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ITV’s new education concept: Newsroom as Classroom
MUMBAI: It’s a Revolution in Media Education. A New Media Institute adds new dimensions to imparting knowledge. ITV School of Media and Management is introducing short term specialized courses, offering an opportunity to work in broadcast news channels. For the first time in the history of Media education, Newsrooms will act as classrooms. Students will get a chance to learn from professionals and will get the unique opportunities to work in professional channels.
ITV School of Media and Management is the First revolutionary Media and Management institute offering training, research and development in the audiovisual news sector. It provides a rich and dynamic environment for developing new ideas and launching new careers. A faculty of internationally recognized media makers and cutting-edge scholars engages students in a day to day work dynamics and technology of Media industry. Our programs are distinguished by their practical and professional aspects.
Media aspirants have a lot of short term certificate courses to choose from at ITV School of Media and Management. With access to the national network and professional resources at ITV, our programs provide a strong foundation for your future in media.
Our Courses will help students learn all aspect of journalism –editorial and technical. You also get an opportunity to work in a News channel for one year to put theory into practice.
“This Institute is for People who are passionate for News Media. Students who want to work in News Media and don’t get opportunities, we want to give them that platform,” says Kartikeya Sharma, Managing director, ITV Media Network.
“There’s immense competition out there and as a media person it’s our responsibility to not get lost in the confusion and deliver news with clarity and integrity. So the course at ITVSMM will not teach students from books but from real scenes as the action unfold.”
The ITVSMM initiatives delivers the highest calibre of training, launches careers and helps build sustainable businesses to compete in the international industry. The ITVSMM strategy is to cater to the immediate demand for the skills and knowhow of audiovisual news industry and businesses operating in and on demand of the economy.
ITVSMM is an endeavour by India’s leading English and Hindi TV news channels Newsx and India News. The emphasis is not on just theoretical but on practical knowledge. This school also ensures 100 % guaranteed job placement in ITV news channels. ITV Network is India’s fastest growing news network, with two national news channels, NewsX – India’s No 1 English News Channel and India News – India’s Leading Hindi News Channel. ITV Network also has a dominant presence in the Hindi heartland with its four regional news channels India News UP / Uttarakhand, India News Rajasthan, India News Madhya Pradesh / Chhattisgarh and India News Haryana. The network also runs two popular newspapers Aaj Samaj – North India’s Fastest-Growing Hindi Daily and The Sunday Guardian – India’s Finest Sunday Newspaper.
ITV Network employs more than 2000 people across 25 bureaus and offices in India and reaches cumulatively 91 million viewers and readers on a regular basis. ITV Network is going through an expansion phase and aims to emerge as the biggest independent news network in the country.
Faculty at ITV School of Media and Management consist of award-winning professionals with years of on-field experience and outstanding research work.
The ITV School of Media and Management personify the philosophy of blending educational excellence with latest advancements in technology. Graphics and production labs, studio, PCR, Furnished classrooms will invite students and faculty to study, work and collaborate.
The School provides Opportunity to learn in as many as seven state of the art TV studios, TV newsrooms, assignment desks, output desks, NRCS (newsroom computerized systems), ingest department, teleport system of India News.
Courses offered in ITVSMM includes -: Graphics and animation, Video-editing, Videography, Broadcast journalism, Studio production (PCR) and Social media management.
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Network18 Q4 revenue grows 9.7 per cent, EBITDA at Rs 30 crore
PAT improves to Rs 306.6 crore, margins steady amid cost pressures.
MUMBAI: Not all news is breaking, some of it is quietly improving. Network18 Media & Investments Limited appears to be doing just that, tightening losses and stabilising margins even as costs continue to weigh on the business. For FY26, the company reported revenue from operations of Rs 1,955.1 crore, up from Rs 1,896.2 crore in FY25, signalling modest top-line growth in a challenging media environment. Total income stood at Rs 1,978.2 crore, compared to Rs 1,913 crore a year earlier.
Profit after tax came in at Rs 306.6 crore for the year, a sharp turnaround from Rs 3,225.4 crore in FY25, largely reflecting the absence of large exceptional items that had inflated the previous year’s numbers. On a more comparable basis, the company’s operating performance showed signs of gradual stabilisation.
However, the quarterly picture remained under pressure. For the March quarter, Network18 reported a loss of Rs 53.1 crore, narrower than the Rs 98.1 crore loss in the same period last year, but still indicative of ongoing cost challenges.
Expenses continued to track high. Total expenses for FY26 stood at Rs 2,235.7 crore, up from Rs 2,197.8 crore in FY25. Key cost heads included operational expenses of Rs 765.9 crore, employee benefits of Rs 475.9 crore, and marketing, distribution and promotional spends of Rs 427.1 crore, underlining the continued investment required to sustain reach and engagement.
At an operating level, margins remained under strain. Operating margin stood at 2.33 per cent for FY26, marginally higher than 1.77 per cent in FY25, while net profit margin remained negative at -13.02 per cent, though improved from -14.89 per cent.
On the balance sheet, total assets rose to Rs 8,957.6 crore as of 31 March 2026, from Rs 8,317.5 crore a year earlier. Equity strengthened to Rs 4,958.7 crore, while borrowings increased to Rs 3,112.8 crore, reflecting a higher reliance on debt to support operations.
Cash flows told a mixed story. While financing activities generated Rs 83.9 crore, operating cash flow remained negative at Rs -24 crore, highlighting ongoing pressure on core cash generation. Cash and cash equivalents, however, improved to Rs 33.9 crore from Rs 1.8 crore.
The numbers point to a company in transition growing revenues, trimming losses, but still grappling with structural cost pressures. In a sector where scale often comes at a price, Network18 seems to be inching towards balance, one quarter at a time.
