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  • NDTV Rajasthan launches on 5 September

    NDTV Rajasthan launches on 5 September

    Mumbai: NDTV Rajasthan, NDTV’s second regional channel, launches on 5 September 2023.

    The regional channel and website https://rajasthan.ndtv.in/ brings NDTV’s legacy of trust to the ‘land of kings,’ the largest state by area in India.

    NDTV will bring its 35 years of journalism to the state, promising to go beyond politics. Our focus on ground reports will give the public that much-needed voice. Our focus on hyper-local utility news, on issues that matter to the youth, on gender and climate, incisive coverage of the cities and villages, NDTV’s legacy of covering elections from the ground and intelligent analysis gives the regional channel a global touch. Our channel will focus on the rich cultural diversity of the state, its history, music, dance, entrepreneurship and language.

    NDTV’s executive director and editor-in-chief Sanjay Pugalia reiterated the company’s commitment to journalism of trust.

    “Our decision to go regional stems from our desire to provide hyper-local, relevant news to people living in Rajasthan. Our reporters and stringers will ensure no region, city or village feels alienated from the capital.”

    Adding to the sentiment, NDTV’s executive director Senthil Chengalvarayan added, “The launch of NDTV Rajasthan comes at a time when news has increasingly become limited to politics and not much else. We want to change  this  and ensure  every citizen of Rajasthan feels that their voice matters.”

    NDTV Rajasthan will be available on leading local cable and DTH networks.

    Follow and subscribe to our handles:

    On Youtube: @NDTVRajasthan
    On Twitter: @NDTV_Rajasthan
    On Facebook: @NDTVRajasthanOfficial

    NDTV Rajasthan and NDTV Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh mark the beginning of NDTV’s foray into regional news, with many more launches planned in the next few months.

  • WWM appoints Rohit Gopakumar as CEO

    WWM appoints Rohit Gopakumar as CEO

    Mumbai: Rohit Gopakumar has been appointed as the chief executive officer of Times Group’s Worldwide Media.

    With experience in driving P&Ls, change management, and building robust teams, Gopakumar was previously the chief operating officer of Optimal Media Solutions for more than ten years.

    His extensive career includes roles at BBC Advertising, BBC Worldwide as VP – South Asia, and Senior VP at NDTV. Commencing his journey as a management trainee at Taj Group of Hotels in 1993, he brings over three decades of expertise to his new role at WWM.

  • Dr S Jaishankar’s most significant interview to NDTV’s editor-in-chief Sanjay Pugalia

    Dr S Jaishankar’s most significant interview to NDTV’s editor-in-chief Sanjay Pugalia

    Mumbai: As India gears up for the grand finale of a successful G20 presidency, External Affairs minister S Jaishankar sat down for an engaging and in-depth conversation with NDTV editor-in-chief Sanjay Pugalia at NDTV’s G20 Conclave. In a room full of diplomats, foreign policy watchers and senior NDTV journalists, minister Jaishankar described India’s G20 Presidency as a game-changer. He said the country that commands respect today in the world is India. The minister added that under the leadership of prime minister Narendra Modi, India has taken G20 out of the conference rooms to the people. Dr Jaishankar expressed confidence of an outcome at the Summit.

    On the latest China irritant of putting out a map claiming Aksai chin as its territory, the Minister said that this is China’s old habit. Describing the move as absurd, Dr Jaishankar said that India today is very clear about what territories it needs to defend. He reiterated that the area is an integral part of India.

    In the same vein, the minister spoke of Pakistan, saying that no one invests in a ‘losing stock’. Dr Jaishankar also called the abrogation of article 370 one of the most significant achievements of the Modi Government and asked naysayers to go to Lal Chowk in Srinagar to see the difference for themselves. He hit out at previous governments for playing politics over Kashmir.

    With India emerging as the voice of the Global South, the minister said that India has forwarded its agenda at G20. He said that India is the bridge between the North, South, East & West, today.

    Praising PM Modi, the External Affairs minister said that he is a very curious person and has deep knowledge of global politics. He said that Prime Minister Modi’s single-line message to President Putin, that now is not the time for war, conveyed the world’s sentiment.

    Dr Jaishankar described the success of Chandrayaan-3 as an example of India’s credibility and capability. He said that everyone at the BRICS Summit lauded the success as a collective achievement.

    Responding to a question asked by the Australian High Commissioner to India, Mr. Phillip Green, on whether the world would go back to the times of Mahabharata and be bipolar, he said that multi-polarity is here to stay. No one country can call the shots anymore.

  • Decoding G20: NDTV mega conclave brings together the biggest names behind India’s G20 success on one platform

    Decoding G20: NDTV mega conclave brings together the biggest names behind India’s G20 success on one platform

    Mumbai: How has India shaped the G20? How has the G20 presidency shaped India’s global future? NDTV’s day-long mega conclave brings the biggest names behind India’s G20 success on one platform.

    As they talk to the ministers right at the center of India’s G20 success, the G20 sherpa and chief coordinator, foreign policy experts, the World Economic Forum chief and voices from the global south, the conclave promises to dejargonise the often complex vocabulary around international summits.  

    The power-packed offering starts with Piyush Goyal, India’s Union minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, decodes India as a business powerhouse.

    G20 sherpa, Amitabh Kant delivers a powerful keynote address bringing together the India success story within G20.

    McKinsey and Company’s global managing partner Bob Sternfels presents an exclusive report on Sustainable and Inclusive growth in G20 economies, followed by a session with Amitabh Kant, Bob Sternfels and McKinsey & Company’s India managing partner Rajat Dhawan.

    How did India push its cause of just energy transition? We chat with Hardeep Singh Puri,

    Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Housing and Urban Affairs.

    India as an architect of the new digital economy? Listen in to an information packed conversation with Information Technology, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship minister of state Rajeev Chandrasekhar.  

    Harsh Vardhan Shringla, chief coordinator for India’s Presidency of G20, breaks down how India pulled off maximum meetings across the largest geography in the past 9 months, and how the mega G20 events came together.

    In a panel discussion, Meera Shankar, Former India Ambassador to the former US ambassador, Ashok Malik, Partner & Chair, The Asia Group and C Rajamohan, Senior fellow, Asia Society Policy Institute, discuss how India emerged as a global leader in the midst of shifting geopolitical lines.

    An important panel on The Voice of The Global South has panelists Borge Brende, President World Economic Forum, N K Singh, Co-Convener, G20 Independent Expert Group on Reforms in Multilateral Development Banks, and Vera Songwe, Chair and Founder, Liquidity and Sustainability Facility, Africa Growth Initiative, Brookings Institution, debating the often skewed economics of development.  

    How did India’s presidency shape G20? Alexander Ellis, UK’s High Commissioner to India, and Atul Keshap, president of US India Business Council give us the view of the Global North.  

    The closing session has India’s Union Minister for Power, New & Renewable Energy, RK Singh, talking about India’s moment under the sun – the power of future energy. 

  • NDTV launches NDTV Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh

    NDTV launches NDTV Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh

    Mumbai: NDTV, India’s leading broadcast network, is launching its regional channels with the launch of NDTV Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh on 21 August 2023.

    The regional channel and our website mpcg.ndtv.in brings NDTV’s legacy of trust to the heart of India.

    NDTV MP-Chhattisgarh will not just focus on the politics of the state. Our commitment to the people of MP, Chhattisgarh means our news will not just be told from Bhopal or Raipur. Our focus on ground reports will give the public that much-needed voice. Our focus on hyper-local utility news, issues that matter to the youth, gender and climate, incisive coverage of the cities and villages, NDTV’s legacy of covering elections from the ground and intelligent analysis gives the regional channel a global touch.

    NDTV executive director and editor-in-chief Sanjay Pugalia said, “Our decision to go regional stems from our desire to provide hyper-local, relevant news to people living in these states, towns and villages. We’ll carry NDTV’s legacy of trust to MP-Chhattisgarh, and we’ll give the people of MP-Chhattisgarh news that matters to them.”

    Adding to the sentiment, NDTV executive director Senthil Chengalvarayan added, “NDTV’s regional channels are committed to bringing news you can trust and carrying forward NDTV’s legacy of 35 years to the people of MP and Chhattisgarh. A big congratulations to the entire team on the launch.”

    NDTV Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh will be available on local cable networks and DTH.

    Follow and subscribe to our handles:

    https://www.youtube.com/@NDTVMPCG

    https://twitter.com/NDTVMPCG

    https://www.facebook.com/ndtvmpchhattisgarh/

    The launch is the first in the number of regional channels NDTV Network will come out with over the next few months. 

  • NDTV launches NDTV Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh

    NDTV launches NDTV Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh

    Mumbai: NDTV, India’s leading broadcast network, is launching its regional channels with the launch of NDTV Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh on 21 August 2023.

    The regional channel and our website mpcg.ndtv.in brings NDTV’s legacy of trust to the heart of India.

    NDTV MP-Chhattisgarh will not just focus on the politics of the state. Our commitment to the people of MP, Chhattisgarh means our news will not just be told from Bhopal or Raipur. Our focus on ground reports will give the public that much-needed voice. Our focus on hyper-local utility news, issues that matter to the youth, gender and climate, incisive coverage of the cities and villages, NDTV’s legacy of covering elections from the ground and intelligent analysis gives the regional channel a global touch.

    NDTV executive director and editor-in-chief Sanjay Pugalia said, “Our decision to go regional stems from our desire to provide hyper-local, relevant news to people living in these states, towns and villages. We’ll carry NDTV’s legacy of trust to MP-Chhattisgarh, and we’ll give the people of MP-Chhattisgarh news that matters to them.”

    Adding to the sentiment, NDTV executive director Senthil Chengalvarayan added, “NDTV’s regional channels are committed to bringing news you can trust and carrying forward NDTV’s legacy of 35 years to the people of MP and Chhattisgarh. A big congratulations to the entire team on the launch.”

    NDTV Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh will be available on local cable networks and DTH.

    Follow and subscribe to our handles:

    youtube

    twitter

    facebook

    The launch is the first in the number of regional channels NDTV Network will come out with over the next few months.

  • Adani Group announces open offer launch on 22 November

    Adani Group announces open offer launch on 22 November

    Mumbai: In a regulatory filing with the stock exchanges, NDTV said that the Adani Group on Friday announced a revised schedule for its proposed open offer to buy a 26 per cent public shareholding in the news network.

    The filing states that the Adani open offer will now likely begin accepting subscriptions on 22 November and end on 5 December.

    Previous dates for Adani’s open offer were from 17 October to 1 November.

    In August, Gautam Adani entities acquired Vishva Pradhan Commercial Pvt Ltd (VCPL), a lesser-known company that had lent the founders of NDTV more than Rs 400 crore.

    Also read : AMG Media Networks to indirectly acquire 29.18% stake in NDTV; launches open offer

    VPCL lent the money more than a decade ago in exchange for warrants that allowed it to buy a 29.18 per cent stake in NDTV at any time.

    VCPL, in collaboration with AMG Media Networks and Adani Enterprises, has proposed to acquire an additional 26 per cent, or 1.67 crore equity shares, at a price of Rs 294 per share.

    The promoters of NDTV had challenged the open offer and the acquisition of VCPL’s stake, claiming that the deal could not proceed without the approval of Sebi as well as the income tax department.

    The Adani Group had previously denied claims that the stake sale would require tax clearance.

    The NDTV promoters claimed that they were completely unaware of the takeover and that it was carried out without their consent.

    Following the transaction, the acquirer (Adanis) will not directly own any equity shares in the target company (NDTV), but will own at least 99.50 per cent and up to 100 per cent of the promoter company’s paid-up share capital (RRPR Holdings).

    The proposed sale of NDTV and its subsidiary, NDTV Networks Ltd., which together own 20 per cent of Malaysian media company Astro Awani Network Sdn Bhd, has been postponed in the meantime.

    By letter dated 9 November the Central Bureau of Investigation withheld for the time being its approval of the transaction.

  • “This exercise of rights by VCPL was executed without any consent of the founders”: NDTV

    “This exercise of rights by VCPL was executed without any consent of the founders”: NDTV

    Mumbai: Hours after the announcement, the indirect acquisition of a 29.18 per cent stake in news broadcaster New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV) by a wholly owned subsidiary of Adani Enterprises’ AMG Media Networks Limited (AMNL), a document related to the development, accessed by Indiantelevision.com, stated, “This exercise of rights by VCPL was executed without any input from, conversation with, or consent of the NDTV founders, who, like NDTV, have been made aware of this exercise of rights only today. As recently as yesterday, NDTV had informed the stock exchanges that there was no change in the shareholding of its founders.”

    Also, as informed earlier, AMNL will also present an open offer to acquire another 26 per cent stake in the media house.

    The statement further added, “Without any discussion with New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV) or its founder-promoters, a notice has been served upon them by Vishvapradhan Commercial Private Limited (VCPL), stating that it (VCPL) has exercised its rights to acquire 99.50 per cent control of RRPR Holding Private Limited (RRPRH), the promoter-owned company that owns 29.18 per cent of NDTV.”

    In a statement released on 23 August, the Adani Group said, “RRPR is a promoter group company of NDTV (NDTV, BSE: 532529) and holds a 29.18 per cent stake in NDTV. VCPL, along with AMNL & AEL (persons acting in concert), will launch an open offer to acquire up to a 26 per cent stake in NDTV, in compliance with the requirements of the SEBI’s (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011.”

    Also read : AMG Media Networks to indirectly acquire 29.18% stake in NDTV; launches open offer

    Simultaneously, NDTV management also clarified that the notice from VCPL is based on a loan agreement it entered into with NDTV founders Radhika and Prannoy Roy in 2009-10. “The notice states that VCPL has exercised its option to convert 19,90,000 warrants into equity shares of RRPRH at Rs 10 per share and that a total of Rs 1.99 crore has been transferred to RRPRH.”

    RRPRH, the owner of 29.18 per cent of NDTV, has been told to transfer all its equity shares to VCPL within two days.

    NDTV has also received a copy of the public announcement by VCPL dated 23 August of an open offer to acquire up to 26 per cent of the voting share capital of NDTV at Rs 294 per share (up to 16,762,530 fully paid-up equity shares) as per the requirements of the SEBI (substantial acquisition of shares and takeovers) Regulations, 2011.

  • AMG Media Networks to indirectly acquire 29.18% stake in NDTV; launches open offer

    AMG Media Networks to indirectly acquire 29.18% stake in NDTV; launches open offer

    Mumbai : AMG Media Networks Limited (AMNL), a division of the Adani group, will indirectly purchase a 29.18 percent stake in New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) and make an open offer for a further 26 percent stake in the media company, the Adani Group said in a statement.

    Adani entities made Rs 493 crore open offer for 26 per cent stake in NDTV at Rs 294 per share. The media giant’s shares closed 5 per cent higher today at ₹376.55 a piece.

    “AMNL’s wholly owned subsidiary Vishvapradhan Commercial Private Ltd (VCPL) holds warrants of RRPR Holding Private Limited (RRPR) entitling it to convert them into 99.99 percent stake in RRPR. VCPL has exercised warrants to acquire 99.5 percent stake in RRPR,” said a company’s statement.

    It further states, “Such acquisition will result in VCPL acquiring control of RRPR. RRPR is a promoter group company of NDTV (NDTV, BSE: 532529) and holds 29.18 percent stake in NDTV. VCPL, along with AMNL & AEL (persons acting in concert), will launch an open offer to acquire up to 26 percent stake in NDTV, in compliance with the requirements of the SEBI’s (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011.”

    NDTV is a leading media house that has pioneered the delivery of credible news for over three decades. The company operates three national news channels – NDTV 24×7, NDTV India, and NDTV Profit. It also has a strong online presence and remains one of the most followed news handles on social media with more than 35 million followers across various platforms.

    AMG Media Networks Limited CEO Sanjay Pugalia also said in a statement, “This acquisition is a significant milestone in the journey of AMNL’s goal to pave the path of new age media across platforms.”

    He further added, “AMNL seeks to empower Indian citizens, consumers and those interested in India, with information and knowledge. With its leading position in news and its strong and diverse reach across genres and geographies, NDTV is the most suitable broadcast and digital platform to deliver on our vision. We look forward to strengthening NDTV’s leadership in news delivery.”

    NDTV recorded a revenue of Rs 421 crore with earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of Rs 123 crore and a net profit of Rs 85 crore in FY22 with negligible debt.
     

  • NDTV elevates Parimal Dutta to senior vice president

    NDTV elevates Parimal Dutta to senior vice president

    Mumbai: NDTV has elevated Parimal Dutta as senior vice president. He has been associated with the company for over 11 years. He leads the brand solutions team at the news broadcaster.

    During his career spanning 23 years, Dutta has been associated with The Times of India, Star India, CNBC and Bloomberg before joining NDTV in 2011.

    He has delivered demonstrated results in digital and broadcast media and is skilled in sales, negotiation, integrated marketing, advertising, channel sales and strategic planning.

    Dutta is an alumnus of Delhi University.