Top 10 Companies To Work For After Mass Communication
Mass communication is one of the most popular course among students. The popularity has much to do with the high-brand companies working in the sector of mass communication and journalism. The top 10 companies in the field of mass communication have been listed below.
- HT Media Limited
HT Media Limited has its headquarters in New Delhi, India. In 1924, HT Media newspaper was inaugurated and in 1927, it was renamed as Hindustan Times which was a limited liability company. All of the companys media businesses were incorporated under the name tag HT Media Ltd.
The company prints and publishes newspapers and magazines in India. The company focuses on Printing and Publishing of Newspapers, Radio Broadcast and Digital Entertainment. The company publishes below mentioned newspapers and magazines:
- Hindustan Times, an English daily newspaper
- Mint, a business daily newspaper
- Hindustan, a Hindi daily newspaper
- HT City, a daily supplement in Delhi
- HT Café, a daily supplement in Mumbai
- Brunch, a Sunday magazine
- Nandan, a monthly children’s magazine
- Kadambini, a monthly women’s magazine.
The company is also involved in FM radio broadcasts in various cities.
- The Times Of India Group
The Times of India Group has its headquarters in New Delhi, India. The Group was founded in 1838. The Times of India is an Indian English language newspaper. It is privately held by the Sahu Jain family and is part of the Times Group media. The newspaper has a market-leading circulation of 4.1 million. The circulation of the TOI newspaper in India has increased by approx 40% over the years 2008 to 2011, a trend that has continued since then.
The Times of India Group has also launched a free online version of its newspaper. In 2000, the TOI also came as a mobile website. A number of smartphone apps are also available. The printed version of the newspaper is however still the forte of the company.
- The Pioneer
The Pioneer has its headquarters in New Delhi, India. The Pioneer is an English language newspaper in India. In 1865, The Pioneer was founded in Allahabad by George Allen. He was an Englishman who was successful in the tea business in north-east India. In 1874, the weekly Pioneer Mail became the Pioneer Mail and India Weekly News and started to feature short stories and travel writings. Author Rudyard Kipling had worked as an assistant editor in his early 20s, at the newspaper office in Allahabad.
The paper is published in various states in India. The Pioneer is the second oldest English language newspaper in India. The Pioneer also launched a Hindi version in Lucknow in May 2012. The Pioneer paper also inaugurated its Raipur bureau and hence operates a Chhattisgarh edition as well. Chandan Mitra is the Editor-in-Chief of The Pioneer.
- The Hindu
The Hindu has its headquarters in Chennai, India. The Hindu is an English-language daily newspaper which was first published in Chennai (Madras). It is noted as one of India’s most Influential Daily Newspapers. The Hindu was founded in 1878 as a weekly newspaper. The Hindu started its daily newspaper in 1889. The paper spoke out for independence during the British rule. After India achieved independence in 1947, the firm established a network of foreign firms and extended its coverage of India.
The Hindu is known for extensive coverage of national and international political news and for its emphasis on accuracy. At the beginning of the 21st century, its daily circulation exceeded 900,000. The Hindu Group also publishes a daily business newspaper The Hindu Business Line and magazines Frontline and Sportstar.
- The India Today Group
The India Today Group has its headquarters in Noida, India. The India Today Groups publication Business Today, is the largest circulated business magazine in India. Readers are given deeper understanding of the world of business. The magazine was started in 1992. Since then, the magazine is known to set one benchmark after another in business reporting. Business Today was the first to report on management theories. It is also the first to bring a whole new genre of business journalism more upclose.
The business magazine is the topography of the liberalised India. The Business Today magazine provides its readers with all the necessary news of the business world to challenge tomorrow in a well-informed way. The readers are given deeper understanding of the world of business. Today, the magazine has the highest circulation and readership among all business magazines in India.
- All India Radio (AIR)
All India Radio has its headquarters in the Akashvani Bhawan in New Delhi, India. All India Radio was started in 1956. It is officially known as Akashvani (Voice from the Sky). Akashvani is the national public radio broadcaster of India. It is a division of Prasar Bharati. Akashvani was established in 1930. It is a service of Prasar Bharatis Doordarshan, an Indian national public television broadcaster. Akashvani Bhavan in New Delhi houses the Drama Section, the FM Section, the National Service and the Indian television station Doordarshan Kendra.
All India Radio is the largest broadcasting organisation. It is one of the largest radio network in the world with maximum number of languages broadcast and by serving the spectrum of socio-economic and cultural diversity. AIR consists of four hundred and twenty stations located across the country. The stations reach nearly 92% of the country’s area and population. All India Radio airs programmes in 23 languages and 179 dialects.
- The Outlook Group
The Outlook Group has its headquarters in New Delhi, India. It is a leading printing and packaging company. In 1977, the Outlook Group began as a project of four high school friends : David Erdmann, Charles Thompson, John Wiley, and Elton Beattie in Neenah, Wisconsin. In their early 30s, they ventured into the business sector together with Banta Corp a local printer, by providing bulk mailing service to them.
The Outlook Group expertises in flexographic printing and laminating for the food industry, in the printing and packaging of promotions such as the cards and trinkets found in cereal boxes, and in printing sports cards and other collectible cards. The Outlook Group provides a broad range of services to its clients like printing brochures, reports, catalogs, and promotional materials. They are known for their competencies in printing, packaging and mailing in a safe and quality working environment
- Zee Network
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited has its headquarters in Mumbai, India. Zee Network is a mass media company owned by the Essel Group. They deal in television, print, internet, film, mobile content and allied businesses. On 15 December 1991, the company was launched. It was then known as Zee Telefilms. In 2006, it was renamed as Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited.
Zee Network operates over 34 different television channels, cable company Siti Cable, record label Zee Music Company, a production company and businesses. They have expanded operations abroad, with several of its channels available in the UK, US and Asia. Zee Entertainment Enterprises operates 14 news channels and 65 entertainment channels. Its subsidiary unit Diligent Media Corporation, publishes Indian daily newspapers and entertainment websites.
- Balaji Telefilms Limited
Balaji Telefilms Limited has its headquarters in Mumbai, India. The company was incorporated on 10th November as a private company. It was converted into a Public Limited Company on 29 February 2000. Balaji Telefilms Limited is an Indian media and entertainment company which is into television business, movies business and digital business. The Balajis television business consists of Chhayabani Balaji Entertainment Private Limited, Marinating Films Private Limited and Event Media LLP.
Balaji Telefilms Limited operates as a television content production company. It has two segments: Commissioned Programmes and Feature Films. The Commissioned Programmes are engaged in the sale of television serials to channels. The Feature Films segment does the production and distribution of motion pictures and films. The company is promoted by Mr. Jeetendra, Mrs. Shobha Kapoor and Ms. Ekta Kapoor.
- Network18
Network18 has its headquarters in Noida, India. The company became a private limited company on 16 February 1996. In November 2006, it was converted into a Public Limited company. Network18 is a media and entertainment company with its segments in media operations, film production and distribution.
Network18 has many digital business portals including moneycontrol.com, ibnlive.com, burrp.com, in.com and firstpost.com. The digital commerce properties like HomeShop18 and bookmyshow.com are also operated by them. Network18 has made investments in Colosceum, Toppers, 24X7 Learning, Yatra, Ubona and other companies. It has a subsidiary unit TV18 Broadcast Limited which operates news channels - CNBC-TV18, CNBC Awaaz, CNBC Bajar, CNBC-TV18 Prime HD, CNN-News18, IBN7, ETV channels and IBN-Lokmat.
Network18 has been listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange on 2 February 2007.
