Top media and entertainment companies in India

A pioneer in the media and entertainment industry. The company is nearly 23 years old, and it is popular in a wide range of entertainment media. It has aired more than 3,000 television hours and it has 10 hours scheduled for programming each week on channels like MTV, Sony TV, Sahara One, and others

Established by the Agarwal family in 1956, DB Corp stands for Dainik Bhaskar Corp, and it is the largest newspaper company in India. This company has issued newspapers in 63 editions and in 4 languages (Hindi, Saurashtra, Gujrati, and Marathi) and it has nearly 4.4 Crore individuals who are reading it, in 14 Indian states.

Founded in 1977 by Mr. Arjan Lulla, this media and entertainment company is known to be the largest film and cinema distribution company in India. Throughout the years, they also launched mobile apps along with apps for computers. The company is responsible for producing Indian dubbed movies in 25 languages all over the globe including Australia, Dubai, the UK, USA, and Fiji.

Paytm First Games started out as Gamepind and it is a joint venture between Paytm and Ali Baba’s AGTech holdings. The company has almost 45 million registered users and a wide selection of games, making it out to be one of the best companies for online gambling in India. The company has also teamed up with Esports. Paytm brings all sorts of different games including rummy, poker, call break, and fantasy sports.

Sony Pictures is one of the leading media and entertainment companies in India. It is a subsidiary of the Sony Corporation of America, and it specialises in television, games, mobile, movies, and entertainment. The company is available worldwide with entertainment services in 130 countries across the globe.

Founded in 1996 by Raghav Bahk, TV 18 is a joint collaboration between Network 18 and NBC Universal. This online platform has 10 regional channels under its belt like ETV, and Colors. The company also includes subsidiaries such as News Private Limited, Viacom 18, and IBN Lokmat.