Billionaire Gautam Adani’s group has taken full control of news agency IANS by purchasing the remaining 24 per cent stake for an undisclosed sum of money.
AMG Media Networks Ltd, the media arm of the group’s flagship firm Adani Enterprises, has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire the remaining stake in IANS India Private Limited, according to a stock exchange filing by the company, a PTI report from New Delhi stated yesterday.
It, however, did not disclose the financial details of the transaction.
The group in December 2023 acquired a majority 50.50 per cent stake in IANS (Indo-Asian News Service), making the newswire agency a subsidiary of the Adani media arm. In January 2024, AMG Media Networks (AMNL) increased its ownership of IANS shares with voting rights to 76 per cent, and nearly all non-voting shares, up from 50.5 per cent each earlier.
“AMNL has now executed a Share Purchase Agreement on January 21, 2026, to acquire the balance stake in IANS. Upon completion of the proposed transaction, IANS shall become a wholly-owned step-down subsidiary of the company,” Adani Enterprises Ltd said in the filing.
Prior to this, AMNL held 76 per cent of Category-1 shares of IANS and 99.26 per cent of Category-II shares.
The Adani Group also owns and controls the clutch of NDTV television channels.
Zee Q3 profit down 5.37% on higher costs, lower ad revenues
SPNI picks up media rights of DP World Tour Golf tourney
BCCI signs 3-year Rs. 270cr IPL deal with Google Gemini
BECIL hunts for partners to manage govt clients’ SM projects
Rabindra Narayan’s new project GTC News starts GSAT30 test signals
TV9 Network hosts Auto9 Awards ’25 to spotlight mobility landscape
NDTV Good Times brings Honey Singh’s My Story back to India
Sony onboards major brands as sponsors for ‘Wheel of Fortune’
Amazon unveils popular franchise ‘Masters of the Universe’ trailer
Record 96bn hours of content watched on Netflix July-Dec 2025 

