~ Collaborates with leading telecom operator and TV services provider Etisalat in the Middle East ~

Times Television Network, which reaches over 100 million viewers every month in India, today announced the launch of TIMES NOW, ET NOW and ZOOM in UAE. The channels will be broadcast in collaboration with Etisalat, leading telecom operator and TV services provider in the Middle East.

Making its maiden foray in UAE, Times Television Network will be available to the viewers as part of eLife TV Asian Choice Basic package.

Commenting on the launch, Mr. Sunil Lulla, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Times Television Network said, “The launch of our channels TIMES NOW, ET NOW and zoOm in the UAE now extends our international reach to 26 countries worldwide. Dubai is a large and important market since it has a significant Indian population and we are happy to partner Etisalat for our launch. The channels feeds will be open for advertising shortly and we look forward to helping brands use the opportunity to reach out to the Diaspora.” (more…)

‘Super Angels’ – A New Series of Starting Up

ET NOW, 24-hr English business news channel launches ‘Super Angels’, a path breaking series which will witness start-ups raising funds on national television, for the first time. The show will feature 20 of India’s most innovative start-ups and 4 of India’s most influential investors along with a national audience who will choose India’s next ‘Super Entrepreneur’.

The 4 Super Angels on the show are Mahesh Murthy, Managing partner; Seed Fund, Vishal Gondal, Founder; Indiagames, Harshal Shah, Founder; Reliance Ventures and Sanjay Parthasarthy; Entrepreneur and Angel investor. The show will be anchored by Sudhir Syal, Editor; ‘Starting Up’. (more…)

~ ‘The Financial Capital Of India’ Votes for ET NOW on Budget Day~

ET NOW, the 24-hr English business news, on Budget Day was the clear Number 1 channel in Mumbai across all English News Channels (General & Business) with 25% Market Share. Also in Mumbai, ET NOW was the market leader in English Business News Genre with 57% Market Share & in Overall Business News Genre (English & Hindi) with 45% Market Share.

(Source: TAM, TG: CS AB Males 25+ yrs, Market: Mumbai, Time Period: Budget Day 28th February, 2011 – 0000-2400hrs)
On the Budget Day, ET NOW was live from the ‘Bombay Stock Exchange’ along with an audience of traders, technical analysts & fundamental experts who, through the trading hours of budget day, helped the viewer take the right trade call by providing them with a definitive Buy-Sell-Hold stock recommendations. And during the post trading hours, ET NOW’s ‘Budget & You’ brought out the highlights of the budget with reactions from the Corporate India, policy makers, macro economists & tax experts to provide the viewers with all the information that will be useful in making informed investment decisions. (more…)

Times television Network, which comprises of TIMES NOW, ET NOW and zoOm and reaches over 70 million viewers in India every month has now forayed into Africa. The three channels will now be available in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and other countries of Sub Saharan East and Central Africa.

The South Asian community in Kenya, Tanzania and Sub Saharan Africa will now have access to the latest LIVE Breaking news and Analysis from India with TIMES NOW, the latest Bollywood news, music, movies, and events with ZoOm and also have cutting-edge LIVE market news, analysis & insider perspectives with ET NOW. (more…)

ET NOW, the English business news channel in collaboration with IndiaMART, India’s largest online B2B marketplace, presents ‘Leaders of Tomorrow Awards’. These awards aim to recognise and establish the significance of Small and Medium Enterprise (SMEs) in sustaining economic growth, increasing trade, generating employment and creating new entrepreneurs in India.

A series of inspiring success stories of emerging entrepreneurs will be telecast on ET NOW every week for four months starting 14th August, 2010. ET NOW will showcase stimulating success stories of the selected entrepreneurs who will be assessed and shortlisted by an eminent jury of experts and decision-makers from the industry. To bring further transparency in the selection, a validating agency Nielsen has been brought on board. (more…)

“Rakesh Jhunjhunwala says ‘India is Going To Hit a New High’.”

ET NOW, the premium English business news channel brought together a dream team of Indian Equities, at the Market Summit 2010 on August 6, 2010. The key note was delivered by CLSA Equity Strategist Christopher Wood, also the man who predicted the sub-prime crisis. The event also saw a power packed panel of Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Shankar Sharma, Manish Chokhani of ENAM and Sameer Arora of Helios.

Chris Wood in his keynote speech shared his expert views on U.S markets, which according to him are on a ‘deleveraging cycle’ and feels that ‘ it’s a deflationary environment in the West’. His view on India was positive but felt that the biggest risk India faces is ‘the huge amount of foreign money in the Markets’.

This panel discussion moderated by ET NOW’s Executive Editor, Andy Mukherjee saw the panel of market experts share mantras for the market, give sectoral buy, sell and hold tips and share their insights on the Indian as well as Western Equity markets. (more…)

ET NOW, the business TV channel that gives you more stock tips, more trading calls and more market analysis than any other station, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ashu Dutt as chief consulting editor, financial markets.

Ashu, one of the most credible faces on Indian financial television, comes to ET NOW from CNBC-TV18 and will be spearheading markets coverage between 8am and 10:30 am.

On ET NOW, ‘Place your Bets with Ashu Dutt’ starts Tuesday, March 9. The most exciting and comprehensive pre-market-open show on Indian business television, Place Your Bets will have all the strategies, market news and tips you need for a profitable start to the trading day.

Commenting on the recent key hires, Andy Mukherjee, Senior Editor Financial Markets, ET NOW said, ‘We’re delighted to have Ashu Join us. He brings with him tremendous experience, credibility and in-depth knowledge of financial and commodity markets’.

One of the pioneers of Indian financial television, Ashu has seen the evolution of financial markets from close quarters as an anchor, editor and financial-markets consultant over the past two decades. Ashu has anchored popular shows such as ‘Classroom,’ `Markets Midday’ and ‘Mid-Cap Radar’ for CNBC TV18, along with its flagship show, ‘Bazaar Morning Call’

Another recent addition to ET NOW’s formidable lineup of anchors and analysts has been Manisha Gupta, who, too, has joined as editor commodities and currencies. A well-known face on Indian business television, Manisha’s unmatched expertise in covering these important markets has helped make ET NOW’s reporting on currencies and commodities best in its class.

Andy Mukherjee, Senior Editor Financial Markets, ET NOW elaborates further, “We are certain that Ashu and Manisha will take ET NOW’s coverage of markets to a new high, unparalleled in Indian business television.”

ET NOW the channel that gets you more stock tips, more trade calls and more market analysis, has lined up a host of special  programmes to give viewers an unmatched Budget coverage. The channel has a line-up of special shows and panel discussions to give viewers an impact of the Budget on Indian markets as well as sector specific analysis.

The Budget Day Programming will be live from BSE, with the biggest fund managers, analysts and experts, who will help you in decoding the budget so that you can take the right trading call.

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Ms. Neeti Chopra, Brand Director, ET Now elaborates, “This is the first Budget of the decade and the channel has put together a line up of power packed shows with several market experts, fundamental and technical chartists, top industrialists and bureaucrats. Our comprehensive analysis along with immediate BUY and SELL trade calls, on the Budget day will remain our focus”.

The list of the Budget special shows on 26th of February is as follows:

Buy Now Sell Now: As the markets open ET NOW’s Andy Mukherjee and Head of equities at Reliance Capital Madhu Kela track the hot stocks of the day, LIVE from the BSE floor. Joined by C Jayaram, Ashith Kampani, Anand Rathi and other industry experts will help the viewers take the right trading call.

9:00 am – 4:00pm

In the first 15 minutes post the Finance Ministers Budget speech, Vallabh Bhanshali, Uday Kotak, Dinesh Thakkar and other industry experts will  tell you which stocks to hold and buy in the near, short and long term.

Investor’s Guide Budget Special

Dhirendra Kumar of Value Research and a host of personal finance experts make sense of what the Budget proposals means for personal taxes, mutual funds investments and insurance policies.

7:00pm-8:00pm

Budget & India Inc with guest editor Uday Kotak.

ET NOW’s Shaili Chopra, Guest Editor Uday Kotak and Economic and Policy Expert Swaminathan Aiyar along with the who’s who of the industry discuss what the Budget  means for corporate India

8:00pm-9:00pm

Budget 2010: The Verdict with Swaminathan Aiyar.

Swaminathan Aiyar with a panel of experts including top industrialists and renowned bureaucrats tear apart the Budget to give the most detailed and comprehensive analysis.

9:00-10:00pm

Budget 10@10:

Half-hour bulletin which provides the top 10 biggest and most significant proposals — measures and their impact on people.

10:00 pm

So stay tuned to ‘The Economic Times Advantage’ delivered to your TV sets, only on ET NOW, and ‘power your trade’!

A power-packed team of the best in business journalism will make you UNMUTE business news…Now!

Mumbai, 22^nd June 2009 – India’s top business daily, The Economic Times makes its much anticipated debut on television with ET NOW. The latest offering from Times Global Broadcasting Corporation Limited (TGBCL), ET NOW brings the Economic Times advantage to television, redefining the way business news is presented.

ET NOW’s firebrand team has been selected from the crème de la crème of global business journalism and is powered by the Economic Times. Through a strategic content alliance with Reuters, ET NOW will deliver global news with an India perspective. Breaking stories that matter, and with cutting-edge analysis, insider perspectives and skilled advice, ET NOW’s galaxy of reporters, experts, economists and analysts will give viewers compelling reason to “unmute business news”.

Chintamani Rao, CEO of TGBCL said, “The Economic Times is India’s premier source of news for and about business, and now it’s on television. Together The Economic Times and ET NOW have unmatched news gathering prowess and unparalleled access to people who matter in and to business. All day ET NOW will bring viewers not just market data but a 360-degree understanding of the markets, with news, analysis and commentary for investors and market professionals. And of course, with the credibility of The Economic Times.”

The programming on ET NOW reflects the channel’s contemporary look. The schedule includes a sharp focus on the markets during morning hours, interspersed with regular business updates and bulletins on the leading business and corporate developments of the day. Weekends will offer an eclectic blend of features, special reports and reviews covering diverse subjects ranging from Technology to Automobiles to Marketing & Advertising.

About TIMES GLOBAL BROADCASTING COMPANY

Times Global Broadcasting Co Ltd (TGBCL), is the broadcast arm of Bennett Coleman Co. Ltd, Asia’s largest media house. TGBCL consists of “TIMES NOW”, India’s most watched general interest news channel. In January 2009, TGBCL business channel christened ET NOW which is associated with the Economic Times, the world’s second largest financial daily noted for its content and analysis. With the launch of ET NOW, BCCL aims to further strengthen the offering of its Economic Times brand in a unique convergence model that sees all verticals of the brand coming together to represent the ultimate authority in business news.