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1. TV Today Network Ltd India’s No.1 News Network
2. Indian Consumers on TOP of the WORLD Global Consumer Confidence Report : Sept’06
Source : AC Nielson Online survey
3. 86% Indians perceived with good Personal Finances
4. 61% Indians perceive next 12 months, a good time to buy things
5. With growing spending power… Advertisers trying to reach more and more consumers…..
Media thus also experiencing a boom
Media Expenditure expected to grow by 15% approx.
Source : Lodestar Media
7. News has also played its part in this upsurge…
8. Television Industry Scenario
9. The Television IndustryProjected Growth
10. TV Advertising Revenues
11. News Industry Scenario
12. Exponential Rise
13. Look Who Is Watching?
14. Revenue Growth With increase in the viewership base – Advertisers have increased their spends on the news genre
News genre is able to attract 12% of the total television revenue with 7% viewership contribution
15. News GenreThe Best Investment Share of revenues nearly double of share of viewership
This ratio is the highest across channel categories
Reason: Relevant audience :
Males, SEC AB, 25yrs+
The “bread-winners”
Maximum spending power
Thus there is an explosion in the number of channels
16. TV TodayHeading Tomorrow
17. Brand Architecture
18. Leadership Through Viewership
Over 30% more than MCCS
Almost 47% more than Network 18
Almost 75% more than NDTV
19. Tez + Sabse Tez
20. Top Programs
21. News = Aaj Tak
22. News = Aaj Tak
23. Trust in the Media
24. More than just News.. Viewers want entertainment along with news…
Increasing interaction with our Viewers
25. Tie Ups Movies
Chak De India
Shootout at Lokhandwala
Guru
Salaam-e-Ishq
Baabul
Eklavya
Television
Indian Idol
Biggest Loser
Jhoom India
MTV On The Job
MTV Youth Icon
26. The Merit List as per IRS 2006(For News Channels)
27. Headlines Today Relaunch with a new positioning in the pipeline
Focus on content to cater to the young metro urbanite (Need Gap in the current market scenario)
28. Tez Differentiated product (format)
Flanking Strategy
Compliments Aaj Tak’s viewership
Reach of over 15 mn viewers per week
29. TezIncreasing Trend
30. Dilli Aaj Tak No.1 NCR Channel in just 3 weeks
Utility Channel (News You Can Use Format)
Retail Advertisers have been targeted systematically- Revenue base has increased
31. Dilli Aaj Tak Targeting Local Advertisers
32. Critical Success Factors Aaj Tak remains Number 1 even though the number 2 keeps changing
Tez has complimented Aaj Tak and shows tremendous promise for the future
Dilli Aaj Tak’s popularity has skyrocketed – Delhi identifies with the channel
Network Strategy helps in increasing the advertising rate
33. TV Today Initiatives International Foray
Aaj Tak and Headlines Today launched in the US
Aaj Tak launched in UK and Continental Europe
To tap other countries with a large Indian Diaspora
Launched a separate international feed to give better value to advertisers
Twin revenue streams of advertisements and subscription
Launched TV Today Media Institute
Was initially fuelled by internal requirement
Now the experience to convert it into a full-fledged media institute is in place
More courses related to media to be added
34. TV Today Initiatives Interactivity
First news channel to have a voice portal besides SMS
Approx 3 mn responses on SMS every quarter
Good indication of the “response potential” of the medium
Content Tie-ups
Moving beyond traditional marketing
Tie-ups with other content providers
Makes for interesting content on the channels
Branding is achieved on bigger platforms
35. Financial Indicators
36. Growth Factors
37. Growth Factors Domestic
Exploring more profitable niche segments within the news genre
Explore new formats such as Tez
International
Following success in the US – exploring more markets with a sizeable Indian Diaspora
Both Subscription and advertising revenue
38. Growth Factors Emergence of addressable distribution platforms
DTH
IPTV
Subscription Revenue
Subscription Revenue will compliment advertising revenue – both from domestic and international markets
A family spends Rs 600 on a weekend in a multiplex. Why not pay for quality content for a month on TV?
39. Growth Factors Leverage Brand Strength and Platform reach to explore emerging platforms
Radio
Acquire the group’s radio business
Approval awaited
Digital Platforms (Web & Wireless)
To transfer TV Today’s and LMI’s digital assets to a separate company
To look at consolidation of the digital assets in order to monetise the opportunity
40. Net-Net The Indian Television industry is moving in only one direction – up!
The news genre gives the best RoI due to the most relevant audience for advertisers
TV Today network has shown tremendous growth and will continue to fuel growth by new initiatives
Future growth factors are likely to be based on emerging platforms and brand/content strength
41. Thank You