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Sudhir Chaudhary – The Interesting Journey of Consulting Editor of Aaj Tak

Sudhir Chaudhary is an Indian journalist and former CEO of Zee News. He became popular after his tv show DNA (Daily News and Analysis). Sudhir Chaudary’s journey started as a journalist on Zee television. He joined Zee News in 1993 at the early stage of Zee television. He worked on other channels like live television reporting and then 24 hours news television.

One Important aspect of Sudhir Chaudhary’s life as he was part of a crew who went on a task of coverage of the Vajpayee–Musharraf Indo-Pak meeting in Islamabad, after the Indian Parliament attack happened in 2001 and also the Kargil war too.

Chaudhary resigned again from Zee News in July 2022. Sudhir Chaudhary conveyed to Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra in his resignation letter saying that his decision was a “result of my internal deliberations” to “start my own enterprise”.

There were rumours that the DNA host is going to start his own venture but Sudhir joined Aaj Tak as a consulting editor.

Sudhir Chaudhary – Early life
Sudhir Chaudhary – Career
Sudhir Chaudhary – Controversies
Sudhir Chaudhary – Awards

Sudhir Chaudhary- Biography

Name	Sudhir Chaudhary
Birthplace	Hodal, Haryana
Born	7 June 1974
Nationality	Indian
Age	48 years
Wife	Niti Chaudhary
Education	Diploma in Journalism, BA
Position	Consulting Editor at Aaj Tak
Net worth	Rs.22 Crores

Sudhir Chaudhary – Early life

After completing his BA, Chaudhary prepared for the UPSC exam as he aimed to become a civil servant. He hadn’t gotten off the exam so went on to pursue a diploma in journalism and started his career with Zee television in 1993.

Sudhir Chaudhary – Career

Chaudhary has been working in the television news industry since 1993. He belongs to the first generation of television journalists. Sudhir Chaudhary when speaking at TED Talks explained the story of how news channels have evolved.

The first television channel Doordarshan started a 5 min news bulletin and then Zee television the news channel and how hard he and his team struggled to get the news travelling to various places and putting a lot of effort into gathering the news to run the show. He was in live television reporting and also worked in India 24.

In 2003, he left Zee news and played a key role in the launching of Sahara Samay, the Hindi-language news channel of the Sahara group. He also joined India TV for a brief time. In 2012, he rejoined Zee News, where he hosts the news show Daily News & Analysis (DNA).

The news show Daily News & Analysis (DNA) became the highest-rated TRP show in the country in news television history. Although the show had many rumours that Sudhir Chaudhary manipulated the proof of many issues.

Chaudhary resigned again from Zee News in July 2022 to join Aaj Tak as a consulting editor.

Sudhir Chaudhary – Controversies

Naveen Jindal Case

One of the biggest allegations faced by Chaudhary was 100 crore money extortion from Mp Naveen Naveen Jindal. The issue follows this way, in the year 2012 Chaudhary and Zee business editor Samir Ahulwlia was alleged to extortion of ₹100 crores from his company in exchange for dropping stories that linked Naveen Jindal former Mp and Jindal Steel chairman.

Jindal had also mentioned that he had handed over 14 min footage to the media and adding to it he stated “The government gives channels a licence to show news. They are not given a licence for extortion or blackmail.” On filing FIR by Jindal the police arrested both the head of Zee and were put in Tihar jail for 14 days and later on released on Bail.

Dhulagarh Riots

In the year 2016, Zee News and Sudhir Chaudhary faced another issue which was due to the Dhulagarh riots. Although the riots were happening for many days the West Bengal government did not allow any media to showcase the issue to the country and the state too. The government believed that it increases the issues even more but Zee News covered the riots and a case was filed against Sudhir Chaudhary, cameraman Tanmay Mukherjee and correspondent Pooja Mehta by the Bengal government.

Jihad Chart Controversy

Even in 2020, Sudhir Chaudhary went to a controversial issue telecasting a ‘jihad chart’ in his DNA episode. The issue went into a non-bailable case under section 295A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious belief). The issue is Chaudhary spoke about the anti-muslim conspiracy which came on Facebook against the minorities in 2014 from an unknown website.

Adding to this Sudhir Chaudhary faced many controversies in the continuing year.

Sudhir Chaudhary – Awards

In the year 2013 Sudhir Chaudhary won a Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism in the “Hindi broadcast” category. He won the award for interviewing the December 16 gang-rape victim.
In 2022 Sudhir Chaudhary was awarded the most trusted CEO award in the Idea fest 2022.

FAQs

Who is Sudhir Chaudhary’s wife?

Sudhir Chaudhary is married to Niti Chaudhary.

What is the salary and net worth of Sudhir Chaudhary?

The salary of Sudhir Chaudhary is 25 lakh per month and his total net worth is 3 million dollars.

July 13, 2022

List of All the Media Channels Under Zee Media (Essel Group)

One of India’s most renowned commercial organizations, Essel Group or the Zee Group, has a broad portfolio of assets in media, marketing, entertainment, enterprise solutions, infrastructure projects, and academia. This conglomerate, which has its headquarters in Mumbai, has distinguished itself in the Indian media sector. Popularly known as Zee, the business is a household name in itself.

The current business sectors of Essel Group are TV broadcasting, publishing, filmmaking, science and technology, manufacturing, infrastructure, academia, valuable metals, healthy living, potash mining, financial services, oil and gas, and nuclear energy, and these are only a few examples.

About Essel Group

Speaking of the history of the Essel Group, it has its roots attached to the pre-independence era. It was founded in 1926 as a commodity trading and export company called Rama Associates Limited.

Ever since, it has transformed into a conglomerate that is a representation of the creativity and strength of Indian entrepreneurship, with overseas operations and a workforce of close to around ten thousand devoted workers all over the nation.

Today, one of the major business areas of Essel Group is Zee Media Corporation. Zee News Limited was the previous name of Zee Media Corporation Limited. It is one of the biggest television news networks in India, offering coverage of both the national and local news. The organization created Zee TV, the first satellite channel ever broadcast in the nation.

It features around 19 news channels nationwide in eight different languages and is run by Subhash Chandra. Dish TV India Ltd., a distribution network, is also present. Zee Media also produces films and videos and manages ZIMA, the Zee Institute of Media Arts, a film school. Shares representing 30.89% of the company are available for trading on the stock exchange. The Essel Group of enterprises owns the remaining 69.11 percent of the shares.

Let us now talk about the different channels owned by Zee Media.

1. Zee News
2. Zee Hindustan
3. Zee Business
4. Zee 24 Ghanta
5. Zee Kannada
6. Zee 24 Taas
7. Zee 24 Kalak
8. Zee Odisha
9. Zee Rajasthan
10. Zee Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand
11. Zee Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh
12. Zee Bihar Jharkhand
13. Zee Delhi NCR Haryana
14. Zee Punjab Haryana Himachal
15. WION
16. Zee Salaam
17. Zee Malayalam
18. Zee Tamil News
19. Zee Telugu News

1. Zee News

Launched: 1999

Language: Hindi

Zee News Logo

Zee News is one of the most popular news channels in India at present. It was launched in the year 1999 and today it primarily focuses on Hindi media and has turned out to be one of the most controversial news giants.

2. Zee Hindustan

Launched: 2017

Language: Hindi

Zee Hindustan Logo

Zee Hindustan is one such unique channel without any news anchor or presenter. It was revamped in the year 2018. The motive behind this was to show the real voices and opinions of the Indian masses through unique shows.

3. Zee Business

Launched: 2005

Language: Hindi

Zee Business Logo

Zee Business, as the name suggests, is mainly engaged in the broadcasting of business-related day-to-day affairs. With its insightful debates on the finance and economy of the country with great business personalities, the channel has been growing ever since.

4. Zee 24 Ghanta

Launched: 2007

Language: Bengali

Zee 24 Ghanta Logo

Zee 24 Ghanta is one of the most popular Bengali TV channels. Zee 24 Ghanta focuses on the overall news and shows happening in and around West Bengal.

5. Zee Kannada

Launched: 2006

Language: Kannada

Zee Kannada Logo

Zee Kannada is Zee Network’s extension to the Kannada media. The channel deals with all the affairs happening in and around. It was launched back in the year 2006 and has been unstoppable.

6. Zee 24 Taas

Launched: 2007

Language: Marathi

Zee 24 Taas Logo

Maharashtra, the state of the financial capital of India is one of the most important affairs of India and so is Zee 24 Taas which is broadcasted in Marathi primarily for the people of Maharashtra.

7. Zee 24 Kalak

Launched: 2017

Language: Gujarati

Zee 24 Kalak Logo

Similarly, Zee 24 Kalak is Zee Networks’ extension of its channels in Gujarat. The channel is quite famous in the cities of Gandhinagar Ahmedabad,, etc, and is growing in the whole of Gujarat.

8. Zee Odisha

Launched: 2014

Language: Odia

Zee Odisha Logo

Zee Odisha is Zee Networks’ extension of broadcasting the Odia news in the region through this channel. The channel is quite popular in Orissa and enjoys excellent viewership.

9. Zee Rajasthan

Launched: 2013

Language: Hindi

Zee Rajasthan Logo

Zee Rajasthan is one of the most prominent news channels in Rajasthan and has been growing ever since it was launched. The channel enjoys great popularity in the state and often holds big events.

10. Zee Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand

Launched: 2017

Language: Hindi

Zee Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand Logo

Zee Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand is Zee Networks’ extension of broadcasting the news related to the states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, which were originally Uttar Pradesh at one point in time. The channel is quite popular in the region and enjoys great TRP compared to other regional channels of UP and Uttarakhand.

11. Zee Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh

Launched: 2017

Language: Hindi

Zee Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh Logo

Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh got separated in the year 2000 but the states have always been integral parts of India and friendly neighbors as well. The channel Zee Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh broadcasts the shows in the local languages of the concerned states and enjoys great TRP.

12. Zee Bihar Jharkhand

Launched: 2017

Language: Hindi

Zee Bihar Jharkhand Logo

Zee Bihar Jharkhand is Zee Networks’ extension of broadcasting the news related to the states Bihar and Jharkhand, which were originally Bihar through this channel. The channel is quite popular in the region and enjoys great TRP compared to other regional channels.

13. Zee Delhi NCR Haryana

Launched: 2022

Language: –

Zee Delhi NCR Logo

Delhi NCR and Haryana are bordering states and very often, the affairs of these states have always to do with each other’s welfare. Thus Zee Delhi NCR Haryana broadcasts the NCR and Haryana-related news on this channel and is considered one of the most successful regional TV channels.

14. Zee Punjab Haryana Himachal

Launched: 2013

Language: Hindi

Zee Punjab Haryana Himachal Logo

Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal are bordering states and very often, the affairs of these states have always to do with each other’s welfare. Thus Zee Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal broadcasts the related news and other TV shows on this channel and is considered one of the most successful regional TV channels.

15. WION

Launched: 2016

Language: English

Wion Logo

WION is one of the international news channels which has its presence spread overseas in countries like Nepal, Sri Lanka, etc. It also is an integral part of the Essel Group and has been performing great in English news. It was launched in 2006.

16. Zee Salaam

Launched: 2010

Language: Urdu

Zee Salaam Logo

Zee Salaam, as the name suggests is the Urdu infotainment of the Zee Networks’. The main aim of the channel was to promote Urdu culture and practices; thus it was launched in 2010 and has been successful ever since.

17. Zee Malayalam

Launched: 2018

Language: Malayalam

Zee Malayalam Logo

Zee Malayalam is Zee Networks’ extension of broadcasting the Malayali news and shows in the region of Kerala state through this channel. The channel is quite popular in Kerala and enjoys excellent viewership.

18. Zee Tamil News

Launched: 2008

Language: Tamil

Zee Tamil News Logo

Zee Tamil mainly deals with the state of Tamil Nadu and broadcasts shows and news concerning the state.

19. Zee Telugu News

Launched: 2005

Language: Telugu

Zee Telugu Logo

Zee Telugu is one of the most prominent TV channels in the state of Telangana and the surrounding areas and has been growing ever since it was launched. The channel enjoys great popularity in the state and often holds big events.

Conclusion

We can see that with time Essel Group’s Zee Networks has spread its business to the whole of India. Today Zee TV rules over the Indian media. The secret ingredient behind this is the fact that they understood the people’s needs and love for their language. Thus the expansion in the regional languages helped the group grow to the pinnacles of glory, where they are today.

FAQs

Who is the owner of the Zee News channel?

Essel Group is the parent company of Zee News.

How many channels does Zee News have?

Zee News has 19 channels under its brand.

July 11, 2022
Explained: The Complete Controversy of Mohammed Zubair and Alt News

Fact-checking simply means that whatever information is out there is verified or authentic. However, it is noticed that today many journalists or those associated with news channels are spreading the news that isn’t fact-checked to earn a great deal of money.

One such incident that is now all over the media is the arrest of Mohammed Zubair, the co-founder of Alt news. He was arrested on June 27, by Delhi Police over a four year old tweet insulting a deity.

Who is Mohammed Zubair?
Why Was Mohammed Zubair Arrested?
The Series of Controversies Associated With Alt News

Who is Mohammed Zubair?

He is the co-founder of Alt news. Mohammed Zubair along with his friend, a former software engineer, Pratik Sinha, started the website to counter fake news, by exposing lies spread by media houses, politicians, celebrities, and users on social media.

Why Was Mohammed Zubair Arrested?

Mohammed Zubair was arrested on accounts for deliberately insulting a god from a particular religion. He posted the tweet in March 2018.

A Twitter user had filed the FIR against Zubair where he tagged the Delhi Police to take action against Zubair. As per the police, the tweet handle showed an image that was taken from the 1983 film Kissi Se Na Kehna and has been repainted with an improper word.

Zubair was arrested under IPC Section 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups) and 295-A (malicious acts to hurt religious sentiments).

His co-partner, Pratik Sinha has said that Zubair has been called in for questioning regarding a case from 2020. He was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POSCO), where he allegedly morphed a picture of a minor girl on social media. Reports suggest that he has been arrested for the tweet instead, which he posted four years ago for hurting religious feelings.

The Series of Controversies Associated With Alt News

Since Alt news’ inception, the website has been accused of targeting the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP). Several fact-checkers have claimed that the website targets more Modi-led governments than other political parties.

Due to his hate speech on social media platforms, Zubair is facing multiple FIRs.

The cases leading to foreign donations

When Zubair was under 14-day judicial custody, the prosecutor revealed that Zubair has accepted various payments through Razorpay from UAE, Pakistan, Singapore, Syria, and Australia.

Being linked to this controversy, Razorpay had clarified on Twitter, “We will continue to hold the highest standard of data security, defend our customers at all times and also continue to abide by the laws and regulations of India.”

The public prosecutor had opposed the bail of Zubair asking for an investigation regarding the foreign donations he has allegedly received. According to the reports, Delhi Police has also accused Alt News parent company Pravada Media of involving in foreign funding and taking money of more than Rs 2 lakhs.

Fact-check: Absolutely lies. Police is linking donations received by Alt News to Zubair. All the money that Alt News receives goes to the organisations bank and not any individuals. The bank statement of Zubair's personal account of which I have a copy debunks this falsehood. pic.twitter.com/esrmEVpTPp

— Pratik Sinha (@free_thinker) June 28, 2022

Things got more controversial when Alt News accused Razorpay of sharing their donor data information with the police without their knowledge. To get out of the accusations, Alt News made statements that they have only added Indian Banks who can make donations to them and that foreign credit cards were never listed on Razorpay’s back-end. Thus, claiming that it is not possible for them to receive money from overseas and that these allegations are untrue.

Alt News Statement regarding Razorpay

Tweets from other countries in support of Zubair

Furthermore to these accusations, an analysis report was shared stating that Alt News has received various transactions that show IP addresses coming from outside India. The cities and countries were Bangkok, Singapore, New York, Abu Dhabi, England, and New Jersey among several others. Additionally, the parent company Pravada Media has received a total of Rs 2,31,933.

Other reports are claiming that the Police have summoned new cases against Zubair such as Section 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 201 (destruction of evidence) of the Indian Penal Code and section 35 of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act.

This comes after it was discovered in a social media analysis of Zubair’s Twitter handle that there were multiple tweets from nations such as the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Pakistan, and other Middle Eastern countries in favour of Zubair opposing his recent arrest.

At the beginning of 2022, Alt news created a Twitter page called ‘Unhate’, to demonstrate documents on hate speeches and other related stories.

Though Alt news has been constantly calling out other news channels for spreading misinformation and false facts, it is quite evident that there many pieces of evidence which speak against the news website.

The fact-checking channel team is very supportive of Zubair and is declaring that his arrest of him is an attack on the kind of work he does.

Alt News Statement regarding the allegations

Pratik Sinha has recently shared in an interview, that how their team is always showing verified facts, and people from the ruling parties are creating fake news to create a false narrative against their channel.

Conclusion

The changing nature of journalism in India has been quite the trend these days. Giving out information is the duty of not just the journalists but as viewers and readers, we also must support what type of journalism should be encouraged. In India, controversies are always linked with journalists, whether for questioning what is right or getting trapped for spreading misinformation.

The incident of Zubair’s arrest has left many in the dark about the misuse of social media, where anything is not entirely true. Several opposition leaders are condemning the arrest of Zubair and blaming the Modi government. All of these cases are hard to justify who is right while keeping in view the shreds of evidence against Zubair.

FAQs

Why was Mohammed Zubair arrested?

Mohammed Zubair was arrested related to a tweet he had posted in 2018.

Who is Mohammed Zubair?

Mohammed Zubair is the co-founder of fact-checking website Alt News.

July 8, 2022

Arnab Goswami: The Intriguing Journey of Indian News Anchor and Co-founder of Republic TV

Watching the news to keep oneself updated is an age-old habit of many people. However, the mindset of people has changed, and so does the way a news channel operates.

We have been seeing Arnab Goswami for quite some time with his indomitable attitude and personality on TV. Arnab is the man who gave Indian news its global exposure and growth.

While we have known him to be an anchor and journalist, some of us are yet to know his journey of becoming an entrepreneur and how he started his news channel.

He is the managing director and editor-in-chief of the Indian news channel Republic TV. Let us find out his story of becoming more than just an anchor and how he formed his own media channel.

Arnab Goswami – Biography

Name	Arnab Goswami
Birthplace	Guwahati, Assam
Born	1973
Age	49
Education	St. Anthony College, Oxford University
Position	Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV
Wife	Samyabrata Ray Gosawami
Children	Che Goswami

Arnab Goswami – Personal Life
Arnab Goswami – Career Growth
Arnab Goswami – Controversies
Arnab Goswami – Awards & Achievements
Arnab Goswami – Unknown Facts

Arnab Goswami – Personal Life

Arnab Goswami was born in an Assamese family. His father Manoranjan Goswami was an Indian Army officer who served the nation for 30 years. Like his father, who wrote columns and various books, Arnab’s mother Suprabha Gain-Goswami is also a novelist.

His family comes from a background of solicitors and political associations. Arnab’s maternal grandfather, Gaurisankar Bhattacharyya, was a member of the Communist Party of India. His uncle, Siddhartha Bhattacharyya, headed as a member of the BJP for the Assam unit.

Arnab Goswami holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the Hindu College at Delhi University. He did his Master’s in Social Anthropology from St. Antony’s College, Oxford.

He has also served as a visiting associate at the International Studies Department at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University.

Arnab Goswami – Career Growth

Arnab’s first job started as a journalist at ‘The Telegraph’ in Kolkata. Within a span of one year, he joined NDTV, where he did various shows such as ‘News Tonight’ and ‘Newsnight’ which won him the accolade for the Best News Anchor of Asia 2004.

After 10 years of being a journalist, he joined ‘Times Now’ as its editor-in-chief in 2006. Since then, his journey as an anchor has been quite sensational where he has interviewed some great personalities such as Dalai Lama, Hillary Clinton, Gordon Brown (former UK Prime Minister), and so on.

The beginning of his entrepreneurial journey

Like any other entrepreneur with goals, Arnab Goswami also believed in working towards an ambition with hard work and commitment. His vision was to change the shape of how people viewed Indian News, and that is how he launched his very own channel – Republic TV.

Arnab Goswami, Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Republic Media

Because of all the love and support he has been receiving from his viewers, he intends to build a different country, a new India.

He strongly believes in democracy and often has been heard saying, “Democracy is of the people, for the people, by the people. Not of the convicts, for the convicts, and by the convicts.”

Arnab Goswami can be regarded as the only editor to have built an organisation from scratch. It is believed that he has worked day and night to build Republic TV and that the journey from resigning from Times Now to becoming an entrepreneur was not easy.

Arnab Goswami – Controversies

Arnab Goswami has a personality one cannot simply ignore. Ever since he became the managing director of Republic TV, many times he has been accused of supporting the Bharatiya Janta Party and spreading fake news for TRP.

One of the biggest controversies he had in his lifetime was the TRP manipulation scam. It happened in October 2020, when Mumbai Police received FIR against Republic TV along with other news channels. The channel was charged with tampering with its Television Rating Point (TRP).

The CBI investigated almost every news channel in India, making it a nationwide investigation. Arnab Goswami with Partho Dasgupta, former CEO of Broadcast Audience Research Council has been accused of manipulating the rating points, causing a loss of Rs 431 crore to the organisation.

Arnab Goswami – Awards & Achievements

Arnab Goswami sure is a personality one cannot simply ignore. Below are some of the awards and achievements he has earned so far:

IMPACT Person of the Year, 2015
ENBA Awards for News Television Editor-in-Chief 2012
Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism in 2008
Elected as the President of News Broadcasting Federation in 2019
Hosted for 65 hours on the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks

Arnab Goswami – Unknown Facts

Here are some unknown facts about Arnab Goswami:

His wife, Samyabrata Ray Goswami, is the co-owner of Republic TV.
He was the first Indian journalist to have interviewed Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he won the elections.
He is the author of the book, “Combating Terrorism: The Legal Challenge”.
His first-ever interview was with Sonia Gandhi.
He is the highest-paid journalist in India.
He has named his son Che Goswami, after the revolutionary Che Guevara.
Debating was his hobby since his school days.

Conclusion

As they say, love him or hate him, you cannot ignore him. To many, Arnab Goswami is one of the greatest journalists in India. To think of his journey, starting as an anchor to becoming a managing director of a news channel, Arnab, truly shows that one needs to have the determination and hard work to reach their goal.

Arnab Goswami’s strong debating skills, and the urge to bring out the truth no matter what, define him to be a brave individual with high ambition. After having spent 24 years in journalism, Republic TV is his biggest success story in today’s age.

The Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 gave him the idea to rise as a media entrepreneur. His vision lies in taking the help of digital media to reach his audience, which landed his channel in the top five English news publishers in July and August 2020.

FAQs

What is the age of Arnab Goswami?

Arnab Goswami was born on 7 March 1973 and is 49 years old.

What is the net worth of Arnab Goswami?

The net worth of Arnab Goswami is approximately $34 Million.

Who is the wife of Arnab Goswami?

Arnab Goswami is married to Samyabrata Ray Goswami.

July 4, 2022

Why Did the Indian Government Ban 22 YouTube News Channels?
YouTube has become a daily part of our life, for most of us, it is the main form of entertainment videos. Apart from the entertainment it also provides information and news, food recipes, and educational videos. You name it and the video-sharing platform has it.

In a span of a few years, YouTube has become a big industry itself. It has become a platform where people can share their talents and can get noticed by the entire world. It is a global platform where one can share any kind of video; it is the second-largest search engine in the world and there is hardly anything that one cannot find on this platform.

This platform enables you an option to communicate with a large audience, people have made it a business, and are earning through it by sharing information, providing entertainment, and sharing their talent and lifestyle.

Through YouTube, many people are getting jobs and have a stable income now because of the content they are providing the world with. It has also given the power to people to provide information and news to the world, but with ‘great power comes great responsibility. Recently the Indian Government has banned 22 YouTube Channels. In this article, we will talk about the reason for the ban and how other YouTube channels can avoid this situation.

“The joy of YouTube is that you can create content about anything you feel passionate about, however silly the subject matter.” -Zoe Sugg

Government Banned YouTube Channels
List of YouTube Channels Banned by the Indian Government
Why These YouTube Channels Are Banned?
How to Not Get Your YouTube Channel Blocked by the Government?

Government Banned YouTube Channels

Recently, 22 YouTube Channels were banned by the Indian Government. As per the new IT rules of 2021, it is the first time that YouTube Channels are blocked. Among these 22 YouTube Channels, 18 are Indian channels and 4 are from Pakistan.

It is mainly done because these news channels were spreading fake news and disinformation, which can be a security concern for the country and disrupt the public order. All these happened after the new IT rules came into force. As per reports, these YouTube channels had over a billion viewers before they were blocked.

List of YouTube Channels Banned by the Indian Government

Some of the Indian YouTube Channels that are blocked are:
- AOP News
- ARP News
- LDC News
- SS ZONE Hindi
- Smart News
- Online Khabar
- DP News
- PKB News
- KisanTak
- Borana News
- News23Hindi
- Sarkari News Update
- Bharat Mausam
- RJ ZONE 6
- Exam Report
- Digi Gurukul
The Pakistan based News Channels that are blocked by the Government are:
- DuniyaMereAagy
- Ghulam NabiMadni
- HAQEEQAT TV
- HAQEEQAT TV 2.0
Why These YouTube Channels Are Banned?

All the 22 channels were reportedly spreading misinformation regarding various topics, which include the Armed forces, Kashmir, Covid-19 and the recent Ukraine-Russia war.

Screenshots of the YouTube Channels released by Indian Government

All these channels were using logos and distorted clips from other news channels and were merging them together and spreading disinformation amongst the public. These were done to gain views from the public. This was creating angst among the public and slowly becoming a national security concern.

After new IT rules came into force, the Government got good control over the content posted on social media since then, they were blocking channels that are spreading fake information.

How to Not Get Your YouTube Channel Blocked by the Government?

It is a matter of concern for YouTubers as Governments is now stricter with their policies they are blocking channels that are being a ‘threat’ to the nation. So to avoid getting your channels blocked by the Government, you need to follow some rules and they are:
- The first thing you need to do is avoid spreading disinformation and fake news to the public by showcasing distorted content in the name of creating content.
- Be responsible while creating content, don’t just put it on the platform just for the sake of getting views. Remember, you’re responsible for the effect your content will create on people.
- Do your research properly before making the content.
- Check out authentic sources before indulging in creating content.
- Re-check the facts and learn to differentiate between facts and opinion.
Conclusion

YouTube surely has given us an opportunity to showcase our talent on the global platform by making videos and through this, we can also have a stable income. Apart from this, we can create any type of content and it can blow if it is relatable to our audience. With the IT rules and the Government’s stricter policies, one needs to be more careful while creating any type of content. Especially if it is providing information to the public.

FAQs

Why did the Indian government ban YouTube news channels?

The Indian government banned 22 youtube channels under IT Rules 2021 as the news channels were spreading fake news.

Which are the YouTube channels that are banned?

AOP News, ARP News, LDC News, SS ZONE Hindi, Smart News, Online Khabar, DP News, PKB News, KisanTak, Borana News, News23Hindi, Sarkari News Update, Bharat Mausam, RJ ZONE 6, Exam Report, Digi Gurukul, DuniyaMereAagy, Ghulam NabiMadni, HAQEEQAT TV, and HAQEEQAT TV 2.0 are some of the YouTube channels that are banned by the Indian government.
April 7, 2022
The Curious Case of Bharat “PE” – Bharatpe vs Phonepe Case Study

BharatPe and PhonePe which are two digital payment applications in India have been fighting in the Delhi High Court regarding trademark rights on their name. It is said that the companies have been fighting among themselves since the year 2018. Let’s look at the complete case study of BharatPe and PhonePe.

BharatPe Vs PhonePe Case
Case filed by PhonePe against BharatPe
Court’s Decision on the Bharatpe vs Phonepe Case
About PhonePe and BharatPe

BharatPe Vs PhonePe Case

The two major digital payment applications have been said to have fighting over the usage of the suffix Pe in their names and the company PhonePe has been claiming trademark rights over it. It is observed that both the companies have been arguing about the topic since the year 2018 and later the Bengaluru based startup PhonePe moved to the court.

The two leading Digital payment applications have been fighting in the court for a very long time. The documents seen have conveyed that the Flipkart owned PhonePe has sought an authoritative order from the High Court against BharatPe for the usage of the word Pe in the name.

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Case filed by PhonePe against BharatPe

It is said that the court did not grant an injection on the original appeal of PhonePe. The suit that had been complained about was based on seeking an authoritative order restraining the use of trademark, passing off, damages, etc. The company PhonePe has filed a suit on BharatPe for using the suffix Pe in both the languages English as well as Hindi and also both in graphic design as well as text.

PhonePe has been said to have sent a legal notice to BharatPe last year and the company had soon changed the logo and the colour of their original frame but that did not solve the issue and PhonePe had taken the case to the court.

BharatPe old vs new logo

A PhonePe spokesperson had conveyed that the company had approached the Delhi high court in order to protect their brand trademarks which they believe were being broken against the agreement of the law and added that the company was not interested to comment beyond this whereas BharatPe had declined to comment about the issue.

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Court’s Decision on the Bharatpe vs Phonepe Case

The Justice had conveyed that the usage of the word Pe in both the company’s names was nothing but a different spelling used to denote the word pay and added that no rights can be claimed over a mark which describes a word or even a word which is used to describe a part by misspelling it.

The court also added that the word Pe had not derived any other meaning other than pay. That is the company has not created a different impression on the minds of people like giving the word Pe a secondary meaning which refers to the goods or service provided by the company.

However, the Justice had conveyed that if the word Pe has acquired a secondary meaning then the court would look for a trial and the company will have to prove to the court that the word has a secondary meaning and the primary meaning i.e., pay should have been completely removed from the minds of their consumers. In order to move forward with this, the company will have to create evidence from their customers that the word has a complete secondary meaning which is related to the goods or service they provide.

The Court had said that considering the above factors both PhonePe and BharatPe are made up of several parts and added that these parts cannot be separated as Phone and Pe and Bharat and Pe. The court conveyed that the company PhonePe cannot claim rights over the word Pe.

The court added that the word Pe provides the meaning of the service provided by both the companies that is pay and said that by misspelling Pay and Pe there cannot be any claim on the legal positions.

About PhonePe and BharatPe

PhonePe Logo

PhonePe and BharatPe are both companies that provide digital payment services where as BharatPe provides their services only for the merchants and concentrates completely on that sector but PhonePe provides for both merchants as well as individual consumers as anyone who downloads the app can use PhonePe’s service.

BharatPe Logo

PhonePe has been increasingly expanding towards the merchant payments sector and BharatPe can be considered to be one of its major competitors in the field. PhonePe is considered to have a valuation of around USD 7 billion according to Morgan Stanley and BharatPe has been the fastest growing merchant payment company.

BharatPe has conveyed that they have around 1.5 million merchants on their platform with a daily transaction of around INR 7 lakhs and PhonePe for business has around 4.2 million merchants using it actively. Both the companies are considered to be expanding aggressively on-boarding offline merchants.

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Conclusion

BharatPe is a billion-dollar company with a valuation of close to USD 1 billion whereas PhonePe is already in the billion-dollar club. It is considered to be the first instance where 500 crores + companies involving into a fight against the trademark.

FAQ

Who is the founder of BharatPe?

Ashneer Grover and Sashvat Nakrani are the founders of BharatPe.

Is BharatPe Government company?

BharatPe is a private company founded in 2018.

Is PhonePe an Indian company?

PhonePe is an Indian digital payments and financial services company headquartered in Bangalore, India. It was founded in December 2015, by Sameer Nigam, Rahul Chari and Burzin Engineer.

Is BharatPe and PhonePe same?

No, BharatPe and PhonePe are different companies. They both offer digital payment services.

Who is the owner of PhonePe?

PhonePe is owned by Flipkart.

April 1, 2022
YouTube’s Creator Program: An Aid For Individual Journalists | Eligibility Criteria To Apply
YouTube, a social media platform that has been providing creators with an opportunity to reveal their talent. The creators from all over the world have received an equal space to show what they are best at. There have been numerous people who have transformed their lives through Youtube. A few have even brought change to others’ lives. So, we can say that YouTube has offered a hell of a lot of varied content to the audiences. Moreover, it has been adding new features every time to make the space more accessible and preferable too, especially for the creators.

About YouTube
All About the new Youtube Creator Program for Individual Journalists
What does The Youtube Creator Program Offer To Journalists?
Eligibility Criteria For YouTube Creator Program Application
Indian Participants of The Youtube Creator Program for Journalists At Present
Conclusion
FAQs

About YouTube

YouTube is a social platform owned and managed by Google and is headquartered in California, United States. The social media platform was launched in February 2005, and was started by three people, Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. Around one billion users visit the platform every month making it the second most visited website.

It provides features in video creation through quality and formats variation, content accessibility, live streaming, comment system, and localization as well. The various services offered by Youtube include Youtube Kids, YouTube Community, YouTube Movies, YouTube Music, YouTube Premium, YouTube Shorts, YouTube Stories, YouTube TV, and TestTube. Mainly, the platform targets all groups of people ranging from kids to senior citizens.

All About the new Youtube Creator Program for Individual Journalists

As suggested by the name, this program started by YouTube is an initiative for the prospering digital news ecosystem to support individual journalists. The program includes training of the journalists who will report on current affairs and rely on modern technologies and digital videos.

Further, the program provides the journalists with training on several topics such as video production, grants to fuel capabilities, YouTube best practices, entrepreneurship with people around the world, and access to dedicated support from specialists concerned with this field.

Also, the program will be focusing on training the participants who will be representing 25 different nations speaking 20 languages. They will report on topics that include national politics, local news, and issues about marginalized communities.

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What does The Youtube Creator Program Offer To Journalists?

Well, the Creators Program by YouTube is a bundle of several offerings to the independent journalists, thereby supporting them financially and technically too. The features of the program are beneficial for the present and future as well. So, let’s see the features of the program:

Grants

The program will select about 40-60 journalists globally. After which, the selected participants will receive a grant of $20,000 to $50,000 (In rupees, it’s up to 37 lakhs). Moreover, it will depend on their country of residence.

Best Practices Training

The participants selected for the program will receive training on various topics such as entrepreneurship, video production technicalities, and YouTube best practices. The curriculum of the program is designed in partnership with Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications.

The main goal of this YouTube creator program for individual journalists is to build a strong, strategic, empirical understanding of video production and build a large digital audience. The selected journalists will offer to work with YouTube in order to collect the best practices available for independent journalism so that they get enough knowledge of the program.

YouTube Specialist Support

The best part of this program is that the program offers one-on-one coaching and support from a YouTube specialist to the ones selected. Well, now the question arises, who are these specialists? So, they are the ones who have broad knowledge and experience working with newsrooms and creators to expand their business on the mentioned platform and grow their audience as well. Also, specialists are located around the world.

The goal of this Creators program is to provide training to the journalists about digital content creation, video production techniques, and to grow an online audience. The participants need to have a vivid understanding of the technicalities and practical aspects as they reach the end of the program. On completion, they will get an opportunity to work with YouTube to apply their learnings and practices to the broader news industry to analyze the output from the program.

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Eligibility Criteria For YouTube Creator Program Application

Those journalists who fulfil the eligibility criteria can apply for this YouTube Creator Program. But before that, make sure you read these guidelines in order to know how the application process works. These are:
- The first and foremost step in this program is that your Google Account must be verified with 2-step authentication.
- Your YouTube channel must follow the required guidelines then only, your channel will be standardly reviewed for checking whether the channel fulfils the guidelines or not. Make sure there aren’t any active community guidelines strikes on your channel.
- Make sure your channel meets the subscriber’s count and public watch hour threshold. After this, sign the Terms & conditions for the program and monetize your channel.
If your channel doesn’t meet the data, click on “Notify me when I’m eligible” to get the valid email.
- After signing in, you’ll be marked done and then, sign on the “Review Partner Program terms” card.
- Connect your AdSense account in order to get paid. Make sure you have one already and link your channel with it. Now, after finishing this, sign on the “Sign up for Google AdSense” card.
- You’re almost signed in with the YouTube Partner Program terms. After this, put your application in the review queue. The content of your channel will be reviewed and will check whether it follows the guidelines or not.
Once you’re accepted, set up ad preference and facilitate the monetization on your channel.

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Indian Participants of The Youtube Creator Program for Journalists At Present

At present, 49 people are working with YouTube from all over the world. Out of which, six belong to India. The Indian participants who are a part of the Creators program are Anubha Bhonsle, Pari Saikia, Prema Sridevi, Rohit Upadhyay, Sehar Qazi, and Tanzil Asif.

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Conclusion

YouTube, along with the announcement of this program, took the initiative to flourish journalism and support journalists as well. The motive behind training journalists is to give a wing to journalism to report authentic issues digitally. Also, the technical knowledge will enhance the quality of the reports provided by the journalists.

YouTube has become the most preferred platform by video creators to manage their content in their way. So, observing the preferability and inclination towards the platform, YouTube decided to back the journalists with training that includes a few necessary elements that a journalist should have. So, now the independent journalists are geared up to offer actual, authentic content to the users.

FAQs

What is the Youtube Creator Program for Journalists?

The program by YouTube is an initiative for the prospering digital news ecosystem to support individual journalists.

What will the Youtube Creator Program offer to journalists?

Yoitube program for journlaist will offer grants, Best Practices Training and Youtube specialist support.

Are there any indian journalist for Youtube Creator Program for Journalists?

Yes, at prenset 49 people are working with YouTube from all over the world. Out of which, six belong to India.
December 20, 2021
Why Byju’s Work Culture is all over the News
Work culture is a basic requirement to sustain and progress in a company. Companies like Google and Tesla are known for their “Chill” work environment, where the employee’s mental health is given a priority. Many office settings are choosing an informal environment for better productivity. The results are assertive.

While most companies are trying unconventional methods to make office hours to be less intimidating, Byju’s, India’s largest EdTech unicorn is caught up in a row for having the worst work culture. Employees who have quit have allegedly accused Byju’s for having a horrible work environment.

Byju’s – Latest News
Byju’s – About The Company
Byju’s – Work Culture
Byju’s – WhiteHatJr alleged Scam
Byju’s – Complaints of being Revenue Oriented
Conclusion
FAQs

Byju’s – Latest News

July 13, 2021- Byju’s joins hands with Disney and launched a learning App featuring Disney-based character for the U.S. market.

February 8, 2021- ICC announced Byju’s as a global partner until 2023. The EdTech giant will partner the forthcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India and the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.

Byju’s – About The Company

The EdTech market in India has become an eye candy for Venture Capitalists. Many investors abroad since India is showing a substantial growth graph propelling upwards and gaining grounds abroad. India’s largest EdTech company turned unicorn, the brain child of Byju Ravindran, Byju’s is at lightning speed with significant takeovers and increasing on demand education material from parents all over the country.

Byju’s is said to have plans to acquire the rival EdTech company Toppr for $150 million. The Mumbai-based Toppr provides e-learning materials to grades 5-12.

The gigantic empire built by Founder & CEO Byju’s Ravindran is almost like a rags to riches titled tale. Passionate about revolutionizing the education system, Byju’s was brought to life in 2015. It all seems roses and rainbows as a bystander, while the company is being called out for being down right shady and unethical as an ongoing concern.

Byju’s found itself in headlines, when various telephone recordings by their ex employees were leaked in public. Many such instances followed suit and now the company stands accused of having the worst work culture.

Byju’s – Work Culture

The entire scenario came to light when a telephonic conversation between a salesperson and their manager was leaked on YouTube. The conversation reveals a lot about the abusive work culture at Byju’s. The manager was furious at the salesperson for not meeting the sales target and held him at the edge for not complying to company protocols.

Several reviews on various job portals point towards a bad and unsustainable work life at Byju’s. Employees who have quit Byju’s have shed some light over how the EdTech company is entirely focused on generating revenues.

Byju’s offers a handsome amount of 10 lac per annum package for entry level joiners who enter the organization as Business Development Associates (BDA). However, ex employees have shown utter dismay stating that the figure quoted to them during the interview was a faux figure and the actual remuneration is below expectations. BDAs seem to be the most disappointed across all the departments in the company.

Other reviews suggest that the company is fast paced and expects prompt delivery from its employees. People have fewer complaints as we climb higher in the organizational structure. If we were to combine all the feedback, the average answer would be that the BDAs are under harsh scrutiny and the work environment is nothing less than toxic.

BDAs are required to put in 12 to 14 hours and have call timings of minimum 2 hours per client. The leaked conversations hint at a grueling schedule and a tight leash around the BDAs. Ex employees have accused the company of being inhuman in terms of workload and abusive in terms of interactions.

The company lacks an ethical HR structure to cater to the issues raised by employees. With abusive managers and excess unpaid clocked time, employees have quit in a span of just two to three months of joining. Parents who were conned into buying these courses say that the salespersons were aggressive and called incessantly.

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Byju’s Valuation

Byju’s – WhiteHatJr alleged Scam

Byju’s subsidiary, WhiteHatJr recently filed a defamation case in the Delhi High Court against Pradeep Poonia. Poonia is a software developer who was alleged to hurt the public image of the company. Let’s find out, what the case is all about.

Pradeep Poonia has been raging a war against the EdTech giant after WhiteHatJr refused to take constructive criticism and took down Poonia’s several social media accounts. Poonia became increasingly suspicious with an advertisement which claimed that Google hired a six year old, named Wolf Gupta for 1.4 billion after he learnt coding from WhiteHatJr.

With comprehensive searches across Google, no such person with that name was found. Poonia went on further to find that the reviews on Google Play for WhiteHatJr were forged. The app has a 5 star rating on Google Play store. He has also stated that Byju’s has been mirroring the actions of its subsidiary from several years.

Poonia has been targeted ever since he has called out WhiteHatJr and Byju’s for their shady business. Two YouTube accounts, three articles published on LinkedIn, Two Reddit accounts and several links on Quora in the name of Poonia have been taken down so far. His other social media handles have also been suspended for calling out the EdTech giants.

When asked, Poonia stated that these companies are nothing but a scam and have lost its primary focus than its education. He is discontented because the companies are charging a fortune for the material provided which seems pretty basic and is available for free on the internet. Every course on Byju’s and WhiteHatJr costs about $250 dollars on average.

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Byju’s – Complaints of being Revenue Oriented

The testimonials by parents who did not approve of the products have also been taken down. Many refund requests are still pending on Byju’s customer care portal. Byju’s recently valued at $11.1 billion after a fundraising round. The company, owned by veteran investors is now rushing to generate revenues and this reflects the behavior on managerial levels who are churning out numbers through the BDAs.

Conclusion

The pandemic has hoarded us towards the screen oriented culture, be it for work or education. Kids are already anxious and unsettled because of long term confinement at home. The online education system is proving to be a good option in the dearth. But EdTech is taking away the normal from a kid’s life and pushing it towards a stunted form of learning.

EdTech companies are pushing their sales aggressively as schools are about to reopen soon. Parents are giving in to frivolous offers by these companies and paying more than what they would pay for a traditional education.

As we discover the underlying mottos of EdTech companies, revenues seem to be the ultimate motive and passion to educate seems to drift off the horizon. In such scenarios, parents who wish to educate their kids must learn to distinguish between a genuine opportunity for their kids to gain knowledge (which could cost a lot less) and a platform with fancy fee structure providing nothing exclusive.

FAQs

What is the valuation of Byju’s?

The company was valued at US$12 billion as of November 2020.

Who is the founder of Byju’s?

Byju Raveendran is the founder of Byju’s.

What are the Subsidiaries of Byju’s?
- TutorVista- Edurite from Pearson
- Osmo
- Whitehatjr
July 16, 2021
Pinkvilla Startup Story: One-stop source for Bollywood news!

Company Profile is an initiative by StartupTalky to publish verified information on different startups and organizations. The content in this post has been approved by Pinkvilla.

Gone are the days when people learned about their favorite Bollywood stars’ love affairs, domestic fights, or street fight gossips from magazines or newspapers. Though many Indians love such news and gossips over any other story, the platform or source of this information is no more the same. Since the media and its mediums have now changed a lot, the nature of Bollywood gossips has been overhauled. People now have Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and 24×7 paparazzi all just on a few clicks.

While there have been many platforms where Indians are engaged to grab such entertainment, information, and news, there is one platform or a brand, which has won millions of hearts and has become their favorite. It is Pinkvilla, one of the most prominent entertainment websites in India. To know more about the startup story and business model of Pinkvilla read this article.

Pinkvilla – Company Highlights

Startup Name Pinkvilla

Founder Nandini Shenoy

Industry Entertainment

Founded 2007

Website pinkvilla.com

Pinkvilla – About and How it Works
Pinkvilla – Founder
Pinkvilla History – How it Started
Pinkvilla – Business Model and Revenue Model
Pinkvilla – Competitors
Pinkvilla – Growth
Pinkvilla – Awards and Achievements
Pinkvilla – FAQs

Pinkvilla – About and How it Works

Pinkvilla is a one-stop shop for all Bollywood news, whether it’s about a specific celebrity or a particular film. In the year 2019, the website was one of the most successful entertainment portals. On the web channel, Pinkvilla has over 40 million followers and over 100,000 posts about celebrities, beauty, fashion, Bollywood news, movies, and lifestyles.

From having movie ratings and learning about all of your favorite celebrities’ latest sassy airport looks, Pinkvilla covered it all.

Pinkvilla’s content is mostly focused on Bollywood, including celebrity news and movies. Apart from Bollywood, Pinkvilla’s content types include niches such as lifestyle, fashion, and beauty, as well as Indian industries such as Marathi, Punjabi, Telugu, and Kannada.

Pinkvilla, in partnership with Facebook, launched India’s first live Bollywood game, dubbed “Jhacaaash.” In 2018, Pinkvilla partnered with Hotstar on a number of programs, including Cheat Meals with Stars, Under Cover on the Internet, Primetime Partners, Untold Tale, No More Secrets, and a few others that are only available on Disney Hotstar.

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Pinkvilla – Founder

Nandini Shenoy is the founder of Pinkvilla.

Nandini Shenoy – Founder of Pinkvilla

She came from a family where all her family members were extremely talented engineers. And to follow the tradition she went on to pursue engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Karnataka. After completing the graduation program, Nandini went on to pursue her Master’s in ECE from Rutgers University, the United States.

After completing the post-graduation program she joined Microsoft, Seattle in 2004 as a software engineer. Though she admired her work as a software engineer, she always fantasized about the idea of Pinkvilla. She was a Bollywood fanatic and somewhere knew that she could foster her passion at a jiffy.

Even though Nandini had a plan for Pinkvilla, she did not quit her job at Microsoft right away, since she wasn’t completely sure about her business idea. After humongous hard work and sleepless nights and weekends, her idea or the dream of Pinkvilla came to a beautiful reality.

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Pinkvilla History – How it Started

While Nandini was working in the United States, she was missing the Bollywood fun. In many interviews, she has mentioned that while she was working there with her husband, she couldn’t find any websites that helped her in knowing the latest happenings of Bollywood and its celebrities.

Since Nandini was missing her daily dose of Bollywood gossips she tried to make an online community of Bollywood fans so that these fanatics come together and have discussions on Bollywood. She made a website that was unusual because all famous websites had blogs related to technical content or news information but Pinkvilla was a website where Nandini started blogging about Bollywood, Fashion, and Beauty gossip. One of the most popular platforms of that time was Orkut. Along with Orkut and word-of-mouth publicity, Pinkvilla got established.

In the year 2009, Pinkvilla started getting popular after a few pictures of Sonam Kapoor went viral. That was when Hindustan Times contacted Nandini to use the photos and would backlink to Pinkvilla. That is when she realized that this is something big and a lot can be taken out from this platform. She had quit her job and made a team of editors, photographers, PRs and made links with production houses. It was by the year 2011 when Bollywood celebrities themselves wanted to get featured in Pinkvilla as there wasn’t any digital presence for them. Nandini started doing celebrity interviews from the United States and later opened up an office in Mumbai.

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Pinkvilla – Business Model and Revenue Model

Pinkvilla earns its revenue from almost all the major movie production houses. These production houses give heavy amounts to Pinkvilla for creating ad sales on their website. Pinkvilla gets more than 50 million new views every month and more than 10 million visitors. Its engagement on portals like Instagram and Facebook also helps them to endorse these Bollywood celebrities. PinkVilla also aims to have its online web store and e-commerce.

Pinkvilla – Competitors

Nandini is unconcerned about the proliferation of dedicated Bollywood websites. Instead, she swears by Pinkvilla’s model of becoming a customer-centric hub, claiming to have amassed a dedicated user base that she keeps engaged and committed.

Similar websites and portals like Pinkvilla are Bollywood Hungama, Zee Entertainment, Rediff, Filmi Beat, Bollywood Life, Santa Banta, First Post, Koi Moi among others.

Pinkvilla – Growth

Pinkvilla, which also has a presence in the South of PinkVilla South and PinkVilla Telly with all the small-screen news, has amassed quite a following, as shown by its massively successful social media presence on Instagram (3.9 million followers), Facebook (1.8 million likes), YouTube (60 million+ video views), and Twitter (951K Followers). Pinkvilla has also featured on television and in international markets such as Kollywood.

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Pinkvilla – Awards and Achievements

Pinkvilla won two Cosmopolitan awards in the categories of Best Celebrity Blogger and Best Celeb-Spotting Blog in the years 2019 and 2016. Pinkvilla received the Website of the Year award from DigiPub in 2019 and has received many such accolades to date. Pinkvilla has been a successful and one of its kind platform and an Indian startup.

Pinkvilla – FAQs

What is Pinkvilla?

Pinkvilla is a one-stop shop for all Bollywood news, whether it’s about a specific celebrity or a particular film.

Who is the founder of Pinkvilla?

Nandini Shenoy is the founder of Pinkvilla.

How does Pinkvilla make money?

Pinkvilla earns its revenue from almost all the major movie production houses. These production houses give heavy amounts to Pinkvilla for creating ad sales on their website. And

If you like reading posts and blogs about fashion, lifestyle, appearance, and, of course, Bollywood celebrities, then visit the Pinkvilla website.

July 4, 2021
Which Subscription-based News websites people prefer across the Globe

The subscription-based news media websites are becoming popular in recent years. Even though there are paywalls created by these websites, it is estimated that only 20 % people pay for digital news while the rest still opt not to pay for it. Let’s look at the top subscription-based news websites which people are willing to pay for.

The New York Times
The Washington Post
The Wall Street Journal
Game Informer
Financial Times
The Athletic
The Guardian
Nikkei
The Economist
Caixin
FAQ

Lets look at Top subscription-based news websites people prefer to subscribe.

The New York Times

The New York Times is top in the list and has around 7.5 million paid subscribers. It is an American based daily newspaper company. The New York Times was founded in the year 1851 and has its headquarters in New York, the US.

The company has won the most Pulitzer prizes which is won by the most newspaper ever that is 130. The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, within the United States.

The Washington Post

The Washington Post has a subscriber list of around 3 million. It is also an American based daily newspaper company. The Washington Post was founded in the year 1877 and has its headquarters located in Washington D.C, the US.

The company has won around 69 Pulitzer prizes which second most in number.

The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal has a subscriber list of around 2.4 million. It is also an American based daily newspaper company. The Wall Street Journal is a business focused newspaper which was founded in the year 1889 and has its headquarters located in New York, the US.

The Wall Street Journal is considered to be one of the largest newspaper companies in New York in terms of circulation.

Game Informer

Game Informer has a subscriber list of around 2.1 million. It is also an American based company but unlike others, it is a monthly video game magazine company. Game Informer provides various information about the reviews and strategies of new games and associated consoles.

The company was founded in the year 1991 and has its headquarters in the United States. The magazine is now owned by GameStop.

Financial Times

Financial Times has a subscriber list of around 1.1 million. It is a London based daily newspaper company. Financial Times focuses on current affairs on economics and business. The company was founded in the year 1888 and has its headquarters located in London, England.

The company is owned by a Japanese company called Nikkei and have their editorial offices in the United States, Continental Europe and Britain.

Subscription based News media with Most subscribers

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The Athletic

The Athletic has a subscriber list of around 1 million. The newspaper company provides ad-free digital content which is accessible only through subscription. It is a sports website which covers new nationally and locally in North American cities as well as the United Kingdom.

The Athletic was founded in the year 2016 and has its headquarters located in California, the United States.

The Guardian

The Guardian has a subscriber list of around 790,000. It is a British based daily newspaper. The Guardian was founded in the year 1821 and has its headquarters located in Kings Place, London. The Guardian is owned by the Scott Trust and is part of the Guardian Media Group.

Nikkei

Nikkei has a subscriber list of around 769,000. The company was formerly known as The Nihon Keizai Shimbun. The newspaper focuses in the finance based news. It was founded in the year 1876 and has its headquarters located in Tokyo, Japan.
Nikkei is the world’s largest finance paper which has a daily circulation of more than 3 million.

The Economist

The Economist has a subscriber list of around 516,000. It is an international weekly newspaper which is printed in the form of a magazine. It focuses on politics, technology, international business and current affairs. The company was founded in the year 1843 and has its headquarters located in London, England.

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Caixin

Caixin has a subscriber list of around 510,000. It is a Chinese based media group company which was founded in the year 2009 and has its headquarters in Beijing, China. The newspaper company focuses on investigative journalism. Caixin in Chinese means News Fortune.

FAQ

Which is the best news website in India?

Indiatimes.com, TimesofIndia.com, and Ndtv.com are the top ranking sites in news and media.

What are the best news subscriptions?

The New York Times is one of the most preferred subscription with 7.5 million paid subscribers.

What is the average cost of a newspaper subscription?

For freemium models, the price increases to $3.52. And for newspapers using a hard model, the average price jumps to $4.43.

Conclusion

These are the list of top subscription-based news websites which the users are ready to pay for subscriptions. Amidst the global pandemic, people are searching for trusted sources to provide them with the right and adequate information as we can see that most of the companies are more than 100 years old.

May 15, 2021