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Star GOLD Blockbuster Diwali Bonus gives you a chance to become a Lakhpati this Diwali!
Celebrate the grandness of Diwali with Star Gold this year with ‘Blockbuster Diwali Bonus’ contest. Starting 14th October to 8th November 2013 at 9pm, Star Gold will give you the opportunity to win Rs One Lakh every day with just one single SMS.
With the ‘festival of lights’ round the corner, Star Gold has lined up a series of blockbuster movies for four weeks that guarantees to be a daily dose of wholesome entertainment for your family. From comedy to romance to thriller to action, Star Gold promises to be the one stop destination for a fun family entertainment week during Diwali.
Viewers can send in their answers to a simple question asked during the movie to qualify to win a prize money of Rs One Lakh every day.
Announcing the launch of the contest, Hemal Jhaveri, Executive Vice President, Star Gold said, “Following the success of our annual property Twenty20 contest, it gives us immense pleasure to introduce another property to engage with our audiences this year. This festive season we are committed to entertaining and rewarding our audiences with the Blockbuster Diwali Bonus, where viewers can win Rs One Lakh just with one sms. We hope to make the festive celebrations grander, happier and brighter for our audiences.”
The contest is being promoted across the Star network besides other channel genres including Bollywood entertainment, news, kids and music. In addition, radio in key markets and viewer engagement activities on Social Media will drive reach for this initiative.
With a line-up of movies like Housefull 2, Dabangg 2, Bol Bachchan, Ready and much more Star Gold will be the choice of many families this Diwali. So sit back, relax and earn your Diwali Blockbuster Bonus with Star GOLD this festive season.
Tune in to Star Gold from 14th October to 8th November, every Monday to Friday at 9pm, to be a winner.
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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.
