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TIL websites are among the fastest growing Web / Mobile based networks worldwide. Since its inception in 1999,Times Internet has led the Internet revolution in India and has emerged as India's foremost web entity, running diverse portals and niche websites. As per Google analytics it reaches over 150 million visitors and serves 2 billion page views every month across web and mobile, with businesses across news, entertainment, sports, local, ecommerce, classifieds, startup investments, local partnerships and more. Today, it has a diversified set of 22+ digital consumer-facing businesses. In addition, we are also helping global organizations keen to expand their reach in India using our online media platforms. The alliances range from licensing partnerships to investments and acquisition. In the last year alone, we have made six acquisitions, thirteen global partnerships, 7 minority investments and over 20 investments into start-ups through TLabs in the Indian ecosystem. TIL proudly carries with it 175 years of prestige associated with the Times of India Group yet stands independent as a collective of start- ups offering dynamic digital products. The Times Group is a long standing leader in the print business, as well as an emerging leader in all other forms of media, including radio, TV, magazines, out of home, and more. The Group's key brands include The Times of India, the world's largest broadsheet English daily; The Economic Times, India's largest (and the world's second largest) financial daily; Femina, India's largest women's magazine; Filmfare, India's largest English film magazine; Radio Mirchi, India's largest FM radio network; Times Now and ET Now, India's leading English news and business news channels and Zoom, a leading general entertainment channel. Our Values 1. We are entrepreneurs first At Times Internet, we love geeks, nerds and other such outcasts who dare to dream insane. We provide resources, autonomy, culture or anything else to make them successful. Our employees take ownership and operate like intrapreneurs to help convert great ideas into great products. 1

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TIL websites are among the fastest growing Web / Mobile based networks worldwide. Since its inception in 1999,Times Internet has led the Internet revolution in India and has emerged as India's foremost web entity, running diverse portals and niche websites.

As per Google analytics it reaches over 150 million visitors and serves 2 billion page views every month across web and mobile, with businesses across news, entertainment, sports, local, ecommerce, classifieds, startup investments, local partnerships and more. Today, it has a diversified set of 22+ digital consumer-facing businesses.

In addition, we are also helping global organizations keen to expand their reach in India using our online media platforms. The alliances range from licensing partnerships to investments and acquisition. In the last year alone, we have made six acquisitions, thirteen global partnerships, 7 minority investments and over 20 investments into start-ups through TLabs in the Indian ecosystem.

TIL proudly carries with it 175 years of prestige associated with the Times of India Group yet stands independent as a collective of start-ups offering dynamic digital products.

The Times Group is a long standing leader in the print business, as well as an emerging leader in all other forms of media, including radio, TV, magazines, out of home, and more. The Group's key brands include The Times of India, the world's largest broadsheet English daily; The Economic Times, India's largest (and the world's second largest) financial daily; Femina, India's largest women's magazine; Filmfare, India's largest English film magazine; Radio Mirchi, India's largest FM radio network; Times Now and ET Now, India's leading English news and business news channels and Zoom, a leading general entertainment channel.

Our Values

1. We are entrepreneurs first At Times Internet, we love geeks, nerds and other such outcasts who dare to dream insane. We provide resources, autonomy, culture or anything else to make them successful. Our employees take ownership and operate like intrapreneurs to help convert great ideas into great products.

2. Consumer focus Everything that we do has to significantly benefit the consumer. Do we make money by doing this? You bet! But bringing values to our consumers and making them happy is our priority.

3. Trust and respect At Times Internet, everyone has equal power and opportunity to voice their opinion and get their ideas heard. We work as a team towards one goal - building great stuff for our consumers.

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Key Properties

Milestones

1999 Kickstarted the journey with www.economictimes.com

2000 Times Internet launches – Indiatimes - its flagship online portal www.timesofindia.com - the world's largest broadsheet English daily TOI Mobile & ET Mobile - India's first mPapers

2002 Times Internet ventured into telecommunications and introduced the first short code with voice service - 8888 (now, 58888)

With the help of Indiatimes Shopping, we ushered into the online consumer

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goods & white goods auction by inviting customers to 'Tell your price'.

2003 First to introduce “Cash on Delivery” and “Build Your Own PC” in India. Built a business around delivery of utility and gift items such as fresh flowers to international destination

Started Times of Money, our indigenous secure web-based electronic payment solution

2005 Times Internet further got popular as a Business Super Brand in 2005 and 2006

2007 Times Internet launched the first multimedia marketing initiative for Bollywood with the Oscar nominated movie, 'Lagaan'

2011 Times Internet won the contract for digital and mobile rights of the Indian Premier League and created a new wave in live sports broadcast. We are still associated with big events by way of online tie-ups with leading TV Shows.

Times Internet launched a TV channel on Mobile, with Times Now - the first of its kind.

Launched Gaana.com, a premier music-streaming portal that rose to the Number 1 spot within 3 months of its launch.

Initiated TLabs, a startup accelerator, to support and encourage innovation and entrepreneurship in the country.

2012 BoxTV received worldwide acknowledgement due to inclusion of regional movies, and tie ups with channels like National Geographic.

2013 Times Internet, in association with HDFC bank started a co-branded credit card that offers discounts and benefits around lifestyle and entertainment.

Times Global Partners announced strategic partnership with Business Insider, the online business news site. It is also tied up with Ziff Davis Inc. - the leading digital Media Company in US to bring to India their popular portals - IGN, the coolest gaming portal; Askmen, leading men's lifestyle content site and Pursuitist.com, the leading luxury blog.

TimesCity acquired mobile app for Gawbl, a restaurant recommendation platform. Also partnered with Mobikon, a customer engagement platform, to enable Timescity users to book restaurant tables directly through the site.

Times Internet invested in Skift, a US based travel intelligence and information media site, which offers news, insights, data, tools and services to the travel industry.

Timespoints.com, a redemption portal was launched for its loyalty program. It integrates TIL and TBSL properties.

Economic Times launched B2B portals namely ETCIO, ETAuto and ETTelecom.

2014 Gaana also launched its first 360 degree multi-media campaign 'Bas Bajna Chahiye Gaana' on TV, outdoors, print, radio and digital after successful release of musical composition. The campaign was a grand success.

Times Internet partnered with Star India for digital distribution rights of 2014 edition of IPL.

Launch of Times AdCenter, an advertising technology platform to help advertisers buy inventory with audience targeting and programmatic buying

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capabilities. Funded a mobile-focused education marketplace Gradestack. TimesCity.com acquired dineout.co.in and added restaurant reservation and

numerous other offers to its lifestyle & discovery platform. Launched www.gocricket.com which offered live-streaming of Pepsi IPL

matches, with exclusive coverage from Sourav Ganguly. Later, we acquired majority stake in cricket news and information portal Cricbuzz.com.

Acquired a majority stake in Coupon Dunia, the largest couponing service in India.

US based news and opinion website Huffington Post teamed up with the Times group to launch its Indian edition.

Times Internet acquired online personal finance platform Moneysights. It will be further developed inside Times Internet, led by co-founder Mukesh Kalra.

2015 Times Internet and Uber entered into a strategic partnership to support Uber's expansion in India.

Perform Group's Goal.com partnered with Times Internet to drive India growth. TIL will have exclusive rights to Goal brand in India and will drive local commercialisation across desktop and mobile.

Ties up with Coursera.org to bring education programs in India with localized content and build greater awareness

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