Top 5 Media and Broadcasting Companies in India: Part-1 

1. Zee Entertainment Enterprises

It was incorporated in the year 1982 and was previously known as Zee Telefilms Ltd. It is among the largest producers and aggregators of Hindi programs in the world. It also owns rights to more than 3000 movie titles and it has a presence worldwide with over 500 million viewers across 167 countries.

2. Sun TV Network

SunTV Network Limited is India’s second largest television network and has 20 popular TV channels, 41 FM Radio Stations, 2 Daily Newspapers and 4 Magazines in several Indian languages.

It was incorporated in 1985. It originally began as a Tamil channel network and later expanded to other south Indian languages- Malayalam,Telugu and Kannada. 

3. DB Corp Ltd

DB Corp Ltd is known for its flagship newspapers - Dainik Bhaskar, Divya Bhaskar, Dainik Divya Marathi, Business Bhaskar, DB Star, DB Gold, DNA(on franchisee basis) and Saurashtra Samachar.

It was incorporated in the year 1995 as Multi-Tech Energy Ltd. The company also produces monthly magazine Aha Zindagi, Bal Bhaskar, Young Bhaskar to cater to different age groups. It has one of the largest newspaper production and distribution network in India, with installed capacity of approximately 1.94 million copies per hour.

4. Jagran Prakasham

Jagran Prakashan Limited (JPL), was born in 1975 and is majorly into publisher business.

It is engaged in printing and publishing Jagran Prakashan Limited (JPL), magazines, journals and media related businesses.The company has also acquired popular newspapers such as ‘Dainik Jagran’ in Kanpur,Gorakhpur,etc. It launched the website www.jagran.com in 1997 for various purposes.

5. Eros International Media Ltd

Eros International Media Ltd, a part of the Eros Group, was incorporated in 1994 as a private limited company with the name Rishima International Pvt Ltd.

It is a global player within the Indian media and entertainment sector. It has offices in India, UK, USA, UAE, Singapore, etc. and earns revenues through various businesses such as home entertainment, theatres, television and digital new media.