Digital media and publishing are constantly changing. Every new media and technology released, every shift in audience trends provides new areas for connecting and monetizing audiences.
Here are the top digital media companies in Bangalore to keep an eye on.
One India
ESPN
The News Minute
Bangalore Mirror
News Karnataka
CXOtoday
Explocity
One India
Founded in 2006 by BG Mahesh, Oneindia is a multi-lingual news publisher. In addition to English, it publishes content in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Gujarati, and Odia. The website offers news updates, information on sports, pieces on entertainment and lifestyles, reviews of gadgets, and a coupons section.
One India attracts an average of 39.28M visitors per month, with 9.82% using desktop and 90.18% on mobile. Predominantly from India, the site sees 49.16% organic, 45.21% direct, 3.05% social, and 2.58% other traffic.
ESPN
ESPN is an international sports channel owned by The Walt Disney Company and Hearst Communications. Its Indian presence is headqartered in Bangalore. ESPN India’s website offers its audience news and opinion pieces in domestic, regional, and international sports. It is one of the largest publishers of sports content in the country.
ESPN attracts an average of 4.516M visitors per month, with 16.63% using desktop and 83.37% on mobile. Predominantly from India, the site sees 45.04% organic, 38.94% direct, 4.82% social, and 11.20% other traffic.
The News Minute
The News Minute was established in 2014 by Vignesh Vellore. The digital publication offers long-form content that dives deep into social, political, and economic issues, as well as videos, subscriber-only content, and a podcast. The News Minute also has bureaus in Telangana, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh. The publication won several awards over the years.
The News Minute attracts an average of 3.905M visitors per month, with 8.58% using desktop and 91.42% on mobile. Predominantly from India, the site sees 53.96% organic, 29.18% direct, 14.01% social, and 2.85% other traffic.
Bangalore Mirror
Bangalore Mirror is a compact-format English-language daily newspaper and website. It is published by The Times Group and has the second-largest circulation among English-language dailies in the city. While other editions of Mirror got merged during downsizing in 2020, Bangalore Mirror remained intact. The publication offers local news and opinion pieces, covering city updates, sports news, entertainment, and more.
Bangalore Mirror attracts an average of 2.598M visitors per month, with 4.43% using desktop and 95.57% on mobile. Predominantly from India, the site sees 62.07% organic, 30.80% direct, 4.67% social, and 2.46% other traffic.
News Karnataka
News Karnataka was established in 2013 as a sister portal of News Kannada., with one catering to English-language readers and the other to Kannada-language readers. The digital publication is owned by Spearhead Media. It publishes articles in verticals like sports, entertainment, business, education, and sci-tech, as well as offers its readers local, national, and international news.
News Karnataka attracts an average of 520,573 visitors per month, with 4.89% using desktop and 95.11% on mobile. Predominantly from India, the site sees 67.23% organic, 27.39% direct, 3.33% social, and 2.05% other traffic.
CXOtoday
CXOtoday publishes daily content that covers IT perspective and news intended to help C-suite readers gain a deeper understanding of the tech landscape. It was established in 2001 and is owned by Trivone. CXOtoday publishes news and analysis piece, interviews, case studies, expert opinion articles, etc. in verticals like AI, cloud, big data, digital payments, IoT, and others.
CXOtoday attracts an average of 84,884 visitors per month, with 43.43% using desktop and 56.57% on mobile. Predominantly from India, the site sees 60.09% organic, 27.34% direct, 7.58% social, and 4.99% other traffic.
Explocity
Founded by journalist and author Ramjee Chandran in 1999, Explocity is a magazine and online publisher covering events in Bangalore. Users can find information on events in categories like music, dance, lectures, food, exhibitions, culture, and film. Additionally, Explocity publishes city guides around best restaurants and cafes, sights and attractions, shops and malls, pubs and bars, and so on.
Explocity attracts an average of 31,321 visitors per month, with 6.02% using desktop and 93.98% on mobile. Predominantly from India, the site sees 83.77% organic, 13.95% direct, 0.55% social, and 1.73% other traffic.