Tracxn Media & Entertainment India - August 2015

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2. 2 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Tracxn: Sectors we track Illustrative Sectors Tracked in Geo - India TECH OFFLINE INTERNET MOBILE MARKETPLACES SAAS FINTECH HEALTHTECH ENTERPRISETECH ADTECH AGRICULTURE FOOD & BEVERAGE OUTSOURCING CONSUMER GOODS HEALTHCARE MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT FINANCE EDUCATION EDTECH TECHNOLOGY CROSS BORDER

3. 3 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 TRACXN Building the largest team of analysts tracking startups globally for venture capital funds

4. 4 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Media & Entertainment India: Sector Overview Scope: This report covers Media and Entertainment companies in India. This excludes the media communications, marketing and advertising companies. • Over $1B invested in last 5 years, with ~ $120M invested in July, 2015 • 6 Acquisitions in the last 6 months (of which 4 are offline)  Sarthak Entertainment by Zee Entertainment, DT Cinemas by PVR, YoBoHo Media by Broadband TV, Mosaic Media Ventures by News Corporation, Maa Television by Star India and Fun Multiplex by Cinepolis India • Most active investors • Blume Ventures (Level10 Entertainment, Homeveda, Glamrs) • Cisco (Apalya, Qyuki Digital Media, Nimbus) • Sequoia Capital (DailyHunt, WhatsOn India, PressPlay) • Tiger Global (InShorts, Saavn, Culture Machine) • Notable investments in last six months • Saavn ($100M series C from Tiger Global, Stead view Capital, Bertelsmann, July 2015) • InShorts ($20M series B from Tiger Global, July 2015) • Glamrs ($1M pre series A from Blume Ventures, June 2015)

5. 5 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Total funding in Entertainment ($831M) dwarfs the funding in Media ($211M) since 2010 $44M $152M $194M $279M $125M $206M 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 YTD 2015 Total funding in Media & Entertainment Y-o-Y (in $M) # of players funded 6 13 24 23 19 18 Notable deals TV9 ($11.4M) Avitel Post Studioz ($60M) Hathway ($72M) DEN ($108M) DQ Entertainment ($50M) Saavn ($100M)

6. 6 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 50% y-o-y increase in number of start-ups founded from 2013 to 2014 21 32 31 34 51 32 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 YTD 2015 Numberofcompanies Founded year Media and Entertainment companies founded between 2010 and July, 2015 Note: Includes ~200 companies including ~25 funded and remaining unfunded

7. 7 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 MSO, Digital Distribution & Post Production Services are top funded segments $40M $50M $73M $79M $100M $133M $146M $148M $224M $250M 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Motion Pictures Production Television Production Motion Pictures Exhibition Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media DTH Post Production Services Digital Distribution Multi System Operator Segment wise funding # of funded players 4 17 5 2 7 1 9 2 25 4 Top funded player Hathway ($109M) Saavn ($126M) Prime Focus ($63M) DishTV ($100M) Neo Sports ($52M) Jagran Prakashan ($51M) PVR ($66M) DQ Entertainment ($50M) DailyHunt ($58M) PVR Pictures ($28M)

8. 8 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Digital Media & Distribution witnessed growth in number of companies in recent years MSO Digital Distribution Post Production Services DTHBroadcast Media Print Media Motion Pictures Exhibition Television Production Digital Media Motion Pictures Production 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 Fundingin$M Average founding year Segment cluster by total funding, average founding year & number of companies

9. 9 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Interesting segments: Digital Distribution & Digital Media $1M $9M $24M $20M $54M $130M 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Funding in Digital Distribution Y-o-Y Over The Top $171M Multi Channel Network $40M Magazines $13M Funding in Digital Distribution sub-segments $4M $0.6M $4M $20M $66M 2010 2011 2012* 2013 2014 2015 Funding in Digital Media Y-o-Y News Aggregator $82M Alternative Media $18M Funding in Digital Media sub-segments *Note: In 2012, 3 companies viz, Glamrs, MissMalini & Silicon India raised undisclosed amount of funding. 2015 funding is till July.

10. 10 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Media & Entertainment India – Market Map Market Map of top level business models DIGITAL MEDIA (using internet as a medium of distribution) ALTERNATIVE ScoopWhoop, Glamrs NEWS AGGREGATOR InShorts, DailyHunt MAINSTREAM Firstpost, Moneycontrol BROADCAST MEDIA (using satellite and radio technology for broadcasting) SERVICES Amagi, PK Online SATELLITE NDTV, Sun TV RADIO Fever 104, Radio One ENTERTAINMENT (Offline & digital entertainment content production & distribution) PRODUCTION DQ Entertainment, Balaji Telefilms, YRF DISTRIBUTION PVR, Hathway, Saavn PERFORMING ARTS East India Comedy, Evam Entertainment PRINT MEDIA (using print as medium of distribution) ALTERNATIVE Swarajya, Amar Chitra Katha MAINSTREAM HT Media, Jagran Prakashan $79M $100M$133M $1.1B HORIZONTAL TheViralFever, Reliance BIG Entertainment, Eros

11. 11 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY LIST DETAILS OF 400+ COMPANIES (100+ Funded companies) Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment COVERS THE FOLLOWING SECTORS

12. 12 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Media & Entertainment India – Company list Sub-segments of top level business model MAINSTREAM MEDIA (traditional media) ALTERNATIVE MEDIA (alternative view point to the traditional media and niche content)PRINT MEDIA (using print as medium of distribution) ALTERNATIVE Swarajya, Amar Chitra Katha MAINSTREAM HT Media, Jagran Prakashan $79M $28M OPINION $51M COMICS BUSINESS LEISURE SPORTS PARENTING

13. 13 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Company Details Funding Investors Mainstream Jagran Prakashan [Kanpur, 1942]: Jagran Prakashan Ltd. is a mass media company with interests in news production and newspaper publishing and radio broadcasting. It publishes Hindi and English language newspapers Dainik Jagran and Mid Day. Apart from these it also publishes 7 other newspaper titles in 5 different languages. Its newspapers have a combined number of around 100 editions from 15 states. In 2010 it acquired Mid Day Infomedia which publishes Mid Day (English Tabloid) for INR 200 crores and in 2012, it acquired Nai Dunia (Hindi broadsheet daily) based in MP. In December 2014 it acquired Radio City. $50.6M Blackstone Group Mainstream Bennett, Coleman and Company [Mumbai, 1838]: Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd. (aka The Times Group) is a mass media company with interests in print, digital and satellite and radio broadcast. Its oldest and flagship product is the English broadsheet daily newspaper The Times Of India which the company claims is the world's largest read English newspaper. It also publishes a business daily The Economic Times and a host of vernacular language newspapers. Its companies - Times Television Network broadcast TV channels like Times Now, ET Now and Zoom. Its subsidiary Entertainment Network India broadcasts FM radio channel Radio Mirchi. It also publishes periodicals and magazines like Filmfare, Femina, etc. The company is also into digital media with news, entertainment and social networking portals and epaper editions. Mainstream The Statesman [Kolkata, 1875]: The Statesman Ltd. publishes an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper with the same name. Its first edition was published in 1875 and today it has 4 editions published simultaneously from its printing centers in Kolkata, New Delhi, Siliguri and Bhubaneswar. The company claims that the newspaper has an average weekday circulation of 180,000 copies. The company also started publishing a Bengali language broadsheet daily Dainik Statesman in 2004 . The publication is owned by Nachiketa Publications Pvt. Ltd. Mainstream Kasturi & Sons [Chennai, 1878]: Kasturi & Sons is a mass media company that publishes English language broadsheet daily newspaper The Hindu. The Hindu published its first edition in 1878 and today is printed from 16 cities and claims readership of 2.26M. The company also publishes Business Line which is an English language broadsheet daily dealing with business news. Recently it started publishing a Tamil language version of The Hindu from Chennai. The company also publishes magazines Frontline and Sportstar. The company also maintains digital portals and epaper editions for the above publications. Mainstream Hindustan Media Ventures [Delhi, 1918]: Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd. was started as The Behar Journals Ltd. in 1918. Its name was changed to Searchlight publishing House Ltd. in 1987 and subsequently to HMVL in 2008. It publishes a Hindi broadsheet daily newspaper Hindustan which is its flagship product and claims to have a readership of 36.6M. It covers the region called Hindi Heartland comprising of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, etc. It also maintains a digital platform and epaper edition for the same. It also publishes periodicals Nandan targeting children and Kadambini. Print Media (1/18) Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

14. 14 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Print Media (2/18) Company Details Funding Investors Mainstream Mathrubhumi [Kozhikode, 1922]: Mathrubhumi Printing and Publishing Company publishes a Malayalam language daily newspaper with 15 editions - 10 in Kerala and also in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai and Dubai. It claims to have a circulation of 1.5M copies per day. The company also runs FM broadcast radio channels under the brand name Club FM in the cities of Thrissur, Kannur and Trivandrum. It also has interests in music and news distribution through its satellite broadcast TV channels Kappa TV and Mathrubhumi News. Mainstream ABP Group [Kolkata, 1922]: ABP Group is a mass media company that started publishing in 1922 with its flagship Bengali language daily newspaper Anandabazar Patrika from the city of Kolkata. The company claims that its is the highest read Bengali newspaper. The company also publishes English language broadsheet daily The Telegraph with editions in East and Northeast India. The company also prints periodicals and magazines. The company has diversified into television broadcast with the acquisition of Star India's news channels which are now ABP News (Hindi) and ABP Majha (Marathi) and ABP Ananda (Bengali). Mainstream The Sandesh [Ahmedabad, 1923]: The Sandesh Ltd. is a listed company that publishes broadsheet Gujarati daily newspaper. It has 7 main editions along with district regional news supplements covering cities in Gujarat as well as Mumbai. The newspaper circulation is around 59 lakhs (as reported by 2010 IRS). It also runs Agro Sandesh, which gives agriculture related news targeted at audience in rural areas. Mainstream HT Media [Delhi, 1924]: HT Media is an Indian mass media company that engages in printing and publication of newspapers. Its flagship English broadsheet daily newspaper Hindustan Times started publishing in Delhi in 1924. It has grown to 10 editions and claims to have a readership of 3.7M. Its subsidiary Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd. publishes Hindi broadsheet daily Hindustan which claims to have a readership of 36.6M. HT Media also publishes a berliner English business daily Mint. The company has also forayed into digital space by maintaining online news portal and epaper editions for the above newspapers. The company also broadcasts FM radio channel Fever 104 from 4 cities. It reported digital revenues of INR 26.65 crore in Q3-FY15. Mainstream Free Press Journal [Mumbai, 1928]: The Indian National Press publishes The Free Press Journal, a contemporary english newspaper being published from Mumbai since 1928. The newspaper currently has 4 editions that include Indore, Bhopal and Ujjain apart from Mumbai. It also publishes Navshakti, a hindi language daily from Mumbai. It also maintains daily epaper editions in partnership with Readwhere. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

15. 15 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Print Media (3/18) Company Details Funding Investors Mainstream Gujarat Samachar [Ahmedabad, 1932]: Gujarat Samachar publishes a broadsheet Gujarati daily newspaper with the same name from 9 locations including 7 editions in Gujarat, and other from Mumbai and also distributes in New York. The newspaper claims an average readership of 4.5M as of 2012. The company also has plans to start a satellite broadcast TV news channel. Mainstream Sakal Media [Pune, 1932]: Sakal Media is a mass media company that publishes a Marathi language broadsheet daily newspaper Sakal, which has editions from 17 cities in Maharashtra and Goa. It also publishes English daily Sakal Times in Pune and some periodicals and magazines in Marathi. It also maintains digital news portals and epaper editions of the same. It also broadcasts a satellite television news channel Saam TV in Marathi. Mainstream The Indian Express [Mumbai, 1932]: Indian Express Limited is a mass media company with multiple brands and a special interest in news content production and newspaper printing. The company publishes 4 newspaper titles viz. The Indian Express-English language broadsheet daily, The Financial Express-English language broadsheet business daily, Loksatta- Marathi language broadsheet daily, Jansatta-Hindi language broadsheet daily. Its entertainment tabloid weekly magazine Screen was acquired by Star India. Its flagship daily The Indian Express is published from nine centers in India. The company split, making way for Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd. which controls the south Indian editions of the newspaper. It plans to shift to the digital platform for mainstream revenue. It runs digital news portals for all its newspapers and also has their epaper editions. Mainstream The Assam Tribune [Guwahati, 1939]: The Assam Tribune is an English language broadsheet daily published from Guwahati in Assam. The newspaper recorded an average issue readership of 0.25M according to IRS 2011 Q1. The newspaper directly competes with The Telegraph's Northeast edition that is published from Guwahati. The newspaper also has a sister newspape Dainik Asam which is an Assamese language broadsheet daily. Mainstream Delhi Press [Delhi, 1939]: Delhi Press, established in 1939, is publisher of magazines/periodicals in multiple genres. The company claims to be printing 36 brands of magazines in 10 different languages. Some of the famous brands include Champak, Grihshobha, Motoring World, Sarita, Satyakatha, Women's Era, The Caravan (its first magazine), Farm n Food, Alive, etc. It claims that the magazine Sarita has a readership of 9.7M and Grihshobha 7.7M. The company has 12 regional offices in India and has a distribution network of 3000 agents. It claims to be printing 4M magazines per month. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

16. 16 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Print Media (4/18) Company Details Funding Investors Mainstream Deccan Chronicle Holdings [Hyderabad, 1940]: Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd. is publishing company with interests in print and digital. The company publishes its flagship English language broadsheet daily newspaper Deccan Chronicle from 15 cities in states of Telangana, Andhra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala and claims a circulation of 1.45M. It also publishes English business newspaper Financial Chronicle and English newspaper The Asian Age with editions in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and London. It operates Odyssey, a leisure store for games, music, stationery, etc. Mainstream Daily Thanthi [Chennai, 1942]: Daily Thanthi is a Tamil language broadsheet daily newspaper being published since 1942. It claims a circulation of 14,94,539 copies daily on an average and over 16,27,120 copies on Sunday. The first edition was published in Madurai and now 15 editions are published covering Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Bangalore, and Mumbai. 4. It also broadcasts a news channel Thanthi TV. Mainstream The Shillong Times [Shillong, 1945]: The Shillong Times is an english broadsheet daily newspaper being published from Shillong in Meghalaya state of India. It was started as a weekly tabloid in 1945, and shifted to daily in 1987, converted to offset printing in 1991. It also maintains an epaper edition. Mainstream Sarita Magazine [Delhi, 1945]: Sarita is a fortnightly magazine published and printed by Delhi Press. It is a Hindi language magazine that covers news and op-ed articles across general verticals like politics, current affairs, business and economy, sports, etc. First edition was published in 1945 and the company claims that the magazine has a readership of 9.7M and is the highest read magazine in India. Mainstream The Printers (Mysore) [Bangalore, 1948]: The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd. publishes English language broadsheet daily Deccan Herald and Kannada language daily newspaper Prajavani. Deccan Herald has 12 editions printed at 5 centers in Karnataka with its zoned editions covering all the districts in the state. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

17. 17 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Print Media (5/18) Company Details Funding Investors Mainstream Dinamalar Publications [Chennai, 1951]: Dinamalar is a Tamil language broadsheet daily newspaper published from Thiruvananthapuram, Tirunelveli, Tiruchi, Erode, Vellore, Nagercoil, Salem, Madurai, Chennai, Coimbatore and Pondicherry. The publisher claims to be circulating 5,82,000 copies per day. It also maintains a digital news portal in Tamil language and also the epaper editions. Mainstream Lokmat [Mumbai, 1953]: Lokmat Media Pvt. Ltd. is a mass media company that has diversified interests in print media, digital media and broadcast media. The company publishes Marathi newspaper Lokmat which has 11 editions and has more than 50 lakh readers as claimed by Indian Readership Survey 2012. It also publishes Hindi newspaper Lokmat Samachar and English daily Lokmat Times. It has a joint venture with Network 18 and broadcasts satellite television news channel IBN-Lokmat. The company's printing press in Nagpur runs completely on Solar power and it plans to do the same at Aurangabad. Mainstream Rajasthan Patrika [Jaipur, 1956]: Rajasthan Patrika Pvt. Ltd. is a publisher of Hindi language broadsheet newspaper Rajasthan Patrika with editions in Rajasthan and Delhi and Patrika with editions in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and the Hindi heartland. Overall both the newspapers have 36 editions printed from 8 states with a company claimed circulation of 1.73M. Apart from print the company also maintains digital portals and epaper editions of the newspapers. Mainstream DB Corp [Bhopal, 1956]: DB Corp Ltd. is a mass media company that publishes Hindi language newspaper Dainik Bhaskar which is printed predominantly in the state of Madhya Pradesh and presence in Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Bihar, etc. The company also publishes Marathi daily Divya Marathi and Gujarati daily Divya Bhaskar. It also operates Dilligent Media in association with Zee Media which publishes English daily DNA in Mumbai. It also broadcasts FM radio channel My FM 94.3 in 17 cities. Company reported revenues of $250M at the end of 2012-13. Mainstream Express Publications Madurai [Chennai, 1959]: Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd. is a news media publishing company. It split from the mother company that involved Indian Express Ltd. and accordingly controls the south Indian business of the company. It publishes The New Indian Express which is its flagship English language broadsheet daily newspaper. The New Indian Express has 24 editions published from the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Karnataka, Telangana and Odisha. It also publishes Dinamani, a Tamil language broadsheet daily. It also runs digital news portals and epaper editions for these newspapers. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

18. 18 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Print Media (6/18) Company Details Funding Investors Mainstream Punjab Kesari [Jalandhar, 1967]: Punjab Kesari is a publisher of a broadsheet daily newspaper in Hindi language with circulation predominantly in Punjab and other parts of Northern India. It has 9 editions and 1 weekly supplementary edition. The Punjab Kesari group also publishes other newspapers Navodaya Times, Hind Samachar and Jagbani. As of April 2012, it was planning to raise PE funding to the tune of INR 150 crore. Mainstream Swati Publications [Vijayawada, 1970]: Swati Publications Pvt. Ltd. publishes a Telugu language weekly magazine with the same name that covers op-ed content on politics, business and economy, cinema and entertainment, sports, etc. with a focus on the state of Andhra Pradesh. Mainstream Udayavani (Manipal Media Network) [Manipal, 1971]: Manipal Media Network publishes a Kannada language broadsheet daily newpaper named Udayavani. The newspaper has 5 editions printed from Bangalore, Manipal, Hubli, Gulbarga and Mumbai. It directly competes with other Kannada dailies Vijayavani and Vijay Karnataka. As per audit bureau of circulations July-Dec 2012 report, the newspaper has a circulation of over 300,000 copies per day. The company also publishes 4 magazines viz. Taranga, Roopatara, Tunturu and Tushara. Mainstream Dharitri [Bhubaneshwar, 1974]: Dharitri is an Oriya language broadsheet daily newspaper published from Bhubaneshwar. The newspaper has 6 editions published from Bhubaneshwar, Sambalpur, Rayagada, Balasore, Berhampur and Angul-Dhenkanal. Mainstream Eenadu [Hyderabad, 1974]: EENADU is a mass media company that publishes a Telugu language daily newspaper with 23 printing centers and circulation spread throughout the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and also has editions in Bangalore and Chennai and has a circulation of 1.8M as of 2013 (audit bureau of circulations). The company is a part of the Ramoji Group which has interests in chit funds, packaged food, film production and distribution. Its sister concern, Eenadu TV Network was acquired by Network18 Media. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

19. 19 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Print Media (7/18) Company Details Funding Investors Mainstream Kalakaumudi [Mumbai, 1975]: Kala Kaumudi Publications is a magazine publishing house in Kerala with a portfolio of nine magazine titles including Kala Kaumudi, Vellinakshatram, Muhurtham, Ayurarogyam, Fire, Snehitha and Bhavanam. It publishes Kala Kaumudi, the oldest Malayalam daily from Mumbai. Recently started Big News the first midday newsmagazine in Malayalam published from Trivandrum, Kollam, Kochi and Kozhikode. Mainstream India Today Group (Living Media) [Delhi, 1975]: India Today Group is a diversified mass media company which comprises of the publishing company, the TV Today Network and the radio broadcasting channel Oye FM. The company started with its flagship magazine India Today in 1975. Today the group comprises of 36 magazines, 7 radio stations, 4 satellite TV channels, 1 newspaper and digital news and entertainment platforms. Its group company the TV Today Network is listed on BSE and NSE and has a market capitalization of 1328.42 crore. Mainstream Business Standard [Delhi, 1975]: Business Standard Ltd. is a niche news content producer and publisher of printed broadsheet daily newspapers in English and Hindi languages. Its news content deals with business, economy, finance, markets, technology, etc. and is regarded as a business newspaper. Its first edition started in Kolkata and later on established editions in Mumbai and Delhi. Today its English edition is published from 12 cities and the Hindi edition is published from 8 cities. It also runs digital news portal business-standard.com, bshindi.com, bsmonitoring.com and smartinvestor.in and also has an epaper edition. It claims to have a 230 person editorial team. Mainstream Dinakaran [Chennai, 1977]: Dinakaran is a Tamil language broadsheet daily newspaper published from Chennai. It has 12 editions printed from the centers at Chennai, Madurai, Bangalore, New Delhi, Mumbai, Madurai, Coimbatore, Trichy, Salem, Nagercoil, Vellore, Nellai and Pondicherry. As per Indian readership survey 2010, Dinakaran's average issue readership per day was around 16.7M making it second largest read after Daily Thanthi in the Tamil print market. Mainstream Aaj Kaal [Kolkata, 1979]: AajKaal is a Bengali language broadsheet daily newspaper published from Kolkata, North Bengal and Tripura. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

20. 20 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Company Details Funding Investors Mainstream Bartaman [Kolkata, 1984]: Bartaman Pvt. Ltd. publishes Bengali language daily newspaper with 5 editions, 1 each from Kolkata, Siliguri, Burdwan, Malda and Midnapore. Its daily circulation is 558, 465 (ABC Dec 2013). It is the second largest Bengali daily after Ananda Bazar Patrika. Mainstream Neutral Publishing House [Ranchi, 1984]: Neutral Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. is a news content producer and publisher of newspaper. It runs a Hindi language broadsheet daily newspaper Prabhat Khabar which is circulated with 10 edition across cities in Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal; the company claims a readership of 9M. The company also manages a digital news platform prabhatkhabar.com which is in Hindi and also maintains epaper editions of the newspaper in association with Readwhere. The company also broadcasts FM radio station named Radio Dhoom in Jharkhand. Mainstream Eastern Chronicle (Sankha Press) [Delhi, 1988]: Sankha Press Pvt. Ltd. publishes an English language broadsheet daily newspaper with the name Eastern Chronicle. The newspaper has 5 editions printed from Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Shillong, New Delhi and Silchar and predominantly caters to the readers in Northeast India. Mainstream Prajavani [Bangalore, 1989]: The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd. publishes the Kannada language daily newspaper Prajavani and the English newspaper Deccan Herald. Prajavani has 12 editions printed at 5 printing centers including Bangalore, Mangalore, Hubli, Belur and Gulbarga. Mainstream Punya Nagari [Mumbai, 1991]: Shree Ambika Printers and Publications Pvt Ltd publishes Punya Nagari which is a Marathi language daily newspaper, from 15 centers across the state of Maharashtra in India. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment Print Media (8/18)

21. 21 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Print Media (9/18) Company Details Funding Investors Mainstream Asomiya Pratidin [Guwahati, 1995]: Asomiya Pratidin is an Assamese language broadsheet daily newspaper published from Guwahati. The newspaper has recorded an average issue readership of 1.1M according to IRS 2011 Q1 and is the highest selling newspaper in the Northeast India market. Mainstream Outlook Group [Delhi, 1995]: The Outlook Group is a mass media company that publishes magazines in India. Its flagship magazine Outlook India deals with news content on current affairs, politics, sports, etc. and also has opinion columns. Other magazines published by the group include Outlook Business, Outlook Money and Outlook Traveller which cater to the respective content as in their names. Available primarily in print, the company also publishes digital editions of these magazines. Mainstream Rashtriya Sahara [Noida, 1999]: Mass media arm of Sahara India Group with interests predominantly in print media. The company publishes a Hindi daily broadsheet newspaper Rashtriya Sahara from Kanpur and has 6 other editions. It also publishes urdu daily newspaper Roznamsahara and entertainment magazine Saharatime and digital news portal samaylive.com. It is a part of Sahara One Media and Entertainment (earlier Sahara India Mass Communication). Mainstream Amar Ujala Publications [Delhi, 2001]: Amar Ujala Publications is a publisher and printer of newspapers. Its flagship daily "Amar Ujala" is a Hindi broadsheet newspaper with editions spread across Northern India, extending 7 states (Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and Haryana). It claims a cumulative readership of around 2.96 crore. It also runs a news portal amarujala.com. D. E. Shaw India Software Private Limited Mainstream Malayala Manorama [Kottayam, 2002]: Malayala Manorama Co. Ltd. is a mass media company that publishes a Malayalam language broadsheet daily newspaper with the same name. It has 14 editions in Kerala and the company claims a circulation of 2.2M copies. The company also publishes an English news weekly The Week and a niche content magazine The Man. It also publishes some periodicals in Malayalam and vernacular languages. Apart, the company also maintains digital portals and epaper editions for its newspapers and magazines. IT also has interests in broadcast news media with its TV channel Manorama News. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

22. 22 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Company Details Funding Investors Mainstream Dakshin Bharat Rashtramant (New Media Co) [Bangalore, 2005]: New Media Co., publishes a newspaper "Dakshin Bharat Rashtramat" that provides news content in Hindi language targeting the migrant population in Southern India. Currently publishes 2 editions in broadsheet format from Bangalore and Chennai and claims to have circulation for the same across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and parts of Andhra Pradesh. It also maintains the epaper edition for the same. Mainstream Diligent Media Corporation [Mumbai, 2005]: Diligent Media Corporation is a joint venture between ZEE Group and DB Corp. It publishes English language broadsheet daily newspaper DNA (Daily News and Analysis). The newspapers currently publishes from Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Jaipur. It earlier had editions in Bengaluru, Pune and Indore but all the three were discontinued. The newspaper has relaunched its edition in Mumbai in a new question and answer kind of format. The company also runs a digital news portal and maintains epaper editions. Mainstream Aaj Samaaj [Chandigarh, 2007]: Aaj Samaaj is a Hindi language broadsheet daily newspaper published by the Information Television Group (ITV Network). The newspaper is simultaneously published from New Delhi, Gurgaon, Hisar, Ambala and Faridabad. Mainstream The Sunday Guardian [Delhi, 2010]: The Sunday Guardian is a weekly newspaper published in Delhi on Sundays. The newspaper was founded by noted journalist MJ Akbar and is owned by the Information Television Group (ITV Network) which operates TV news channels India News and NewsX. Mainstream Orissa Post [Bhubaneshwar, 2011]: Orissa Post is an English language broadsheet daily newspaper published from Bhubaneshwar. The company also maintains digital news portal and epaper editions for the same. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment Print Media (10/18)

23. 23 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Print Media (11/18) Company Details Funding Investors Mainstream Vijayavani (VRL Media) [Bangalore, 2012]: VRL Media is a sister concern of the public company VRL (Vijayanand Roadlines Ltd.). It publishes a Kannada language daily broadsheet newspaper Vijayavani. The newspaper has 9 editions printed from the cities of Bangalore, Mangalore, Hubli, Gangavati, Chitradurga, Bijapur, Mysore, Shimoga and Gulbarga. The company claims that the newspaper is the largest circulated Kannada daily based on the audit bureau of circulation figures for Jan-June 2014. Mainstream Sri Sai Media (Swadesh News) [Pathankot, 2012]: Sri Sai Media Pvt. Ltd. is a mass media company that publishes Hindi language daily Satya Swadesh in Pathankot. It also operates 3 digital portals where news content is published in English and Hindi languages and epaper edition of the newspaper is maintained. As of May 2015, the company had obtained permit from I&B Ministry of India for launching a satellite broadcast TV news channel. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

24. 24 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Print Media (12/18) Company Details Funding Investors Alternative - Opinion Swarajya [Bangalore, 2014]: Swarajya is a publisher of a magazine with the same name in digital as well as print format. The company derives its name from the Swarajya magazine first started in 1956. The magazine which was started in digital format in 2014 is now being published in print also with the first issue being out in February, 2015. The magazine claims to represent the views and opinions of the Liberal-Right in India. The magazine serves opinionated content and analysis on current affairs and affairs and events of national and international importance. Alternative - Opinion Tehelka [Delhi, 2001]: Tehelka is an alternative media that publishes a weekly magazine that offers news and opinionated content which the company claims is a result of its investigative journalism. The circulation as claimed by the company stands at 1,75,000. Alternative - Opinion OPEN The Magazine [Delhi, 2009]: Open Media Network Pvt. Ltd. is a part of the RP Goenka group. The company publishes the English language weekly magazine with the same name. The magazine contains articles based on news analysis/opinion on current affairs, politics, international features, social, etc. The magazine is divided in 3 sections: Small World, Features and MindSpace. The magazine is targeted at a relatively younger audience. Alternative - Opinion The Caravan [Delhi, 2010]: The Caravan is a magazine that carries opinionated and/or investigated articles on politics, culture, etc. It is a monthly magazine available in print as well as digital editions. The magazine was first published in 1939 and deadpooled in 1988. It was then relaunched in 2010. It is published by the Delhi Press. Alternative - Comics Amar Chitra Katha [Mumbai, 1967]: Amar Chitra Katha produces content and publishes it in the form of printed comics. Its creations include printed pictorial stories on Indian mythology, history, literature, oral folktales, etc. It has printed more than 400 comics in more than 20 languages and has sold more than 90M copies till date. It records annual sale of over 1.5M copies. It plans to launch these stories in animated format on digital platform. $15.5M Elephant Capital, Future Ventures India Ltd Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

25. 25 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Print Media (13/18) Company Details Funding Investors Alternative - Comics Graphic India [Bangalore, 2011]: GRAPHIC INDIA is a character entertainment company focused on creating leading characters, comics and stories for the Indian youth market through mobile, print and digital platforms. Some of its creations include Ramayana 3392 AD, The Leaves and The Sadhu, etc. It has also launched digital animated series based on its comics in a partnership with YouTube. Graphic India Pvt. Ltd. is owned by Liquid Comics LLC and CA Media LP, the Asian investment arm of The Chernin Group, LLC (TCG). $2.8M CA Media, Start Publishing Alternative - Comics Diamond Comics [Noida, 1907]: Diamond Comics India Pvt. Ltd. is a publisher of character oriented pictorial series in printed comics. Some of its character creations include Chacha Chaudhary (44 comics in series), Shaktiman (72), Vikram Betal (21), etc. The company has produced 22 such series till date. The company started in 1907 in Pakistan and moved to India post-Independence after exporting its products to India for while in between. The company plans to launch a multi-linguistic satellite TV channel - Diamond Comics TV. Alternative - Comics Raj Comics [ , 1984]: Raj Comics publishes comics and pictorial stories in print format. The content is original and character oriented printed in paperbacks. The company also has a digital store for sale of its publications. Alternative - Comics Kalyani Navyug Media [Delhi, 2007]: Kalyani Navyug Media Pvt. Ltd. publishes character oriented pictorial stories in comics under the brand name Campfire Graphic Novels. The company has published proprietary content as well as adopted western classical novels for re-publishing in India. The company has an e-shop for directly ordering the publications in print as well as digital. Alternative - Comics Vimanika Comics [Mumbai, 2008]: Vimanika Comics is a publisher of comic books (print) with character oriented pictorial stories. It has published series like Shiva, Moksha, Dashaavatar, The sixth, The Legend of Karna, Kalki, etc. The company has won the Golden Cursor Award. It also makes apparels depicting the characters in its stories. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

26. 26 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Print Media (14/18) Company Details Funding Investors Alternative - Comics Level 10 Entertainment [Bangalore, 2010]: Level 10 Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. is a privately held Indian entertainment company engaged in production of printed comics. The company's services include character design, concept realization, logo design, storyboarding, customized comic strips and magazine illustrations. The company intends to offer faster and more cost-effective solutions to meet the needs of any visual media projects such as movies, television series, animated films, video games and print/digital magazines. Level 10 Comics is a division of Level 10 Studios focused on creating world-class, indigenous comic book content. It has recently launched an 80-page monthly comic anthology magazine called ‘Comic JUMP'. Blume Ventures Alternative - Comics HolyCow Entertainment [Mumbai, 2011]: HolyCow Entertainment is an Indian comic book publisher with pictorial character oriented stories. Its flagship series is the Ravanayan. The series consists of 10 chapters published in 7 issues. Alternative - Comics Sufi Comics [Bangalore, 2012]: Sufi Comics is a creation of Sufi Studios which publishes comics and graphic novels that are related to religion. Their range includes 40 Sufi Comics, Wise Fool of Baghdad & Rumi, etc. The content is available in multiple languages. It also runs a store for online retailing the comic books. Alternative - Comics Aayumi Productions [Mumbai, 2013]: Aayumi Productions is a publisher of comic books with character oriented and multi-character stories. The two stories that it has published include Item Dhamaka-Godsmack and Kaal 1 & 2 which is to be launched at Bangalore's Comic Con. Alternative - Business Dataquest magazine [Gurgaon, 1982]: Dataquest is a niche magazine published by Cyber Media India Ltd. It carries articles related to the Information Technology and the BigData industry. Started in 1982, the magazine is a fortnightly. It has 2 special sections on GreenIT and eGovernance. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

27. 27 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Print Media (15/18) Company Details Funding Investors Alternative - Business Saffron Media [Mumbai, 2000]: Saffron Media Pvt. Ltd. publishes magazines and operates digital news portals covering industrial verticals like pharma, healthcare, food and beverage, travel and hospitality, etc. Its print assets include two magazines viz., Chronicle Pharmabiz and Food & Beverage news. It claims to be supported by editorial teams spread across 12 cities. Its digital assets include pharmabiz.com and fnbnews.com. The target audience are the professionals, CEOs and businessmen from the respective industries. Alternative - Business Moneylife [Mumbai, 2006]: Moneylife, started publishing in 2006, is a magazine that provides content related to personal finance, investment risks, finance opinion and analysis, etc. The magazine is available in print as well as in digital. Alternative - Business Media Five Publications [Hyderabad, 2012]: Media Five Publications Pvt. Ltd. publishes a monthly magazine The Global Analyst that provides news analysis/opinionated content on business, economy, finance, markets, corporate strategy, etc. The company claims to be targeting corporates, MBA/Engineering students, and general business personnel with this magazine. The magazine is available in print and in digital. Alternative - Business Startup 360 Magazine [Chennai, 2014]: Startup360 is a magazine that publishes news content related to startups, hot sectors, investment activity, etc. It profiles startups including founder interviews. The magazine is available in print and digital format. The first issue came out in January 2015. Alternative - Business Dalal Times [Mumbai, 2014]: Dalal Times reports news and analysis content related to Indian stock markets and news from the world of business, economy, finance, etc. The content is available on its digital portal and also in the form of print magazine-monthly. The digital portal also provides live coverage of Indian stock markets, currency and commodities markets. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

28. 28 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Print Media (16/18) Company Details Funding Investors Alternative - Leisure New Horizon Media [Chennai, 2004]: New Horizon Media is a publishing house based in Chennai. It publishes books in print and audio (digital) medium. The books are predominantly in Tamil language and the company claims to have published around 1100 titles with over 30 titles being published every month. It has raised 2 rounds of funding till date. In October 2011, Sridhar Vembu took over Beacon India's stake in the company. $1.5M Emergic Ventures, Beacon India Private Equity Alternative - Leisure Magna Publishing Company [Mumbai, 1972]: Magna Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd. is a publisher of entertainment and leisure magazines (in print and digital) Stardust (its flagship magazine), Society, Savvy, Society Interiors, Health and Nutrition, Starweek, Mandate and Citadel. The company claims that the total reach of these magazines is 20M readers. Alternative - Leisure DSA MEDIA PUBLICATIONS [Vizag, 2010]: DSA Media Publications publishes a monthly magazine Yo! Vizag which carries content related to local news, trends, culture and lifestyle of Visakhapatnam. The magazine is in English and claims to have a readership of around 50000. Alternative - Movies Select Media [Mumbai, 2004]: Box Office India is a digital and print magazine from Select Media Company that monitors and publishes stories on Box office performances of movies released in India along with the statistics. There are editorial and guest opinion columns, movie and music reviews and news analysis columns as well. The magazine is weekly, published every Saturday. Alternative - Sports Sportstar (Kasturi & Sons) [Chennai, 1978]: Sportstar is a sports magazine weekly published by Kasturi & Sons, publishers of the newspaper The Hindu. The magazine initially started in a berliner format which was converted to a generic magazine format. The magazine publishes news, opinionated and analytical content on sports in India and Worldwide. It also supplies a complimentary poster of a sportsperson with every copy. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

29. 29 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Print Media (17/18) Company Details Funding Investors Alternative - Parenting ParentCircle (Shri Harini Media) [Chennai, 2010]: Parent Circle is a digital content sharing and aggregating platform operated by Shri Harini Media Pvt. Ltd. The content is targeted at parents and is regarding child care and upbringing. Initially started as a monthly print magazine and now also in the digital space. The print magazine is available in English and Tamil languages. Alternative 9.9 Media [Noida, 2007]: 9dot9 Media is content production and distribution-through-print company. It develops content and publishes it through magazines. It owns magazine brands like CFO, Inc., Think Digit, CTO Forum, etc. which deal with niche content like growth, personal technology, professional gaming, enterprise IT, manufacturing, logistics, etc. It also has digital communities like consumermate.com and createonlinebuzz.com. $8.6M TVS Capital Funds, Helion Venture Partners Alternative Business India Group [Mumbai, 1978]: Business India Group publishes niche content magazines in print and digital. Its flagship magazine - Business India is a business news and analysis magazine. Other magazines are Inside Outside (interior decor-lifestyle) and Auto India (auto reviews). Alternative Cyber Media (India) [Gurgaon, 1982]: CyberMedia India Ltd. is a listed company with interests in media services, content production, research and publishing in print as well as digital. The company publishes many magazines including its flagship DataQuest which deals with content related to Big Data, PCQuest, etc. Its digital properties include CIOL.com, a technology news and research content portal. The company claims that its properties cater to a community of 1.5M people. The company also hosts over 100 events annually. Alternative Planman Media [Delhi, 2005]: Planman Media Pvt. Ltd. is a part of Planman Consulting. It publishes print magazines like Business & Economy, 4Ps Business & Marketing, The Sunday Indian, etc. The content is simultaneously published in 14 different Indian languages. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

30. 30 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Print Media (18/18) Company Details Funding Investors Alternative Infomedia18 [Delhi, 2011]: Infomedia18 is a publishing arm of the Network18 group. It publishes magazines like Better Photography, Overdrive, Better Interiors and Forbes India (in partnership with Forbes magazine). It is planning to build a digital yellow pages directory. It also has an eshop where it sells single copy archives and annual subscription of these magazines. Alternative The Progressive Teacher Magazine [Delhi, 2014]: The Progressive Teacher (TPT) is a bi-monthly magazine targeted at school teaching community in India. The first print issue was published in July, 2014. The company also maintains a digital edition of the magazine. The magazine is a publication of the S-Media group which engages in B2B publications. Alternative Techplus Media [Delhi, 2001]: Techplus Media Group is a media publishing house based in Delhi. It owns both print and digital properties across verticals. These includes the printed monthly magazine Beauty that publishes content related wellness, makeup, style and leisure and the digital news portal itvarnews.in that covers the news across the information technology industry. It claims to be organising 50 media events in the verticals of IT and lifestyle every year. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

31. 31 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Media & Entertainment India – Company list Sub-segments of top level business model MAINSTREAM MEDIA (content across broad verticals with traditional view points targeted at masses) ALTERNATIVE MEDIA (content across niche verticals targeted at a particular set of audience) STARTUPS ENTERTAINMENT NEWS MARKETING PARENTING HEALTHCARE DIGITAL MEDIA (using internet as a medium of distribution) ALTERNATIVE ScoopWhoop, Glamrs NEWS AGGREGATOR InShorts, DailyHunt MAINSTREAM Firstpost, Moneycontrol $100M NEWS AGGREGATOR (aggregate news across verticals from mainstream or alternative media outlets) $82M CURATED ALGORITHMIC TOPICS & TIMELINES $18M SOCIAL CONTENT CONTENT FOR WOMEN

32. 32 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Digital Media (1/27) Company Details Funding Investors Mainstream Moneycontrol [Mumbai, 1999]: Moneycontrol is a digital portal that publishes news related to stock markets, listed companies' activity, analyst views, social stock ratings and opinions, etc. It is operated by CNBC TV18 which is a part of Network18 group. Mainstream Greynium Information Technologies [Bangalore, 2006]: Greynium Information Technologies develops and operates online content portals. Its internet properties include OneIndia.com, which is an internet mass media portal catering to news and entertainment content in multiple Indic languages and English. Other properties include DriveSpark.com (Auto reviews), BoldSky.com (Lifestyle & Leisure), Gizbot.com (Gadget reviews), ThatsCricket.com (Cricket news and updates), etc. The company's revenue model depends on advertising on its portals. It also operates online classifieds portal click.in. In 2010, it was acquired by NetCore Solutions. Mainstream Firstpost [Delhi, 2011]: Firstpost is an Indian digital portal that publishes news, editorial and opinion content. It also conducts reader's debates and publishes ebooks on current affairs. Started as a blog, it was converted to full fledged news portal in 2011. It is a part of Network18 group. Mainstream Scroll.in [ , 2012]: Scroll.in is an independent news, information, and entertainment venture run by US-based digital publishing company Scroll Media Inc. Has collaborated with Quartz to produce regional-specific content for Quartz India. Raised an undisclosed amount in funding in July 2014 from Omidyar Network, the philanthropic VC firm set up by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, with participation from New York-based Media Development Investment Fund. Founded in 2012 by MIT, Harvard and Cambridge University alumni. Omidyar Network, Media Dev Inv Fund Mainstream Newsroom Media [Delhi, 2013]: Newsroom Post is an online news portal publishing news articles across verticals like politics, sports, business, technology and entertainment. It also has an opinion section where noted journalists write columns. It appears to be monetizing through advertisements for now. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

33. 33 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Digital Media (2/27) Company Details Funding Investors Mainstream NewsMobile [Delhi, 2013]: World Mobile News Network Pvt. Ltd. is a digital media company that operates NewsMobile a digital platform where content covering news across politics, business, world, sports, lifestyle, etc. is published. The content is produced in-house as well as acquired from news agencies. It also has mobile apps for Android and iOS platforms. Appears to be monetizing through advertisements. Mainstream Nyooz [Noida, 2013]: Nyoooz is an online news content publisher with a focus on local/regional news. The content is aggregated from various community members. It also provides the community with the ability to search and navigate a news event by location and category, to share and to have a discussion around it. The portal is available in English and Hindi. Mainstream Indilens [Guwahati, 2013]: Indilens is a digital only news content publisher based in Guwahati. The company covers news from all the verticals including current affairs, business, science and technology, sports and also has editorial and opinion columns. The range of news is restricted to India for now. The company has a team of 40 reporters spread across India and has an editorial team of 8 members. Mainstream Fourth Point News [Delhi, 2014]: FourthPoint is a digital news portal that publishes news content from broad categories covering India's current affairs and politics, global exclusives, sports, entertainment, leisure, etc. The content is self produced as well as aggregated from readers under the citizen journalist program. It also publishes a weekly newspaper in print from Delhi and mainly focuses on Delhi's current affairs and also runs editorials. It has advertisements on its portal which appears to be the main source of revenue. Mainstream The Quint [Noida, 2014]: The Quint, part of Quintillion Media Pvt Ltd, is a mobile-focused digital news platform. Offers stories across various categories like current affairs, politics, entertainment and technology among others with a mixture of both wire stories and stories created by an in-house editorial team. The site went live in March 2015. Founded by Raghav Bahl, founder and former CEO of Network 18, which was acquired by Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) in May 2014. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

34. 34 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Digital Media (3/27) Company Details Funding Investors Mainstream DailyO [Delhi, 2015]: DailyO is a part of the India Today Group. It is a digital portal that publishes news and opinion articles related to politics, arts & culture, business, technology and sports. The content as of July 2015 appears to be produced by contributing journalists but the platform has an option for users to sign up and add a story indicating that readers might be allowed to share news and opinion articles in future. Currently appears to be monetizing through advertisements at the end of the articles. The content on home page appears to be organized based on trends on social networks. Whenever the user clicks on a hashtag, articles from past related to the topic are listed. Mainstream The India Herald Group [Hyderabad, 2015]: The India Herald Group is a coterie of digital news portals. It publishes news content across various verticals including current affairs, politics, international news, business, technology, entertainment and sports and has separate portals for these respective verticals. Its digital properties include indiaherald.in, newsherald.in, filmyherald.in, cricherald.in, technologyherald.in, healthherald.in, autoherald.in and apherald.in. Most of the news is aggregated from other media portals except apherald.in where entertainment news is self produced. Mainstream The Times of World [Bangalore, 2015]: The Times of World is a digital news portal which publishes news articles related to current affairs, politics, technology, sports, entertainment, etc. with the entire world as its domain. According to the portal, the company has an editorial team of 12 who churn out all the articles. Mainstream Catch News [Delhi, 2015]: Catch News is a digital news portal operated by the Rajasthan Patrika Group. The content, though mainstream is presented in the new media format and is targeted at the next generation of news consumers. The content is produced by journalists employed by the company as well as syndicated from other news agencies. The portal also has video content which is aggregated from Youtube and has text excerpts with it. The portal also has Your Wire section where fast readable news items from across categories are published. Alternative - Social Content Instamedia [Shimla, 2006]: Instamedia is an online content network which produces content in niche verticals. Instamedia also has an online SaaS based content platform, Instapress. It implements workflows to streamline collaboration between various content contributors, with objective measurement tools to track effectiveness. The network runs internet sites in verticals like lifestyle, luxury, green living, health, autos and technology. $4M Bennett, Coleman and Company Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

35. 35 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Digital Media (4/27) Company Details Funding Investors Alternative - Social Content ScoopWhoop [Delhi, 2013]: Social news & entertainment content platform that curates and creates stories relevant to India. Company's revenue model comprises of native advertising and sponsored stories. Some of their clients include Pepsi, Godrej, HUL, Budweiser, MakeMyTrip among others. Currently among the top 150 sites on Alexa as of Sep 2014. Received an undisclosed round of seed funding from VC firm Gravy Partners in December 2013. In Nov 2014, Bharti Softbank announced they had invested $1.6M for a 36.5% equity stake. $1.6M BSB Alternative - Social Content POPxo [London, 2013]: Rebranded from estylister.com, POPxo is a lifestyle and fashion content platform targeting Indian/South Asian women. Users can browse through various categories of lifestyle, health & beauty topics to stream company/user generated content. Users can contribute to the platform on related topics. The company publishes 8-10 stories a day, which are mobile optimized and fill the non-news, non-gossip content vacuum. The company is based in London, with few editors/writers in Mumbai and Delhi, India. Claims 1M engaged readers every month. Raised INR 3 crores in Nov 2014, from Hussein Kanji, Rajan Anandan, CaratLane’s Mithun Sancheti, to ramp up operations. $0.5M Alternative - Social Content Bluegape [Delhi, 2011]: Bluegape is an online content publishing platform. Offers content in categories including Entertainment, Relationships, Health and Fitness, Life Hacks, Future, Career and Education. Has monthly revenues of INR 1 crore as of Sep 2014. Launched feature for users to create and publish photo stories on its platform and earn money, claims 200+ such listicles created every day on its platform. Claims 4M+ pageviews per day. Raised angel funding in Jan 2014 on LetsVenture, looking to raise $8-$10M by Nov 2014. Shut down its merchandise business in Dec 2014, due to copyright issues and pivoted to Content Publishing Platform. Raised $200k in angel round led by Rudy Gopalakrishnan of Fidelity and ah! Ventures three months after pivot. $0.5M TLabs, ah! Ventures Alternative - Social Content Faking News [Mumbai, 2008]: Faking News is an Indian news satire and humor website. It contains cutting edge satire on political and social scenario of India. The website publishes fake news reports with incisive sarcasm, satire and humor. The content can be created by readers and curated and then published by the editors and also written by the in-house team of journalists. It was acquired by Firstpost in May 2013. Alternative - Social Content TopYaps [Delhi, 2010]: TopYaps is a digital platform for social news and entertainment content. The content is tailor made based on latest trends in social networks on verticals like news, culture, entertainment industry, etc. One of the niche content includes articles on top 10 things in a particular category. Also has a section on videos aggregated from Youtube channels. It is built and run by TechMonkey. The primary model is to produce content that can be made viral through users sharing it organically on their social networking sites and messengers. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

36. 36 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Digital Media (5/27) Company Details Funding Investors Alternative - Social Content Lighthouse Insights [Pune, 2010]: Lighthouse Insights analyzes and publishes content related to social media news, activity and overview of the industry backed with insights. It mainly focuses on Indian social media news but also has case studies, app reviews and other analysis accompanied by expert views. The target audience consists of social media campaigners and industry enthusiasts. Mentioned in top 10 social media blogs of 2013 by Social Media Examiner. Alternative - Social Content Fuccha [Delhi, 2011]: Fuccha is a digital platform that publishes content across entertainment, food, travel, campus, politics, etc. which is self produced as well as crowdsourced. It claims tie ups with students across 100 prominent colleges in India. It also claims to have reached 90000 subscribers in 2 years since its foundation. Alternative - Social Content Social Samosa [Mumbai, 2011]: Social Samosa is a digital portal where news content related to social media network activity is published along with pieces of digital-social-marketing analysis and other media trends. Started in 2011, the company claims to be clocking a revenue of INR 70 Lakhs and was acquired by unknown investors in May 2015. It has won The Blog of The Year award at the WATA awards in 2013. Alternative - Social Content Luxpresso [Mumbai, 2011]: Luxpresso is a venture by Times Internet (Bennett, Coleman & Co.) which publishes lifestyle, fashion, leisure, trends, gadgets and gizmo related articles with pictorials and the presentation is done in a way to target the premium audience. Alternative - Social Content The UnReal Times [Chennai, 2011]: The Unreal Times is a digital portal that publishes fictional news content that invokes humor/sarcasm and is presented in a satirical way. It has a production team of 18 regular columnists. It also accepts content produced by readers and other users of the portal and publishes it on the basis of its merit. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

37. 37 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Digital Media (6/27) Company Details Funding Investors Alternative - Social Content Youngisthan [Mumbai, 2013]: Santoshi Media & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. operates a digital media platform Youngisthan where news content related to cinema, technology, lifestyle & leisure, sports, etc. is published. It is primarily targeted at youth and is presented in new media style. It also has a section named YouthTube where content (videos) on social issues & trends are shared. Alternative - Social Content The Next Meme [Bangalore, 2013]: Web based entertainment content platform posting updates on trending news, torrents, music, funnies, gifs, memes, viral videos, documentaries, tech news and gadgets. Alternative - Social Content Derailed Douchebaggery [Delhi, 2013]: Derailed Douchebaggery is a digital content publishing portal. The content is related to social news and social media trending topics, pop culture, fashion, cinema, etc. that are represented in a way to induce entertainment, humor or sarcasm and/or mirror the reality. The content is opinionated and has graphic imagery which makes it a part of the new media vertical. The founders are doing engineering at Vellore Institute of Technology. Alternative - Social Content That Scoop [Mumbai, 2013]: Online entertainment channel providing users with articles and videos. Employs freelance writers and pays them for every article published. Allows users to submit their own content, which is published post-moderation. Allows brands to advertise on its channel. Currently has 150K+ social media followers, 2M+ monthly page views and daily reach of 100K+ as of Jan 2015. Alternative - Social Content HookedUp [Hyderabad, 2014]: HookedUp is a digital media company that publishes social news and content related to science, entertainment, sports and lifestyle. The content is aggregated from the readers who are allowed to contribute through its contribute page. The content related to trending topics on social networking sites is chosen to be published. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

38. 38 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Digital Media (7/27) Company Details Funding Investors Alternative - Social Content Snowy Duck [Delhi, 2014]: SnowyDuck is a digital platform for social content publishing across broad categories including entertainment, business, technology, politics, sport, etc. The content is presented in a way that it can be made viral by sharing across social networking sites and through messengers to attract more unique visitors. Alternative - Social Content WittyStory [Mumbai, 2014]: WittyStory is a digital social content platform which aggregates stories/content from readers and other contributors and presents in the format that can be made viral through link sharing on social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and messengers like Whatsapp, etc. Currently appears to be monetizing through ads. Alternative - Social Content Emlii [Kolkata, 2014]: Emlii is an online portal publishing entertainment content. Aims to collect and publish stories that are trending across various social networking sites. Also lists stories submitted by other genuine users. Alternative - Social Content AkkarBakkar [Mumbai, 2014]: AkkarBakkar is an online platform where users can discover content across various categories. Curates content in various categories like cinema, video, news, politics etc. Users can also share their stories on the portal. Alternative - Social Content DailyPooper [Delhi, 2014]: Daily Pooper is a social news, networking and entertainment content digital portal with three sections editorial, article and content sharing and ranking forum. The portal is in beta stage. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

39. 39 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Digital Media (8/27) Company Details Funding Investors Alternative - Social Content ViralStories [Mumbai, 2014]: ViralStories is an online source of articles and videos, particularly humour and viral content. Other categories include social experiments, pranks and fails, bollywood, sports, music etc. Sources content from other content platforms, publishes own content and allows users to submit stories. Alternative - Social Content Hourdose [Noida, 2014]: Hourdose is an internet media company. Hourdose creates and curates India specific stories. Curates content in various categories like life, cinema, video, news, politics etc. Monetization is through advertising from brands and companies. Alternative - Social Content Storypick [Pune, 2014]: Social entertainment news and media company that caters to the young online Indian audience. Stories & videos based on celebrities, movies, humour along with categories such as business, politics, sports etc. Alternative - Social Content TheBinNews [Mumbai, 2015]: TheBinNews is a digital portal that publishes social content related to entertainment, food, travel, lifestyle, etc. It has content writers who do part time content writing across verticals for the portal. It also allows readers to contribute articles to the portal. Alternative - Social Content Firefly Daily [Mumbai, 2015]: Firefly Daily is a News/Media company that publishes digital general news content and content related to humor, social media activity, entertainment, sports, etc. in a new media style. The content is created by contributors to the website. The portal was operational in January 2015 and according to Alexa it has grown by 997,445 positions in the first 3 months to 50000. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

40. 40 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Digital Media (9/27) Company Details Funding Investors Alternative - Social Content Gluebomb [Delhi, 2015]: GlueBomb is a digital publisher of social news content in the new media style. The content is related to humour, women interests, food, travel, sports, etc. It plans to act as a marketing agent for brands by producing content for them and publishing on the portal. The portal also has a section in Hindi. Alternative - Social Content Mental Masala [Mumbai, 2015]: MentalMasala is a digital blog which publishes social content related to lifestyle, humor, food, travel, entertainment, etc. Alternative - Entertainment Chakpak Media [Bangalore, 2007]: Chakpak offers south Indian movie enthusiasts information on movies and movie personalities. Some of the site offerings include wallpapers, videos, news, discussion forums and quizzes. It offers users the ability to discuss, evaluate, rate, review and preview movies and movie personalities through its open forum. In 2011, Flipkart acquired the content from Chakpak.com and in 2012, Chakpak Media was acquired by Trivone Digital Services. $5M Accel Partners, Canaan Partners Alternative - Entertainment FilmySphere [Bangalore, 2013]: Filmysphere is a social movie platform to follow favorite celebrities, movies and discover upcoming talents and jobs in entertainment. It helps users discover feature, short and independent films and get recommendations from their social network on the platform. Also, it connects young artists and film fraternity via its marketplace model. It allows production houses to post jobs and requirements for a particular film while assignment seekers (artists) create their profile and search jobs via a marketplace model. Also available on iOS and Android mobile platforms. The company has 700+ registered users and claims to be adding 200+ users every month. $100k Alternative - Entertainment Glamsham [Mumbai, 1999]: Glamsham.com is a digital portal where entertainment content including celebrity gossip and film updates are published. It also has a broadband section where users can download wallpapers, photos, and view cinema trailers, etc. It partners with motion pictures production houses for online film marketing and digital content distribution. It is operated by Fifth Quarter Infomedia Pvt. Ltd. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

41. 41 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Digital Media (10/27) Company Details Funding Investors Alternative - Entertainment MovieToday Entertainment [Kochi, 2009]: Movie Today is an online magazine that publishes cinema/celebrity news and gossip in Malayalam language. It partners with various Malayalam motion pictures production houses for online film promotion and marketing. It is a subsidiary company of SciWiz Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Alternative - Entertainment MissMalini [Mumbai, 2011]: MissMalini Publishing Pvt Ltd is a Bollywood, Fashion and Lifestyle blog. Provides Bollywood news & gossip, fashion trends and lifestyle entertainment news on a global scale. Has 230k+ followers on Facebook and 320k+ followers on Twitter. The founder has also started a TV Show 'MissMalini's World', a reality entertainment show that covers movie premieres, celebrity interviews, fashion weeks. Launched a limited edition DIY Charms bracelet under the name 'MissMalini Loves Pipa+Bella', sold exclusively at Pipabella.com. Its YouTube channel has 3M+ views. Raised initial angel round funding in 2012 from Rajan Anandan of Google India, the founders of Chegg.com, Match.com, SherSingh.com and Exclusively.in. Alternative - Entertainment The Big Indian Picture [Mumbai, 2012]: The Big Indian Picture is a digital magazine that publishes content related to Indian cinema including opinion, news/gossip, art, interviews, etc. Alternative - Entertainment FilmyPakode [Pune, 2013]: FilmyPakode is a digital portal that lists movies and related info including cast, plot, directors, etc. It has a separate page for each movie. It also aggregates critic reviews from various media portals and allows users to share their own experience. It also embeds trailers and video songs from the movie from YouTube. Alternative - Entertainment MyMovieMatrix [Bangalore, 2014]: MyMovieMatrix lets users rate movies, tv shows and books on various parameters and also allows them to write reviews as well as shows critic's reviews. Based on predictive analytics it then recommends the items to the users. It plans to create an integrated platform where people would be able to read and write reviews, rate them, and also be able to watch (stream online) the movies and tv shows on OTT (over the top) model. The platform is being developed and operated by Recosense Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

42. 42 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Digital Media (11/27) Company Details Funding Investors Alternative - Entertainment TheatreAdda [Delhi, 2014]: TheatreAdda is an online listing portal for theatre plays, stand up comedies and other theatre related events and workshops. Artists can also upload their portfolios and showcase their talent to employers in theatre industry. Generates revenue through ads. Planning to launch booking for events through the website. Alternative - Entertainment FilmiBeat (Greynium) [Bangalore, 2014]: Filmibeat is an online entertainment content portal that publishes news related to cinema and cinema gossips in vernacular Indian languages. It is a part of the OneIndia Entertainment brand of Greynium Technologies. Alternative - Entertainment Philmy [Delhi, 2014]: Philmy is a social movie discovery platform focused on the Indian market. Aids in movie discovery by matching users to movies that they might like using taste-based recommendation algorithms and human social recommendations. Analyses key elements of Indian movies (e.g. typical story lines, mood, music) and creates hashtags to aid discovery by uncovering hidden relationships among movies. Also provides aggregated critic reviews, ratings, trailers and custom-written synopsis etc. and allows users to send personalized recommendations to their social circle. Aims to perform advanced analytics on the underlying data for stakeholders to identify and target local KOLs, provide detailed insights on user feedback, identify new geographic opportunities, online focus screenings etc. Founding team are alumni of Cambridge University, Georgia Tech and UC Davis. Alternative - Entertainment BollyHolly Media [Mumbai, 2014]: BollyHolly Media runs a digital portal that publishes content related to Bollywood and Hollywood gossip, news, analysis, etc. It also runs a store at store.bollyholly.net that sells movie merchandise and collectibles. Alternative - Entertainment Mirab [Bangalore, 2015]: Mirab aggregates Indian movie reviews from various reviewing sites like Bollywood Hungama, etc. and puts them together for a single movie on a single page. It also plans to facilitate online ticket booking for movie shows at various cinema theaters in India. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

43. 43 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Digital Media (12/27) Company Details Funding Investors Alternative - Entertainment Filmy Filmy [Mumbai, 2015]: Filmy Filmy is an Indian entertainment news and gossip portal. The portal publishes news related to latest movies, box office collection results, press releases, movie trailers, events, celebrity gossip, downloadable content like photos, etc. Alternative - Marketing Banyan NetFaqs [Noida, 2000]: Afaqs! (which stands for Agency Frequently asked questions) is a digital content publisher. The content is mostly niche news related to all types of marketing and advertising media companies. It is a brand of Banyan NetFaqs Pvt. Ltd. which is engaged in online publishing, online classified, online networking, print publishing, tech solutions, etc. $3M SeedFund Alternative - Marketing Indiantelevision.com [Mumbai, 2000]: IndiaTelevision.com is a digital news content portal targeted at media professionals, cable TV operators, media advertisers, etc. The content mostly deals with the activity in the Indian broadcast television market and updates from the media and entertainment industry. It also operates 2 other portals Tellychakkar.com which publishes content related to Indian tele series and celebrities, AnimationExpress.com which publishes news content related to the animation and VFX industry and RadioandMusic.com which publishes content related to the radio broadcast industry. Apart, the company also publishes many newsletters. Alternative - Marketing Exchange4Media [Noida, 2000]: Exchange4Media publishes digital news and opinionated content on activities in the Indian marketing, media and advertising industry. The group also publishes magazines viz., Pitch, Impact, Franchise Plus and Realty Plus targeting niche audience in the industry. The company claims the digital portal reaches 60000 industry professionals per day. It has 5 offices based one each in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Chennai. Alternative - Marketing BestMediaInfo [Mumbai, 2009]: Best Media Info is a digital news portal that publishes news and opinion articles covering the marketing, advertising and the media industries. As of July 2015, it appears to be monetizing through advertisements. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

44. 44 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Digital Media (13/27) Company Details Funding Investors Alternative - Marketing Mediavataar [Pune, 2011]: Meidavataar is a digital news portal operated by SinVal Media Communications Pvt. Ltd. It publishes news and opinion articles by noted personalities from the marketing, media, advertising and PR industries. The target audience is working professionals from these industries and the marketing enthusiasts. It also publishes interviews and lists relevant events. Currently looks like monetizing through advertisements put at strategic locations on the page. Alternative - Marketing Digital Insights [Pune, 2013]: Digital Insights is a niche digital portal (sort of blog) that publishes news and opinion content related to social media marketing and digital media innovations. As of July 2015, it has a team size of 13, including the editorial team. It also allows readers to contribute their own articles. Alternative - Marketing TelevisionPost (Indian Media Biz) [Mumbai, 2013]: Television Post (Indian Media Biz Pvt. Ltd.) is an online portal where news content related to activity in the media and entertainment sector is published. Content related to company information from historical perspective and stock market news along with a satellite tracker is published. The content is available in English and Hindi languages. The portal also has a facility to enable users to compare DTH and cable TV packages. Alternative - Startups Mosaic Media Ventures [Noida, 2005]: Mosaic Media Ventures Pvt. Ltd. (VCCircle Network) runs niche news content portals VCCircle.com, Techcircle.in, VCCEdge, etc. It publishes news related to venture capital, private equity, M&A and other investment activity in India and emerging ventures. The company also has a conference division conducting conferences across industry verticals and themes. The network has conducted about 100 conferences in the last seven years hosting over 15,000 delegates and 1,500 speakers. Alternative - Startups EagleEye Research & Media [Mumbai, 2008]: Eagle Eye Research and Media Pvt. Ltd. runs a digital portal dealcurry.com that publishes news articles related to startup/company growth, IPOs, private equity/venture capital investment activity, mergers and acquisitions, etc. It has recently started a DataBoard that contains all the above information/numbers and statistics data categorized according to industrial sectors, region, etc. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

45. 45 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Digital Media (14/27) Company Details Funding Investors Alternative - Startups Yourstory [Bangalore, 2008]: YourStory.com is a digital portal that publishes news content related to Indian startups, interviews with startup founders and other entrepreneurial and investment activity. It claims to have profiled 14000 entrepreneurs, provided business networking opportunity to 50000 entrepreneurs and is accessed by 3M niche readers from India and worldwide. Also has a job listing platform for startups. Alternative - Startups MediaNama [Delhi, 2008]: MediaNama publishes news & analysis content for Telecom, Internet, Media and Gaming market in India. Founded by journalist Nikhil Pahwa, MediaNama gives an independent perspective on the convergence of Media and Telecom for decision-making executives within India, and those looking to invest in India’s emerging Telecom and Media market. Alternative - Startups NextBigWhat [Bangalore, 2009]: Started as Pluggd.in, NextBigWhat is a digital platform that publihes news and investment activity content related to Technology startups with a focus on Online/Digital startups, Consumer Tech, Internet of Things (IoT) and news from the world of Tech life and design. It organises Unpluggd, an annual startup conference currently in its 9th edition Alternative - Startups iamWire [Gurgaon, 2011]: IamWire is a digital niche content publisher. The content is news related to business, technology and culture. It aims to connect the dots in the digital ecosystem by presenting how Business movements and Technological innovations are shaping the Culture across the globe. The company also acts as a startup launch/feature platform through its "submit your startup" initiative and claims to have featured over 1500 startups. Alternative - Startups Inc42 Media [Delhi, 2013]: Inc42 publishes a digital magazine that caters to niche news content related to featured startups, startup activity news, entrepreneurial statistics, technology and updates. It also plans to develop a platform for aspiring entrepreneurs to interact and form a community. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

46. 46 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Company Details Funding Investors Alternative - Startups The Startup Journal [Bhubaneswar, 2014]: The Startup Journal is a digital platform that publishes news related to startup activity in India and covers stories on early stage startups. It allows startups to list internship opportunities on its platform. Also allows budding entrepreneurs and readers to submit a startup to be covered. Alternative - Startups Techstory [Pune, 2014]: TechStory runs a digital portal that publishes news and analysis/opinion content related to early stage business ventures, entrepreneurs and the modern technology space. It aims to establish a platform for resource exchange between the investors, existing entrepreneurs and budding entrepreneurs. Alternative - Startups Chatterpillar [Bangalore, 2014]: Chatterpillar is a digital monthly magazine from Carma venture services Pvt. Ltd. It publishes stories on startup founders and their entrepreneurial journey. It plans to create a community of aspiring entrepreneurs and create an inventory of startup journey content that can act as a DIY manual for them to build a business around their ideas. The first issue was out in September 2014. Alternative - Content for Women Glamrs [Mumbai, 2012]: Web based platform offering curated content related to beauty including reviews, expert tips, ratings, how-to videos and demos created by beauty experts. The platform offers content across genres like beauty, health and style as well as experts that provide advice. The company also partners with brands to create native content and engaging digital campaigns. Received a response of 3M page views in the first month after launch and 500k+ unique users. Crossed 480k likes on Facebook as of Oct 2014. 8M views and 72k subscribers as of June 2015. Founder earlier co-founded Cleartrip. $1M Blume Ventures Alternative - Content for Women StyleCraze [Hyderabad, 2011]: StyleCraze is an online site that provides information on beauty and wellness for Indian women. Members get access to articles, blog posts and reviews on beauty products and advice written by experts and beauty bloggers. The company provides latest trend updates, makeup and beauty advice, eye makeup or lip makeup tutorials, nail art tutorials, and hairstyle tutorials; advice on common issues, such as acne, dandruff, hair fall; and tips and tricks on makeup, skin care, hair care, hairstyles, health, and fitness. The company also operates momjunction.com, along with a fast growing Youtube channel. Claims to have over 12M monthly visitors. Has an Android app. The parent company, IncNut Digital was reportedly raising Rs 25 Cr ($4M) in its first round of funding as of May 2015. Ventureast Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment Digital Media (15/27)

47. 47 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Digital Media (16/27) Company Details Funding Investors Alternative - Content for Women Menstrupedia [Ahmedabad, 2012]: Menstrupedia is a resourceful guide about menstruation which helps girls and women to stay healthy and active during their menstruation. Along with the web based comic series to understand menstruation & puberty for girls, it offers quick guide in the form of articles to understand hygiene & debunk myths associated with it. Users can even ask queries related to the subject on the platform. Alternative - Sports Sportskeeda (Absolute Sports) [Bangalore, 2010]: Sportskeeda (Absolute Sports Pvt. Ltd.) is a digital publisher of sports news and analysis and opinionated articles aggregated from 200 sports enthusiast writers/bloggers who also form the members of the Sportskeeda community. The company claims to be publishing content on 50+sports with a reach to 2.5M readers. The company has raised 2 rounds of seed funding. $1.2M SeedFund Alternative - Sports Cricbuzz [Bangalore, 2004]: A cricket news website that started as the provider of ball-by-ball commentary for every major cricket match. Apart from commentary it also publishes statistics, analysis, photos, videos and news related to cricket and covers matches worldwide. It was acquired by Times Internet (Bennett, Coleman & Co.) in Nov, 2014 for an undisclosed amount. Alternative - Sports The Players Diary [Delhi, 2015]: The Players Diary is a digital platform planning to publish stories in first person perspective from day-to-day activities of sports players. Not yet launched, as of July, 2015. Alternative - News Manas Informatics [Mohali, 2007]: Manas Informatics Pvt. Ltd. is a niche content publishing company that produces news content related to business, stock markets, forex, BFSI activity and updates on the portal topnews.in. It also has a section - Analyst view, where professional market analysts' recommendations on investments are given. It also had a print edition for the magazine Top News which has been discontinued. The company raised seed funding in 2008. $0.2M Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

48. 48 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Digital Media (17/27) Company Details Funding Investors Alternative - News The Better India [Bangalore, 2008]: The Better India is an online news website providing positive news from across India. Content includes narratives of unsung heroes, change makers, innovations, educators, women empowerment, etc. Has over 100 writers from across the country, with over 500,000 visitors on its website every month as of March 2015. Raised INR 1 crore in funding from Inetllecap Impact Investment Network (I3N). Mohandas Pai, Former CFO of Infosys has also invested an undisclosed amount. $0.2M Intellecap Impact Investment Network Alternative - News LittleBlackBookDelhi (Iluminar Media) [Delhi, 2013]: Iluminar Media Pvt. Ltd. operates the digital portal LittleBlackBookDelhi where digital curated content related to Delhi's and Gurgaon's local culture, lifestyle, food review, events, etc. is published. It also organizes 2 events a month that include food workshops, etc. The company raised seed funding from a group of angel investors including Google India's Rajan Anandan, Outbox Ventures's Niraj Singh, MakeMyTrip co-founder Sachin Bhatia, Singapore Angel Network and Vadehra Art Gallery’s Aseem Vadehra. $0.2M Singapore Angel Network Alternative - News Newslaundry [Delhi, 2011]: Newslaundry is a venture by India Today's founding editor Madhu Trehan and 3 other associates which publishes content that is critical of and mirrors the mainstream media in India. It also publishes alternate views, op-ed articles on current affairs and gives information regarding the mass media groups in India. It also produces talk shows. Alternative - News Niti Central [Bangalore, 2012]: Niti Central is a digital news platform operated by Niti Digital. It publishes news, analysis and opinionated content covering Indian current affairs, politics, business, and other verticals. The company claims that it takes Right of the Center editorial line compared to the contemporary Left leaning mainstream media. Alternative - News The Indian Economist [Delhi, 2013]: The Indian Economist is an Indian online magazine that publishes news and opinion articles on business, economy, policy, politics, culture, foreign affairs, etc. It has noted professionals from respective backgrounds authoring the relevant articles. It also has a section "For the curious Mind" where content that is unique and not seen before is shared in the form of a forum. It was rated no.1 blog in Policy and Economics by IndiBlogger in 2014. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

49. 49 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Digital Media (18/27) Company Details Funding Investors Alternative - News AchhiKhabre [Chennai, 2014]: AchhiKhabre is a crowd sourced e-newspaper which brings positive news and stories of all the inspiring people, organizations, events and things around you that make the world a better place. Alternative - News Factly [Hyderabad, 2014]: Factly provides news content on Indian politics, business, lifestyle, etc. Sources information from publicly available sources (like different government websites) and from responses to RTI (Right to Information) applications. Accepts contributions from people on its site. Alternative - News Indians News [Hyderabad, 2014]: Indians News is a digital news portal that publishes news across categories like business, entertainment, technology, politics, lifestyle and events. The news is sourced from mainstream media portals and is made concise removing all the storytelling part. It is then broken into 3 points to make it easily understandable. Alternative – News – Social WittyFeed [Indore, 2014]: WittyFeed is a platform where users can share small stories and articles. The content can be related to various verticals like photography, humour, social media trends, etc. and is presented in the new media style. The company has a trending section where the most read articles are presented. Claims to have 8M monthly unique visitors and 20M monthly page views. Alternative - News SocialReach (Sunmarg) [Ahmedabad, 2014]: SocialReach is a digital news content aggregator. The content is aggregated from contributors, other mass media sources and also through syndication. The content is related to general news, entertainment, sports, politics, technology and social media trends. It is operated by Sunmarg Media which is a part of Sunmarg Foundation. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

50. 50 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Digital Media (19/27) Company Details Funding Investors Alternative - News The News Minute [Bangalore, 2014]: The News Minute runs a digital platform which publishes news articles that are produced by aggregating information from various media outlets and syndication services. It also has freelance journalists and analysts writing opinionated articles for it. The portal is currently in beta stage. Founded by ex-UN correspondent Chitra Subramaniam. Alternative - News LocalPress [Mumbai, 2015]: Building a mobile app that will provide users with crowd sourced local news and events based on their location. Users can report as well as validate local news. Users providing accurate reports earn a positive trust score and can become trusted source in their neighbourhood. Not yet launched as on May 2015. Alternative - News Citispotter [Indore, 2015]: CitiSpotter is a citizen journalism platform for instant news content crowdsourced from the users, who can share it instantly on the platform. The news should be limited to 140 words. Based on users' verification votes, the news gets point to scale upwards or downwards. Yet to launch publicly, is available on email invitation. Claims to have garnered 20000 members on Facebook. Alternative - News The Wire [Delhi, 2015]: The Wire is a digital news media platform which publishes news and opinion articles taking the alternative path as compared to the traditional and mainstream news. Founded by noted journalists Siddharth Varadarajan and Sidharth Bhatia. The platform has blogs which cover domains including politics, economy, science, law and culture. Alternative - News Nearfox [Mumbai, 2015]: Nearfox (Formerly Zipnews) is an online media company started by IIT Bombay alumni helping people to know their neighbourhood by giving them the required information on latest news, stories, events and things happening around a locality. Operates from Mumbai as of June 2015 and plans to launch an app for mobile. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

51. 51 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Digital Media (20/27) Company Details Funding Investors Alternative - Technology SiliconIndia (Infoconnect Web Technologies) [Bangalore, 1997]: SiliconIndia (Infoconnect Web Technologies Pvt. Ltd.) is an online portal that publishes niche news related to business and technology. It earlier started as a print magazine in 1997 in New York, but now functions out of Bangalore as a digital only platform. The company also provides a platform for a community of user generated and expert curated content. It claims to have a network of 5M Indian working professionals in its community. SRI Capital Alternative - Technology TelecomTiger [Delhi, 2005]: TelecomTiger is a digital portal that publishes news content covering the telecom sector and therein the mobile technology, internet & cyber security verticals. It is operated by AT Data Process Pvt. Ltd. Alternative - Technology iGyaan Networks [Delhi, 2010]: iGyaan Networks runs digital portal iGyaan.in that was launched as a gadget review blog in 2010. Since then it has diversified into Tech and social media news content. The primary activity of the portal though remains to review gadgets like mobiles, tablets, etc. and publishing digitally (text on portal and video reviews on Youtube). Apart, it also operaters AutoGyaan (auto news) and TrendPolice (New Media) portals. Alternative - Technology All Things Apple [Pune, 2012]: All Things Apple is a digital portal (sort of blog) which publishes content including news, reviews and insights on Apple Inc.'s products, software and ecosystem. Before deciding the content the team browses through other sources and identifies trends which might be appealing to the users in India. As of July 2015, the site lists 3 authors. Alternative - Technology ScrollStory [Bhubaneswar, 2013]: ScrollStory is an online platform which publishes articles on analysis of trending stories, reviews of products & services, life hacks, tutorials and guides, technology and lots of miscellaneous stuffs. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

52. 52 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Digital Media (21/27) Company Details Funding Investors Alternative - Technology BlueBox Media [Jaipur, 2014]: Bluebox Media is a digital media company which has established online blogs/portals like The Tech Portal, SpringTide, Gadget Centre, Finance Online, etc. which publish news, opinion, leisure related content. In 2014, it raised angel funding from Rajasthan Angel Network. Rajasthan Angel Investor Network Alternative - Leisure Luxurylaunches [Mumbai, 2006]: LuxuryLaunches is a luxury lifestyle website providing curated content on art, gastronomy, gadgets, travel, cars, fashion, watches etc. Provides reviews for luxury items. Featured on "Technorati" as one of the top 100 lifestyle blogs. Claims to have published over 16,000 posts as of August, 2015. Alternative - Leisure LuxuryFacts [Delhi, 2010]: LuxuryFacts is an online luxury magazine which publishes content on luxury launches, premier indulgences and the means to get them, but doesn't facilitate the sale themselves. Currently focuses on the Indian market besides some update from around the globe. The target audience is millionaires and self made rich professionals apart from the aspiring ones. Readers can look at their intended purchases and gauge their pros and cons before actually buying the product. Users can also register to get the latest updates on categories across wines, wearables, accessories, travel, etc. Currently free, the magazine has plans for paid subscriptions in future. It claims to have a team of 30 professional contributors residing across the globe. Alternative - Leisure Tinpahar Culture [Kolkata, 2012]: Tinpahar is a digital magazine that publishes cultural content like poems, short stories and scholarly articles on topics like photography or cinema. The articles are sourced from contributors attached to the magazine and are not crowdsourced. The first issue was launched in September 2012 and as of July 2015, has thirteen issues. The magazine frequency is bi-monthly and it doesn't have any print edition. The content is available in English and Bengali mediums. Alternative - Auto WheelsUnplugged [Bangalore, 2007]: WheelsUnplugged is a digital portal that publishes news content related to the auto industry. The content includes latest auto launches, vehicle reviews, expo live coverages, interviews with experts from the industry etc. Founded as an independent portal, it was acquired by Trivone Digital Services in 2011. Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

53. 53 | Media & Entertainment – India Report, August 2015 Digital Media (22/27) Company Details Funding Investors Alternative - Content for Men MensXP [Gurgaon, 2007]: MensXP.com is an online lifestyle content portal for Indian men. Features content across segments like health, relationships, fashion, technology, money etc. MensXP's parent company, Xpert Media, raised a round of angel funding in September 2008. Acquired by Times Internet Ltd, the digital media arm of the Times Group, for an undisclosed amount in Nov, 2012. Post acquisition, Times Internet merged the site Guylife.com, a portal already owned by Indiatimes, with MensXP. Alternative - Healthcare mDhil Networks [Bangalore, 2009]: mDhil creates and distributes basic healthcare information for the Indian user via text messaging, web, and online video. Core topics include reproductive health, family planning, diabetes, women's health, exercise, diet & nutrition. Its partners include leading online companies, mobile carriers, consumer goods companies and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Alternative - Healthcare The India Medical Times [Delhi, 2011]: The India Medical Times is a digital news portal operated by AlaTimes Media. It publishes news articles, opinion, research and insights related to medicine and healthcare and the primary audience is doctors, Heads of departments/Deans of Medical colleges, hospital management, policy makers, etc. Alternative - Healthcare Homeveda [Mumbai, 2011]: Homeveda Media Labs offers an online platform that provides instructional videos for common health conditions. Its content platform covers home remedies for chronic health conditions, beauty & wellness, children's health and parenting. The natural home remedies and other useful information including the symptoms, causes and prevention tips for all ailments are presented in short 2-3 min videos. It raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Blume Ventures. Blume Ventures Alternative - Parenting Zen Parent [Bangalore, 2014]: Zen Parent is an online platform generating and curating content related to parenting for kids with in 3-14 yrs. age. ZenParent’s content is customised to suit 80-odd combinations of characteristics like working parent + mother or stay-at-home dads etc. Planning to launch a mobile app too. Plans to monetise its product through value-added services to customers and child care providers. ZenParent hopes to reach over 1M users by April 2016. $0.5M Print Media Digital Media Broadcast Media Entertainment

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