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Tv18 / Networl18 Group

The Network18 ( earlier TV 18 ) Group is one of India's leading

media companies with interests in television, internet, filmed

entertainment, e-commerce, magazines, mobile content and alliedbusinesses.. Network 18 is the holding company for several media

entities in India such as Television Eighteen India Ltd (TV18),

IBN 18 Broadcast Ltd, Web 18, Studio 18,Shop 18,Infomedia 18

and Viacom 18. Raghav Bahl holds 51% shares of Network 18

Group. The group includes Network18, TV18, ibn18 and

Infomedia18, all of which are listed in India on NSE & BSE.

History

The company was incorporated as a private limited company on

16th February 1996. In 2006, it was converted to a public limited

company. The name of the company was changed from SGA

Finance & Management Services Private Limited to Network 18

Fincap Private Limited with effect from April 12, 2006. Network

18 got listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National

Stock Exchange on 2nd February 2007.

Companies

This includes India's leading business news channels - CNBC-

TV18 and CNBC Awaaz, India's premier general news channels

CNN-IBN and IBN 7, and IBN-Lokmat, a leading Marathi

regional news channel in partnership with the Lokmat group.

'TV18 Broadcast' also operates a joint venture with Viacom, called

Viacom18, which houses a portfolio of India's market leadingentertainment channels Colors, MTV, VH1 and Nick - and

Viacom18 Motion Pictures, the group's filmed entertainment

business. In a pioneering foray into television distribution, the

group has established a strategic alliance with Sun Group, SUN18,

the first truly Pan-India distribution company and slated to be one

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of the biggest distribution entities in the market. The group has

also recently announced a move into the Indian factual

entertainment space through AETN18, a joint venture with A+E

Networks which operates acclaimed global brands like History,

Bio, Crime & Investigation Network and Lifetime. The groupoperates its digital, publishing and e-commerce assets including

one of India's largest internet players Web18 which houses the

country's leading web content properties such as

moneycontrol.com, ibnlive.com, in.com and firstpost.com.

'Network18' also operates India's leading e-commerce properties

HomeShop18 and bookmyshow.com, and Forbes India, the

nation's first local edition of a foreign news magazine title and the

world's most influential business brand, in collaboration withForbes Media.

Partners

CNBC

CNBC is the undisputed world leader in business news and

information, providing viewers worldwide with insights, analysis

and real-time access to market data and indispensable businessinformation. With a global network that includes CNBC in the US,

Europe, Asia Pacific and CNBC World, CNBC has a worldwide

distribution of some 380 million homes.

In Asia Pacific, CNBC is headquartered in Singapore and is

available in over 21 countries across the region and distributed to

over 150 million households. CNBC Asia Pacific 's channels,

include CNBC Asia, CNBC-TV18 (India), CNBC Pakistan and

Nikkei-CNBC (Japan). CNBC also has a strategic alliance with

China Business Network, a wholly owned subsidiary of theShanghai Media Group and a partnership with Etomato, one of the

top business channels providing 24 hour business news and

financial information through cable platforms in South Korea.

The channels are distributed via satellite, cable and terrestrial

broadcast networks, as well as broadband. CNBC content is also

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distributed on the 3G platform through selective markets. CNBC is

also a familiar face in five and four star hotels in Asia Pacific.

Business travelers and the mobile elite have access to CNBC

through hotels offering it as a valued service to their business

clientele.

CNN WORLDWIDE

CNN, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time

Warner Company, is one of the world's most respected and trusted

sources for news and information. Its reach extends to 14 cable and

satellite television networks; five Web sites, including CNN.com,

the first major news and information Web site; two private place-

based networks; two radio networks; wireless devices that providenews and information to mobile devices; and CNN Newsource, the

world's most extensively syndicated news service.

CNN International is the world's leading global 24-hour news

network. The CNN International news network can be seen in 190

million television households and hotel rooms in more than 200

countries and territories worldwide, via a network of 38 satellites.

Since September 1997, CNN International has been regionalised

into five separately scheduled channels: CNN InternationalEurope/Middle East/Africa, CNN International Asia Pacific, CNN

International South Asia, CNN International Latin America and

CNN International North America.

YATRA

Yatra provides travel-related information, pricing, and availability

and reservation facility for airlines, hotels, railway, buses and car

rentals across 5000 large cities and small rural areas throughout

India. Yatra's multi-language customer service center helpbusinesses and family/leisure travelers make well-informed and

cost effective bookings 24 hours a day or night, 365 days a year,

through its online, call center and mobile support.

Yatra customers benefit from first priority booking and customized

travel packages and deals for multiple large to small hotels,

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airlines, railways, buses and car rentals at the lowest prices, as a

result of strategic relationships with the leading travel suppliers.

The company also offers free travel-related news and travel

advisory services to a wide range of people.

Yatra's world-renowned investors include Promod Haque's leadingventure capital firm Norwest Venture Partners, Anil Ambani's

Reliance Capital and India's premier news broadcasting network,

Network18.

AUSTRALIA NETWORK

Australia Network - Australia's international television channel -

is brought to you by Australia's largest and most trusted

broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Setpro,distribution arm of Network18, have signed with ABC for being

their distribution agent for Australia Network in India.

On Australia Network you can catch the latest regional news,

update your English language skills and tune in to world class

international documentaries, lifestyle programs and top quality

dramas, never before seen in the region. Extensive sports coverage

and award winning childrens programs are also included in the

programming mix.

VIACOM

Viacom is a leading global entertainment content company, with

prominent and respected brands. Engaging its audiences through

television, motion pictures and digital platforms, Viacom seeks to

reach its audiences however they consume content. Viacom's

leading brands include the multiplatform properties of MTV

Networks, including MTV, VH1, CMT: Country Music

Television, Logo, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, COMEDYCENTRAL, Spike TV, TV Land, and more than 130 networks

around the world, as well as digital assets such as MTV.com,

comedycentral.com, VSPOT, TurboNick, Neopets, Xfire and

iFilm; BET Networks; Paramount Pictures; DreamWorks; and

Famous Music.

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THE LOKMAT GROUP

Lokmat Group is one of the leading publishing houses of India. It

publishes newspapers in three languages Lokmat (Marathi),

Lokmat Samachar (Hindi) and Lokmat Times (English). Lokmat isthe No. 1 Marathi newspaper in Maharashtra with 11 editions and a

circulation of 1.25 million copies. It is the 4th largest read

newspaper in India with over 10.23 million readers. Lokmat

Samachar, with 4 editions is the largest read Hindi daily in

Maharashtra with over 0.9 million readers (Source: National

Readership Survey 2006). Lokmat Times has 2 editions. These

publications are printed out of 11 plants spread across the state.

Lokmat Group also has a magazines division Cymbal Media,which launched its first international magazine called G2 The

Global Gujarati, a high-end lifestyle title, in January 2007. In a

short span, this magazine has caught the attention of global readers

and advertisers. Lokmat Group also makes its content available for

the Global Marathi diaspora through its web edition

www.lokmat.com and an e-paper edition www.epaper.lokmat.com,

visited by millions from around the globe.

Forbes

Forbes Media encompasses Forbes and Forbes.com, the number 1

business site on the Web that reaches 18.6 million people monthly.

The company publishes Forbes and Forbes Asia, which together

reach a worldwide audience of more than 5.4 million readers. It

also publishes ForbesLife and ForbesWoman magazines, in

addition to local licensee editions in China, Croatia, Israel, Japan,

Korea, Poland, Romania, Russia and Turkey. Other Forbes Media

sites are: ForbesTraveler.com; Investopedia.com;RealClearPolitics.com; RealClearMarkets.com;

RealClearSports.com; and the Forbes.com Business and Finance

Blog Network. Together with Forbes.com, these sites reach nearly

40 million business decision makers each month.

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Management

Raghav Bahl

Founding/Controlling Shareholder & Managing Director

Network 18

Raghav Bahl, 48 years, is the Founder, Controlling Shareholder

and Managing Director of Network 18. Raghav began his career as

a management consultant with A.F. Ferguson & Co. followed by a

stint with American Express Bank before he turned to his first

love, media. Winner of the Sanskriti Award for Journalism in

1994, Raghav has over 22 years experience in television and

journalism. He founded TV18 (now Network18 Group) in 1993.He has been instrumental in crafting successful Joint Ventures

with such media giants as NBC Universal, Viacom, Time Warner

and Forbes. In a short span of 15 years, Network18 has achieved a

market capitalization in excess of USD 0.75 bn.

Raghav is a widely admired entrepreneur and was hailed as a

Global Leader of Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum. He

was also selected by Ernst & Young as 'Entrepreneur of The Year

(2007) for Business Transformation'.An Economics graduate from St. Stephens College, Raghav has

done MBA from the University of Delhi.