The Network18 Group is one of India's leading media companies with interests in television, internet, filmed entertainment, e-commerce, magazines, mobile content and allied businesses. Through its holding in 'TV18 Broadcast Ltd.' [BSE: 532800, NSE: ibn18], the group operates India's leading television broadcasting and distribution assets. This includes India's leading business news channels - CNBC-TV18 and CNBC Awaaz, India's premier general news channels – CNN-IBN and IBN 7, and IBN-Lokmat, a leading Marathi regional news channel in partnership with the Lokmat group. 'TV18 Broadcast' also operates a joint venture with Viacom, called Viacom18, which houses a portfolio of India's market leading entertainment channels – Colors, MTV, VH1 and Nick - and Viacom18 Motion Pictures, the group's filmed entertainment business. In a pioneering foray into television distribution, the group has established a strategic alliance with Sun Group, SUN18, the first truly Pan-India distribution company and slated to be one of the biggest distribution entities in the market. The group has also recently announced a move into the Indian factual entertainment space through AETN18, a joint venture with A+E Networks (formerly A&E Television Networks) which operates acclaimed global brands like History, Bio, Crime & Investigation Network and Lifetime. Through 'Network18 Media & Investments Ltd.' [BSE: 532798, NSE: Network18], the group operates its digital, publishing and e-commerce assets including one of India's largest internet players Web18 which houses the country's leading web content properties such as moneycontrol.com, ibnlive.com, in.com and firstpost.com. 'Network18' also operates India's leading ecommerce properties – HomeShop18 and bookmyshow.com, and Forbes India, the nation's first local edition of a foreign news magazine title and the world's most influential business brand, in collaboration with Forbes Media. In addition, through 'Network18', the group operates Newswire18, one of India's leading real time financial information and news terminal services, and Infomedia18, the country's leading player in the special interest publishing space as well as E18, the group's full spectrum event management venture and Sport18, its sports management and marketing venture. 'Network18' holds a controlling interest in 'TV18 Broadcast' and investments in Yatra, DEN Networks and other Capital18 portfolio companies. For more information, log on to www.network18online.com
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CNBC Asia Pacific holds a strategic equity stake in the Indian registered broadcaster; Television 18. CNBC-TV18 is the undisputed oleader in the business news space. The channel's benchmark coverage extends from corporate news, financial markets coverage, expert perspective on investing and management to industry verticals and beyond. has been constantly innovating with new genres of programming that helps make business more relevant to different constituencies across India. currently available in over 28 million households in India.CNBC-TV18 has been constantly innovating with new genres of programming that helps make business more relevant to different constituencies across India.
Making HISTORY from the launch week 20 October, 2011, Mumbai: Cutting across segments & demographics, HISTORY had helped grow the Factual Entertainment Genre by 24% in just the first week.
