| The Company was incorporated as Diksat Transworld Limited. on January 08, 1999 under the Companies Act, 1956, with the Registrar of Companies, Chennai bearing Registration Number 041707 and received the Certificate of Commencement of Business on dated January 14, 1999. The Corporate Identification Number of the Company is U63090TN1999PLC041707 the Company's Registered Office is situated at 1st Floor, New No. 24 & Old No. 32, South Mada Street, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600 004.
The Company is engaged in the business of Media and Entertainment through the mediums of Television, Newspapers and Movies. We are an established television broadcaster and newspaper in India, headquartered from Southern India. The Company started its operations on small scale in the year 1999, and has since expanded horizontally over the years to cover various geographical areas via setting up of various channels and also via circulation of its newspaper. Currently, we own fthe satellite channels, namely; "Win TV (Tamil)", "Win TV (U.P.)", "Cuisine TV", and "Aaseervatham TV", and we also circulate a daily newspaper named "Tamil News". We have recently ventured into production of movies under a separate division - `GR8 Talkies' and we have recently released the first Tamil movie.
We cater to a wide range of viewers including corporates, working individuals, house-wives, children and the elderly. The channels also cater to a variety of program categories which include social awareness programmes, news broadcasts, public participation programmes, film and non-film content, education and health programmes, religious programmes, culinary shows, etc. Majority of these programmes are produced in-house or through a co-producer. The major broadcast revenues are derived from advertising income, which we receive for advertisement slots in-between the shows or by selling advertisement rights for the whole show. These advertisements are part of the film and non-film content. We also maintain a content library which has a collection of various movies, programs and music, primarily in Tamil language.
We have recently started a Production House under the name of GR8 Talkies, a division of Diksat Transworld Limited. The Promoter Dr. T. Devanathan Yadav under the banner of GR8 Talkies has produced and released a movie named "Gugan". The movie stars in the main lead actors Aravind Kalathar and Sushma Prakash and is directed by C Azhagappan.
The Company is promoted by Dr. T. Devanathan Yadav who has over 2 decades of experience in various business sectors including the media and entertainment industry. He also has overall business knowledge and manages several of the group companies engaged in diverse industry sectors like manufacturing, finance, imports & exports, etc.
MAJOR EVENTS :
In the short operating history, we have achieved substantial growth and passed key milestones. A summary of major
1998-1999
-Incorporation of the Company with the Name of "Diksat Transworld Limited"
2002-2003
-Win TV was commercially launched and the license was granted by Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Delhi. Win TV Started airing its news and current affairs programme in Tamil to the entire state of Tamil Nadu.
2004-2005
-License granted from Ministry of Information & Broadcasting for setting up of Second Channel named Win TV Kannada.
2006-2007
-Permission received from Ministry of Information & Broadcasting for change of name of the Channel - Win TV Kannada to Aaseervatham TV.
2007-2008
-New Merit Printers submitted an affidavit in the Cthet of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore, Chennai for transfer of rights of ownership, publishership and editorship of the newspaper "Tamil News" to Dr. T. Devanathan Yadav
-Dr. T. Devanathan Yadav filed a declaration with the Cthet of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore, Chennai for registration of the newspaper "Tamil News" as a daily newspaper.
2009-2010
-The Company entered into a Slot Agreement with `Jesus Loves Trust' for lease of channel slot of Aaseervatham TV on a fixed monthly revenue basis.
-Obtained the Certificate of Registration from the Office of Registrar of newspaper for India for the daily newspaper "Tamil News"
-License granted from Ministry of Information & Broadcasting for setting up of two more Channels named Win TV UP and Cuisine TV as News & Current Affairs TV Channels.
2013-2014
-Completed production of the 1st full length movie, "Gugan" under the banner of GR8 Talkies (division of Diksat Transworld Limited)
-Received Certificate for Theatrical Release of the 1st full length movie, "Gugan" from the Central Board of Film Certification.
2016-2017
-Public release of the 1st full length movie, Gugan under the banner of GR8 Talkies in theatres across the State of Tamil Nadu and to other media.
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