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Infomedia India announces joint venture with Reed Business Information
Mumbai, December 14, 2005: Infomedia India Limited, India’s leading special interest and directory publishing company, has announced forming a joint venture with the world’s leading publisher and information provider Reed Business Information US (RBI US), a division of US $ 8.5 billion Reed Elsevier Group plc. Reed will hold a 51% stake in the resulting entity, Reed Infomedia India Pvt. Ltd.
Reed Business Information is the world’s largest B2B publishing unit with revenue of $US 2.3 bn. and operating profits of $US 400 mn. It offers business professionals in the media, manufacturing, electronics, construction and retail industries more than 100 market-leading business-to-business publications, 75 webzines and web portals, custom publishing, directories, research and direct-marketing lists.
Reed’s portfolio includes titles such as Variety, JCK, Control Engineering and Logistics Management. This JV will license the titles from Reed Business Information to bring into India. Says Mr. Prakash Iyer, Managing Director, Infomedia India Ltd., “We are delighted to be Reed’s publishing partners in India. With Infomedia’s local industry insights and Reed’s global expertise, we are hoping to provide Indian businesses with high-quality content in magazines that become mandatory reading.”
Says Mr James Casella, Vice Chairman of Reed Business, who is also overall responsible for development of BRIC markets (Brazil, Russia, India & China), “Reed Business is excited by the opportunity to enter the fast-growing Indian marketplace. We are looking to combine Reed Business Information’s global brands and vertical industry expertise with the publishing capabilities and local knowledge of Infomedia India to create the pre-eminent portfolio of B2B titles in India.” Confirming that India is a priority market for Reed, he added, “India, with its growing consumerism, a buoyant economy, and mass affluent population, has opened up a market for critical business information – a space where Reed is the acknowledged leader.”
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CNN-News18 to host Kolkata Town Hall on Hooghly River
‘Bhalobasa Bengal Inspiring Bharat’ event on April 20 brings cultural icons, trailblazing women and leaders aboard a cruise to celebrate Bengal’s enduring influence.
MUMBAI: Bengal is about to make fresh waves on the Hooghly and this time the current is pure conversation. CNN-News18 is taking its iconic Town Hall format to the waters of the iconic Hooghly River on 20 April 2026 with a special edition titled ‘Bhalobasa Bengal – Inspiring Bharat’. The floating event will celebrate the state’s rich cultural legacy and how its ideas, creativity and spirit continue to shape the rest of the country.
The unique riverside setting draws on Bengal’s history as a cradle of reform, art and intellectual thought. The speaker line-up mirrors that diversity: cultural heavyweights Mithun Chakraborty and Sreenanda Shankar will share the stage with trailblazing “Devis” such as Tanya Sanyal (India’s first woman firefighter in aviation), Ipsita Chakraborty (Kolkata’s first woman bartender) and Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi (Nari Shakti awardee and marine pilot). Music will flow through the celebrated pianist-vocalist duo Sourendro and Soumyojit, while public life and governance will be represented by Smriti Irani, Leander Paes, Saira Shah Halim, Keya Ghosh, Rekha Patra, Roopa Ganguly and Babul Supriyo.
CNN-News18, editorial affairs director, Rahul Shivshankar, said the event honours voices that carry Bengal’s legacy forward. Smriti Mehra, CEO – English & Business News, Network18, added that Bengal’s stories resonate far beyond its borders, especially as the state heads into polls.
From the first woman to battle flames in the skies to legendary actors who shaped Indian cinema, the gathering promises a rich mix of inspiration, courage and candid dialogue. In a city where culture has always flowed as freely as the river itself, CNN-News18 is turning the Hooghly into a floating forum for ideas that matter.
Tune in on 20 April on CNN-News18, CTV and YouTube to catch Bengal’s heartbeat in full flow.
