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  • ET NOW continues its winning streak, dominates viewership on Budget Day

    ET NOW continues its winning streak, dominates viewership on Budget Day

    MUMBAI: ET NOW, India's leading business news channel has emerged Number 1 on the most important economic event of the year- the Union Budget 2019, on July 05,2019. ET NOW recorded a market share of 55% on Budget Day (Source: BARC| 22+ AB| All India 1mn+| 5th Jul’19| 24 Hrs| Channel Shares %) and 56% market share during the Budget Speech (Source: BARC| 22+ AB| All India 1mn+| 5th Jul’19| 11:00-13:00hrs|Shares %). ET NOW has been indomitable as it continues its winning streak in the English Business News category by dominating viewership for all three mega events this year- Interim Budget, Counting Day & Budget Day. 

    Leading with the theme, ‘Budget for Bharat’, ET NOW featured a series of shows that focused on the growth agenda for the government. Backed by stellar line up of industry experts and think tanks, ET NOW examined and decoded Union Budget 2019 delivered by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman from a consumer, markets, industry and political perspective. Further amplified by real-time market & data intelligence, ET NOW deployed cutting edge Augmented Reality and 3D graphics, that delivered an immersive and superior viewing experience across on air and across the channel’s digital platforms.

    Commenting on the ratings, Nikunj Dalmia, Managing Editor, ET Now said, “Trail blazing Elections 2019 and Interim Budget and now delivering an unparalleled performance on Budget Day, ET NOW has truly stamped its unwavering leadership in the English Business News genre. The bedrock of our success has been our consumer centric approach that enabled our viewers to interpret nation’s biggest events in a simplified manner. With our line-up of superlative think tanks, comprising the biggest voices from politics, policy and India Inc, ET NOW gave viewers minute by minute analysis as the key announcements came in. We thank our viewers for choosing us on all days and more significantly, on the most important days this year”.

    On Counting Day (23rd May,2019), ET NOW had a viewership share of a whopping 52% (Source: BARC| 22+ AB| All India 1mn+| 23rd May| 08:00-17:00hrs| Channel Shares %) and during Election week (18th-24th May 2019), ET NOW's channel share stood at 46% (Source: BARC| 22+ AB| All India 1mn+| Wk 21’19| All Days; 24 Hrs| Channel Shares %). On Interim Budget Day in February, ET NOW viewership share was an overwhelming 73% (Source: BARC| 22+ AB| All India 1mn+| 1st Feb’19| 24 Hrs| Channel Shares %) and the run-up to the Budget, ET NOW had a channel share of 50% (Source: BARC| 22+ AB| All India 1mn+|Wk 5’19 (26th Jan-1st Feb’19)|All Days;24 Hrs| Channel Shares %), demonstrating its credibility among its target audience.

  • ET NOW trail blazes lnterim Budget 2019 viewership

    ET NOW trail blazes lnterim Budget 2019 viewership

    MUMBAI: ET NOW, India's leading English business news channel from Times Network, has emerged as the clear winner for the viewership on the Budget day, February 1, 2019. Leading the Budget day coverage in the English Business News category, ET Now garnered a market share of 73% (Source BARC 22+ AB All India 1mn+, 1st Feb 19, 24 Hrs) and a whopping 82% share in metro cities (Source: BARC 22 +AB, 6 Metros, 1st Feb, 24 Hrs) to become the ultimate budget news destination. Budget speech by Finance Minister aired from 11:00am-1:00pm on 1st Feb’19 was most watched on ET Now with 51% market share (BARC 22+ AB; All India 1mn+).

    In the build-up to the Budget day with ‘Poll Vault’, ET Now featured a series of shows that focussed on the growth agenda for the government by bringing industry leaders from across sectors face to face with top policy-makers. Following the budget announcement, ET Now was the only news channel to interview the Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley and Former Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram on the day of budget. 

    Commenting on the ratings, Nikunj Dalmia, Managing Editor, ET Now said, “The right blend of content and in-depth analysis by experts and economists has led ET Now to rise ahead this budget. Country’s top policy-makers, including Finance Minister chose ET NOW as their choice is an endorsement of the channel’s preference amongst India’s think-tanks. The massive viewership that ET Now has received for Interim Budget 2019 is a clear indication that we have been successful in delivering the most comprehensive budget reportage to our viewers”.   

    An inclusive public outreach employed by ET Now, with its cutting-edge innovation led to live broadcast of budget for thousands of citizens at Churchgate station in Mumbai. Capturing the economic and political fervour of the Interim Budget with its unmatched content line up, ET Now brought together eminent policy makers, politicians, corporate honchos and think tanks including Jayant Sinha, MP & MoS – Civil Aviation ,Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce & Industry, Civil Aviation, R  Gopalan, Former Finance Secretary, Arundhati Bhattacharya, Former Chairman – SBI, Keki Mistry – VC & CEO -HDFC, Subhash Chandra Garg, Secretary of Department of Economic Affairs, Krishnamurthy Subramanian, Chief Economic Advisor, Sanjeev Sanyal, Principal Economic Advisor- Ministry of Finance and Raamdeo Agrawal, MD & Co Founder, Motilal Oswal amongst others.

  • Times Network elevates Nikunj Dalmia as managing editor of ET Now

    Times Network elevates Nikunj Dalmia as managing editor of ET Now

    MUMBAI: Times Network has elevated Nikunj Dalmia as managing editor of ET Now. He will succeed Sandeep Gurumurthi, who announced his decision to move on from his current responsibilities.

    In his new role, Dalmia will report to Times Network MD and CEO MK Anand and will lead all editorial decisions for the channel, head news programming, conceptualise shows in addition to his anchoring responsibilities – The Market, Closing Trades and Market Makers.

    Commenting on the development Times Network MD and CEO MK Anand said, “Sandeep has been an integral part of ET Now, right from its inception. We are grateful to him for his many contributions in making ET Now a front runner and the most coveted Business news channel in India. We wish him well in his future endeavor. We are also pleased to welcome Nikunj in his new role and I’m sure he will lead ET Now to greater glories.”

    Dalmia has over 20 years of experience. In his previous role as the executive editor – Financial Markets, ET Now has built a reputation of understanding the dynamics of the markets and has gained respect of the market voices and viewers alike. Dalmia is India’s most seasoned Business News anchor who has witnessed the journey of the SENSEX from 2800 to 36000.

    On his new role, ET Now managing editor, Nikunj Dalmia said, “I’m honored to take over the new responsibility and I’m thankful to Sandeep for his guidance and contribution to the success of the channel. I look forward to taking on this mantle and further the momentum of ‘Rise with India’.

    Sandeep Gurumurthi said, “I’ve cherished a decade long association with ET Now and I’m thankful to the Times Group, MK Anand and the fabulous team for their support in building a powerful brand. Under Nikunj’s leadership, I feel very confident that the channel and the company will continue to follow its aggressive growth path and achieve more success.”

  • ET Now joins hands with NSE for new show ‘Nivesh India’

    ET Now joins hands with NSE for new show ‘Nivesh India’

    MUMBAI: News broadcaster ET Now has partnered with India’s National Stock Exchange (NSE) to simplify the stock exchange for its viewers through a new show titled Nivesh India. The idea behind the new show is to create a 12 city outreach programme that sheds light on equity investment to passive and novice investors.

     

    Times Network MD and CEO MK Anand said, “We, in India, are culturally and financially still caught in an agrarian mindset. Most of our wealth still goes into real estate and gold and stays locked yielding less than inflationary returns. What is needed is a mindset change which is a communication job and education task, a mission that a media group of our stature is most suited to do. ET Now will take on the daunting task of clarifying and simplifying stock market to Indian investors. Under SEBI’s guidance and with NSE as our partner, we are certain that what we are starting here will snowball into the largest invest tor education drive in the world.”

     

    Under chief editor of financial markets, Nikunj Dalmia, NSE and ET Now will travel to 12 cities namely Bangalore, Indore, Jaipur, Cochin, Lucknow, Coimbatore, Nagpur, Surat, Vizag, Patna, Bhubaneswar and Siliguri – and speak to close to 1000 people across 19 on-ground forums and educate them to invest in equity markets and showcase how beneficial it is for their future. The show will also reveal success stories of investors from each of these cities, who will talk to people and clarify their doubts and remove their apprehensions on investing in equity markets.

     

    SEBI chairman MK Sinha, who flagged off the event at NSE said, “I want to compliment NSE and ET Now for jointly working out this strategy on investor relations. Such initiative can reach out to millions of people across the country.”

     

    The entire initiative right from its launch to culmination will be integrated editorially into content where anchors will talk about and promote it on air urging viewers to be a part of the programme in every city.

     

    The idea is to educate and encourage non-investors to invest in equity through the SIP and ETF route and be a part of the Indian growth story.

     

    NSE MD and CEO Chitra Ramkrishna said, “As part of NSE LIFE (Learning Initiatives for Financial Empowerment), our tie ups spread to five state boards, the CBSE board and 17 universities etc across India. Nivesh India, in partnership with ET Now, is another step in that direction. Something unique about this programme is that we have tried to reach tier 2 and tier 3 cities this time.”

     

    She added that such initiatives help resolve doubts and questions that an ordinary person has about capital markets.

  • It feels good to ring the bell, says HDFC’s Keki Mistry

    It feels good to ring the bell, says HDFC’s Keki Mistry

    MUMBAI: HDFC vice chairman and CEO Keki Mistry rang the opening bell on the BSE day, this morning. He was present at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on the invitation of ET Now to celebrate the BSE day.

     

    On how it felt to ring the bell at the BSE, KeKi Mistry said in a jest, “Very Very nice. I was at the board of BSE for many years but never had the opportunity to ring the bell. So this is a great experience.”

     

    However, while talking about the market with ET Now’s Nikunj Dalmia, Chief Editor, Financial Markets, he added, “The mood is a little nervous about emerging markets presently, which got reflected in the last week’s results. But, I think that India stands out and investors also realize the same. Our fundamentals are so much better, the foreign exchange position is good and the reduction in oil and commodity prices is great news. “

     

    The event and the interview was LIVE telecast by ET Now today. Besides, the viewers could catch all the updates and special coverage from the BSE headquarters all through the day.

     

    HDFC is a pioneer of housing mortgage in India. The leader has turned the concept of selling mortgages into a profitable, professionally managed and world-class enterprise. HDFC is how over 5 million families in India spell the word home. 

  • ET Now ups Sandeep Gurumurthi as executive editor

    ET Now ups Sandeep Gurumurthi as executive editor

    MUMBAI: Times Network’s business news channel ET Now has elevated Sandeep Gurumurthi as executive editor. Besides heading the channel’s editorial operations, Gurumurthi also anchors the daily primetime show Business Tonight at 9 pm.

     

    Concurrent to Gurumurthi’s elevation, Nikunj Dalmia has been promoted as chief editor- financial markets, responsible for market hours and morning band, whereas Supriya Shrinate has been elevated to the position of chief editor- news, with all bureaus reporting into her.

     

    Times Network CEO & MD MK Anand said, “Gurumurthi has maturity and aggression in the right doses and will bring energy and dynamism to the news room. He has played a critical role in ET Now’s leadership so far and going forward his expertise will be invaluable in building ET Now into a power brand. In his new role as the executive editor, he will be responsible for all editorial and programming for the channel.”

     

    Gurumurthi added, “I’m delighted to be taking charge of ET Now at this juncture. The channel has been built on key pillars of integrity, speed and accuracy and I am certain that we will continue to deliver value for all our viewers and stakeholders. ET Now has pioneered innovation in the business news genre and I look forward to working with the highly talented team here to raise the bar, yet again.”