# Network18 Media & Investments Limited

> Network18 Media & Investments Limited is one of India's largest media groups, spanning business and general news television, digital news, magazines and filmed entertainment. Founded by Raghav Bahl in 1993 and controlled by Reliance Industries since 2014, it owns CNBC-TV18, the multilingual News18 network, CNN-News18, the market-leading Moneycontrol platform, Firstpost and Forbes India, and holds the entertainment assets that folded into the JioStar joint venture in late 2024.

- **Founded:** 1993
- **Headquarters:** Mumbai, India
- **Founders:** Raghav Bahl (Founder), Ritu Kapur (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~4,900 employees
- **Products:** CNBC-TV18, CNBC Awaaz, News18 Network, CNN-News18, Moneycontrol
- **Notable:** Built Moneycontrol into India's #1 business and finance platform, crossing 100 million monthly visitors (Oct 2024) and 1 million+ Moneycontrol Pro subscribers., Operates one of India's widest news footprints via the News18 network across 16 languages., Contributed its entertainment assets into the $8.5 billion Viacom18-Star India (JioStar) joint venture completed in November 2024.

## Products & services

- **CNBC-TV18** — English-language business and markets news channel, on air since 1999.
- **CNBC Awaaz** — Hindi-language business news channel serving retail investors and traders.
- **News18 Network** — Network of roughly 20 regional and national news channels broadcasting in 16 Indian languages.
- **CNN-News18** — English general-news channel, formerly CNN-IBN, run in association with CNN.
- **Moneycontrol** — India's leading business, markets and personal-finance platform, with 100M+ monthly visitors and 1M+ Moneycontrol Pro subscribers.
- **Firstpost** — Digital news and opinion brand with a large video and YouTube presence.
- **Forbes India** — Licensed Indian edition of the Forbes business magazine.
- **Overdrive** — Automotive journalism brand covering cars and motorcycles across print and digital.
- **History TV18** — Factual-entertainment channel operated through the AETN18 joint venture with A&E Networks.
- **Colors / Viacom18 assets** — General-entertainment and OTT assets (Colors TV, JioCinema) contributed into the JioStar joint venture in November 2024.

## Achievements

- Built Moneycontrol into India's #1 business and finance platform, crossing 100 million monthly visitors (Oct 2024) and 1 million+ Moneycontrol Pro subscribers.
- Operates one of India's widest news footprints via the News18 network across 16 languages.
- Contributed its entertainment assets into the $8.5 billion Viacom18-Star India (JioStar) joint venture completed in November 2024.
- 'Mission Paani' water-conservation campaign won Best Media Campaign at the 3rd National Water Awards (2022).
- Consolidated TV18 Broadcast and e-Eighteen (E18) into Network18 under an NCLT-approved scheme (effective 2024).

## Latest updates

- **2024-11** — Viacom18 media assets merged with Disney's Star India to form the JioStar joint venture, controlled by Reliance.
- **2024-10** — TV18 Broadcast and E18 merged into Network18 under an NCLT-approved scheme, consolidating the TV and digital news businesses.
- **2024-10** — Moneycontrol crossed 100 million monthly visitors; Moneycontrol Pro passed 1 million paying subscribers.
- **2024-07** — Adil Zainulbhai reappointed as chairman; Rahul Joshi continued as Managing Director and CEO.
- **2025-01** — Leadership rejig toward next-generation management across digital, social, CTV and linear; broadcast head Avinash Kaul exited.

## Links

- Website: https://nw18.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/network18
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Network18Group
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Network18grp

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Last updated: 2026-08-16