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Corporate Presentation FY18-19 OVERVIEW

2 Key Strengths

Leading Media company in with largest bouquet of channels (55 domestic  channels and 16 international beams), and a substantial digital presence

Market-leader in multiple genres (Business News #1,  News & Entertainment #2 Urban, Kids #1, English #1)

Key “Network effect” and play on Vernacular media growth - Benefits of Strengths  Regional portfolio across News (14) and Entertainment (8) channels

Marquee Digital properties (MoneyControl, BookMyShow) & OTT video  () provides future-proof growth and content synergy

 Experienced & Professional management team, Strong promoters

3 Building India’s leading media company

2016+ • OTT video platform, revamp of portals Filling whitespaces, umbrella branding, • Hindi Movie and Music channels thrust on digital • News (TV+Digital) expanded and relaunched

• ETV acquisition (Regional News +Entertainment) 2012-2015 • Indiacast setup for distribution of TV bouquet Regional entry to tap vernacular market • NW18 acquired by RIL, corporatization thrust

• JVs with & A+E networks, Forbes 2005-2011 • Invest in Home shopping, Online Ticketing Entry into Entertainment and Digital • News, Opinions & Info portals

1999-2005 • Business News (CNBC cluster) Built core platforms and launched • General News (IBN cluster) flagships • Finance portal (MoneyControl)

4 : TV & Digital media, specialized Print & Ticketing

~75% held by Independent Media Trust, of which RIL is Network18 Strategic Investment the sole beneficiary Entertainment Ticketing Network18 has ~39% stake

Digital Print + Digital Magazines

Business Finance News Auto Entertainment News & Niche Opinions Infotainment All in standalone entity

Infotainment Network18 holds ~51% of subsidiary TV18. TV18 in turn owns 51% in and 51% in AETN18 (see next page for details) Network18 holds ~92% in Moneycontrol. Others are in standalone entity. TV18 group – Broadcasting pure-play, across News & Entertainment ENTITY GENRE CHANNELS

Business News (4 channels, 1 portal) Standalone entity TV18 TV18 General News Group (Hindi & English)

Regional News 50% JV with group (14 geographies) IBN Lokmat

AETN18 Infotainment (Factual & Lifestyle) 51% subsidiary - JV with A+E Networks Entertainment VIACOM18 (inc. Movie production / distribution & OTT) 51% subsidiary - JV with Viacom Inc Regional Entertain. Distribution - (8 channels in 6 INDIACAST geographies) 50:50 JV of TV18 & Viacom18 Telugu Entertain. Operated by the Eenadu group, owned by ETPL (Eenadu) (5 channels) Ramoji Rao (Hyderabad) 24.5% holding (associate) 6 FINANCIAL SUMMARY

7 Network18 and TV18 Annual Operating Financials – A snapshot Network18 and TV18 - restated for current structure of ownership OPERATING REVENUES (Rs Cr) FY19 FY18 Growth a1) National News (Business + General) 817 732 12% a2) Regional News (ex IBN-Lokmat) 262 214 22% A) News (TV18 Standalone) @ 1,079 946 14% B) Entertainment (Viacom18+AETN18+Indiacast) * 3,863 3,868 0% C) TV18 Consolidated # 4,943 4,813 3% includes: Subscription 1,268 1,146 11% includes: production/distribution 216 450 -52% D) Digital, Print, Others & Intercompany elim. 173 214 -19% E) Network18 Consolidated # 5,116 5,027 2%

OPERATING EBITDA (Rs Cr) FY19 FY18 Growth a1) National News (Business + General) 166 158 5% a2) Regional News (ex IBN-Lokmat) -74 -125 NM A) News (TV18 Standalone) @ 92 33 179% B) Entertainment (Viacom18+AETN18+Indiacast) * 221 208 6% C) TV18 Consolidated # 314 241 30% D) Digital, Print, Others & Intercompany elim. -102 -53 NM E) Network18 Consolidated # 212 188 13%

There have been realignments in corporate structure for group simplification, as outlined below. The above representation assumes the current status of ownership throughout, for comparability purposes; and hence will not match reported financials. @ TV18's 100% subsidiary Panorama housed 13 regional news channels, which has now been merged into parent. # Viacom18 and Indiacast became subsidiaries of TV18 from 1st March 2018. Further, HomeShop18 ceased to be a subsidiary of Network18 from 1st Feb 2018. • Viacom18 and AETN18 are 51% entertainment subsidiaries of TV18, while distribution-arm Indiacast is a 50:50 JV of TV18 and Viacom18. TV18's 24.5% minority stake in Telugu entertainment associate Eenadu TV is not included here. Investments into initiatives in TV18

 Focusing on filling whitespaces scaling up in areas of leadership over last 3 years . National News – No new channels. CNBCTV18.com launched in April 2018 (not included below) . Regional News – 8 new channels over past FY16-FY17 . Infotainment – Lifestyle channel ‘FYI’ in early-FY17 . Entertainment – OTT platform VOOT, Second GEC Color Super, Music channel MTV Beats, HD feeds for 3 regional channels (all early FY17), Tamil GEC (late FY18), Kannada Movies, VOOT kids Beta (late FY19)

 Regional and Digital the 2 key axes for growth via new launches New initiative losses (Rs Cr.) FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 General entertainment - launches (inc regional & 95 266 45 114 digital) Regional news - launches 45 73 Factual entertainment - launches 0 27 Rebranding and re-launch 20 TOTAL : New initiative losses * 160 366 45 114

* We define new initiative losses as the operating losses of any major new launch or project, which we declare for a period of 4 quarters from launch at an aggregate entity level. The purpose is to allow an understanding of Business- as-usual profitability for the entity vs the prior period, as well as the trajectory of losses for the new initiative over the first year of its operations. A new initiative gets subsumed into Business-as-usual post this period, though the actual gestation period may be longer (and hence losses may continue beyond these 4 quarters).

9 BROADCASTING

All viewership information is basis FY19 BARC data averages in the respective genres before the implementation of the TRAI order in week 5 of 2019 (early Feb-19). Viewership is yet to stabilize post the same, as consumers are still making their channel/pack choices. 10 TV18 group: Clear leader in News, Catching-up in Entertainment

 TV18 is the third largest national broadcast group in the country after Star, Zee and .  The group reaches 800+ mn people, across News, Entertainment and Infotainment.  Portfolio viewership continues to grow. • News (#1): Share has grown to 11.5%, led by strong performance of Hindi and regional channels. • Entertainment (#3 ex-sports) : Share has grown to 11.7%, despite not having exposure to sports. • Infotainment (#2) : Niche genre within entertainment, which adds another ~0.1% share to TV18 25.0% 14.0% NEWS ENTERTAINMENT (peer shares are ex-Sports)

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TV18 News Zee Media TV Today ABP IndiaTV Viacom18 Sony Star Zee Ent. Post implementation of New Tariff Order and shifting of entertainment channels out from DD Freedish, entertainment broadcasters lost 2-4% viewership share each in late Q4FY19. Business News

Audience : NCCS 25+ AB Male Audience : NCCS 25+ AB Male, HSM Key Demographics Significant OOH Viewers across HIG Channel for people in Business across Hindi Business People in Metros Speaking Markets

Competition CNBC TV18 garnered 66% viewership – Awaaz garnered 63% viewership is at No. 1. greater than ET Now & BTVi combined. Zee Business is the other player.

We created and dominate the Business News Genre Operating ~65% viewership share and over 75% market share in advertising**** Metrics Significant Out of Home Viewership (not captured by BARC) gives premium positioning Positive leverage to equity markets, Events and IPs provide resilience

Launch Date Launched in 1999 Launched in 2005 CNBC - Brand Licensor CNBC - Brand Licensor

CNBCTV18.com, a digital extension of the channel, was launched in late FY18 as the companion website with the live video feed. CNBC Prime HD offers some additional international content.

***Source: Internal Company Estimates 12 General News

Audience : NCCS AB Male 22+, All India Audience : NCCS All 15+, HSM Key Demographics English Speaking, Channel for the Masses in the Hindi HIG Heartland

Market Split among the Big 5 Highly Fragmented but substantially Competition Republic TV & are leaders, larger market compared to English News CNN News18, NDTV 24x7 & India Today , India TV, ABP News, - are the challengers Competition in Top 5

CNN-News18 was the #3 General English Operating #8 rank in Q4FY17 (8.8% viewership News channel with 12.3% viewership Metrics share) has now risen to #2 (13.9%) share.

Launched as CNN-IBN in December 2005; Acquired in 2006 from Dainik Jagran Launch Date Re-launched as CNN-News18 in April Rebranded from Channel 7 to IBN7; 2016 Rebranded again from IBN7 to News18 CNN - Brand Licensor India in Nov’2016

13 National News : Viewership share – Business and General News

 Completely dominate the Business News niche through flagship CNBC TV18  Hindi channel the key driver of growth, lead by improving rank and genre-tailwinds ENGLISH HINDI

BTVI, 9.2% Zee ET Now, Business, 24.2% 36.8%

CNBC TV18, CNBC 66.6% Awaaz,

63.2% BUSINESS NEWS BUSINESS

Others, Others, 12.2% 15.6% NDTV Aaj Tak, 24x7, Republic News 17.1% 7.1% TV, 24, 6.8% India 31.6% Zee Today News News, TV, Nation, 13.1% 11.0% 9.0% Times ABP News18 Now, News, India, GENERAL NEWS GENERAL CNN 13.0% 26.5% 12.6% India TV, News18, 12.7% 11.6% 14 Regional News  14 regional channels reach ~60 crore viewers across 26 states through 15 languages  The regional cluster’s share of overall TV News viewership has risen from 2.5% (Q3FY17) to ~6%  All ETV/IBN branded channels were migrated to News18 umbrella during FY18

Language Marathi Hindi Hindi Hindi Hindi Hindi/Punjabi

All Urdu Punjab, MP UP Focus Markets Speaking & Markets Himachal P. Mar 2014 Launch date 2008 Aug 2001 Jan 2002 Jan 2002 Jan 2002 Jan 2002 (* Apr 2017) 50:50 JV with ETV branded Channels acquired from Eenadu group in January 2014. * Relaunched Other details Lokmat group These mature channels typically are in the top 3 in respective markets. with Himachal

Language Bangla Kannada Gujarati Oriya Assamese Tamil

Assam Focus Markets Gujarat Odisha Tamil Nadu North-East

Launch date Mar 2014 Mar 2014 Jun 2014 May 2015 June 2016 June 2016 June 2016

Launched over FY16 – Q1FY17, initially under ETV brand. Launched in FY17 directly under News18 brand. Other details In various stages of ramp-up and gaining revenue traction. In early stages of establishing themselves. 15 Regional News : Viewership share – Mature channels

Jai Maharashtra, 4.6% Aalami News18 Zee Raj. 1st India ABP Sahara, Lokmat, News Raj. Majha, 7% 13.3%, News18 21% 11% 24.5%, Urdu, India TV9 26% News Raj. Marathi, 4% 18.4% Z 24 Zee Taas, Salaam, News18 Raj. Saam 19.8%, 67% 63% TV, 19.4%,

Maharashtra Urdu Rajasthan

IND 24 News 3% State MP/CG Bansal 7% News 8% News18 Sahara Samay UP UK, Zee Bihar News State UP/UK Bihar Jha. 60% 1% Jha. 37% Zee MP News18 MP CG TV 100, 1% 49% Chhattisgarh 25% Zee UP UK, 5% 32% HNN 24x7, 1% FM News, 1% Kashish Sahara Samay IBC 24 News MP/CG 20% India News UP/UK Buland News Samachar Plus 10% Swaraj 2% 1% News18 UP UK 23% 7% Sahara Samay Bihar & Jha. Express India News MP/CG 4% SMBC 1% 2% Bihar/Jha. MP/Cha. UP/Uttara.

16 Regional News : Viewership share – Channels under ramp-up

Total Har., 1% India News Har., 4% Living B News, Dighvijay TV 5 Zee 24 India India Sadhna 4% 24x7 News, 3% R Plus, News, 1% KannadaNews, 6% Kalak ABP Zee Punjab News 11% , 3% VTV 8% Har. Him., 20% Punjab, Zee 24 News18 Asmita Ghanta, News 6% Bangla, 4% Kannada, 10% 21% Total TV, 22% TV9 16% MH One Kannada, Praja TV, 3% 1% News18 News, TV, 11% 35% 21% Gujarati News18 Public TV9 12% News18 PTC News, Bangla, TV, 20% Gujarati GSTV 29% Punjab/H 9% ABP 22% Sandesh 5% ar./Him., Bangla Ananda, 34% News 15% Time, 8% 24x7, 15% Kannada, 2% 16%

Punj/Har/HP Bengal Karnataka Gujarat

Cauvery News, 2% 1% Kalinga TV Kaumudy TV News18 Media Zee News18 4% 0% Protidin Tamil One TV Janam TV Talks Thanthi Odisha Odia Nadu, 11% 6% 9% Time 4% DY 365 TV, 15% 8% 8% News 7 People TV Asianet 16% 18% Tamil, 10% 5% News Prag 11% 37% News News18 Sun News, News World 12% Assam 13% Odisha, 4% 7% 7% OTV Mathrub Polimer humi , News, 26% 45% News7 News News 4% Puthiya 19% 16% Manora Sathiyam Live Thalaimurai ma News TV, 4% , 14% 20% 43% Raj News 24x7, 1% Oriya Malayalam Assamese Tamil

17 Infotainment: Factual Entertainment & Lifestyle

Key Demographics NCCS 15+ AB NCCS 15+ AB

Competition

HISTORY TV18 is #3 in Factual Entertainment FYI TV18 is the #1 Lifestyle channel Content And Action, Adventure, Thrill with a Layer of History Food, Relationship, Home are 3 pillars English, Hindi, Tamil ,Telugu English, Hindi, Tamil ,Telugu Languages

Launch Date HISTORY TV18 launched in 2011 FYI TV18 launched on 4th July’2016

AETN18 is a 51:49 JV between A+E Networks & TV18. Infotainment : Viewership share

 History TV18 was the #3 channel in its genre

 fyi TV18 has risen to #1 within 2 years of its launch

FACTUAL ETERTAINMENT LIFESTYLE

Discovery Discovery Science, 3.9% Turbo, 0.6% NDTV History Good Nat Geo TV18, Times, Wild, 14.4% 12.4% FYI TV18, 13.0% 31.5% National Geograph Discovery , ic, 12.5% Channel, 25.1% 22.9% Sony BBC Earth, Animal 14.2% Planet, TLC, 18.4% 30.9%

19 Hindi Mass Entertainment Channels

Key Demographics

Competition

Mix of Fiction, Reality and Movies. Free- To-Air Channel* Flagship properties include , Free- To-Air Channel* Focused repeat programming from Programming Khatron ke Khiladi, Shakti, & on movies Colors Mahakali

Launched in July 2008 – Star Plus, Sony & Zee TV launched pre-1995. Launch Date Launched in 2012 Launched in 2016 Became the no. 1 Hindi GEC within few weeks of its launch

*Till Feb 2019. Pay post that date. Please note with effect from 1 March 2019, , , Star Utsav, STAR Utsav Movies, , Sony Wah, Zee Anmol, Zee Anmol Cinema have been pulled out of free dish and have been converted to pay channels 20 Hindi Mass Entertainment Channels : Viewership share

 Colors is amongst top primary GECs (pay GECs, targeted at urban markets), but FTA channels lead in overall viewership share led by their pricing/distribution advantage

 In its FTA avatar, Cineplex grabbed ~9.2% viewership share and was the #3 Hindi movie channel within 2 years of launch (leader has ~11%), despite a smaller movie library

 FTA channels Rishtey and Cineplex have been re-launched as pay channels Colors Rishtey and Colors Cineplex respectively in new tariff regime in late-FY19. HINDI GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT HINDI MOVIES

Others, STAR Zee Zee Colors 1.1% Anmol Utsav, Cinema +HD, STAR +HD, Cinema, Zee 9.0% Colors Bharat 9.6% 8.9% 7.3% Bollywoo Zee TV Rishtey, +HD, 10.2% Others, d, 1.8% +HD, Other 7.6% 35.3% Sony MAX GECs, 10.2% Sony Pal, +HD, 63.5% , 11.3% 9.2% Sony +HD, 4.3% Sony Wah, Zee STAR 7.9% SONY SAB Colors STAR 10.0% STAR Plus &TV + HD, Anmol, Gold + HD, Cineplex, Utsav 2.5% 12.3% +HD, +HD, Movies, 6.5% 9.2% 8.1% 9.6% 8.0% BREAKUP OF OTHER GECs 4 PREMIUM GECS (~36% of the genre) (~64% of the genre) 21 Regional Entertainment

Overview

Language Bengali Marathi Kannada Kannada Kannada Gujarati Oriya Tamil

Penetration* – Regional Market 41 43 58 51 43 19 17 52 (in millions)

Overlap With Medium High Low Low Low Very High Low Low Hindi

Udaya Udaya TV, Kasturi Tarang Zee Movies SUN TV, , Zee TV, TV, Key Competitors Marathi, Star DD Girnar , Kannada, Suvarna Sarthak Suvarna Suvarna Plus TV Plus

Number Of Key 5 4 7 7 4 1 3 3 Players

*Source: BARC| All India| NCCS 2+| All days, 24 hours| Avg. Monthly Reach in Mn– Individuals FY19

22 Regional GECs – Viewership share

Others, Sony 2.9% DD Sahyadri, 4.2% Marathi, 2.3% Udaya DD Girnar, TV, Colors STAR Pravah +HD, 17% 16.7% Kannada +HD, 16.1% , 32.1% 11.6% +HD, 50.0% , , Colors +HD, 83.9% 27.5% Super, 19.1% 9.2% Zee Yuva, 7.2%

Karnataka Maharashtra Gujarat

Colors Colors Others Oriya, 11% 5.9% STAR Tamil + Jalsha HD 3% Sun TV + +HD, Zee Tamil HD Sarthak TV (ZEE), Others, 36.9% + HD 40% 49.4% Tarang TV, 8.1% 20% 44.7% Colors Zee Bangla STAR Bangla +HD, 41.2% STAR +HD, Vijay Vijay + 7.8% , Super HD Sun Life 6.0% 2% 21% 3%

Odisha Bengal Tamil Nadu 23 Kids Genre

Key Demographics Audience : Kids Between 2-14, NCCS ABC Audience : Boys Between 10-14 And ‘Fun Unlimited’ ‘A channel for the action loving generation’ Positioning

Competition

Content Focus on ‘Comedy and Humor’ Focus on ‘Action and Adventure’ And English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu English, Hindi, Marathi and Bengali Languages

Nick Launched in 1999 Launched in 2011 One of the Oldest Kids Offerings Launch Date - Brand Ambassador Nick Jr. launched in 2012

24 Kids Genre : Viewership share

a dominant leader, and enjoys the #1 rank in the Kids genre

 Viacom18 commands a ~27% viewership across its channels

 In the sub-segment targeting 10-14 boys, Sonic is the #1 channel

Disney XD, 4.1% Others, 24.9% Sonic, 6.7% NICK, 17.6% Disney Nick Channel, HD+, 14.2% 0.06% Cartoon Hungama, Pogo Network, 13.8% TV, 9.2% 9.5%

25 *Source: BARC Q4 FY18 Youth & Music

Key Demographics Audience: CS 15- 21, NCCS All, HSM Audience: CS 15- 30, NCCS All, HSM And ‘Non-stop music ka one-stop channel’ Positioning

Competition

Focus on Music and Reality Shows like the iconic MTV Roadies, Splitsvilla Content Multi Platform Engagement with Youth – Television, Digital, Mobile, Live Events and Merchandise

Launched in 1996 Launch Date One of India’s most enduring, loved and Launched in 2017 rewarded Youth Brands*

26 *Source: Internal Company estimate basis various consumer studies Youth & Music : Viewership share

 MTV is an iconic youth brand, which also enables merchandising and other non-display revenue opportunities. MTV India continues to have a strong 28% viewership share.  MTV Beats (24x7 Hindi Music) was launched in FY17, and has quickly garnered 13.4% viewership share, carving a niche in the cluttered space.

YOUTH MUSIC

9XM, Others, Bindaas Zoom 15.7% (Disney), (Times), 21.5% 29.5% 25.5% MTV Mastiii, Beats 19.2% Zing (ZEE), +HD, MTV (Viacom18), 16.5% 13.4% Sony 28.4% B4U MIX, Music, 13.8% 16.4%

27 *Source: BARC Q4 FY18 English Entertainment

Audience: CS 15-40, NCCS AB, Mega Cities Key Demographics (6 metros: , , Kolkata, , Hyderabad, Chennai)

Competition

Content Internationally acclaimed International Music and Comedy 360O lineup that is Edgy, And Entertainment Own ‘Funny’ in India Contemporary & Gripping. Positioning Own ‘English Music’ in India ‘Your Happy Place’ ‘New Horizon for English Entertainment’

Launch Date Launched in 2005 Launched in 2011 Launched in 2015

28 English Entertainment : Viewership share

 Viacom18’s channels dominate the genre with ~60% combined market-share  VH1 is a genre leader, led by its mix of Music and Entertainment content  The genre is a niche, and is currently challenged by digital consumption

Others, 3.2%

Zee Café +HD, 9.9% VH1 +HD (Music+GEC), 9XO, 7.3% 19.4%

AXN +HD, 11.4% +HD, 22.9%

STAR World +HD, 12.2% +HD, 13.9%

29 Digital Ventures

Viacom18 Digital Ventures

• Viacom18’s video on-demand platform “VOOT” launched in May’16

Content around Network Content Content 1 2 • Premium content library of more than Large library of 60,000 hours spanning Viacom18’s network NOT Seen on TV content from exclusives for the channels (full episodes & exclusive network network show fans. content), Kids content and VOOT Originals

• Crossed 130 Mn cumulative downloads in March 2019 VOOT Kids VOOT Originals

VOOT KIDS –the 4 3 Exclusive • Amongst the top Ad supported VOD apps most Differentiated stories in the country comprehensive kids & shows for the digital entertainment only viewers destination • ~50mins viewership time per day per viewer on average

• Forayed into UK in partnership with Virgin Media as part of international expansion

30 Motion Pictures

Viacom18 Studios

Competition

• Acquisition, production, syndication, marketing and distribution of full length feature within India and distribution of Indian films in several international markets Business • It has a strategic alliance with to distribute and market its films in the • also forayed into digital content production through the digital brand ‘Tipping Point’

31 Integrated Network Solutions & Consumer Products

Integrated Network Solutions

LIVE provides creative ways of bringing together brands and modern consumers through unforgettable live experiences and original branded content. • VH1 Supersonic saw 65,000+ footfalls in 2019 • Pioneering experiential entertainment and building a Music & Entertainment ecosystem

Consumer Products

Viacom18 Consumer Products is a significant player in the ever growing consumer products space with its diverse portfolio. Through various associations, Viacom18 has cut beyond the conventional categories giving the consumers a slice of its brands such as MTV, Vh1, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central along with a growing portfolio of acquired third party brands.

32 Indiacast – Content Distribution and Syndication

Global Subscription Revenues Distribution 1 Domestic & Reach Device 2 agnostic Subscription & Advertising International Business Revenues Linear Assets 3

Diverse content 4

Subscription Revenues Sweat ipr 5 New Media

Maximize Revenue | Maximize Reach

Source :Indiacast Media Distribution Pvt Ltd 33 Network18 bouquet – Premium offering at class leading value

20 Channels for INR 25 pm

34 DIGITAL NEWS

Comscore multiplatform data - 12 months average (April 2018-March 2019) UV = Unique Visitor PV = Page View

35 MoneyControl (Business and Finance portal)  Positioned as India’s digital gateway to personal finance, financial investing and business news, Moneycontrol strives to stick to its credo – for the investor by the investor  Currently, Moneycontrol attracts over 5 million unique visitors on desktop and over 16 million unique visitors on mobile (GA). Above and beyond this, the Moneycontrol mobile app occupies pride of place as the number one application amongst its finance/investing peers with approximately 4 million unique visitors  In April 2018 we launched MC Pro – Paid app with Premium content and Ads free. It has seen tremendous response with over thousands of subscribed users  Besides the above highlights, several initiatives have been undertaken and are being planned across Product, Technology and Editorial capabilities

Moneycontrol (in mn)

The Economic Times

Financial Express

MONEYCONTROL.COM

LiveMint

NDTV Profit

UV PV BUSINESS-STANDARD.COM

- 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400

36  With its comprehensive coverage on latest trends and thoughtful analysis, Firstpost has cemented its leadership position in the Opinion space (differentiated from pure News)  Exploring various forms of curation, opinion writing, long form and short form offerings with insightful analysis and strong commentary, Firstpost is now the one-stop destination for content consumption  Firstpost’s association with leading brands HDFC Bank, Tata Capital, Flipkart, SBI Bank, ICICI Bank, Volvo CSR, Maruti, AO Smith, Reliance General Insurance spoke volumes of its commitment to deliver novel experiences in content consumption

Firstpost (in mn)

THE TIMES OF INDIA

NDTV

NEWS18.COM

INDIANEXPRESS.COM

FIRSTPOST.COM

THEQUINT.COM

SCROLL.IN

THEPRINT.IN UVs PVs WIRED

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 37 News18 English

 With over 48 million monthly users, News18 English emerged as one of the fastest-growing digital platforms  New18 English now has over 10 million video views on YouTube  Two new award shows were launched in 2018 — the Reel Awards to recognise story- driven, low-budget cinema and rising talents that are mostly ignored by the popular award shows

News18 English (in mn)

THE TIMES OF…

NDTV

NEWS18.COM

INDIANEXPRESS.…

INDIATODAY.IN

HindustanTimes UVs PVs Times Now News

- 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000

38 News18 Languages  News 18 Languages has emerged as a leading player in the Vernacular News market. As of today Languages portfolio has eleven sites in Hindi, Assamese, Marathi, Bangla, Gujarati, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Punjabi and Urdu  In December the Hindi site leapfrogged over established legacy players like NDTV Khabar, Zee News, ABP News and HT group-run Live

News18 Languages (including Hindi) (in mn)

NAVBHARAT TIMES SITES

AAJ TAK

BHASKAR.COM

NEWS 18 VERNACULAR

ONEINDIA

JAGRAN.COM UVs PVs

NDTV Khabar

- 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500

39 Nascent growth engines

Cricketnext  CricketNext was one of the pioneers of the online coverage of the game in India  Over the last year, a concerted strategy has been put in place to ensure the platform finds greater resonance among fans. The newly designed CricketNext app is a significant step in that direction. With several features such as enhanced editorial coverage, an interactive stats search engine, eye-catching visual representation of content, photo galleries, player & team rankings, videos and podcasts  CricketNext intends to build on this momentum with its coverage of the IPL and World Cup with product enhancements in the pipeline

In.com  In.com is the latest offering from Network18 and aspires to be a one stop destination for celebrity content from all walks of life  Launched in August 2018 the site is already attracting over 4 Million Unique Visitors and 9 Million Page Views.  In addition to its high celebrity-driven content, one of the website’s out-of-the-box strategies involves the implementation of a monthly digital cover  Additionally, in.com has collaborated with major players in the Indian film industry and partnered with over 50 movies for the upcoming year.

40 Vision and Strategy We aim to be a channel-agnostic provider of top-drawer content. Our strategy is to be present in all key market-segments where we believe profitable growth is possible in the medium-term. The vision is to consolidate our position as India’s top media house with unparalleled reach, and touch the lives of Indians across geographies and genres.

NEWS . National : Grow flagships ahead of market and maintain leadership positions . Regional : Drive bouquet (6 old + 8 new channels) profitability through viewership . Create non-display properties (events, awards, etc) which can drive outperformance

ENTERTAINMENT . Monetize premium positioning and viewership traction of flagship channels . Enter into more regional markets and incubate segmented offerings . Create alternate revenue streams (OTT, Experiential, Gaming, Merchandise)

DIGITAL CONTENT . Emerge as the top digital cluster in the country, and leverage network synergies . Extend brands into segments which have a coherence with existing content . Drive engagement through marrying vernacular content with digital delivery

41 Investment: BookMyShow (Entertainment ticketing & Live events)

 India’s leading entertainment ticketing platform, with movie bookings as the prime driver

MULTIPLE STRENGTHS  Widely acclaimed app and website  Targeted offers and marketing campaigns to reduce cash-burn, amidst stiff competition  FY19 saw a 28% growth in transactions on the platform

DIVERSIFIYING BUSINESS  Impetus into events(sports, live events, stand-up comedy, experiential tours, etc)  Forayed into content (movie database and ratings, video and radio-style audio content)  Entered management of cinema F&B through integrations with cinemas  Launched platform in Indonesia (full-fledged), UAE and (cricket)

HIGHLIGHTS  Forayed into Theatrical Events & has successfully managed 3 Seasons of Disney Aladdin  Managed ticketing for prestigious IPL tournament Season 12 with 4 IPL Teams  Managed ticketing & operations for Pro Kabaddi League. It was also a ticketing partner for 4 teams  Entered into production with world’s largest live entertainment company Cirque Du Soleil & brought their show “Bazzar” to premiere in India. Disclaimer This presentation is issued by Network 18 Media & Investments Limited (the “Company”) for general information purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation or offer or invitation to sell or issue any securities of the Company, nor shall it be relied on in connection with any contract. This presentation may include statements which may constitute forward-looking statements such as statements about the strategy for growth, business development, market position, expenditures, and financial results. However, it should not be relied upon as a recommendation or forecast by the Company. Please note that the past performance of the Company should not be considered as indicative of future results. The actual results or performance of the Company could differ materially from those projected in any such forward- looking statements. The Company does not undertake to revise any forward-looking statement made by or on behalf of the Company. None of the Company, its Directors, Promoter or affiliates or any of their respective employees, advisers or representatives accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever, arising in tort, contract or otherwise, for any errors, omissions or inaccuracies in such information or for any loss or damage suffered, directly or indirectly, from use of this document or its contents and makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, for the contents hereof including its accuracy, fairness or completeness . Any opinions or information expressed in this presentation are subject to change without notice.

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