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ABP News brings the second season of one of its most successful series- ‘Love Story’
MUMBAI: ‘Love Story’ season-2 airs every Saturday at 8pm on ABP News.
After the very successful season 1, ‘Love Story’ season-2 will again be hosted by the Khan Sisters’ and ‘Me Na Bhoolungi’ fame actress Nigaar Z. Khan. Nigaar had also hosted ‘Jaane Bhi do’ with ABP News. In the special series- Love Story season-2, Nigaar Khan will talk about some untouched, unheard love stories of Bollywood superstars.
According to the host of the show- Nigaar Z Khan, “I have worked with a lot of reality shows and TV serials…but working on ‘Love Story’ on ABP News has been special”. Nigaar says that the second season of ‘Love Story’ will bring in a lot of untouched interesting stories, woven around with an amazing treatment to the content and in-depth research.
‘Love Story’ season-2 revolves around the real stories of the superstars. The editorial team of ABP News has worked for around six months on the research of the stories. For the insights and substantiating documents, the team has taken a lot of inputs from the credible and reliable sources- active as well as inactive- in Bollywood. An in-depth research and homework about the untouched aspects of the unheard stories is the biggest strength of the show.
‘Love Story’ season-2 is an interesting journey into the lives of your favourite stars from Bollywood.
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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.
