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{{Infobox website
| name = Daijiworld Media Pvt Ltd
| logo = Daijiworld logo.jpg
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| company_type = Pvt. Ltd. Company
| foundation = {{Start date and age|2001|01|14|df=yes}}
| location = [[Mangalore]], India
| key_people =Walter Nandalike (Managing Director)
| industry = [[Electronic paper]], online news
| products = News & Information
| num_employees = 90 ml
| caption = Tomorrow's news today - Today's news now !
| website_type = [[web portal]]
| language = English
| registration = optional
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2001|01|14|df=yes}}
| website = {{URL|www.daijiworld.com}}
}}

'''Daijiworld Media''' is an Indian company, headquartered in [[Mangalore]], that provides news services, including the [[web portal]], www.daijiworld.com.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/bishop-lauds-contribution-of-internet-to-information-age/article3237109.ece |title=Bishop lauds contribution of Internet to information age |date=8 January 2006 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=14 August 2018 |archive-date=1 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801141358/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/bishop-lauds-contribution-of-internet-to-information-age/article3237109.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> It was founded by Walter Nandalike, as www.daijidubai.com on 14 January 2001,<ref name="port">{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/05/26/stories/2005052614340300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050615073616/http://www.hindu.com/2005/05/26/stories/2005052614340300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 June 2005 |title=Mangalore–based portal among popular websites |access-date=10 November 2008 |date=26 May 2005 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> primarily with the objective of relaying news from the Coastal [[Konkan]] region of [[India]]. It was later renamed as www.daijiworld.com, and established as a media company in 2007.

Daijiworld runs Daijiworld 24x7 TV channel, which was launched on 9 May as test transmission, telecast from 16 June 2014 across coastal Karnataka through cable network and set-top boxes. The TV channel is also available on Internet and also in Android and IOS app formats.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120729085111/http://www.blonnet.com/2006/12/19/stories/2006121905742100.htm Internet TV for non-resident Mangaloreans] from ''[[The Hindu Business Line]]''</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121105164155/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/12/23/stories/2006122300770400.htm Internet TV] from ''[[The Hindu]]''</ref>

==History==
Daijiworld Media was a result of an [[April Fools' Day]] prank by Walter Nandalike, the now Editor-in-chief of the portal. He had migrated to the Gulf for employment, with no knowledge of computers. Having learnt about computers, he sent his first [[E-mail]] to his friends on 1 April 2000, mentioning that he was hosting a site on the Internet. This was just meant to be a joke, but his friends took him seriously and started enquiring about the site. Surprised by their curiosity, Walter started thinking seriously about the project. He learnt computers thoroughly, and eight months later, on 14 January 2001, launched ''www.daijidubai.com'', primarily with the objective of hosting information and news pertaining to [[Konkani language]] and society. The portal is now known as ''www.daijiworld.com''<ref name="hin">M. Raghuram (14 January 2006). "[https://web.archive.org/web/20110612151922/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/01/14/stories/2006011402840100.htm Weaving web links]". ''[[The Hindu]]''. Retrieved 18 December 2009</ref> ''Daiji'' in Konkani means "relation", and the portal was started by Walter and a group of writers of the Daiji Dubai Writers Forum with a view to promote and spread awareness of culture and tradition.<ref name="por">{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/03/28/stories/2004032811230300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040422045851/http://www.hindu.com/2004/03/28/stories/2004032811230300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 April 2004 |title=Keeping track of events back home made easy |access-date=10 November 2008 |date=28 March 2004 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-03-28/bangalore/28345798_1_web-portal-mangaloreans-castes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024025237/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-03-28/bangalore/28345798_1_web-portal-mangaloreans-castes |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 October 2012 |title=Uniting Mangloreans on the Net |access-date=10 November 2008 |date=28 March 2004 |last=Pinto |first=Stanly |work=[[The Times of India]] |publisher=[[The Times Group]]}}</ref>

In March 2007, it established itself as a media company under the banner of "Daijiworld Media Pvt Ltd". In order to cater to the increasing demand for news from India by the NRIs, an exclusive office was opened in [[Kankanady]], [[Mangalore]] with 40 correspondents spread across the twin districts of [[Dakshina Kannada]] and [[Udupi district|Udupi]]. On 18 July 2008, Daijiworld took a step further and inaugurated its Udupi office.

In May 2014, Daijiworld moved to its own corporate office at Bondel, [[Mangalore]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=233772 |title=Mangalore: Daijiworld corporate office inaugurated, Colaco launches Daijiworld24x7 TV channel |website=daijiworld.com |access-date=5 October 2021 |archive-date=5 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005061830/https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=233772 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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== External links ==
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* {{Official website|http://www.daijiworld.com}}

[[Category:Mass media companies of India]]
[[Category:Online companies of India]]
[[Category:Mass media in Mangalore]]
[[Category:Internet properties established in 2001]]

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Smartkabadi at 19:32, 21 January 2026