Network18 Media & Investments Ltd is an Indian media company that was incorporated in 1996 and operates numerous subsidiaries across television, internet, films, publishing and other media businesses. It has grown through strategic joint ventures and acquisitions. Key joint ventures include CNBC-TV18, CNN-IBN, Viacom18, and partnerships with Forbes, Disney, and Sun TV Network. The company pursues backward integration through subsidiaries like Studio18 for film production and Cell18 for advertising content. It has also diversified and divested assets over time.

2. Network18 Media &
Investments Limited

3. • 1996 - Incorporated as a private limited company on16th
February 1996.
• 2006 - Converted into a public limited company.
Name changed from SGA Finance & Management Services
Private Limited to Network 18 Fincap Limited.
• 2007 - The company got listed on NSE and BSE.
Name of the company was changed from Network 18 Fincap
Ltd to Network 18 Media & Investment Ltd.
HOW IT BEGAN…

4. • A leading media conglomerate .
• Based in Mumbai , New Delhi and Noida , it operates through
numerous subsidiaries .
• Involved in diversified fields namely , television , internet ,
films , e-commerce , magazines , mobile content , allied media
and publishing businesses.

5. • TV18 Broadcast Ltd- the group operates news
channels - CNBC-TV18, CNBC Awaaz, CNN-IBN,
IBN7 and IBN-Lokmat etc.
• Web18- country’s largest Internet player -
moneycontrol.com, in.com, ibnlive.com,
josh18.com, cricketnext.com. also owns stakes in
Jobstreet (India), Yatra.com and
BookMyShow.com.
THEY ARE

6. • Newswire18-major real-time financial information
and news terminal provider.
• Viacom18- entertainment channels – Colors, MTV,
SONIC,VH1,Nick Jr.
• Viacom18 Motion Pictures-the group’s filmed
entertainment business.
CONTINUED…

7. • Infomedia18 - special interest publishing and printing
organization.
• Publishes Forbes India, the nation's first local edition
of a foreign news magazine title and one of the world’s
most influential business brands, in collaboration with
Forbes Media.
• E18-the group's event management venture
• Sport18- sports management and marketing division.
CONTINUED…

8. •In collaboration with Forbes Inc.
•Fortnightly magazine.
•JV between Network 18 and A+E
Networks.
•Operates History TV18
•English,Bengali,Hindi,Marathi,Tamil,Tel
egu,Gujrati,urdu.
JOINT VENTURES

9. •JV between Network 18 and
Lokmat group.
•Launched on 6th April 2008.
•Partnered with Viacom Inc.
•Colors,MTV,VH1,Nick,Comedy
Central.
•Also operates Viacom18 Motion
Pictures which
produces,markets,distributes films.
•Also operates viacom’s consumer
products division.
JOINT VENTURES…

10. •CNN-IBN-JV between Global
Broadcasters News and Time Warner.
•IBN-7-started operation as a JV
between network 18 and Jagran TV.
•Partnered with NBCUniversal.
•CNBC TV18
•CNBC Awaaz
JOINT VENTURES…

11. •JV between TV 18,Viacom 18,and Disney
UTV group.
•To distribute television channels from
both the networks across analogue and
digital platforms.
•In 2010 JV between SUN network and TV 18
happened.
•SUN18 Media Services South Co.-Non Hindi
speaking market.
•SUN18 Media Services North Co.-Hindi
Speaking market.
JOINT VENTURES…

12. •JV between Infomedia India and Reed
Business Information.
•JCK India,Variety,Flight
International,Logistics management.
•JV between Ringier(China) and
Infomedia India.
•Modern packaging and design,logistics
management,World pumps India,Auto
monitor,Aftermarket,Modern food
processing,Modern medicare etc.
LICENSING AGREEMENTS
•Future PLC,
•CHIP Holding,
•Entrepreneur Inc.
JOINT VENTURES…

13. Network18 Media & Investments Ltd -
Restructured

14. • The Operations Merger of TV18 Broadcast group with
Network18 in August 2012.
• The Operations Merger of CNBC-TV18 and CNBC Awaaz .
• The independent subsidiary Web18 was merged with
Network18.
• Web18 merged CricketNext.com with IBNLive.com in 2013.
• Josh18.com, buzz18.com and StoreGuru.com merged into
In.com.
MERGERS

15. • In 2006, the Network18 group acquired CRISIL MarketWire, which
was renamed to Newswire18.
• BookMyShow.com acquired Chennai based entertainment
ticketing site Ticketgreen.com
• Web18 acquired CricketNext.com in 2006.
• Online Retailer CoinJoos.com was acquired by TV and online
commerce company HomeShop18 in 2011.
• Network18 Holdings, a subsidiary of the company will acquire a
majority in the Indian Film Company Limited, an AIM, London-
listed producer of blockbuster Bollywood films.
ACQUISITIONS

16. • Network18 formed a strategic alliance with Viacom Inc. in
entertainment.
• Strategic Alliances with CNN, CNBC and Lokmat in news.
• Alliances with A+E networks in Entertainment LLC.
• Alliances with Sun Group in television broadcast aggregation.
• It has recently entered into an arrangement with Infotel, a
subsidiary of Reliance Industries, for transmission of content
through 4G Broadband network and Forbes Media in publishing.
STRATEGIC ALLIANCES

17. •FORWARD INTEGRATION
AND
•BACKWARD INTEGRATION
ANOTHER GROWTH STRATEGY…

18. A business strategy that involves a form of
vertical integration whereby there is
acquisition of distributors and retail outlets.
FORWARD INTEGRATION

19. • JULY 13, 2010….FORMED A STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH SUN
NETWORK-”SUN 18” –FOR DISTRIBUTION OF 33 CHANNELS VIA
NETWORKS INCLUDING CABLE, DTH,ETC…
• SUN 18 RESTRICTED TO TAMIL NADU. NETWORK 18 GROUP
LAUNCHES “INDIA CAST MEDIA DISTRIBUTION PVT LTD.” FOR
REST OF INDIA.
• JAN 30, 2013……TV18 ANNOUNCED THAT “INDIA CAST “ HAS
FORMED A STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH “UGBL- A DISNEY UTV
GROUP” FOR WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS OF TV
CHANNELS IN INDIA.
FORWARD INTEGRATION IN CASE OF
NETWORK 18

20. BACKWARD INTEGRATION…….
A form of vertical integration that involves
the purchase of suppliers. Companies will
pursue backward integration when it will
result in improved efficiency and cost savings.
Network18 has demonstrated backward integration
by forming entities like-
•STUDIO18
•CELL18

21. Studio 18, a part of Viacom18 (a Viacom &
Network18 Joint Venture), is the first studio model
based motion picture business in India, with an
operation that involves acquisition, production,
syndication, marketing of full-length feature films.
STUDIO 18

22. FILMS ASSOCIATED WITH STUDIO18

23. CELL 18
• Cell 18 is a production house for ad films and part of the Network 18
conglomerate.
• Cell 18 has designed promos for Nokia, Godrej, Infomedia,
BlackBerry, Airtel, Citibank, and channel promos for Global
Broadcast News in India, CNBC-TV18, CNBC Awaaz, Web18, E18 and
Sport18.
• Cell 18 has created promotional content for MTV India, HDFC, ICICI
Bank, TATA AIG etc.
• Cell 18 has also created Public Service Advertisements on public
issues of AIDS, domestic violence, child abuse etc…

24. Cell 18 produces long form content for television channels
including Star Pravah and ETV Marathi. It has collaborated
with ETV Marathi for the kids' comedy show Aflatoon and,
more recently, for the reality game show DNA.In its joint
venture with Star Pravaah, Cell 18 has produced the Marathi
reality show Bhandaa Saukhyabhare.
CELL18…

25. Divestments
•Network18 completely divested its stake in NewsWire18
to Samara capital for Rs 90 crs.
•Network18 Media and Investments ltd divested in stake
from online business directories YellowPages and Askme.
•Network18 diluted its 20% stake in BookMyShow.com to
Accel partners.
RETRENCHMENT STRATEGIES

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