The Times Group

Bennett Coleman and Company Ltd
	Logo of The Times Group
Company type	Private
Industry	Mass media
Founded	4 November 1838
Headquarters	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Key people	Samir Jain; (Vice-Chairman and Managing Director); Vineet Jain; (Managing Director); Sivakumar Sundaram; (Chairman, Executive Committee);
Products	Publishing; broadcasting; radio; films; entertainment; web portals;
Revenue	₹73.94 billion (US$890 million) (2022)
Net income	₹4.57 billion (US$55 million) (2022)
Owner	Sahu Jain family
Number of employees	11,100 (2014)
Subsidiaries	Times Internet; Bennett University; Times Music; Junglee Pictures; Times Innovative Media Limited; Times Business Solutions Limited; Indiatimes shopping; Times Guaranty Ltd; Times Publishing House Limited;
Website	bccl.in

Bennett Coleman and Company Limited (BCCL), d/b/a The Times Group, is an Indian media conglomerate based in Mumbai.^[3] Notable media properties owned and operated by the group include India's largest selling daily English-language newspaper The Times of India, television channels such as Times Now, the radio station network Radio Mirchi, and magazines Filmfare and Femina.^[4]^[5]

The Sahu Jain family owns a majority of the stake in the group. In May 2023, the Times Group was split into two separate business entities between brothers Vineet Jain and Samir Jain, such that its radio and broadcast properties would remain with Vineet Jain and its print properties would be under the ownership of Samir Jain.^[6]^[7]

^ ^a ^b Saini, Sonam (21 November 2019). "BCCL's FY21 consolidated revenue at Rs 5,337.94 crore". exchange4media.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
^ "Times Group may go for an IPO 'in the long run'". Business Standard. 8 November 2021. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
^ Cite error: The named reference FT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Bennett Coleman and Company Limited". CRISIL. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
^ "Sebi rectifies penalty on Samir Jain, wife and others in PNB Finance case". Business Standard. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
^ Times Group split: Samir Jain takes print; Vineet gets broadcast, radio biz Archived 19 July 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Financial Express. 21 May 2023.
^ Reed, John (23 May 2023). "The battle for succession". Financial Times. Retrieved 23 December 2024.

[10K-1] Saini, Sonam (21 November 2019). "BCCL's FY21 consolidated revenue at Rs 5,337.94 crore". exchange4media.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

[FY-2] "Times Group may go for an IPO 'in the long run'". Business Standard. 8 November 2021. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2021.

[FT-3] Cite error: The named reference FT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] "Bennett Coleman and Company Limited". CRISIL. Retrieved 23 December 2024.

[5] "Sebi rectifies penalty on Samir Jain, wife and others in PNB Finance case". Business Standard. Retrieved 23 December 2024.

[6] Times Group split: Samir Jain takes print; Vineet gets broadcast, radio biz Archived 19 July 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Financial Express. 21 May 2023.

[7] Reed, John (23 May 2023). "The battle for succession". Financial Times. Retrieved 23 December 2024.

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