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The Times Group, with its flagship company Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited (BCCL), is India’s largest media conglomerate, according to ''Financial Times'' in March 2015. The Audit Bureau of Circulations reported in May 2014 that the ''Times of India'' had the largest circulation of any English-language newspaper in the world, with 3,321,702 average qualifying sales. The company remains a family-owned business as the descendants of Sahu Jain own a majority stake in The Times Group. The Times Group has over 11,000 employees and revenue exceeding $1.5 billion.〔 ==History== 1838: The first edition appears on 3 November 1838, known as ''The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce''s as a semi-weekly edition by Raobahadur Narayan Dinanath Velkar, a Maharashtrian Reformist. The newspaper was published twice a week ( Saturday and Wednesday) under editor J.E. Brennan. It is basically a city paper reflecting the interest of Bombay's business community.〔(About Us ) zOOm 〕 1846-1857: The newspaper changes hands and George Buist becomes the editor of the Times from 1840 to 1857.〔The Journal of the Royal Geographic Society of London, Volume 21 By Royal Geographical Society of Great Britain.〕 1850: Shareholders decide to increase the share capital and the paper is converted into a daily.〔(Australian Library Collections ) Libraries Australia〕 1859: ''Bombay Standard and Chronicle of Western India'' merges into The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce to form ''Bombay Times & Standard''〔(South Asian Newspapers in Australian Libraries: a Holdings List ) National Library of Australia〕 1861: Editor Robert Knight amalgamates ''The Bombay Times & Standard'' and ''Bombay Telegraph & Courier'' to form ''The Times of India'' and gives it a national character.〔 1880: ''The Times of India Weekly Edition'' is launched name later changed to ''The Times of India Illustrated Weekly'' and finally to ''The Illustrated Weekly of India'' in 1923.〔(Australian Library Collections ) Libraries Australia〕 1890: Editor Henry Curwen buys ''The Times of India'' in partnership with Charles Kane. 1892: Following Curwen's death, Thomas Jewell Bennett becomes the editor and enters into a partnership with Franck Morris Coleman to form a joint stock company - Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (BCCL). 1907: In the newspaper's first price war under editor Stanley Reed, the price is cut from 4 annas to 1 anna, and circulation rises 5 times. 1946: For the first time, the paper transfers to Indian ownership. Ram Kishan Dalmia buys out Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd for Rs. 2 crores. 1948: Sahu Jain Group become the owners of the company after Dalmia sells the firm to recover 2.5 crores he needs to pay back to an insurance company. Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain, son-in-law of Ram Kishan Dalmia, becomes the first chairman of the group. 1950: Delhi edition is launched with K. Gopalswami as the first Indian editor. 1952: ''Filmfare'' launched and started by J.C. Jain, the first Indian to be the GM of TOI.〔 1959: ''Femina'' is launched.〔 1960: Sahu Ramesh Chandra Jain joins BCCL 1961: ''The Economic Times'' is launched. 1962: Maharashtra Times is launched. 1982: Samir Jain join BCCL. 1984: Times of India, Bombay set up modernized newsroom (including new look classified pages) 1985: Times of India, Delhi set up modernized newsroom (including new look classified pages) 1985: Nandita Jain joins BCCL and started ''Saturday Times'' 1986: Vineet Jain joins BCCL. Is not back in Delhi because finishing his education in Switzerland. All Times of India Group marketing, advertising and promotional material is sent to him for his brand orientation.The Economic Times celebrates its Silver Jubilee.Crosses circulation of 100,000 copies for the first time in its publishing history. The paper is printed on white newsprint and becomes "pink" 5 years later 1986: "MASTERMIND", the Times of India Group consolidated and interlinked newspaper rate card is launched. Causes stir in media circles because it is the country's first ever price positioning exercise. ''Times of India'' and ''Navbharat Times'', Patna edition started. 1987: "Saturday Times" is launched in color in February at the first ever Times of India Group Management conference in Goa. "MASTERMIND" is run in color. The Times Group brand building activity starts in earnest. Printing of ''The Times of India'' from Kandivili Press. 1988: The Times of India celebrates 150 years.Celebration is continued for 2 more years due to its immense success in catalyzing art, music and fashion industries in India.Times of India organised debates rage around the country on role of media,advertising,cinema,journalism, print production and mass communication, and become the precursor of India's economic liberalization. 1989 : The Times Group wins its first ever advertising award (Best B&W Campaign in Print Category)for The Times of India sesquicentennial campaign : "Good Times, Sad Times, Changing Times" 1990: The Times School of Marketing is established as an in-house training school to also cater to the Times Group's need for young interns and personnel. Vineet Jain returns to Delhi.The Economic Times launches "Brand Equity" as "News from the Marketing Battlefront" on Wednesdays. Takes marketing fraternity by storm.Weekend "Corporate Dossier" is also launched by The Economic Times. 1991: BBC features ''The Times of India'' among the world's six great newspapers.The Economic Times is launched on "salmon pink" newsprint distinguishes it from other business papers published on white newsprint.Cover price of The Economic Times is dropped to Rs.2/- only. Circulation of The Economic Times surges exponentially under the offer line, " Why beg or borrow when you can steal? At Rs.2/- The Economic Times is a steal!" 1992: Campaign commences to urge readers to read The Times of India and The Economic times together to get a better idea of a vastly changing India. Combo subscription rate offered. 1993: BCCL starts production of television software. Prestigious but money losing magazines such as Dharmyug and Illustrated Weekly of India ceased publication. 1996: ''The Times of India'' crosses 1 million mark in circulation. 1998: BCCL enters into music market with ''Times Music''. 1999: Indiatimes webportal launched; BCCL enters music retailing business with Planet M. 2000: ''The Times of India'' crosses the 2 million mark in circulation. 2000: ''Timesofmoney'' - JV with Citibank. 2001: Radio Mirchi - Nationwide Private FM Broadcasting.〔(ENIL ) enil.com〕 2001: 360 Degrees - Event Management Arm launched. 2002: Times Outdoor - Outdoor Advertising & Billboard Marketing.MASTERMIND becomes the longest running media price positioning / rate card "brand" acknowledged by industry as a pioneer and path breaker for over 15 years :〔http://www.exchange4media.com/5860_mastermind-yields-to-maximizer.html#〕 2003: Times Classifieds - Classifieds site catering to web audiences, the group publications and also publications from other countries like Sri Lanka. 2004: *Launch of the Jobs portal Times Jobs.〔(Our History ) Times Business Solutions〕 *Television Business launched with the launch of a lifestyle and entertainment channel called z00m.〔 2005: Launch of a Matrimonials website TimesMatri.〔 Launch of compact newspaper Mumbai Mirror. 2006: * Launch of a television News Channel called ''Times Now'' in collaboration with Reuters. * Radio Mirchi holding company ENIL (Entertainment Network India Limited) lists on the Indian stock markets. It is the first Times Group company to List on the bourses. * Launch of a Property services Portal Magic Bricks * TimesMatri is rebranded as Simply Marry〔 * A new holding company by the name of TBSL is created. This company controls the brands TimesJobs SimplyMarry (earlier called TimesMatri) and MagicBricks * TimesofMoney launches Remit2Home, to cater to Global Remittance Market * Acquisition of Vijay Karnataka Kannada daily newspaper in Karnataka, India * The Times Of India edition launched in Nagpur market. 2008: * Launch of SimplyMarryZine.com * Launch of ''The Times of India'', Chennai Edition〔(TOI’s launch all set to heat up Chennai ) livemint.com〕 * Launch of ''Pune Mirror'' * Acquisition of Virgin Radio (now known as Absolute Radio) in the UK〔(Sale of Virgin Radio to TIML for £53.2 million ) London Stock Exchange〕〔(Times Group buys UK's Virgin Radio for Rs 448 cr ) The Economic Times〕〔(Times of India company buys Virgin Radio Holdings Ltd ) Campaign India〕 * Launch of ''Times of India'' - Goa, along with ''Goa Mirror''. However, the Goa edition has relatively less coverage of happenings in Goa. 2009: * Launch of ''ET Now'' - A business news channel 2010 * Launch of ''Vijayanext Kannada Weekly'' magazine 2011 * Launch of ''The Times of India'', Coimbatore Edition and Madurai Edition and Trichy Edition and Puducherry Edition 2012 * Launch of ''The Times of India'', Kerala, Visakhapatnam and Raipur(Chhattisgarh) Edition * Launch of "Alive App * Alive app " in partnership with Adstuck Consulting an Augmented Reality App * Launch of ''The Times Of India'', Aurangabad (M.S)Edition. 2013 * Launch of ''The Times Of India'', Kolhapur Edition. * Book published, "TOI Story" (276 pages)in August 2013 by Harper Collins acknowledges that Nataranjan Bohidar was the first brand manager in the history of the Times of India group (estd.1838) and introduced the concept of brand positioning to India's media "industry" working at the Times Group out of New Delhi(1986–92).〔http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18516064-the-toi-story〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Times Group」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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