iconic media & entertainment
OI, the broadsheet over 232 million visitors a publication which month on its websites. Radio Bennett Coleman kicked off as a bi- Mirchi, Zoom TV, Times Now, T weekly in 1838 Mirror Now, ET Now, Romedy has now grown from a Now, Movies Now, and Movies and Company single edition of a few 1000 Now Plus complete the group’s In a League of its Own copies to some 50 editions electronic media portfolio. with a circulation close to a Times Now enjoys a 42 per Bennett Coleman & Company Limited, India’s largest whopping 5 million, which is cent category viewership media conglomerate has surpassed all competition in both the largest in the world for share in English News, print & electronic form, including advanced digital business any English newspaper by a whereas, ET NOW proudly ventures. BCCL, along with its group of companies, known large margin. Standing tall claims a 44 percent market as the Times Group, is owned by the Sahu Jain family & in the league of world’s six share in its space. publishes TOI, ET & other acclaimed prints most reputed newspapers of all times, this 178 years old Effective portfolio newspaper’s digital version is management also rated among the top 10 BCCL is widely acclaimed online newspapers worldwide. for its outstanding financial The Economic Times is the management skills and world’s 2nd largest, in terms aggressive pricing of its several of circulation, after The Wall media offerings, aimed at Street Journal & sells around maximizing its loyal customer 3.9 lakh copies a day in India. base. Besides establishing India’s most successful Media as an internet media empire, BCCL’s non- business media businesses include While its main print publications brand-building investments, occupy pole positions in their sponsorships, education respective markets including services and insurance joint the celebrated Filmfare and ventures that have generated Femina magazines, BCCL a sizeable revenue from 48 stepped into the digital arena subsidiaries, one joint venture in 1999 with its web portals (Aegon Life Insurance) and 15 operation and mobile value associate companies. added services, covering not only news and entertainment For the betterment of but also commercial portals the society engaged in classifieds, Times Group has also made e-commerce and startup its presence felt through the investments including Times Foundation, which is an gaana.com, cricbuzz.com, institution working towards mensxp.com, zigwheels. social causes. Its latest com, Timesjobs, and Techgig. initiative ‘National Citizens Magicbricks Now, was also Forum’ aims at assisting the launched with a view to provide government in execution of trade information on the realty welfare schemes in the larger sector. Times Internet claims interest of the citizens.
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