OWNERSHIP

PATTERN
NDTV
N E W D E L H I T E L E V I S I O N LT D . I S A N I N D I A N
T E L E V I S I O N M E D I A C O. F O U N D E D I N 1 9 8 8 B Y
R A D H I K A R O Y, A J O U R N A L I S T.

IN 1988, SHE LAUNCHED NEW DELHI TELEVISION

W I T H H E R H U S B A N D , P R A N N O Y R O Y.

A F T E R W AT C H I N G A N I N T E R V I E W W E C O N C L U D E D
H I S WO R D S : H E C R E D I T S H E R W I T H B E I N G ‘ T H E
G U I D I N G V I S I O N A N D F O R C E B E H I N D N D T V,’ A N D
O T H E R S S AY T H AT S H E I S D E E P LY I N V O LV E D I N
A L L A S P E C T S O F T H E D AY- T O - D AY R U N N I N G O F
AN ORG.

S H E T H E N B E C A M E T H E M A N AG I N G D I R E C TO R O F
N D T V F R O M 1 9 9 9 T O 2 0 1 1 , A N D A F T E R T H AT S H E
WA S P R O M OT E D TO E X E C U T I V E C O -
CHAIRPERSON.
C U R R E N T LY S H E S E R V E S A S T H E E X E C U T I V E
 MOTTO
‘EXPERIENCE TRUTH FIRST’
OWNERSHIP
T H E C H A N N E L S OW N E D B Y N D T VG R O U P I S
N D T V 2 4 * 7 , N D T V I N D I A , N D T V P R O F I T, N D T V
M E T R O N AT I O N , N D T V M I D D L E E A S T A N D N D T V
GOOD TIMES.

N O W A S S U M E N D T V A S O N E C O R P O R AT E E N T I T Y,
O W N E D B Y R E L AT I V E LY A S M A L L N O . O F
S H A R E H O L D E R S W H O D O E S N OT T R A D E I T S C O.
S H A R E S TO P U B L I C O N T H E S TO C K M A R K E T
E X C H A N G E B U T R AT H E R E X C H A N G E I T P R I V AT E LY
OV E R T H E C O U N T E R .

W H AT K I N D O F OW N E R S H I P I S T H I S ?
 1.THE CHANNEL NDTV
24*7 IS UNDER NEW
D E L H I T E L E V I S I O N LT D .
2.CONTENT OF THIS
NEWS CHANNEL IS
UNDER CONTROL OF THE
O W N E R O F T H AT
PA R T I C U L A R S I S T E R
C H A N N E L W H I C H H I G H LY

P R I V AT E
AFFECTS THE TRUST OF
VIEWERS.
3 . T H E N E W S C H A N N E L’ S

OWNERSHIP USP ARE THEIR PRIME

TIMES, SO WHERE THERE
A R E OT H E R P U B L I C
OW N E R S H I P C H A N N E L S
AS WELL, THEY FOCUS
O N S H OW I N G N E W S TO
THEIR AUDIENCE IN
THEIR PRIME TIME, NDTV
F O C U S S E S O N S H OW I N G
PA N E L D I S C U S S I O N O N
THEIR PRIME TIME.
 T H I S O R G A N I Z AT I O N I S U N B I A S E D I N N AT U R E
B U T I F Y O U TA K E E X A M P L E O F A P U B L I C O W N E D
C H A N N E L T H E Y T E N D TO R E S O RT TO
U N B I A S E D N E S S R E L AT E D T O C E N T R A L G O V T.
ISSUES.
 D O R A D H I K H A A N D P R A N N O Y R O Y S T I L L ‘ S O L E LY ’
HOLD CONTROL OF THE CHANNEL?

 N O, S E B I ( S E C U R I T I E S A N D E X C H A N G E B OA R D O F
I N D I A ) S H O W S T H AT V I S H V A P R A D H A N
C O M M E R C I A L W H I C H I S A N O N - G OV T O R G .
D E A L I N G W I T H W H O L E S A L E B E L O N G I N G TO
M A H E N D R A N A H ATA , T H E Y H A V E A H O L D O F 5 2
P E R C E N T S H A R E S I N N D T V V I A T H E P R O M OT E R S .
I N SI MP LE L ANG UAG E,EVEN THOUGH RADHI KHA
A N D P R A N N O Y R O Y M AY O W N A M A J O R I T Y S TA K E
I N N D T V, V P C L M AY S T I L L B E E X C E R T I N G
C O N T R O L O V E R T H E C O . V I A A C E R TA I N
AG R E E M E N T S I T H A S E X E C U T E D W I T H T H E R OY S .
T H E E A R L I E R I N F O. S TAT E S ,
T H AT N D T V I S N ’ T A S M A L L
MEDIA ENTERPRISE
B E C A U S E I T I S J U S T N OT
L I M I T E D TO C E RTA I N N O.
O F E M P L OY E E S A N D T H E
INVESTMENT IN THE PLANT
A N D M A C H I N E RY C O S T O F
T H E O R G . F O R I N S TA N C E
D O E S N ’ T FA L L W I T H I N A
C E RTA I N L E V E L O F A M T.
T H I S I S T H E R E S U LT O F D I V I S I O N O F L A B O U R :
P R O D U C T I O N O F N E W S TA K E S P L A C E

CONTENT IS COMMISSIONED AND FUNDING OF

THE PROG BY THE STUDIO

D I F F E R E N T N E W S C O N T E N T I S PA C K A G E D I N T O
S I N G L E O F F E R I N G B Y N E T WO R K I N G

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P R OV I D E D TO C O N S U M E R S

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