Republic TV Launched 6 May 2017; 2 years ago Owned by Arnab Goswami ARG Outlier Media Asianet News Republic TV is India's most watched English news channel from its week of launch. Founded by Arnab Goswami, Republic TV was launched on 6 May 2017. The channel was launched as a free-to-air channel through DTH services and cable television operators across the country. Republic TV has nationalism at its core, the pursuit of truth as its guiding principle and imbibes the fearlessness to investigate, dig out and broadcast that truth in order to fix accountability for a billion. Being home to the youngest and most insatiable news team in India, Republic has broken the norms of traditional newsrooms and journalistic set ups. As the digital wing of Republic TV, RepublicWorld.com is a platform built for the next generation of news. Seeped in hard- hitting opinion and wound with interactive news content and formats, Republic World follows the principle of breaking the news and breaking the silence. Launched 6 May 2017; 2 years ago Owned by Arnab Goswami ARG Outlier Media, Asianet News HT Media HT Media found its beginning in 1924 when its flagship newspaper, Hindustan Times was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi. HT Media (BSE, NSE) has today grown to become one of India’s largest media companies. Produced by an editorial team known for its quality, innovation and integrity, Hindustan Times (English newspaper) and Hindustan (Hindi newspaper through a subsidiary Hindustan Media Ventures Limited),Hindustan Times is the choice for nearly 3.7 million readers across India, who turn to it daily for news, information, analysis and entertainment. Hindustan, the group’s Hindi daily, continues to be the most credible Hindi newspaper. Both dailies enjoy strong brand recognition among readers as well as advertisers. In addition to Hindustan Times, HT Media also publishes a national business newspaper, Mint. Mint is a one-of-its-kind newspaper in the sense that the company has an exclusive agreement with the Wall Street Journal to publish Journal- branded news and information in India. Mint is today the second-largest business newspaper in India with presence in the key markets of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Pune, Kolkata and now Ahmedabad too. HT Media has also made its foray into electronic media. Diversifying its ambit of operations, the company in a consulting partnership with Virgin Radio, has launched the FM radio channel – Fever 104. Currently available in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kolkata, Fever 104 has established a strong presence as being one of the most vibrant channels on air. In a short span, the channel’s rise has been meteoric considering its position in Mumbai and Bengaluru at No. 1 and in Delhi as the No. 2 station on the popularity charts. Internet businesses of HT Media incorporated under Firefly e- ventures, operate leading web portals Hindustantimes.com and livemint.com in the general and business news categories respectively. The company’s job portal Shine.com which has received high appreciation from consumers and industry for its innovative design and usability crossed 7 million registrations. Desimartini.com -a platform to discover and express oneself on movies. The company also has an education portal www.HTCampus.com aimed at students passing out of school and college to help them take the right decision about their higher education. The Times of India The Times of India is an Indian English-language daily newspaper. It is owned by The Times Group. TOI is the third- largest newspaper in India by circulation. According to Audit Bureau of Circulations (India). It is the oldest English- language newspaper. Owner(s)- The Times Group Publisher- Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Editor-in-chief- Jaideep Bose Founded 3 November 1838; 181 years ago Headquarter- Mumbai Country India Circulation 2,640,770 daily (as of January–June 2019) Sister newspapers The Economic Times Navbharat Times Maharashtra Times Ei Samay Mumbai Mirror Bhubaneswar Times The Times of India issued its first edition on 3 November 1838 as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce. The paper published Wednesdays and Saturdays under the direction of Raobahadur Narayan Dinanath Velkar, a Maharashtrian Reformist, and contained news from Britain and the world, as well as the Indian Subcontinent. J.E. Brennan was its first editor. In 1850, it began to publish daily editions. In 1860, editor Robert Knight (1825–1892) bought the Indian shareholders' interests, merged with rival Bombay Standard, and started India's first news agency. It wired Times dispatches to papers across the country and became the Indian agent for Reuters news service. In 1861, he changed the name from the Bombay Times and Standard to The Times of India. Subsequently, The Times of India saw its ownership change several times until 1892 when an English journalist named Thomas Jewell Bennett along with Frank Morris Coleman acquired the newspaper through their new joint stock company, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. .