Reliance Industries on Friday showcased the growing scale of its media and entertainment businesses, with Jio Studios maintaining its lead at the box office and Network18 expanding its reach across television, digital and social media platforms.
Addressing shareholders at the company’s 49th Annual General Meeting, Akash Ambani highlighted strong performance across its content, news and creator-focused businesses.
Jio Studios continued its dominance in the film business, emerging as the highest-grossing Hindi film studio for the third consecutive year.
The company said the Dhurandhar franchise crossed ₹3,000 crore in worldwide box-office collections, becoming the first Indian film duology in which both films individually crossed the ₹1,000-crore mark.
Reliance also noted that Jio Studios has built one of the largest content libraries in the country and has won more than 500 awards across its content slate.
“Jio Studios is India’s No.1 content studio by revenue, catalogue size, and box office share,” the company said during the AGM.
Network18, Reliance’s news and digital media arm, also reported significant audience growth across platforms.
According to the company, its television network now reaches 250 million viewers every month, while its digital platforms collectively have more than 450 million subscribers and followers.
The company said its social media presence continued to expand rapidly, generating over 65 billion video views during the year.
Reliance highlighted the continued leadership of its flagship news brands, including CNBC-TV18, CNN-News18 and News18 India, which it said remain leaders in their respective categories.
Moneycontrol, the group’s financial news and market intelligence platform, also remains a key growth driver. Reliance said subscription offerings such as Moneycontrol Pro and Moneycontrol Super Pro have strengthened the platform’s paid business by providing investors with research tools, market insights and premium content.
The company also pointed to the growing influence of Firstpost, which it described as a destination for audiences seeking an Indian perspective on global affairs.
As digital consumption habits evolve, Reliance is increasingly focusing on the creator economy as a new area of growth.
To tap into this opportunity, the company launched Creator18, a platform designed to help brands engage audiences through creator-led content and social media campaigns.
Reliance said the initiative will develop new content formats aimed at younger consumers while strengthening its social media and digital marketing capabilities for advertisers.
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