Media Ownership
Who owns the mass media in India? There are many media organisations in the country that are owned and controlled by a wide variety of entities including corporate bodies, societies and trusts, and individuals. · The sheer number of media organisations and outlets often there is dominance by a few players – in other words, the markets are often oligopolistic in character. · The cross-media ownership, that particular companies or groups or conglomerates dominate markets both vertically (that is, across different media such as print, radio, television and the internet) as well as horizontally (namely, in particular geographical regions). · Political parties and persons with political affiliation own/control increasing sections of the media in India. · The promoters and controllers of media groups have traditionally held interests in many other business interests They have used the profits from their media operations to diversify into other