Network18 Media & Investments, a Publicly Owned company headquartered in India, was founded in 1993, with approximately 2270 employees, and reported $823.1M in revenue as of 2024, functioning as a tier 1 media tech buyer. It operates as the primary broadcasting and digital arm of Reliance Industries, managing a vast omni-channel portfolio spanning news, entertainment, and digital content. Its broadcasting division, TV18, runs a suite of news channels including the business-focused CNBC-TV18, general news brands CNN-News18 and News18 India, alongside a deep regional network. Through strategic joint ventures with Viacom18 and A+E Networks, it controls entertainment assets such as Colors, MTV, and History TV18. The group also maintains a digital presence with platforms like Moneycontrol and Firstpost, and holds investments in allied businesses, including the ticketing platform BookMyShow.
On March 20, 2026, Network18 announced a leadership reshuffle, confirming the exit of Avinash Kaul after his 12-year tenure in the company's broadcast business. Managing Director Rahul Joshi, in an internal communication, stated that Kaul decided to move on for professional and personal reasons. This announcement reinforced Network18's next-generation leadership framework, as Joshi entrusted broader responsibilities to a younger leadership team spanning broadcast, digital, social, connected TV (CTV), and regional operations. Previously, on March 19, 2026, Network18 unveiled a top management reshuffle, clearly moving towards a new generation of leadership. Under this revised structure, Smriti Mehra, S Shivakumar, and Mitul Sangani will report directly to the Group leadership, joining Ganesh Iyer and Abhinay Chauhan in the core leadership framework, aiming to place a younger generation of executives at the center of its next phase of growth.
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Network18 Media & Investments's revenues were $823.1M in 2024. All the revenue comes from linear (thematic channel groups).
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