Media In India/elsewhere -2

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<!--QuoteBegin-Mudy+Sep 14 2007, 03:53 AM-->QUOTE(Mudy @ Sep 14 2007, 03:53 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->I have spent some time in HT & TOI, you need contacts, muscle, politicians and babus in pocket. I can bet Ambanis tried everything but TOI outsmart them.
Congress is known for IT raids in media houses, TOI infamous fires and HT mumbo jumbo and IE family feud kept all these houses in check. Ambanis were sitting in Bombay so that may be a problem.
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I totally understand that it is difficult. I am not talking about buying the thing with outright cash or something similar. What we(jingos with business sense) should explore is to find a mechanism to buy shares. When we buy, we buy as individuals and once we has substantial shares, we can try to get over the board or something. This has to be done like a movement with a stragegy. [EDITED - Suggestion illegal - Admin] May be I am totally wrong here because the india media did not reach a stage where someone can forcibly takeover. For example in case of Deccan Chronicle, 70% share is with the promoters.

I might be sounding like a fool and I wish some guru on the forum can outline the ways and means to get to a point of accessing the shares of these media outlets.

BTW Ambani will take over India Today. Substantial portion of shares are with them now.