Raghav Bahl

Raghav Bahl
Bahl at Forbes Life India Launch
Alma mater St. Stephen's College, Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi
Occupation Formerly Founding/Controlling Shareholder & Managing Director of Network18 group,
Now founder The Quintillion Media Pvt Ltd
Spouse(s) Ritu Kapur
Children Tara Bahl, Vidur Bahl

Raghav Bahl is an Indian businessman, a serial entrepreneur, and investor best known for his ownership of several television channels, including TV18 India. He was the Founding/Controlling Shareholder & Managing Director of Network18 Group until the takeover by Reliance Industries Ltd.[1] He has several successful exits to his credit. Besides founding and scaling Network 18, India's leading media group, Raghav has seeded moneycontrol.com, bookmyshow.com, Firstpost, Yatra, among others. He has also managed long and successful partnerships with some of the world's leading media brands: CNBC, Viacom, BBC, Star TV, A&E, Time Warner, Forbes. Raghav founded Quintillion Media Pvt Ltd with his wife Ritu Kapur[2] after their exit from Network 18.[3][4] He has signed a joint venture agreement with Bloomberg L.P. to launch BloombergQuint.[5]

Early life

He received his schooling from St. Xavier's School, Delhi. He graduated in Economics Honors from St. Stephens College, and then did a Masters in Business Administration from the Faculty of Management Studies.[6][7]

Career

He began his career as a management consultant with A.F. Ferguson & Co., followed by a stint with American Express Bank, and later moved on to media. Raghav has over 22 years experience in television and journalism.[8]

He started his career in media in 1985 as a Correspondent and Anchorperson for Doordarshan. He was the Anchorperson and Production Consultant for India's first monthly video news magazine, Newstrack, produced by the India Today group. From 1991 to 1993, he was the Executive Director of Business India Television and produced the Business India Show and Business A.M. on Doordarshan.

He began TV18 in 1985 and in just 12 years, the company grew from zero revenue, to revenues of Rs 100 crore. In 1999, he launched CNBC-TV18. He was responsible for directing most of the work of TV18 and channels like CNBC-Awaaz, Nickelodeon and Colors. Raghav served as the managing director of TV18 Group till July 2014, after which the ownership passed to Reliance Industries. He then founded Quintillion Media, a digital startup, along with his wife Ritu Kapur on 8 July 2014.[9]

Raghav is a member of the World Economic Forum (WEF).

Writing

He has written articles for The Times of India, The Statesman and The Pioneer. He has also authored two books:

  • Superpower? The Amazing Race Between China's Hare & India's Tortoise
  • SuperEconomies: America, China, India and the Future of the World

Awards

References

  1. ↑ http://www.financialexpress.com/news/-my-dream-to-own-a-newspaper-is-dead-/1294286/0
  2. ↑ ideas@global-initiative.com, Global Initiative,. "Ritu Kapur | Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism". reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  3. ↑ "The Newsmaker - Ritu Kapur". Outlook Business. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  4. ↑ Quint, The. "Network18: An Audacious Story, a Media Empire and Its Legends". www.thequint.com. The Quint. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  5. ↑ Choudhary, Vidhi. "Bloomberg said to be in talks with Raghav Bahl for joint venture". Livemint. HT Media Ltd. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "FMS alumnus and media baron writes book on next superpower". Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  7. ↑ "Raghav Bahl – Rupert Mudroch of India". Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  8. ↑ Book Review: Super Power. express.co.uk. Retrieved on: 2014-08-25.
  9. ↑ Quint, The. "Watch: The Making of The Quint". www.thequint.com. The Quint. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  10. ↑ http://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/internet/raghav-bahl-news-site-quint/46582054
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