Raghav Bahl

About Raghav Bahl

Raghav Bahl, 44 years, is the Managing Director of the Network18 group. He began his working life as a management consultant with A.F. Ferguson & Co. His second corporate job was 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 started his career in media in 1985 as a Correspondent and Anchorperson for Doordarshan. He was the Anchorperson and Production Consultant for India's first monthly video newsmagazine, Newstrack, produced by the India Today group. From 1991 to 1993 he was the Executive Director of Business India Television and produced the Business India Show and Business A.M. on Doordarshan. He has written articles for The Times of India, The Statesman and The Pioneer. Raghav is a member of World Economic Forum (WEF).

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He did his Graduation in Economics Honors from St. Stephens College, and then did his Masters in Business Administration from the University of Delhi. He attended a doctoral program at the Graduate School of Business, Columbia University, New York.

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1. “ We are really happy to share this quarter's financial performance of the Group. Both listed subsidiaries of Network18 have posted robust growth in revenues and profits. All news channels are maintaining their dominant positions in their respective markets. Web18 is showing a phenomenal traction, and a couple of very strong portals are set for launch there. ”

   In Network 18 Q4 PAT at Rs 41 cr

1. Mentioned In 26 Articles

2. Web18 plans private placement

   Indian Television Dot Com (Oct 25 2008) Explore Article

   ...a.com, Buzz18.com, IndiWo.com, Josh18.com, Bookmyshow.com and Storeguru.com. TV18 managing director Raghav Bahl had stated in a recent financial performance release that Web18’s various properties, including th... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Web18   Raghav Bahl

3. IBN18 Broadcast To Raise $90 Million Through QIP, Private Placement

   contentSutra.com (Sep 4 2008) Acquisition Explore Article

   Raghav Bahl's IBN18 Broadcast Ltd is planning to raise $90 million (Rs 400 crore) through a public issue or a p... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Sameer Manchanda   Reliance Capital   Raghav Bahl

4. Web18, IBN Lokmat in heavy growth phase: Network 18

   moneycontrol.com (Jul 31 2008) Explore Article

   Raghav Bahl, Founder and Managing Director, Network18 said Web18 and IBN Lokmat are in a heavy investment phase... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Web18   Network18   IBN Lokmat

5. Web18, IBN Lokmat in heavy growth phase: Network 18

   news.moneycontrol.com (Jul 31 2008) Explore Article

   Raghav Bahl, Founder and Managing Director, Network18 said Web18 and IBN Lokmat are in a heavy investment phase... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Web18   Network18   Raghav Bahl

6. TV18 Q1 net loss at Rs 85.55 million

   Indian Television Dot Com (Jul 29 2008) Acquisition Explore Article

   ... increased 36 per cent to Rs 929.29 million, from Rs 681.58 million in the year ago period. TV18 MD Raghav Bahl said, “We are happy to share this quarter’s performance. Our flagship business news channels are ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Web18   Raghav Bahl

7. Educomp Funded LearnHub Redesigns; To Focus On India

   contentSutra.com (Jun 15 2008) Social Networking Explore Article

   ...ested in particular categories. Do remember Shantanu Prakash of Educomp is a co-promoter along with Raghav Bahl in the Capital18 funded cross media education property, Topper. While the Indian market serves as a... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   InfoEdge   LearnHub   Raghav Bahl

8. Network18 Q4 net up 161% at Rs 407 million

   Indian Television Dot Com (Apr 29 2008) Acquisition Explore Article

   ...Businesses, which are more than Rs 1 billion, have grown between 50 and 100 per cent. Network 18 MD Raghav Bahl said, “We are really happy to share this quarter’s financial performance of the Group. Both liste... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Web18   Network18   Global Broadcast News

9. Network 18 Q4 PAT at Rs 41 cr

   Welcome to Televisionpoint.com (Apr 29 2008) Explore Article

   ...Rs 6.45 crores last year. The EPS has surged to Rs 10.871, while the NAV is at Rs 558.36 per share. Raghav Bahl, Network18's Managing Director, Network 18 Media & Investments said, "We are really happy to share ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Web18   Network18   Raghav Bahl

10. Television 18 Q4 consolidated revenues up 64 per cent at Rs 1.32 bn

    :::exchange4media::: (Apr 28 2008) Explore Article

    ...enues have registered an increase of 124 per cent. Following the meeting of the Board of Directors, Raghav Bahl, Managing Director, Television Eighteen, said, “We are extremely happy to declare this quarter’... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Web18   Television   Raghav Bahl

11. Investments in Web, newswires drag net 38%

    livemint.com (Apr 28 2008) Acquisition Explore Article

    ...i business newspaper and are also preparing to enter the English business newspaper market,” said Raghav Bahl, the firm’s managing director. Mint first reported on 10 March about Network 18’s plans to tie ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Web18   Financial Times   CNBC Awaaz

12. TV18 Q4 net up 25%, plans English biz newspaper launch within a year

    Indian Television Dot Com (Apr 28 2008) Acquisition Explore Article

    ...revenue has surged 64 per cent, on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, to stand at Rs 1.32 billion. TV18 MD Raghav Bahl said, “We are extremely happy to declare this quarter’s financial performance. Our news channels ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Web18   Raghav Bahl   Financial Times

13. Payment statistics from Irctc for March 2008

    Indian startups (Apr 3 2008) Explore Article

    ...ostsThe voodoo of web metricsGuruji.com targets Rs 20 crores revenue by 2009LiveMint interview with Raghav Bahl, MD TV18 India Ltd10-15 age group driving Indian VAS market Payment statistics from IRCTC for March... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   ICICI Bank   Raghav Bahl   Irctc

14. Financial Times To Part Ways With India's Business Standard; Deal With Network18?

    contentSutra.com (Mar 10 2008) Acquisition Explore Article

    ...most of last year, the word on the street was that Network18 was looking to buy Business Standard - Raghav Bahl, MD of the Network18 Group, was eying the financial newspaper space. The group already has a financ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Network18   Financial Times   Business Standard

15. 'It is likely to be a big time aam aadmi Budget'

    IBNLive News (Feb 27 2008) Explore Article

    IBN LIve - The Editor of the Network 18 Group, Raghav Bahl, dealt with some of these questions in a pre-Budget online chat with readers on Web18's business we... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Raghav Bahl

16. Greycell 18 To Launch With Topper; TV and Internet

    contentSutra.com (Feb 26 2008) Explore Article

    ...Sricharan Iyengar (former, VP and Business Head ESPN (NYSE: DIS) Star Sports). It is co-promoted by Raghav Bahl of Network18 and Shantanu Prakash of Educomp, in their personal capacities and Network18's private ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Network18   Doordarshan   Raghav Bahl

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