 4,845.15 crore as compared three league in the English Digital joined India Ahead as Group President,
to ` 4,763.47 crore in FY 2018. News Publishing space in November News Room Operations & Editorial
As per the financial statement 2018. Timesnownews.com has Strategies.
from the Ministry of Corporate established itself as the fastest The channel became the No. 1
Affairs, in FY19 the network sales of growing digital publisher, the channel in terms of Average time spent
publication and distribution revenue statement reads. by Viewers during the Budget Week
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among all the English News Channels executive, as managing producers October, WION World Order- Talking
of India. Also, the channel is performing respectively. Known journalists Diplomacy and Mission Smart Cities
well in the Southern Indian States such included Saad Hammadi, Bangladesh 2020 in December with key
as Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil bureau chief and former correspondent stakeholders including ministers,
Nadu and Karnataka. for The Guardian, Archith Seshadri, industry leaders and distinguished
India Ahead News Private former CNN anchor, and Tathagata guests.
Limited is a Private incorporated on 17 Bhattacharya, former editor of
September 2013. It is classified as Non- the CNN web edition.
govt company and is registered at The current team includes NewsX
Registrar of Companies, Hyderabad. Its Sudhir Chaudhary as editor-in-chief NewsX is India’s fastest
authorized share capital is ` 100,000,000 and Network18 former senior editor growing English News Channel and
and its paid up capital is ` 99,200,000. Palki Sharma Upadhyay as executive enjoys highest viewership and highest
It is inolved in Reproduction of editor. Sidhant Sibal of DD News time spent amongst educated urban
recorded media [This class includes joined the organisation on 1 April Indians.
reproduction of records, audio, video 2018. Sumit Chaturvedi,
and computer tapes from master who was earlier with ET
copies, reproduction of floppy, hard Now and CNBC TV18,
or compact disks, reproduction of non- looks after the business
customised software and film news content and does
duplicating] morning and evening
India Ahead News Private business shows
Limited's Annual General Meeting WALLET. Republic TV's
(AGM) was last held on 29 former news anchor Akanksha Ever since its acquisition by the
September 2018 and as per records Swarup joined WION in 2018, ITV Network, the channel has
from Ministry of Corporate Affairs becoming one of the channel's witnessed unprecedented growth.
(MCA), its balance sheet was last leading faces. Sayed Mustafa Kazemi NewsX is the News Leader and
filed on 31 March 2018. became Afghanistan Correspondent sets the news agenda for the nation,
Directors of India Ahead News for the channel in February 2020. with its crisp formats, straight forward
Private Limited are Gopala Krishna Associated journalists include reporting, pointed debates, trending
Mootha, Mahesh Bigala, Goutam Naveen Kapoor, Digvijay Singh Deo, hashtags, and engaging mix of stories.
Mootha. Rabin Sharma, Ieshan Wani, It offers maximum news and
Kartikeya Sharma, and Alyson le continues to lead.
Grange. NewsX is owned by ITV
WION (WORLD IS ONE WION, India's first Global Network Group.ITV Network is India’s
NEWS) News channel, fastest growing news network, with
WION (World is continues to carve two national news channels, four
One News) is a out a niche for itself regional news channels, two
multinational . English and attains Top newspapers and various digital assets.
language news channel English News It employs more than 2025 people
headquartered in New channel position with across 25 bureaus/offices and has more
Delhi. It is owned by highest viewer than 106 live video sources. The
the Essel Group and is stickiness. (Source: Network has a cumulative reach of more
part of the Zee BARC, NCCS 22+ than 100 million viewers and readers
Media network of Male AB, All India on a regular basis.
channels. Urban, 0600-2400,
The founding Wk 40 - 52 '19
team included Rohit Average ATSV).
Gandhi as editor-in- During the quarter,
chief, Mandy Clark, the channel hosted
former CBS correspondent, profitable engaging
and Mithaq Kazimi, American media events like the E-mobility Summit in
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