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Last week, the Adani group had revised the open offer timeline to Nov 22; offer price of Rs 294 a share is at a 24% discount to NDTV's closing price of Rs 365.85 on Monday
Adani is now one step closer to gaining a larger footprint in India's media sector
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The previous timeline for the open offer by Adani was October 17 to November 1
Says CBI approval for the transaction has been withheld; exploring legal options
Media firm New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) on Wednesday reported an increase of 4.4 per cent in consolidated net profit to Rs 13.03 crore for the second quarter ended September. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 12.48 crore during the July-September quarter a year ago, according to a regulatory filing. Its revenue from operations increased 16 per cent to Rs 105.80 crore during the quarter under review. In the year-ago period, the same stood at Rs 91.21 crore. NDTV's total income in the September quarter was at Rs 107.66 crore, up 9.87 per cent. This is the 12th consecutive profitable quarter for the NDTV Group, the company said in its earnings statement. "Q2 or the second quarter of the year has seen many media companies declaring losses. NDTV, however, had a profitable Q2," it said. NDTV's total expenses in the September quarter rose 8.68 per cent to Rs 91.93 crore. It was Rs 84.58 crore in Q2 FY 2021-22. "The management is aware that advertising in the news genre is ..
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Adani Group, which missed the date for the launch of an open offer to buy an additional 26 per cent stake in NDTV, on Wednesday said it is committed to completing the process and has asked SEBI to provide comments on its draft open offer letter. The conglomerate, run by India's richest man Gautam Adani, in August acquired a little-known company that lent over Rs 400 crore to NDTV's founders more than a decade ago in exchange for warrants that allowed the company to acquire a stake of 29.18 per cent in the news group at any time. Post that, Vishvapradhan Commercial Pvt Ltd (VCPL) - the firm that Adani group bought out - announced that it would on October 17 launch an open offer to buy an additional 26 per cent stake from minority shareholdres of NDTV. In a stock exchange filing, Adani Enterprises Ltd said VCPL has urged SEBI "to provide its observations on the Draft Letter of Offer filed in relation to the Open Offer, in accordance with the SEBI (SAST) Regulations." VCPL along with
Sources said Sebi's appeal before the SC is in order to ensure that the SAT order doesn't set a precedent where promoters of listed companies convert loans into shares without triggering an open offer
Comments come as the broadcaster becomes the second to exit the body in seven months
Zee Media sent a letter to the TV viewership measurement company on Friday evening, said sources
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The NDTV acquisition, if successful, would make Adani and Ambani straight-up rivals in a sector for the first time, given Ambani's control of large media assets including news channels
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has moved the Supreme Court against New Delhi Television (NDTV), the media company said
The legal proceedings come even as the Adani Group unveiled plans last month to acquire a 29.18% stake in the news network, through the acquisition of VCPL, which holds a 99.99% stake in RRPR Holding
This, despite the tribunal reducing the penalty imposed by Sebi from Rs 25 crore to Rs 5 crore.
In an order dated July 20, SAT had reduced the penalty imposed by Sebi from Rs 5 crore to Rs 10 lakh
In a disclosure to the stock exchanges, VCPL said it had approached the IT department for clarity on the matter and received a reply from the Additional Commissioner of Income Tax