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  • Moneycontrol registers 41.8 mn unique visitors in May, outpaces competitors

    Moneycontrol registers 41.8 mn unique visitors in May, outpaces competitors

    Mumbai: Moneycontrol bolstered its position as India’s top business news platform, beating its key competitor across key digital metrics. According to Comscore data for May 2024 (India ComScore MMX), Moneycontrol led with 41.82 million unique visitors.

    In terms of Page Views, Moneycontrol retained its lead in May, at 367 million, significantly ahead of its nearest rival.

    The dominance of Moneycontrol is evident in both page views and unique visitors, which are key metrics for media planners and advertisers.

    Moneycontrol also sustained its lead in user engagement with 410 million minutes spent and 133,139 sessions in May. This not only demonstrates the platform’s stickiness but also the reader’s trust, as they are consuming significantly more content on Moneycontrol than its competitors.

    Moneycontrol is also leading the race in breaking significant business stories, becoming the top choice of industry leaders from corporate India, the startup world and markets.

  • Moneycontrol and CNBC-TV18’s AI alliance comes to the National Capital Region on 17 May

    Moneycontrol and CNBC-TV18’s AI alliance comes to the National Capital Region on 17 May

    Mumbai: Following the resounding success of its Bengaluru and Pune edition, Moneycontrol and CNBC-TV18’s AI Alliance is set to host its next chapter, themed ‘AI: Shaping the Future of NCR’ on 17 May 2024, at The Oberoi, Gurgaon. The summit promises to highlight the transformative potential of AI across various industries and its pivotal role in shaping the future of the National Capital Region (NCR).

    Known for its diverse array of IT/BPM firms, multinational corporations, and a thriving startup ecosystem, NCR has been a key contributor to India’s prominence in the technology sector. With its inherent advantages, tech talent and potential in AI innovation, NCR was a natural choice for the AI alliance.

    The AI Alliance in NCR will serve as a platform for industry leaders, policymakers, and innovators, fostering collaboration and charting a path for NCR’s AI-driven future.

    The event will be graced by distinguished speakers such as S Krishnan (Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology), Abhishek Singh (Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology), Rajan Anandan (Managing Director, Peak XV Partners) Kunal Bahl (Co-Founder, Snapdeal and Titan Capital), Rafee Tarafdar (CTO, Infosys), Prateek Maheshwari (co-founder PhysicsWallah) Varun Alagh (co-founder and CEO, Honasa Consumer) Mayank Kumar (Co-founder & MD, upGrad), Pratham Mittal (Founder, Masters’ Union) and Ruchi Kalra (Co-Founder, OfBusiness and Oxyzo).

    The event will also have top executives from Nandan Nilekani’s people+ai to take the audience through why India can emerge as the AI use case capital of the world.

    Attendees can expect to gain valuable insights as the discussions touch upon themes ranging from India’s AI mission, AI regulation and policy, impact of AI on the IT sector, building population scale AI, its implications on education, to the essentials of building a thriving AI startup ecosystem in the region. The audience will also get a chance to interact with founders, policymakers, and thought leaders, and explore networking opportunities and potential collaborations.

    Moneycontrol deputy executive editor Chandra R Srikanth said, “With the NCR city chapter of AI Alliance, we are deepening our commitment towards fostering and building an AI community in India and shining a light on its impact across sectors. Just as our Pune edition highlighted the city’s vibrant auto, Saas and deep tech ecosystem, this event will delve into NCR’s tech DNA and the opportunities it can leverage in the AI era. It will serve as a platform to boost collaboration and innovation.”

  • Moneycontrol announces its lead over major competitor in a print campaign

    Moneycontrol announces its lead over major competitor in a print campaign

    Mumbai: Moneycontrol has launched an advertising blitzkrieg taking on its nearest competitor.

    In full-page jacket ads in the financial platform, it announced that it maintains a big lead across metrics, as compared to its key competitor.  

    As per the Comscore data, the user time spent on Moneycontrol and the number of page views is three times more than that of its competitor.

    Moneycontrol’s unique views are also substantially higher than that of its competitor.

    According to Comscore data for February 2024 (India ComScore MMX), Moneycontrol has the largest number of Unique Visitors (UVs), 28.46 million, beating its major competitor, which had 27.1 million UVs. Moneycontrol also maintained its massive lead in page views (512 million) and time spent (667 million minutes).

    In comparison, the key competitor managed to capture only 179 million page views in February. Its time spent also significantly lagged behind at just 189 million minutes.

    Both PVs and time spent are crucial parameters for media planners and advertisers who always choose platforms with better stickiness. It also showcases the reader’s trust, who’s consuming a lot more content of Moneycontrol as compared to its competitors.

    In terms of breaking important business stories too, Moneycontrol has been leading the race.  The business news platform has been the preferred choice of industry leaders from corporate India, the startup world and stock markets.

    MC Pro, the paid subscription-based service of Moneycontrol, has also exceeded 7.5 lakh paying subscribers.

  • Moneycontrol maintains winning streak, surpasses competition across metrics

    Moneycontrol maintains winning streak, surpasses competition across metrics

    Mumbai: Moneycontrol has strengthened its position as a business news platform, once again beating its key competitor comprehensively across all digital metrics.

    According to Comscore data for February 2024 (India ComScore MMX), Moneycontrol has the largest number of Unique Visitors (UVs), 28.46 million. Moneycontrol also maintained its massive lead in pages views (512 million) and time spent (667 million minutes).

    In comparison, Moneycontrol’s nearest competitor managed to capture only 179 million page views in February. Its time spent also significantly lagged behind at just 189 million minutes.

    Both PVs and time spent are crucial parameters for media planners and advertisers who always choose platforms with better stickiness. It also showcases the reader’s trust, who’s consuming a lot more content of Moneycontrol as compared to competitors.

    In terms of breaking important business stories too, Moneycontrol has been leading the race.  The business news platform has been the preferred choice of industry leaders from corporate India, the startup world and the stock markets.

    “Moneycontrol’s continuing leadership in digital business news, across every single metric, is an outcome of our relentless focus on top-class journalism, said Moneycontrol managing editor Nalin Mehta. “We are deeply thankful to our readers for their vote of confidence in our work as we focus on redefining business news in India,” he added.

    MC Pro, the paid subscription-based service of Moneycontrol, has also exceeded seven lakh paying subscribers. 

  • Pune to host first chapter of AI Alliance by CNBC TV18 and Moneycontrol on March 27

    Pune to host first chapter of AI Alliance by CNBC TV18 and Moneycontrol on March 27

    Mumbai:  Pune is home to diverse sectors – from auto to SaaS to e-commerce to fintech to engineering services. The city is also becoming a crucial hub for AI adoption, given its growing ecosystem of entrepreneurs. With an aim to foster this growth, CNBC-TV18 in collaboration with Moneycontrol, has announced the first edition of the ‘AI Alliance’ in Pune, scheduled to be held on 27 March 2024, from 3 p.m. onwards at Hyatt Regency. The ‘AI Alliance’ platform aims to bring experts and enthusiasts under one roof and serve as a platform to connect knowledge seekers with leading minds in the AI domain.

    Building upon the success of the ‘Global AI Conclave’ held in December 2023 in Bengaluru, this initiative seeks to explore the transformative potential of AI across sectors. The event will feature engaging panel discussions and topics focusing on the evolution and future of AI and the crucial role individuals and organisations can play in this revolution.

    The themes will focus on how AI is impacting IT services, governance, manufacturing, software as a service, fintech, e-commerce and public transportation. ~Founders of Five of Pune’s unicorns (Druva, Icertis, Mindtickle, OneCard and ElasticRun) will be speaking at the AI event, cutting across SaaS, financial services and B2B e-commerce. Other top speakers include Shrikant Shinde, MP, Lok Sabha, Mumbai metro chief Ashwini Bhide, Bharat Forge’s Amit Kalyani and Kishor Patil of KPIT. Apart from talking about the impact of AI on their respective sectors, they will also shine a light on why Pune is poised to emerge as India’s AI hub

    Speaking on the first chapter of AI Alliance, Moneycontrol Deputy Executive Editor Chandra R Srikanth said, “The AI Alliance marks an important chapter in our commitment to create platforms that will enhance understanding of AI and its transformative impact across industries. Responsible AI, in particular, is a vital pillar of the AI alliance. Pune stands as one of the largest technology hubs in India, and this AI Alliance initiative will help shine a light on the innovation and AI adoption in the city. The AI alliance will help in assembling and building a strong AI community in Pune” 

  • Comscore data: Moneycontrol races ahead on key parameters

    Comscore data: Moneycontrol races ahead on key parameters

    Mumbai: As per the Comscore data released for January, Moneycontrol has remained the market leader with its total page views crossing 420 million and the time spent touching an all-time of 667 million minutes.

    Its nearest competitor, however, is struggling to catch up. It has managed to garner just 213 million page views in January. Whereas its time spent just remained at 223 million minutes.

    In terms of page views, the competitor is almost half the size of Moneycontrol and when it comes to Time spent, an important metric for content stickiness, it is just one-third the size of Moneycontrol. Both these parameters are paramount for media planners and advertisers who always choose platforms with better stickiness. It also showcases the reader’s trust, who’s consuming almost triple the amount of content of Moneycontrol as compared to the competitor.

    In terms of breaking important business stories too, Moneycontrol has been leading the race.  The business news platform has been the preferred choice of industry leaders from corporate India, the startup world and the stock markets.  

    MC Pro, the paid subscription-based service of Moneycontrol has touched almost seven lakh paying subscribers. Whereas ET Prime is lagging by a huge margin in this aspect too. 

  • Bodhisatva Ganguli joins Network18 as group consulting editor

    Bodhisatva Ganguli joins Network18 as group consulting editor

    Mumbai : Bodhisatva Ganguli, who recently retired as editorial director of The Economic Times, has joined Network18 as group consulting editor.

    Bodhi will join the strong line up of editors and writers at Network18 and will primarily contribute to Moneycontrol across multiple formats, guide teams and also help with the network’s on ground events.

    An economics graduate of Kolkata’s Presidency College, Bodhi did his post graduate degree from the Delhi School of Economics.

    He started his career at the Business India magazine and joined the opinion section of the Economic Times in 1999. He became the paper’s executive editor in 2015 and was later elevated to the post of Editorial Director.

    Bodhi will be based in Mumbai.

  • Moneycontrol unveils comprehensive coverage for ‘The Election Budget: India 2024’

    Moneycontrol unveils comprehensive coverage for ‘The Election Budget: India 2024’

    Mumbai: Moneycontrol is proud to announce its latest initiative, The Election Budget: India 2024′. Using innovative data visualization tools and leveraging the unmatched experience of the country’s leading business newsroom, this coverage is designed to provide the most cutting-edge coverage of the Narendra Modi government’s last budget before the general elections.

    With accurate, insightful, and easy-to-understand reporting, Moneycontrol’s coverage of Budget 2024 will cater to the changing needs of diverse digital audiences. Moneycontrol’s team of expert journalists will demystify government policies, providing a comprehensive analysis of their implications on Indian businesses and investors.

    Alongside in-depth reportage and analysis, Moneycontrol has introduced new interactive data tools to facilitate a deeper understanding of the Union Budget. Users can immerse themselves in games like ‘Play the FM’ and ‘Budget Word Cloud’, which offer a playful yet informative experience. Furthermore, its Income Tax Calculator will provide readers with instant valuable insights into the Budget’s impact on their pockets.

    Moneycontrol’s live digital video broadcast feed on Budget Day will feature exclusive perspectives from top industry leaders, investors, market gurus, and its team of experts. Coming straight out of India’s leading business newsroom, this broadcast will offer unparalleled insights. This includes how the Budget will impact key industries and companies. ‘Pitch Report’ delves into key issues, expectations, and the potential impact on major sectors, providing viewers with a thorough understanding of the economic landscape.

    ‘Fast and focused’, a key aspect of this coverage is to identify key gainers and losers with an in-depth perspective. Furthermore, the Personal Finance segment decodes how the budget will impact individuals. The ‘Budget in Charts’ feature simplifies complex financial information into easy-to-understand visuals, ensuring the audience stays well-informed. Additionally, in the Modi@10 series, we analyze the impact of budgets presented during Narendra Modi’s decade-long tenure. To complete the narrative, Moneycontrol also profiles the people behind the scenes with a special feature series, ‘Team FM’.

    The interim Budget 2024, scheduled on the eve of national elections, presents a unique challenge of striking a delicate balance between policies aimed at pleasing voters and upholding fiscal responsibility. Moneycontrol will delve deep into the nuances of these policies, offering critical insights essential for navigating the complex economic landscape.

    Moneycontrol managing editor Nalin Mehta said “Though this is an Interim Budget, it sets the political agenda ahead of national elections. As India’s leader in business news, Moneycontrol’s unmissable coverage will provide news and insights that matter for investors, traders, consumers, and everyone interested in the larger India story. To cut through the clutter and understand the big story behind the Finance Minister’s numbers, log into Moneycontrol.com on Budget Day.”

  • Moneycontrol asserts supremacy in a print campaign

    Moneycontrol asserts supremacy in a print campaign

    Mumbai: Moneycontrol has claimed to have beaten the legacy leader on all parameters, in a front page advertisement issued in the Indian Express on 29 January.

    The platform has launched a 360 degree ‘Indian Business ka King Kaun’ campaign and announced its leadership. The campaign will also go live on trade media, social and TV.

    According to the latest viewership data from Comscore, which measures digital readership, with 30.02 million unique viewers, Moneycontrol grew by 9 percent in December 2023 to forge ahead of its major competitor (28.6 million) in readership size and monthly traffic.

    Moneycontrol consolidated and extended its lead over the key competitor in page views and time spent. These are the two key metrics of digital reader engagement and sustainable competitive advantage.

    The platform garnered 368 million page views in December – more than double the page views of the No 2 in this category. (173 million).

    Moneycontrol’s complete dominance in this domain was also evident in time spent. The 863 million minutes Moneycontrol readers spent reading its pages in December was four times more than that spent on its key competitor (199 million minutes).

  • Moneycontrol claims business news leadership

    Moneycontrol claims business news leadership

    Mumbai: Moneycontrol has beaten its competitors, making it the clear digital leader in business, markets and finance news in India, claims a press release issued by it. The release adds that it has surpassed its key competitors in all major rating categories.

    Citing the latest Comscore viewership and readership data, it says that it had 30.02 million unique viewers, in December 2023 which is a growth of nine per cent over the previous month. This has put it leaps and bounds ahead of others in terms of readership size, and monthly traffic. It also registered a hefty 368 million pageviews in December – more than double the page views of the number two in this category. In fact, Moneycontrol’s pageviews in this period, with 13 per cent growth, accounted for more than the combined page views of its two key competitors, the company claims.

    Readers and viewers spent a collosal  863 million minutes on Moneycontrol readers in December – four times more than was spent on its main competitor,  the company has stated in the release.