BQ Prime
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Comment: This draft reads like an information brochure about the company, and does not report on what others have written about the company. Robert McClenon (talk) 03:40, 9 June 2017 (UTC)
- Comment: Unsatisfactory and promotional in our policies. SwisterTwister talk 22:38, 24 April 2017 (UTC)
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| Industry | Digital journalism |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 |
| Founder | Raghav Bahl, Ritu Kapur [1] |
| Headquarters | , India |
Key people | Anil Udiyal (CEO) [2] |
| Website | www |
BloombergQuint is an Indian business and financial news organization, a joint venture of Bloomberg News and Quintillion Media. [3] Its main content is based on the Indian economy, international finance, corporate law & governance and business news.
History
Raghav Bahl, the founder and former managing director of Network18, [4] set up Quintillion Media along with his wife Ritu Kapur [5] within six months of his controversial exit from Network18 in July 2014. [6] Later, he signed a joint venture with Bloomberg L.P. to launch a digital product – BloombergQuint and a TV channel. According to the deal, Raghav Bahl will own 74% stake and Bloomberg the remaining 26%; the pact is for a 10-year period, as reported by Livemint. [7]
Team and Launch
Sanjay Pugalia has joined BloombergQuint as the President and Editorial Director. [8] Anil Uniyal, former CEO of CNBC-TV 18, has been appointed as the CEO for BloombergQuint. Menaka Doshi, a former CNBC-TV18 Executive Editor & recipient of the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award 2005-06 in the category of Business & Economic Journalism (Broadcast) [9] is the Managing Editor of the organization. [10]
The web portal is now live and has claimed to cross 1 Million monthly users within six months of going Live. [11] The TV Channel which will go live after obtaining all regulatory approvals and licenses, as reported by Financial Express. It is reported to be a free-to-air channel initially. [12]
References
- ^ "Face off: 'The Bloomberg partnership wasn't a planned move'".
- ^ "Raghav Bahl ties up with Bloomberg, to launch new TV channel".
- ^ "Bloomberg Launches Joint Venture in India to Deliver Business News".
- ^ "Raghav Bahl: The digital ball game".
- ^ "Bloomberg Announces Alliance With Raghav Bahl's Quint".
- ^ "As Arnab Goswami, Raghav Bahl and Barkha Dutt set up their own ventures, here's how they intend to disrupt yet again".
- ^ "Raghav Bahl, Bloomberg ink deal to launch news channel, website".
- ^ "Sanjay Pugalia made President & Editorial Director at The Quint & Bloomberg Quint".
- ^ "Indian Women Journalists Win half Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards".
- ^ "Bloomberg inks partnership with Raghav Bahl's Quintillion Media".
- ^ "Bloomberg Quint hits 1 million Monthly users within Six Months of Going Live".
- ^ "Bloomberg, Raghav Bahl launch joint venture for news channel, portal".
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