Entertainment Network India Limited Explained

Entertainment Network India Limited (ENIL) is a subsidiary of Times Infotainment Media Limited, the holding company promoted by Bennett, Coleman & Company Limited—the flagship company of the Times of India Group, incorporated in 1999. ENIL is the only listed company in the otherwise privately held Times of India Group. It is listed on Bombay Stock Exchange of India Limited and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited. Its subsidiaries include the Radio Mirchi national radio network and marketing and out-of-home advertising businesses.

History

Times of India Group provided private FM service along with the Government of India under the brand name of Times FM. This station operated in Delhi, Calcutta, Chennai and Goa from 1993 to 1998 before the central government did not renew the contract.[1]

After cutting ties with the government, ENIL was formed in June 1999 post the first phase of licensing.[2] The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting offered 108 frequencies across 40 cities, and ENIL got the maximum of them. It started the operations of the Radio Mirchi network with the launch of its services in Indore on 4 October 2001.[3] The company simultaneously started operations in seven more cities. In the second phase, the company got 25 more frequencies. That took the count of total number of stations to 32.[4] [5]

In 2011, the out-of-home segment won a 20-year advertising contract with New Delhi Airport, Terminal 3.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Times FM is back as Radio Mirchi! - Times of India . articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com . 14 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120918111008/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2001-10-04/india/27227921_1_radio-mirchi-enil-fm-radio . 18 September 2012 . dead.
  2. Web site: Entertainment Network (India) Ltd Detailed Company Profile, Company Overview -Shine.com . 3 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111006180532/http://info.shine.com/company/Entertainment-Network-India-Ltd/1940.aspx . 6 October 2011 . dead .
  3. Web site: Private FM in India - Way Ahead - . 3 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120328114605/http://www.broadcastandcablesat.co.in/oct2007/private-fm-in-india---way-ahead-1377-41.html . 28 March 2012 . dead.
  4. Web site: Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM - It's Hot . 5 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110806011507/http://www.vu2.in/component/content/article/54-fm-frequency-modulation-broadcast-services/116-radio-mirchi-98-3-fm-its-hot.html . 6 August 2011 . dead.
  5. Web site: www.exchange4media.com ::: Radio Speak . www.exchange4media.com . 14 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040430154927/http://www.exchange4media.com/e4m/Radio/radiospeak.asp?rsid=30 . 30 April 2004 . dead.
  6. Web site: All About Outdoor Advertising - Times OOH wins the 20-year contract to manage advertising space at Terminal 3 of Delhi Airport . 10 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402122410/http://www.allaboutoutdoor.com/news/News_Details.aspx?Id=785 . 2 April 2015 . dead.

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