Prime Highlights
- Raj Jain, former CEO of The Times Group and Walmart India, has joined Network18’s board as an Independent Director for a five-year term.
- His appointment comes at a time when Network18 is focusing on growing across television, digital, and creator-driven platforms.
Key Facts
- Network18 is one of India’s largest media companies, operating across news, entertainment, and digital platforms in multiple languages.
- Raj Jain’s appointment as Independent Director runs for a period of five years, starting this month.
Background
Network18 has appointed Raj Jain as an Independent Director on its board, effective March 2026. He will serve a five-year term running through March 2031.
Jain brings years of experience in media and consumer industries. He has led some of India’s biggest companies, including Bennett Coleman & Co., the group behind The Times of India, as well as Walmart India and Whirlpool India. During his time at the Times Group, he handled the magazine, television, and outdoor advertising businesses before eventually moving on to start his own venture.
The Network18 chairman, Adil Zainulbhai supported the decision because he believed Jain’s media expertise, combined with his knowledge of large consumer businesses, would benefit the company.
Jain himself noted that he is joining at a time when technology is changing the way people consume content, and expressed confidence in Network18’s ability to grow across television, digital, and creator-driven platforms.
The appointment comes as Network18 focuses more specifically on delivering news and content through its TV, digital and regional platforms while investigating new programming formats which involve creators and new technological advancements.
The company has appointed an experienced professional to its board to help Network18 expand its operations in the growing, competitive environment of television broadcasting.
