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  • Jagran New Media unveils TheDailyJagran.com, its bold new English news platform

    Jagran New Media unveils TheDailyJagran.com, its bold new English news platform

    MUMBAI: In a significant pivot to deepen its digital footprint, Jagran New Media has launched TheDailyJagran.com, a bold and independent English-language news platform. The announcement marks a decisive break from the vertical’s previous design and identity, introducing a standalone destination for readers hungry for fact-checked news and sharp commentary.

    Positioned as ‘From the House of Trust, Comes a New Daily’, the platform channels the legacy of Jagran Prakashan Limited while targeting the evolving expectations of today’s digitally native audience. Designed to appeal to a modern readership, TheDailyJagran.com promises a mix of breaking news, explainers, features, entertainment, cricket, lifestyle, astrology, and finance, all delivered with editorial rigour.

    Speaking on the revamp, Jagran New Media COO Gaurav Arora said, “TheDailyJagran.com represents a forward-looking shift in how we serve our English-speaking audiences. While the platform carries forward Jagran’s trusted legacy, it brings with it a renewed editorial focus, stronger design sensibilities, and sharper storytelling. Through TheDailyJagran.com, we’re building a destination that is youthful, bold, and credible. With this move, we reaffirm our commitment to innovation, content integrity, and user-first experiences”.

    The new platform doesn’t just stop at sleek aesthetics. On the backend, it runs on Next.js 14 and Tailwind CSS, offering enhanced Core Web Vitals for improved speed and usability. Users can expect real-time news, immersive multimedia experiences, and tailored content thanks to new features like MyFeed, Single Sign-On (SSO), and smart discovery tools. The site also introduces specialised verticals like Cricdaily for live cricket updates, Astrodaily for zodiac forecasts, and a dedicated toolkit of finance calculators including SIP, EMI, PPF, and BMI trackers.

    TheDailyJagran.com is now live and aims to cater to both Indian and global audiences with its blend of credibility and innovation. By placing user experience and journalistic accuracy front and centre, the brand appears set to reclaim its turf in the competitive English digital news landscape.

    Visit the new destination for daily updates at:  www.TheDailyJagran.com

     

  • Wavemaker India & ABP ride crest of Creative & Publisher Abbys by One Show

    Wavemaker India & ABP ride crest of Creative & Publisher Abbys by One Show

    GOA: One Show’s Abby  Creative Awards 2025 has crowned its champions, and Wavemaker India has surfed to victory with a staggering haul. The media powerhouse dominated the agency battlefield, amassing an eye-watering 124 points through a medal collection that would make an Olympian blush—six golds, eight silvers and four bronzes.

    In a ceremony held in Goa during Day one of the annual industry confab GoaFest 2025, the finest in advertising and marketing gathered to discover who had clinched advertising glory.

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    Mindshare India made a respectable splash, securing second position with 76 points through a balanced medal cabinet of four golds, four silvers and five bronzes. EssenceMediacom rounded out the podium with a modest 36 points.

    The competition saw ABP Pvt Ltd emerge victorious in the publisher category, netting 30 points through a crafty combination of one gold, three silvers, one bronze and—perhaps most impressively—no requirements for a calculator to tally their score.Publisheroftheyear

    Bennett & Coleman, the venerable media house, strutted away with 28 points, while Jagran Prakashnan Ltd secured a neat 22 points with two golds but a notably barren bronze cabinet.

    FCB India, despite having a worldwide reputation that could intimidate the competition, managed a humble 10 points, tying with TheHindu Group. Both proved that legacy doesn’t always translate to hardware.

    The ceremony, powered by One Show, continues to be the advertising industry’s moment to preen, posture and occasionally be  pleased that competitors are winning, delighted at the excellent work being rewarded.

  • Jagran New Media onboards Manoj Mishra as CHRO

    Jagran New Media onboards Manoj Mishra as CHRO

    MUMBAI: Jagran New Media (JNM), the digital wing of Jagran Prakashan, announced a significant leadership appointment by onboarding Manoj Mishra, as chief human resources officer (CHRO). His role:  lead the overall framework for talent, culture, and value system. With over two decades of experience in HR leadership, talent management, culture building and business goals, Manoj brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to his new role, to drive impactful leadership management and key initiatives for the company, says a press release issued by the company.

    Manoj comes with an extensive background in human resource function, specialising in fostering diversity, equity, and inclusivity within the workplace and building a strong organisational culture. In his new role at JNM,  he will focus on leveraging his unique set of skills and expertise to enhance employee engagement and strengthen the organization’s HR framework. His background as a consultant, and at companies such as Tata Retail, Future group, Landmark group, Walmart, Flipkart and Better Place should hold him in good stead at JNM.

    Elated with his role, Mishra said, “I am thrilled to kick start this new journey with JNM. I will focus on building a diverse and inclusive workplace where different perspectives are welcomed and also look forward to contributing to the growth framework, ensuring the organisation continues its pursuit of excellence.”

    Jagran New Media chief executive officer Bharat Gupta said:  “We are delighted to welcome Manoj to the JNM family. With his elaborate experience, innovative approach, and proven track record in human resources, we are confident he will be invaluable in cultivating a positive and productive work environment. I believe Manoj will be a catalyst in further building on the high-trust, high-performance culture fostering diversity, equity, and inclusivity (DEI) framework within the workplace”

     

  • Jagran Film Festival reveals star-studded jury for features and shorts

    Jagran Film Festival reveals star-studded jury for features and shorts

    Mumbai: The 11 editions of the Jagran Film Festival (JFF), recognised as the world’s largest travelling film festival, have revealed its panel of judges for the feature film and short film segments. In a distinctive approach, the festival will have distinct jury members for each category – Feature Films and Short Films. With its 11 seasons, the festival has enlisted highly experienced figures from the industry as jury members. The distinguished jury for this year comprises celebrated Indian directors, editors, screenwriters, and film critics.

    The ‘Best Feature Film Award category’ will have its feature films evaluated by a panel consisting of Rahul Rawail, known for directing and editing Indian classics like Love Story, Betaab, Arjun, Dacait, Anjaam, Arjun Pandit, and the recent release Jo Bole So Nihaal. Additionally, Girish Kasaravalli, a well-established Kannada film director with a remarkable tally of fourteen national awards, and Juhi Chaturvedi, the accomplished screenwriter behind acclaimed Bollywood hits such as Vicky Donor, Piku, October, and Gulabo Sitabo, will be part of the panel.

    The assessment of short films will be undertaken by a distinguished panel of jurors, including A. Sreekar Prasad, a renowned film editor from the Telugu and Tamil film industry, with a remarkable nine national film awards to his credit. Joining him is Haobam Paban Kumar, an accomplished filmmaker honoured with the National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation, and Baradwaj Rangan, a respected film critic and editor-in-chief of Galatta Plus, who formerly served as an editor at film companion (South). Following their review of the films, the jurors will proceed to select the recipient of the Best Short Film award category.

    Both categories are dedicated to honouring and celebrating the outstanding achievements of directors and filmmakers who bring remarkable narratives to life through the medium of feature and short films. It’s a platform designed to recognize the exceptional storytelling and creative prowess that these artists exhibit within their respective formats, highlighting their significant contributions to the world of cinema.

    Jagran Prakashan Sr VP, strategy, brand and business development Basant Rathore, said, we are thrilled to extend a warm welcome to our esteemed jury, entrusted with the challenging task of choosing the best amongst equals. Anticipating some exciting times as the festival marches ahead in its journey.

    Jagran Film Festival has gained immense popularity and each year it attempts to present a treat for cinema lovers by showing unique and popular movies during the show. Some prominent sections of the festival are In conversation, World Panorama, Homage, Country Focus, Asia Premiere, World Premiere, and the Retrospective of Films.

    The world’s largest travelling film festival is all set to enrapture audiences with an exceptional array of world-class films from all around the globe. The Jagran Film Festival started in Delhi on 3 August and has travelled through Kanpur, Lucknow, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Bareilly and will travel to, Dehradun, Hisar, Gurgaon, Ludhiana, Patna, Darbhanga, Ranchi, Raipur, Indore, and Siliguri. For registration log on to: www.jff.co.in. The award ceremony will happen in Mumbai on 15 October 2023.

  • Jagran New Media continues to grow; crosses 100 mn users mark

    Jagran New Media continues to grow; crosses 100 mn users mark

    Mumbai: Jagran New Media (JNM), a digital arm of Jagran Prakashan said that it has surpassed 100 million users in the news/information category. According to the report ‘Comscore MMX Multi-Platform: June’22,’ as JNM reported, the company registered a growth of 19 per cent in total unique visitors to 100.60 million. With 384 million total views and 485 million minutes time spent, JNM said that it has witnessed an annual growth of four per cent in total unique visitors and consolidated its position as one of India’s top ten news and information publishers, which augurs well for monetisation.

    Jagran New Media provides real-time content across genres, with news and politics being the primary drivers. Education, lifestyle, health, auto, and technology are also significant contributors to this growth, it said.

    Jagran New Media CEO Bharat Gupta said, “Content, technology, and policy are the new building blocks for any new-age media company. Our mission is to produce factual and credible content that enables and empowers the new India through knowledge, information, and POV towards better health, better education, and better growth, leading to an inclusive and progressive society. We have made significant investments in content + technology to provide an engaging and secure experience at the product end, while also protecting the digital expansion of Cookie Fadeout through the use of the DMP.” 

    “News/information category witnessed a drop in FY 2021-22. The algorithm change aimed at making the news ecosystem more expert-driven, authoritative, and trust-based, as well as the post-UP election traffic, were the two big reasons for this drop. Eight out of the top 10 news and information companies witnessed a sharp annual decline. Thanks to our audience-first strategy, wherein we have different products for different audience segments, which helped Jagran New Media witness growth. In all, we are gearing up for the next billion users by way of a scalable and sustainable business model,” he further explained.

    Jagran New Media chief revenue officer Gaurav Arora said, “We are all set for the festive season and are hopeful of an action-packed season this year. Our primary goal at Jagran is to reach out to our advertisers with innovative solutions across genres. The segmented approach has previously yielded results, and we are currently aiming high in the auto, tech, lifestyle, FMCG, and gaming categories as part of our overall revenue plan. We are introducing new products and IP’s to enable brand solutions that are out of the ordinary.”

    Jagran New Media has an array of offerings under the media and publishing category. Within the Hindi news and information category, the company’s flagship brand, Jagran.com, further consolidated its position with constant growth in terms of users, page views, and time spent. It clocked a reach of 44.61 million unique visitors, 166 million total views, and 229 million total minutes of reach.

    In the education category, JagranJosh.com said that it has 43.79 million total unique visitors, 124 million total views, and 140 million minutes of spent time and registered a growth of 98 per cent in total unique visitors, 86 per cent in total views, and 87 per cent in total minutes. JagranJosh.com also registered an annual growth of 138 per cent in total unique visitors, 167 per cent in total views, and 171 per cent in total minutes.

    In the health segment, Onlymyhealth.com maintained its leadership position in the Indian health-information category with 7.09 million total unique visitors, 11 million total views, and 13 million total minutes time spent, registering a monthly growth of 30 per cent in total unique visitors, 41 per cent in total views, and 30 per cent in total minutes, and an annual growth of 91 per cent in total unique visitors, 23 per cent in total views, and a 28 per cent increase in total minutes.

    In the women’s and lifestyle category, HerZindagi.com maintained 18.22 million total unique visitors, 28 million total views, and 31 million total minutes. JNM consolidated its video presence by clocking 67.18 million video views and witnessed a growth of 120 per cent during the month of June’22 (Source: YT analytics).

  • iCubesWire bags digital mandate of Janhit Jagran

    iCubesWire bags digital mandate of Janhit Jagran

    MUMBAI: Digital agency and product development organisation, iCubesWire, has bagged the digital mandate of Janhit Jagran, the initiative of Dainik Jagran. The agency will be responsible for building strategies, creating campaigns, media buying, and handling social media accounts of the brand namely Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter.

    Commenting on the win, iCubesWire founder and CEO Sahil Chopra said, “We are delighted to onboard another prestigious client to our kitty. Janhit Jagran opens doors to newer opportunities as their beliefs and objectives differ from what we have on our plate right now. Working for a brand that strives for the social welfare of the society will be exhilarating & we are geared up to put our best foot forward.”

    Jagran Prakashan senior VP – strategy, business development and brand Basant Rathore said, “We are pleased to partner iCubesWire and believe they are well placed to handle the digital mandate for our Janhit Jagran programme. This programme encourages social entrepreneurs to come up with ideas that have the potential to tackle some of the biggest challenges we face in contemporary times. I truly believe that iCubesWire will intensify the digital presence of the brand.”

    Janhit Jagran is an initiative for social entrepreneurs that focuses on seven concerns of the society namely educated society, water conservation, managing population, poverty eradication, women empowerment, environment conservation, and healthy society. The initiative invites individuals to submit a project idea that solves these societal problems through entrepreneurial, creative solutions.

  • BrandVid 2018: Hyperlocal content a new opportunity for brands

    BrandVid 2018: Hyperlocal content a new opportunity for brands

    MUMBAI: Time spent and attention levels are sliding down for digital as there is so much content to offer that if the content doesn’t have some uniqueness nobody will show interest. The answer to change this is branded content.

    Speaking at Indiantelevision.com’s new video economy event BrandVid powered by Colors, Y&A Transformation co-founder and MD S Yesudas said, “Content is king because people don’t watch platforms, people watch content. So the belief system changed to 'content is king' but instead of meaningful content, distribution actually became god.”

    The event was organised by Indiantelevision.com on 30 October 2018, for the brands, agencies, marketers, broadcasters, publishers and producers to understand how to work closely and create short form and long form content which will connect with the audience directly.

    There is an ocean of opportunities for brands today to not just be extremely confined to certain predefined norms of looking at integrating brands with videos but start looking at the whole arena that hyper-local has to offer.

    Talking about the difference in distribution channels from a traditional media perspective, Jagran Prakashan COO digital media Rachna Kanwar said, “We create content for nine websites which spans across news, media, lifestyle, education and many more. We being of the print legacy, are today competing with a lot of TV content put on digital platforms. How you are able to catch the user's attention is important and therefore distribution is very important. It is the key to give your content to the user. As content creators we have to reach wherever the user is and today actually the user is on search, social media on YouTube.”

    According to Lokmat Media senior EVP and head- digital business Hemant Jain, content technology and distribution when synced in the right proportion will deliver growth to any business aspiring to attain scale in the digital space. The early belief of putting print onto a website is not exactly how an online publishing business typically works. Even the e-paper formats of today are a low hanging fruit according to him. From e-paper the traditional publishers went on to a journey which is now called as a very hyper competitive environment of news publishing.

    GroupM business head- entertainment sports and live events Vinit Karnik said, “Content has always been the king and distribution is the god but the missing link between content and distribution is data. Data is the new oil.”

    “I don’t think that the way you define your content strategy is going to remain the same which is very important for the creators and brands to take notice of. While video would definitely give a much better brand impact but you can’t keep distributions in isolation," Jain added. He even highlighted that Pune is a very important market for Lokmat. 50 per cent of traffic which is close to 4 million monthly active users comes from Pune.

    The attention spans are increasingly reducing and one size fits all is not the norm anymore. From a one channel and couple of print mediums, the market has got into cluttered environment.

    Talking about the tech interventions, Karnik said, “Tech interventions are absolutely important you just can’t ignore it, shorter the content size better ability for it to register. Today if you look at e-paper or app of the Lokmat or Jagran, the good old days of you going back to the audience to do a research to understand what they will consume is out of the park. Today, every app gives a consumer an option to choose the kind of interest level he/she has right there on the app and the owners will get the data in real time. Today news is also served to everyone based on their preferences,” Karnik added.

    “Today it’s not like we are giving a big overview to the client or the buyer, we are slicing our data and giving them specifics about which is the time of the day that audience is going to be more receptive for a particular kind of content,” Kanwar added.

    “From a content strategy perspective 20 per cent of the resources go into content creation and conveying and the remaining 80 per cent goes into distribution,” Yesudas added.

    “Distribution is more complex now, if you want to optimise it right. Within the 80 per cent today you have to over emphasis on which platform to choose,” Jain concluded.

  • Radio City reports higher revenue & profits for first quarter

    BENGALURU: India FM Radio company Music Broadcast Limited (MBL) or Radio City reported higher revenue and improved profits for the quarter ended 30 June 2017 (Q1-18, current quarter) as compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year (Q1-17). The company reported 17.3 per cent higher total income for Q1-18 at Rs 703.1 million as compared to Rs 628.4 million in Q1-17. Total comprehensive income (TCI) for Q1-18 increased 42.3 per cent to Rs 108.4 million (14.5 per cent of Total Income) from Rs 76.2 million ((11.9 per cent of Total Income) in Q1-17.

    MBL’s operating profit (EBIDTA inclusive of other income) in the current quarter increased 13.7 per cent to Rs 217.7 million (29 per cent of Total Income) from Rs 191.5 million (30 per cent of Total Income) in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Profit after Tax or PAT in Q1-18 also increased 42.3 per cent to Rs 108.4 million (14.5 per cent of Total Income) from Rs 76.2 million (11.9 per cent of Total Income) in Q1-17.

    Total Expenditure for Q1-18 increased 11.7 per cent to Rs 584 million (77.9 per cent of Total Income) from Rs 522.7 million (81.8 per cent of Total Income) in Q1-17. Other expense in Q1-18 increased 9.9 per cent to Rs 258.2 million (34.4 per cent of Total Income) from Rs 234.9 million (39.8 percent of Total Income) in the corresponding year ago qurter.

    MBL paid 10.9 per cent more towards license fees for Q1-18 at Rs 51.9 million (6.9 per cent of Total Income) as compared to Rs 46.8 million (7 per cent of Total Income) in Q1-17. Finance Costs in the current quarter declined 5.6 per cent to Rs 38.6 million (5.1 percent of Total Income) from Rs 40.9 million (6.4 per cent of Total Income) in Q1-17. Employee Costs in the current quarter increased 10.4 per cent to Rs 171.3 million (22.8 per cent of Total Income) from Rs 155.2 million (24.3 per cent of Total Income) in the previous year.

    The company added eleven new stations acquired during Phase III auctions. All the 11 stations were operational for the entire quarter with utilization levels in new stations of 25 to 35 per cent. MBL says that 5 out of the 11 new stations were running at more than 30 per cent utilisation levels.

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    Commenting on the results MBL director Apurva Purohit, said, “We have been able to deliver margins of approximately 32 per cent and show growth of 16 per cent despite additional operating cost of the new stations. This is because of rate hike in the legacy stations as well as better than expected utilization in the new markets. Our strategy of profitable growth and not bidding high costs for acquisition in Phase III along with maintaining lowest cost per million is delivery results. Going ahead in the future I see better utilization in our new stations supported by increased
    utilization and price hike in our legacy stations. We are confident on maintaining our current level of EBITDA margins
    and achieve our long term goal of profitable leadership.”

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  • Radio City reports higher numbers

    BENGALURU: India FM Radio company Music Broadcast Limited (MBL) or Radio City reported higher revenue and improved profits for the year ended 31 March 2017 (FY-17, current year and fiscal) as compared to the previous year. The company reported 14.8 percent higher total revenue for the current fiscal at Rs 2,758.6 million as compared to Rs 2,402.3 million in fiscal 2016. Total comprehensive income (TCI) for FY-17 increased 30.3 percent to Rs 355.5 million (13.1 percent of Total Income) from Rs 272.8 million ((11.4 percent of Total Income) in FY-16.

    MBL’s operating profit (EBIDTA inclusive of other income) in the current year increased 3 percent to Rs 956.7 million (35.2 percent of Total Income) from Rs 928.9 million (38.7 percent of Total Income) in the previous year. Profit after Tax or PAT in FY-17 increased 32.7 percent to Rs 366.6 million (13.5 percent of Total Income) from Rs 276.2 million (11.5 percent of Total Income) in FY-16.

    Total Expenditure in fiscal 2017 increased 18.5 percent to R 2,188.8 million (80.6 percent of Total Income) from Rs 1,847.2 million (76.9 percent of Total Income) in fiscal 2016. Other expense in FY-17 increased 21.3 percent to Rs 958.8 million (35.3 percent of Total Income) from Rs 790.6 million (32.9 (35.3 percent of Total Income) in FY-16.

    MBL paid 12 percent more towards license fees for FY-17 at Rs192.2 million (7.1 percent of Total Income) from Rs 171.6 million (7.1 percent of Total Income) in FY-16. Finance Costs in FY-17 declined 8 percent to Rs 190.1 million (7 percent of Total Income) from Rs 206.6 million (8.6 percent of Total Income) in FY-16. Employee Costs in the current year increased 27.3 percent to Rs 650.7 million (24 percent of Total Income) from Rs 511.2 million (21.3 percent of Total Income) in the previous year.

    The company has utilised Rs 1,475 million of its Rs 4,000 million that it received from its initial public offer (IPO) towards the objectives that it had listed in the IPO prospectus. Rs 177.3 million has been utilised for transaction costs of share issuance. The rest of the unutilised funds raised from the IPO to the extent of Rs 2,347.6 million have been placed in bank accounts as well as in bank fixed deposits.

  • Music Broadcast plans IPO; to make buys

    Music Broadcast plans IPO; to make buys

    MUMBAI: Music Broadcast Private Limited, which operates one of the leading FM radio stations — Radio City — is planning to list. It is preparing to bring out a public offer of over Rs 500 crore comprising a fresh issue of Rs 400 crore and an offer for sale of 26.59 lakh equity shares by the promoters’ family.

    The proceeds from the issue will be utilised to retire debt of around Rs 150 crore, and the remainder to create a “war chest” for future acquisitions.

    Radio City 91.1 FM brand has been synonymous with the category since inception in 2001. Innovative programming and marketing initiatives have helped Radio City pioneer FM in India. In phase III auction, the network expanded its footprint by efficiently adding 11 new markets after carefully selecting towns with greater SEC AB population. With the addition of the new towns and addition of Radio Mantra towns, Radio City reaches to 39 most important towns of India dominating the most important advertiser markets. The first FM station will be launching internet radio streams in India with 30 stations and counting

    Music Broadcast promoter Jagran Prakashan CFO R. K. Agarwal said that they already filed the DRHP and post-regulatory approvals, and intend to hit the capital market. Most of the funds would be used to strengthen the capital structure so that a war chest was created to acquire more radio stations as and when opportunity arose, he added.

    Agrawal said it sees a lot of opportunities in radio as its business has been expanding at a CAGR of 15-16 per cent for several years, and has been operating at a margin of 33 per cent.

    Music Broadcast director Apurva Purohit said that the radio sector was the youngest in M&E but was growing fast. Radio’s share in the media and entertainment industry pie was only four per cent of the total advertisement market size due to the tardy pace of regulation, which otherwise could have been as high as 12 per cent.