Network18 Group

Network18 Media & Investments Limited
Trade name	Network18 Group
Company type	Public Subsidiary
Traded as	BSE: 532798; NSE: Network18;
ISIN	INE870H01013
Industry	Mass media; Entertainment;
Founded	1996
Key people	Adil Zainulbhai (Chairman); Rahul Joshi (MD, CEO and editor-in-chief);
Products	Broadcasting; publishing; films; music; streaming; radio; web portals;
Revenue	₹22,714 crore (US$2.7 billion) (2024)
Operating income	₹236 crore (US$28 million) (2023)
Net income	−₹16 crore (US$1.9 million) (2023)
Total assets	₹9,144 crore (US$1.1 billion) (2022)
Number of employees	6,000 (2021)
Parent	Reliance Industries (75%)
Divisions	TV18 Broadcast; Web18 Software Services; Network18 Publishing; Capital18; Topper Learning;
Website	www.nw18.com

Network18 Media & Investments Limited, (formerly SGA Finance and Management Service and Network18 Fincap Limited) commonly referred to as the Network18 Group and sometimes as the Network18–Eenadu Group,^[2] is an Indian media conglomerate owned by the energy giant Reliance Industries, headed by billionaire Mukesh Ambani. Rahul Joshi is the managing director, chief executive officer and group editor-in-chief of Network18, and Adil Zainulbhai is the chairman of its board of directors.

Network18 is the holding company of TV18, Web18, Network18 Publishing and Capital18. Through its subsidiaries and franchise licensing agreements, the group owns and operates the news broadcasting networks of News18, and CNBC channels in India, the magazines of Forbes India and Overdrive, the websites of Firstpost and Moneycontrol, and owns various other assets and investments. The broadcasting subsidiary TV18 is the controlling partner in two mass media joint ventures, Viacom18 and AETN18, through which it operates the OTT platforms of Voot, the production house Viacom18 Studios, the television networks of Colors TV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, VH1, MTV and the channel History TV18.

Incorporated in 1996 by Geeta and Rakesh Gupta, the company was acquired by Ritu Kapur and Raghav Bahl to be converted into a conglomerate holding company between 2003 and 2006. It oversaw one of the largest collections of media properties in India following its conversion but became encumbered with debt due to aggressive expansions. In 2012, the company entered into a debt agreement with Reliance Industries, through which it was granted a number of channels from the ETV Network. The agreement eventually enabled a takeover of the company in 2014.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Network18 Group Annual Report 2021". Network18 Media & Investments Limited. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
^ Bhattacharya, Anuradha; Agarwal, Anushi (5 June 2015). "Mapping the Power of Major Media Companies in India". Economic and Political Weekly. 53 (29): 7–8. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

[nw18Q4-1] "Network18 Group Annual Report 2021". Network18 Media & Investments Limited. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

[:192-2] Bhattacharya, Anuradha; Agarwal, Anushi (5 June 2015). "Mapping the Power of Major Media Companies in India". Economic and Political Weekly. 53 (29): 7–8. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

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