What Sagarmatha Television does

Sagarmatha Television (legal name: Sagarmatha TV / सगरमाथा टिभी) is a privately held Nepali news media company founded in 2006 and headquartered on Airport Road, Babar Mahal, Kathmandu, Nepal. It operates two distribution surfaces: a domestic television channel — recognized as Nepal's first dedicated news channel — and a digital news portal at sagarmatha.tv that publishes across categories including national news, politics, economy, entertainment, sports, information technology, interviews, video, religious content, health/lifestyle, and features, primarily in the Nepali language. The portal is built on a WordPress content management system maintained by Kantipur Infotech, and the organization is led by Vimal Gurung (Managing Director / संचालक), Karnaraj Pandey (Editor / सम्पादक), and Dilip Tamang (Marketing), indicating a lean ownership-driven leadership structure typical of independent regional broadcasters.

Sagarmatha TV operates a direct-to-consumer, free-access, ad-supported business model. No subscription or paywall is applied; revenue is generated through digital banner advertising on the website, alongside implied advertising on the television broadcast. The platform explicitly does not charge users for news access, trading subscription friction for advertising reach. Content production signals (dated articles, trending topic modules, weather and forex data, and author profiles with 232+ published articles / 2,871+ indexed pages) point to a steady, daily-cadence publishing operation rather than a high-output newswire.

Distribution is omnichannel and deliberately designed to serve two audiences: a domestic Nepali audience reached via the television broadcast and website, and the global Nepali diaspora reached through Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram. No parent company, institutional ownership, funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, or AI/ML product capabilities are disclosed in the available source material, and the company does not publish financial figures.

Name

Sagarmatha Television

Legal name

Sagarmatha TV

Website

https://sagarmatha.tv

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Sagarmatha Television is a privately held Nepali news media company operating Nepal's first dedicated news television channel and a free, ad-supported digital news portal (sagarmatha.tv), serving domestic Nepali audiences and the global Nepali diaspora with multi-category Nepali-language content.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Broadcast News Media

NAICS

Television Broadcasting Stations (51612), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (51621)

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

24/7 National & International News Channels (MPABAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

News OTT & Live News Streaming Channels (MPABAHAK)

Keywords

• News broadcasting
• Digital news media
• Nepali journalism
• Television channel
• Online news portal

Headquarters

HQ city

Kathmandu

HQ country

Nepal

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Digital Advertising: The news portal displays banner advertisements and promotional content from various advertisers, generating revenue through digital ad placements on the website.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sagarmatha Television operates a Nepali-language television news channel and companion digital news portal (sagarmatha.tv). It publishes current affairs, political, economic, entertainment, sports, technology, and international news content for Nepali-speaking audiences via TV broadcast, website, and social media channels.

Product overview

Sagarmatha Television operates a news portal website (sagarmatha.tv) that serves as the online presence for a Nepali television news channel. The website aggregates and publishes news content across multiple categories including national news, politics, economy, entertainment, sports, information technology, interviews, video content, religious content, health/lifestyle, and features. The portal is built on WordPress content management system and is maintained by Kantipur Infotech. The content is primarily in Nepali language with some English sections available.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sagarmatha TV News Portal The primary digital news portal of Sagarmatha Television, aggregating and publishing news across categories including national news, politics, economy, entertainment, sports, technology, interviews, video content, religious content, and health/lifestyle. Built on WordPress CMS and maintained by Kantipur Infotech, the portal is primarily in Nepali language with some English sections.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Setopati: Leading Nepali digital-first news portal covering politics, economy, and current affairs. Competes for the same digital advertising audience as Sagarmatha's online portal.
• Onlinekhabar: One of Nepal's highest-traffic Nepali-language news websites with multi-category coverage. Overlaps with Sagarmatha TV on digital ad inventory and audience attention.

Broad incumbents

• Ekantipur: Digital news platform from the Kantipur Media Group, combining newspaper legacy with online news. A broader incumbent that competes for Nepali digital ad spend alongside Sagarmatha TV.
• Nepal Television (NTV): State-owned national broadcaster of Nepal, operating multiple channels including news programming. A broader incumbent that competes with Sagarmatha TV in the national news segment.

Regional players

• Republica Media: Nepali English-language newspaper and digital news outlet covering national news. Competes for English-reading Nepali audience and cross-platform advertisers.
• Annapurna Post: Established Nepali-language newspaper with a digital portal covering news and current affairs. Adjacent competitor in the Nepali-language news and ad market.

Direct peers

• Kantipur Television: Nepal's largest private television news network offering Nepali-language news across TV and digital platforms. Directly competes with Sagarmatha TV for both audience and advertising share in the Nepali news market.
• Image Channel Nepal: Nepali television network offering news and entertainment programming with an active digital portal. A direct comparable in audience and advertiser overlap with Sagarmatha TV.
• News24 Nepal: Rolling 24-hour Nepali news channel with a strong digital news portal. Competes directly with Sagarmatha TV on continuous news coverage and digital ad inventory.
• Himalaya Television: Major Nepali news and current affairs television broadcaster with a comparable multi-platform news portal. Directly competes with Sagarmatha TV in domestic news coverage and digital advertising.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sagarmatha_tv
• Facebookfacebook.com/stvkhabar
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sagarmatha-television

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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