Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd (The Times Group)
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Bennett, Coleman & Co. Limited, is the flagship company of The Times Group, which has a heritage of over 150 years and is one of India’s leading media groups. The activities of The Times Group also include publishing newspapers and magazines, television broadcasting, running internet portals, creating and distributing multimedia products and music publishing and retailing.
The Times Group is the largest media services conglomerate in India. It is headed by brothers Samir and Vineet Jain. It reaches out from 11 publishing centers, 15 printing centers, 55 sales offices, over 7000 employees, 5 dailies including two of the largest in the country with approx 4.3 million copies circulated daily, 2 lead magazines, 29 niche magazines reaching 2468 cities and towns, 32 Radio Stations and turnover in excess of USD 700 million. (Figures as of 2008).
The Times of India publishes a daily newspaper in India. The company was founded in 1838 as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce and changed its name to The Times of India in 1861. The company is based in New Delhi, India. The Times of India is a subsidiary of Bennett, Coleman & Co., Ltd. The first edition of the newspaper appeared on November 3, 1838, then known as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce. The newspaper was published twice a week under editor J.E. Brennan. It was basically a city paper reflecting the interest of Bombay’s business community.
Its major brands include:
- The Times of India, India’s largest English daily.
- The Economic Times, India’s largest financial daily, and the world’s second largest after The Wall Street Journal.
- Maharashtra Times, India’s largest Marathi daily and Maharashtra’s No.1 Newspaper.
- Navbharat Times, the largest Hindi Daily in Delhi and Bombay.
- Mumbai Mirror India’s largest circulated compact newspaper.
- Pune Mirror.
- Bangalore Mirror, Bangalore’s first morning compact daily.
- The Times of India – Kannada.
Times Group’s subsidiary companies include:
Times Infotainment Media Limited (TIML) & Entertainment Network India Limited (ENIL) that together control:
- Radio Mirchi – National network of Private FM stations.
- 360 Degrees – Event Management.
- Times Outoors – Outdoor Advertising & Billboard Marketing.
- Mirchi Movies Limited – Movie production, Entertainment.
Times Internet Limited (TIL), which has:
- Indiatimes portal
- Times of Money – an online payments portal specializing in remitting money to India and other parts of the world.
Times Global Broadcasting Limited - This was a Joint Venture with Reuters untill Reuters exited. The company heads:
- Times Now – A News Channel
- ZOOm – A Lifestyle Channel
- A new business channel which is the broadcast version of Economic Times is planned to be launched early in 2009.
Times Business Solutions controls:
- TBSL – corporate website of TBSL.
- Times Jobs – A jobs portal.
- SimplyMarry – A matrimonial portal. (earlier known as TimesMatri).
- Magic Bricks – A real estate portal.
- Yolist – Free classifieds portal.
- Ads2Book – Online classifieds booking system for print publications.
World Wide Media – A magazine joint venture between BCCL and BBC magazines. WWM heads:
- Filmfare
- Filmfare Awards
- Femina
- Femina Miss India A Beauty Paegent
- Top Gear India
- Hello
- BBC Good Homes
TIML Golden Square Limited which purchased Virgin Radio (soon to be called Absolute Radio) in the United Kingdom. This company is a direct subsidiary of BCCL (not through TIML or ENIL).
Regestered Office:
Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd
7, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg,
New Delhi – 110 002.
Tel: +91-11-23302000
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The Editor
Metro Now (A joint publication of TOI & HT)
New Delhi
Sir,
We have booked metro now and it has been infomed by wide Ad in the Newspaper that from 22.1.2009 there will be no publication.
Customer can get their refund by handing over the coupon to Vendor.
We have handed over balance coupon to NFC Vendor who further handed over to NFC Executive dealing with Metro Now booking.
Sorry to say t h r e e (03) months passed we are waiting mere amount. Vendor informed us that he had not been given any payment for other customer coupon payment too. He is neither adjusting the balance amount nor making payment to us while your Ad clearly states that balance subscription would be adjusted over the next 30 days by the vendor or customer can call 42512207.
Since morning we are trying your above number nobody picking up.
We need to file a request with Cosumer Forum for refund of little amount with compensation or request you to please direct your Executive to pay the amount, received by him long back – please advise us suitably.
Thanks.
nareshk, raman, kc bagga, kamal, kawanrjet singh
Review on Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd (The Times Group) by nareshk — May 20, 2009 @ 12:03 pm
complaint about result of tommorow innovation
i have send mail to responsible person but he has no response.please do need full . i have also attached complete mail regarding this topic
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Dear sir,
I have send mail regarding result but still i have no reply
from your side .
Please do needfull.
Thank you,
With Regards
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Review on Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd (The Times Group) by bhasker sharma — August 21, 2009 @ 6:06 pm
One of the WORSTEVER treatment they offer to their Subscriber for the Times of India Newspaper. After taking the money, they refused to supply newspaper. When contacted they talk very rudely and never seen such silly behaviours from a company of this stature. The amount involved very small rs.299/- but their attitude towards their subsrcibers/customers is really worst
S.Aboosali
Review on Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd (The Times Group) by S.ABOOSALI — December 3, 2009 @ 6:22 pm
ONE OF THE WORST COMPANY I HAVE EVEN SEEN FOR CUSTOEMR TREATMENT
Review on Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd (The Times Group) by s.aboosali — December 3, 2009 @ 6:45 pm
THE GROUP’s PERFORMANCE IS VERY POOR SO FAR AS THE BRAND VALUE AND WORK CULTURE IS CONCERNED AND I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE “DOUBLE ZERO” TO THE GROUP.
MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE CONTEST “BID FOR FREE” IS VERY SAD AS THE DETAILS OF PRIZE-WINNERS HAVE NEITHER BEEN GIVEN ON TIMES OF INDIA’s INTERNET SITE NOR ANY DETILS GIVEN IN SPITE OF REPEATED REQUESTS.
P.K.GOEL/DELHI
09811455299
Review on Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd (The Times Group) by P.K.GOEL — January 19, 2010 @ 1:34 pm
Our Subscription number of Economist magazine is 936494. We have not received the following issues- 5th February 2010 and 12th February 2010.
Kindly respond to us.
Asst. Librarian
Review on Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd (The Times Group) by SDM Institute for Management Development, Mysore — February 18, 2010 @ 10:27 am
great place to learn, but a terrible place to build a career. learn quickly and leave soon. bad, unimaginative and sychophant top leadership who will remain there because no-one with a serious business orientation will hire them. they are happy with the crumbs thrown at them by the jain duo.
Review on Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd (The Times Group) by Medusa — March 10, 2010 @ 6:57 pm
I HAVE PAID A CHEQUE FOR RS375 TO WARDS SUBSCRIPTION OF AN ECONOMICS TIMES FOR ONE YEAR ON 29TH JAN 2010 THE CHEQUE WAS ENCASHED BY YOUR CO ON 3RD FEB FROM MY BANK TILL TO DAY THAT IS 12TH APRIL MY COPY OF ECO TIMES NOT STARTED PL EXPLAIN WHAT IS PROBLEM
Review on Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd (The Times Group) by DINESH SHAH — April 12, 2010 @ 11:55 am
I want join you, as DTP Operator, plz reply.
Review on Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd (The Times Group) by AJAY YADAV — April 15, 2010 @ 4:38 pm
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Review on Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd (The Times Group) by deepak — May 3, 2010 @ 12:26 pm
I am hard working
Review on Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd (The Times Group) by deepak — May 15, 2010 @ 8:06 pm
wonder response and only company to prvide value for money reach across india ……
Review on Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd (The Times Group) by play — May 25, 2010 @ 12:17 am
Sir,
Please find me place for a printing engineer with 2 years in Thomson
Press (an India Today group).
Thanks & Regards
Shreesh Verma
Engineer-Production
Cell No.9911613292
Review on Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd (The Times Group) by shreesh verma — May 26, 2010 @ 6:38 am
hi, I am suscriber 4 of your magazines . namely good homes, femina, hello, filmfare.I have no complaints against the distributing of your magazines by n large but I am disappointed in your reaction to calls made by your clients. I called Bombay off.022-39898090 3 times in the past month and a half asking to renew my subscription as you had sent me the forms and wanted to give the check /cash to your agent in poona[where iI live]. however no one has got in touch with me as yet. It takes one tel call to say they would contact me but I guess 1 person is not imp enough.I also told them I had not yet recieved my may ‘hello’ but there has been no response. I am just disappointed that though I am sure you have highly qualified employees, they seem to have lost that little sense of decency and propriety that makes me consider a person ‘educated’. I hope in the future you are able to train your people better.
Review on Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd (The Times Group) by p.kapur — June 1, 2010 @ 6:45 pm
THe service regarding H.R. management poor and no proper direct online complaint cell available for griveances. There is no proper distribution of Times of India paper and for new customers there is a delay of 5 t 6 months in starting the paper.
And there is no response to customers requests and complaints.
Review on Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd (The Times Group) by rc — June 9, 2010 @ 11:13 am
I am writing from chennai. Your delivering paper thro vendors has become irregular. I have to make several complaints to get the news paper.Once I give a complaint it takes 24 hours to get it rectified. Samething is repeated every month. My TOI Order no.NAC039645. Today I did not get my newspaper. It is shameful of a reputed newspaper like yours has fallen into the deaf years about nondelivery of news paper daily..We could always get news from news channel. But why you have given promotional offers of sending cheque in advance and not delivering thro regularly thro the vendors. There is no use complaining thro customer care. After taking caomplaints it takes 24 hours to complete the process of delivery thro vendors again. With the result we dont get the paper for two days. The payment we have made for the year in advance is in loss.
Parthasarathy
Review on Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd (The Times Group) by Ramanujam Parthasarathy — June 19, 2010 @ 10:58 am
Dear Sir,
I had signed in and paid for your magazine LONELY PLANET fot one year. I had paid Cheque Nbr 9867001 dtd 17th July 2010 drawn on HDFC Bank, New Delhi and got a reciept from you feild staff named Me Mahesh. Till date my cheque has not been encashed by you. Does it mean that I am not going to get the magazine starting August 2010 ? Is this the way you tackle customers ?How many disgruntled customers would you have ?
Review on Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd (The Times Group) by PK SAXENA — July 31, 2010 @ 4:23 pm