Hindustan Media Venture

What Hindustan Media Venture does

Hindustan Media Ventures Limited (HMVL) is an India-listed (NSE: HMVL; BSE: 533217) mass-market Hindi media company headquartered in New Delhi, originally incorporated in 1918 in Patna and spun out of HT Media Limited via acquisition of the Hindi business effective December 1, 2009. It subsequently went public via an IPO of Rs. 270 Cr. on July 21, 2010. Its core asset is the 'Hindustan' Hindi daily, the second largest-read newspaper in India with 21 editions and 144 sub-editions covering Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand and Delhi NCR; per IRS Q2 2019 the title had 5.29 crore readers, with 45% market share in UP, 68% in Bihar and 49% in Jharkhand. The portfolio also includes the LiveHindustan.com digital news site, the Nandan children's magazine (47+ years), the Kadambini socio-cultural magazine (60+ years), the employment weekly Hindustan Jobs (Rs.7 per copy), supplements Jaano English and Hindustan Money, and the women's magazine Anokhi.

HMVL operates a hybrid print-led and increasingly digital business model. Primary revenue derives from print advertising sold into the Hindustan franchise and from physical newspaper circulation across the Hindi belt; secondary streams include digital advertising and content on LiveHindustan.com and the epaper platform, subscription revenue from Nandan and Kadambini, and specialty print products. HT Labs, an in-house innovation hub launched in 2020, extends the business into digital content discovery, entertainment aggregation and personal finance via OTTplay, Slurrp, MintGenie and Upublish, supported by wholly-owned operating subsidiaries HT Content Studio LLP and HT Noida (Company) Limited. Distribution is anchored by long-standing printing presses at Patna (since 1919) and Ranchi (since 2000), with go-to-market executed through direct B2B advertising sales teams and a multi-channel consumer distribution network spanning physical newspaper, digital news, and specialty publications.

Name

Hindustan Media Venture

Legal name

Hindustan Media Ventures Limited

Website

http://www.hmvl.in/

Company type

Public

Founded year

1918

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Hindustan Media Ventures Limited is an India-listed Hindi media company that publishes the Hindustan daily newspaper (India's second largest-read, 5.29 crore readers) along with magazines, specialty print products and HT Labs digital platforms, serving mass-market Hindi readers and advertisers across five northern and eastern Indian states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

National & General-Interest Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB), Arts, Culture & Literary Magazines (MPAJAEAN), News, Politics & Current Affairs Magazines (MPAJAEAO)

Keywords

• Hindi newspaper publishing
• Print advertising sales
• Magazine publications
• Digital news media
• Regional publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Print Advertising: Primary revenue stream from selling advertising space in the Hindustan newspaper and its regional editions across the Hindi belt
2. Newspaper Sales: Revenue from physical newspaper sales through 21 editions and 144 sub-editions
3. Digital Advertising & Content: Revenue from LiveHindustan.com and epaper including advertising and potentially digital subscriptions
4. Magazine Publications: Revenue from Nandan (children's magazine) and Kadambini (socio-cultural magazine) publications
5. Specialty Products: Revenue from specialty products including Hindustan Jobs (employment weekly newspaper priced at Rs.7), Jaano English, Hindustan Money, and Anokhi women's magazine

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hindustan Media Ventures Limited publishes and distributes the Hindustan Hindi daily newspaper, India's second-largest read daily, across 21 editions and 144 sub-editions spanning Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Delhi NCR. The company also publishes niche magazines (Nandan children's magazine, Kadambini socio-cultural magazine, Anokhi women's magazine), the Hindustan Jobs employment weekly, and operates digital platforms including LiveHindustan.com and the HT Labs innovation hub producing products such as OTTplay, Slurrp, MintGenie, and Upublish.

Product overview

Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd operates a multi-platform media business comprising a portfolio of newspapers, magazines, and digital products. The core offering is the Hindustan Hindi daily newspaper (print and digital via LiveHindustan.com), supplemented by niche magazines including children's magazine Nandan, socio-cultural magazine Kadambini, women's magazine Anokhi, and employment weekly Hindustan Jobs. The company also operates HT Labs, an innovation hub launched in 2020, which develops digital products including OTTplay, Slurrp, MintGenie, and Upublish for B2B and B2C markets. Additional products include supplements like Jaano English (English teaching) and Hindustan Money (personal finance).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hindustan: India's second largest-read Hindi daily newspaper with 21 editions and 144 sub editions across the Hindi belt covering Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand and Delhi NCR.
• LiveHindustan.com
• Nandan
• Kadambini
• HT Labs
• Hindustan Jobs

Products and services

• Hindustan Hindustan is HMVL's flagship Hindi daily newspaper covering politics, business, entertainment, sports, and general interest news across international, national, and local levels. As per IRS Q2 2019 it is the second-largest read newspaper in India with over 5.29 crore readers, commanding 45% share in Uttar Pradesh, 68% in Bihar, and 49% in Jharkhand.
• LiveHindustan.com

Quantifiable outcome

• Second largest-read newspaper in India with 5.29 crore readers (IRS Q2 2019)
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• HT Media LimitedcoreOthers · 1 December 2009HMVL acquired the Hindi business from HT Media Limited comprising Hindi daily newspaper Hindustan, Ravivasariya Hindustan, magazines Nandan and Kadambini, and internet portals. All assets, liabilities and employees pertaining to the Hindi business were transferred on a slump sale and going concern basis. All relevant IP Rights and Brands are used by HMVL on a long-term lease basis. HT Media is the holding/promoter company.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Amar Ujala: Hindi daily with strong presence in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and other northern states. Directly competes with Hindustan for Hindi readers and B2B advertisers in overlapping Hindi-belt geographies.
• DB Corp: Publisher of Dainik Bhaskar and Divya Bhaskar Hindi newspapers. Operates the largest newspaper group in India by circulation and directly competes with HMVL for Hindi advertising and readership, particularly across central and north India.
• Jagran Prakashan: Publisher of Dainik Jagran, India's largest-read Hindi daily. Direct competitor to Hindustan for Hindi-belt readers and advertisers across UP, Bihar, Jharkhand and Delhi NCR, with very similar geographic focus and revenue mix.

Regional players

• Lokmat Media: Largest read Marathi-language newspaper with a Hindi edition footprint. Comparable as an Indian regional-language newspaper publisher but does not directly compete with HMVL in the Hindi heartland.
• Eenadu: Largest Telugu-language daily and TV news operator. Comparable as an Indian regional-language media house, but serves a different linguistic market and does not directly compete with HMVL in Hindi.
• ABP Network (Anandabazar Patrik Group): Owns ABP News (Hindi national TV news) and the Bengali newspaper Anandabazar Patrik. Competes with HMVL for Hindi national news audiences, although its core print franchise is regional Bengali.

Broad incumbents

• Network18 Media & Investments: Operates News18 Hindi and other regional news channels plus digital properties. Competes with HMVL for Hindi-speaking audiences and advertisers across TV, digital and adjacent media.
• Living Media (India Today Group): Publishes India Today, Business Today, Aaj Tak (Hindi TV) and digital properties. Competes with HMVL for Hindi news audiences and a share of national advertising budgets across print, TV and digital.
• HT Media: Parent company of HMVL and publisher of Hindustan Times (English) and Mint. Operates broadly across English and Hindi media in India, and is the licensor of the Hindustan brand used by HMVL.
• Zee Media Corporation: Operates Hindi news channels (Zee News, Zee Business) and digital news properties. Competes with HMVL for Hindi-language advertising budgets, although primarily on TV and digital rather than print.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments18 records

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