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Animax to launch ‘Galaxy Angel’
MUMBAI: Animax is launching Galaxy Angel, a show about five angels on a mission.
Galaxy Angel will premier on 8 December at 8 pm. There will be a repeat telecast the following day at 4 pm and 8 pm.
The five characters – Milfeulle, Forte, Mint, Ranpha, and Vanilla – are assigned to discover an ancient relic called Lost Technology.
Silent Mobius has made a debut on 6 December at 8 pm. The repeat telecast will be on the following day, at 12 am and 1 pm. The show charts a supernatural character known as Lucifer Hawk whose sole aim is to invade the earth. The Attacked Mystification Police Department, a special division of Tokyo police, is staffed by women who possess supernatural power.
Animax has also renamed its Kids Hour band between 3 pm-7 pm as Fun Fun Time. The block will feature anime shows titled Daigunder, Astro Boy and UFO Baby every Monday to Friday.
Says SET assistant VP Marketing Rohit Bhandari, “We have defined and created this time band as a branded property.”
As part of the marketing initative Animax, the new branded band follows the school contact on-ground promotional activity undertaken late last month.
Recently the channel launched Get Irfan to School contest which is aimed at strengthening its 7-14-year-old core audience group.
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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.
