India Go First flight leaves with more than 50 passengers stranded on Tarmac One of the abandoned passengers slammed it as the ‘heights of negligence’ Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2023
At NDTV meet after Adani takeover, staff queries on editorial freedom, BJP leaders on shows In a town hall meeting held days after the Adani takeover of NDTV, the network’s new leadership on Wednesday addressed questions by staff about the news organisation’s editorial freedom, salaries, expansion, and BJP spokespersons on shows. Newslaundry · Jan 4, 2023
Among media outlets, Times Group, Zee shared most misinformation in 2022: Alt News The Times Group topped Alt News’s list of media outlets that shared misinformation in 2022, followed by Zee Media, the India Today Group, right-wing blog OpIndia and NDTV. Newslaundry · Jan 4, 2023
'Diversity, new formats, quality reportage': Journalists list out their hopes for 2023 It was a packed year for the media. From assembly polls in seven states, the election of the president and vice-president, the churn in the opposition space in Bihar and Maharashtra, to extreme weather events, significant verdicts such as the one on EWS quota, India’s G-20 presidency, the boundary standoff,… Newslaundry · Dec 31, 2022
Adani takes control of NDTV, buys promoters at 17% premium to open offer price NEW DELHI: Adani group on Friday gained full control of news broadcaster NDTV after it acquired most of founders -- Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy -- stake at a premium of almost 17 per cent over the rate it paid to minority shareholders of the firm. The Times of India · Dec 30, 2022
Adani Group Completes Majority Acquisition Of NDTV The Adani Group on Friday said it had acquired 27.26 per cent equity stake in NDTV from the promoters -- Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy -- indicating that the group had acquired the majority stake in the media firm. Read on ford details: Dynamite News · Dec 30, 2022
From 2022 to 2023: An NDTV without the Roys At 4 pm on December 23, a meeting took place in a building in Greater Kailash 1, Delhi. Newslaundry · Dec 30, 2022
2022 could’ve been the year BARC regained news broadcasters' trust. It wasn’t. The Indian news broadcasting industry is primarily split into two fraternities at loggerheads with each other. But over the last few months, both of them have approached the country’s premier television ratings agency, asking it to fix its faulty TRP measuring system. Titans of Indian journalism, meanwhile, have continued to… Newslaundry · Dec 29, 2022
NDTV will be independent, with clear ‘lakshman rekha’ between management, editorial: Adani on India Today “NDTV will be a credible, independent, global network with a clear lakshman rekha between management and editorial,” said Adani Group owner Gautam Adani, in his first television interview since his conglomerate acquired NDTV. Newslaundry · Dec 28, 2022
Prannoy, Radhika Roy to sell most of their NDTV shares to Adani Days after the Adani Group became the largest shareholder in NDTV, the network’s founders Prannoy Roy and his wife Radhika Roy have said that they will sell 27.26 percent of their remaining 32.26 percent shareholding to the conglomerate. Newslaundry · Dec 24, 2022
In another bulk deal, one of NDTV’s biggest investors sells Rs 3.2 lakh of its shares One of NDTV’s biggest investors, LTS Investment Fund limited, sold over 3.2 lakh of its shares in the company network in a bulk deal on Friday. The shares were sold for Rs 366.65 each. Newslaundry · Dec 19, 2022
Network18 leads news broadcasters in getting ad money from Modi government The Narendra Modi government released its media advertisement expenditure in the parliament earlier this week. Since it assumed power in 2014, the government has spent Rs 6,491 crore on advertisements in print and electronic media. Newslaundry · Dec 15, 2022
NDTV’s largest investors sell shares in bulk deals LTS Investment Fund Limited, a foreign portfolio investor in NDTV, sold over 5.46 lakh of its shares in the company network in a bulk deal on Wednesday. LTS, which held 9.75 percent of NDTV shares, sold the shares for Rs 358.53 each. Newslaundry · Dec 8, 2022
Who Owns Your Media: The saga of NDTV The Adani group’s open offer for additional 26 percent shares of New Delhi Television Limited, or NDTV, that began tendering after over a month’s delay on November 22, 2022, finally came to a close yesterday. Managing to get 31.7 percent of the bid quantity, the group acquired 8.26 percent of… Newslaundry · Dec 6, 2022
Al Jazeera · Dec 5, 2022 Indian billionaire Adani is now NDTV’s biggest shareholder The news network’s takeover has raised fears that one of the country’s last bastions of free press is under threat.
Newslaundry · Dec 5, 2022 Adani is now NDTV’s largest shareholder, with control over 37% of the company The Adani group’s open offer to NDTV shareholders came to an end today, with 31.79 percent shares of the 167 lakh shares in the open offer subscribed. This is approximately 8.26 percent of the company’s total shares.
Newslaundry · Dec 2, 2022 Ravish Kumar: Who killed the news? The media space in India has changed, said senior journalist Ravish Kumar in a heartfelt video on his YouTube channel – explaining his decision to end his 26-year journey with NDTV this week. On the sidelines of The Media Rumble this year, Newslaundry spoke to the Magsaysay awardee on the…
Newslaundry · Dec 1, 2022 It’s easy to forget the contribution of NDTV’s Roys to journalism. It’s time to remedy that When I was in my last year of high school, a classmate declared that he had seen Prannoy Roy at a petrol pump the previous evening.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2022 Billionaire Modi ally on verge of taking over independent Indian news channel Gautam Adani’s takeover of NDTV is ‘serious threat to democracy’ in India, says news anchor
Newslaundry · Dec 1, 2022 Journalism can be so much more than stenography. Ravish Kumar taught us that This column cannot begin without mentioning the importance to Indian journalism of Ravish Kumar, who resigned from NDTV yesterday after almost 27 years there. His video statement after resigning is not just moving but also an exemplary lesson for us on what journalism is meant to be – but increasingly…
Al Jazeera · Dec 1, 2022 Concerns over free press in India after NDTV’s Ravish Kumar quits One of India’s most popular TV journalists quits the network recently acquired by billionaire considered close to BJP.
Newslaundry · Dec 1, 2022 ‘Don’t know what I’ll do at 9 pm now’: Ravish explains move to quit NDTV journey in heartfelt video A day after resigning from NDTV, veteran journalist Ravish Kumar left a heartfelt video on his YouTube channel, explaining the reasons behind his decision to end his 26-year journey with the broadcaster.
Newslaundry · Nov 30, 2022 Day after Roys quit NDTV promoter board, Ravish leaves channel A day after Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy quit as the directors of the board of NDTV promoter RRPRH, noted journalist Ravish Kumar resigned from the channel on Wednesday. The company has “agreed to his request” for the resignation “to be effective immediately”, according to an email sent to the…
The Times of India · Nov 30, 2022 Prannoy Roy, Radhika Roy quit NDTV holding company, Adani arm gains control MUMBAI: Marking a definitive turn in Adani Group's takeover of NDTV, both its founders Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy on Tuesday resigned from the board of RRPR Holdings, the main holding entity of the promoters that owns a 29.2% stake in the media house. At the same time, three new…
Newslaundry · Nov 29, 2022 Centre asks Supreme Court to ‘reconsider’ Saurabh Kirpal’s elevation as high court judge: Reports The Narendra Modi government has asked the Supreme Court collegium to “reconsider” several names – including that of senior advocate Saurabh Kirpal – recommended for appointment as high court judges. Kirpal, who is gay, recently told NDTV his elevation has been “stalled” because of his sexual orientation.