HT Media explained

HT Media Ltd
Type:	Public
Traded As:	,
Foundation:	^[1]
Location:	Delhi, India
Key People:	Shobhana Bhartia
Industry:	Mass media
Revenue:	(2020)^[2]
Operating Income:	(2020)
Net Income:	(2020)
Num Employees:	1,891 (2020)

HT Media is an Indian mass media company based in Delhi, India. It has holdings in print, electronic and digital media.

HT Media's flagship newspaper is the Hindustan Times, the second most widely read English newspaper in India after The Times of India. It also publishes Mint, an Indian financial daily newspaper. Other publications include the Hindi-language daily Hindustan, the Hindi-language literary magazine Kadambini, and Hindi-language children's magazine Nandan. It operates 19 printing facilities across India with an installed capacity of 1.5 million copies per hour.

HT's online business, is largely handled by Firefly e-ventures internet business, include the flagship web portal Hindustantimes.com, Livemint.com, Desimartini.com, HTCampus.com^[3] and Shine.com.

Although a public company listed on both the BSE and NSE, HT Media Ltd. is majority owned and controlled^[4] by the KK Birla family, with Shobhana Bhartia, daughter of K. K. Birla, its chairperson.

History

Hindustan Times was founded in 1924, and formally established as a limited liability company in 1927.^[5] In 1936, the Hindi daily Hindustan was launched.^[6]

It also publishes two magazines in Hindi, Kadambini, a literary magazine established in 1960, and Nandan, a children's magazine, started in 1964.^[7]

In 2002, the company incorporated all of its media businesses under HT Media Ltd.^[1] In 2004, HT Media Ltd was listed as a public company and attracted external funding.^[8] In 2006, Fever 104 FM was launched, in technical collaboration with the Virgin Group. Hindustan was relaunched re-establishing the company's prominent presence in the regional news space. In 2007, Mint, the business paper in partnership with the Wall Street Journal, was launched in Delhi and Mumbai. In the internet space, Hindustantimes.com was relaunched and Livemint.com was introduced. To further expand its digital presence, HTCampus.com was launched in June 2010 to provide information on colleges, courses, exams and careers for higher education in India.^[9]

HT Media acquired Radio One (India) in 2019,^[10] and VCCircle from News Corp in 2020.^[11]

Digital businesses

• HT Mobile - which in turn acquired digital marketing agency Webitude^[12]
• Firefly e-Ventures - which moved to the parent company and launched its job portal, Shine.com^[13]
• OTTplay - content discovery platform offering curated shows and movies on streaming platforms^[14]
• Shine.com^[15] - an online job portal of HT Media which is operational in India; the second largest job portal website in India
• Shine Learning - an online learning portal of HT Media which provides online courses, certification exams, and practice tests related to various fields like online marketing, banking, finance, and web development
• Hindustan Times Telugu^[16] - a Telugu news website of HT Media. This website provides news updates and analytical articles on politics, sports, entertainment, business, automobiles, technology, and many other topics. It is one of the fastest-growing news websites in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Notes and References

1. Web site: HT MEDIA LIMITED . Zauba Corp . 19 September 2022 . 20 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173133/https://www.zaubacorp.com/company/HT-MEDIA-LIMITED/L22121DL2002PLC117874 . live .
2. Web site: HT Media Limited Financial Statements. HT Media. 16 October 2014. 16 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141016180403/http://www.moneycontrol.com/financials/htmedia/consolidated-profit-loss/HT. live.
3. Web site: HTCampus.com. htmedia.in. 20 January 2017. 2 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202052656/http://www.htmedia.in/brandPage_hindustan2066.html?Page=Page-HTMedia-HTCampus. live.
4. Web site: Statement Showing Holding of Securities and Share Holding Pattern. 12 August 2021. 12 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210812131336/https://www.htmedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Shareholding_Pattern_Q1_FY22.pdf. live.
5. Web site: THE HINDUSTAN TIMES LTD . Zauba Corp . 19 September 2022 . 20 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173316/https://www.zaubacorp.com/company/THE-HINDUSTAN-TIMES-LTD/U74899DL1927PLC000155 . live .
6. Web site: History . 24 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130806001519/http://www.htmedia.in/History.aspx?Page=Page-HTMedia-History . 6 August 2013 . dead .
7. Web site: Go for Hindustan Media Ventures only in secondary market. Economic Times. 5 July 2010. 8 January 2014. 8 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140108142947/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-07-05/news/27569082_1_hindustan-media-ventures-hindi-magazines-newsprint-cost. live.
8. Web site: HT Media LTD. Company Profile – India | Financials & Key Executives | EMIS. 24 July 2013. 29 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029210534/http://www.securities.com/Public/company-profile/IN/HT_Media_Ltd_en_1623845.html. live.
9. Web site: HT Media Launches Education Portal HTCampus.com. Pahwa. Nikhil. 21 June 2010. MediaNama. 20 January 2017. 2 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202131405/http://www.medianama.com/2010/06/223-htmedia-htcampus-education/. live.
10. Web site: Bhula . Pooja . Who Owns Your Media: Hindustan Times's journey from broadsheet to media conglomerate . . 19 July 2022 . 19 September 2022 . 20 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172546/https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/07/19/who-owns-your-media-hindustan-timess-journey-from-broadsheet-to-media-conglomerate . live .
11. Web site: Joseph . Anto T. . As HT Media lays off staff again, it may struggle to keep VCCircle afloat . . 16 January 2021 . 19 September 2022 . 20 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171613/https://www.newslaundry.com/story/2021/01/16/as-ht-media-lays-off-staff-again-it-may-struggle-to-keep-vccircle-afloat . live .
12. Sonam Gulati (22 July 2013) "HT Media's digital business revenues up 41% in Q1 at Rs 17.5Cr, segment loss at Rs 17.04Cr", Techcircle.in. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
13. News: HT Media Acquires Desimartini.com. Startup Avenues. 5 August 2014. 21 November 2007. 10 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140810162800/http://www.startupavenues.com/news/2007/11/21/ht-media-acquires-desimartinicom/. live.
14. Web site: Jha . Lata . 2021-05-24 . HT Labs launches content discovery app . mint . 19 May 2022 . 19 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220519074340/https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/ht-labs-launches-content-discovery-app-11621796843095.html . live .
15. Web site: Shine.com : One Stop Destination To Find Your Dream Job on the Go. Shine.
16. Web site: Hindustan Times Telugu (telugu.hindustantimes.com) . Hindustan Times Telugu . 6 April 2023 . 30 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221130144357/https://telugu.hindustantimes.com/ . live .