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TV18 Group creates Indiaearnings.com on company financials
MUMBAI: The TV18 network has designed an editorial integration under CNBC Universe stable, ahead of the earnings season by creating Indianearnings.com. In a bid to be able to give retail as well as institutional investors, the best coverage during the earnings season.
Indiaearnings.com from the CNBC universe stable will be inaugurated by the chairman and chief mentor of Infosys N R Narayan Murthy on the day Infosys announces its second quarter results that is 11 October.
The earnings coverage on the network will be integrated under the India Earnings Umbrella. It will include pre-results, results-day and post-results coverage, analysis and reference material across TV18’s various channels and online properties, according to an official release.
Indiaearnings.com will provide India’s most credible and exclusive information destination for professional Indian and foreign investors. The access to the site is strictly by invitation. To receive an invitation one needs to email indiaearnings@moneycontrol.com.
Boardroom the key property on television channels CNBC TV18 and CNBC Awaaz, which was launched seven years back, will also be an integral part of the India Earnings Umbrella. N R Narayan Murthy was the first corporate from India Inc to feature on Boardroom’s inaugural show, seven years ago.
CNBC-TV18 will showcase the earnings seasons of large cap and mid cap companies, CNBC Awaaz will cover the earnings of mid-cap and small cap companies, indiaearnings.com will touch upon more than 500 companies to give investors all round earnings coverage, informs the release.
Indiaearnings.com will be the first comprehensive and noteworthy platform to include web-casts, audio-casts, CFO meets, detailed current and archival information about the company stocks including performance, bulk deals on MF holdings etc. It will also bring in the strength of its association with CNBC Global Network– the world’s largest and most respected news network.
Commenting on the India Earnings Umbrella, TV18 group CEO Haresh Chawla said, “India Earnings is by far the most extensive platform that any company would get for its results coverage and also the single largest platform which reaches out to more than 40 million affluent, interested Indians. Indiaearnings.com the newest offering by the CNBC Universe stable will be a one-stop destination for all professional investors needs; it is also the most credible platform for critical information on the company financials. The India Earnings Umbrella will combine the strengths of CNBC-TV18, CNBC Awaaz and moneycontrol.com as well as CNBC Global Network to benefit professional retail and institutional investors alike.”
News Broadcasting
GenNext takes charge as Network18 reshuffles leadership
With Avinash Kaul bowing out, Network18 hands reins to younger leaders, streamlines operations, and pushes data-driven growth across TV, digital and regional markets
MUMBAI: Network18 is redrawing its leadership map just as a long-time lieutenant bows out. Avinash Kaul, a central figure in the broadcaster’s rise since 2014, is leaving after 12 years to pursue “professional and personal goals”, triggering a broad-based reshuffle that puts a younger cohort directly under the top brass.
Kaul joined at a pivotal moment during the company’s transition and went on to scale the television business, combining strategic nous with data-led decision-making and a sharp read of the news landscape. “Avinash has been an integral part of the Network18 story,” the company said, thanking him for his leadership of the broadcast business and wishing him the best for the future.
In his wake, Network18 is betting on what it calls a “young and restless” leadership bench. “The team has taken charge and proved its mettle in quite adverse circumstances,” the note said, adding that “GenNext has seamlessly stepped in as we continue to outperform our peers.”
Operationally, the structure is being flattened. Smriti Mehra, S Shivakumar and Mitul Sangani will work directly with the top leadership, as they did in the fourth quarter. Ganesh Iyer and Abhinay Chauhan continue in their existing roles, while younger executives are being handed wider mandates across social, digital, connected TV and linear.
The reporting lines are being tightened to drive revenue and product momentum. Prabhat Chatterjee, business head–Forbes, and Arun Thapar, president–content and communication for AETN-18, will report to Smriti Mehra, alongside Mallika Nath Handa, who will lead special projects spanning new shows and non-linear properties. Jayesh Gokalgandhi, CFO for AETN-18, will report to Ramesh Damani.
Mitul Sangani will oversee expansion in Hindi and regional markets, with Sidharth Newatia, CRO–ILC, focusing on reach and revenue growth, particularly in tier-II and III markets. Pankaj Soni, head of marketing–ILC, will also report to Sangani while working functionally with Ganesh Iyer.
The group is also consolidating its branded content play. Moneycontrol’s branded content business will be folded into News18 Studio, with Don Zarrar moving to work with Shivakumar while continuing to lead existing studio and Focus teams.
International and platform growth are being bundled together. Pranav Bakshi takes on additional charge of the international business alongside connected TV and social platforms, with Naveen Mathur, who leads revenue management for the international unit, reporting to him. Bakshi continues to report to Puneet Singhvi.
On the technology and operations side, Rajesh Sharma, head of broadcast technology and IT; Rahul Singh, head of events and technical operations; and Bhupender Bhardwaj, head of IT security, will now report to Singhvi. Darshil Parekh, head of sales strategy, planning and operations, will work directly with Ramesh Damani and the top leadership, with Stanley Cyril, who manages digital sales operations, reporting to him.
Data is being pushed to the centre of decision-making. Jitamitra Mohanty, who leads research and analytics, will now work with Santosh Menon to turn audience data into “actionable insights that drive content strategy, product innovation and sustainable viewership growth”.
The message is clear: fewer layers, faster calls, sharper bets. With Kaul’s exit closing one chapter, Network18 is handing the wheel to a younger crew and doubling down on scale across screens. The race, it signals, will be run at full tilt.
