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NDTV numbers down for Q2 2020
BENGALURU: The Prannoy and Radhika Roy-led New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) reported consolidated loss of Rs 10.50 crore for the quarter ended 30 September 2019 (Q2 2020, quarter or period under review) as compared to a profit of Rs 0.58 crore for the corresponding year ago quarter Q2 2019 (y-o-y). Consolidated operating revenue for the period under review declined 17.4 percent y-o-y to Rs 77.22 crore from Rs 102.24 crore in Q2 2019.
Consolidated total income which includes operating revenue as well as other income for Q2 2020 declined 21.8 percent y-o-y to Rs 78.8 crore from Rs 10.83 crore.
Consolidated Operating loss for the period under review was Rs 0.76 crore as compared to an operating profit (EBITDA) of Rs 4.35 crore in Q1 2019.
The company has two segments – television media and related operations (TV); and Retail/Ecommerce segment (Retail). For its TV segment, NDTV reported 17.6 percent y-o-y revenue decline at Rs 75.81 crore for Q2 2020 from Rs 92.03 crore. TV segment operating result for Q2 2020 was loss at Rs 1.25 crore as compared to an operating profit of Rs 13.92 crore for Q1 2019. For the Retail segment, NDTV reported revenue of Rs 1.87crore for Q2 2020 as compared to Rs 3.69 crore in Q2 2019. NDTV reported negative operating result (loss) to the extent of Rs 0.66 crore and loss of Rs 5.40 crore for Q2 2020 and Q2 2019 respectively.
Let us look at the other numbers reported by NDTV
Total expenses in Q2 2020 reduced 11.2 percent y-o-y to Rs 87.57 crore from Rs 98.65 crore. Production expenses and cost of services in Q2 2020 reduced 5.3 percent y-o-y to Rs 21.10 crore from Rs 22.29 crore. Finance costs increased 8.2 percent y-o-y in Q2 2020 to Rs 6.86 crore from Rs 6.34 crore during the corresponding period of the previous year. Employee benefit expense reduced 20.8 percent y-o-y in Q2 2020 to Rs 28.91 crore from Rs 36.49 crore in Q2 2019. Operating and administrative cost in the quarter under review increased 2.5 percent y-o-y to Rs 19.55 crore from Rs 19.08 crore in Q2 2019. Marketing distribution and promotional expenses in Q2 2020 was 25.3 percent lower y-o-y at Rs 8.42 crore as compared to Rs 11.27 crore.
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India’s AI Future Gets a Neural Kick-Off in Delhi
NDTV IND.AI Summit on 18 Feb 2026 to debate governance, ethics, and India’s big-tech ambitions.
MUMBAI: Artificial intelligence is about to get a very Delhi welcome smart, spirited, and ready to out-think the room. On 18 February 2026, New Delhi plays host to the inaugural NDTV IND.AI Summit, a high-stakes pow-wow that promises to put India’s AI ambitions under the brightest spotlight yet. Billed as a deep dive into how artificial intelligence is already rewiring the nation’s economy, policy playbook, and strategic dreams, the one-day event is curated by NDTV in partnership with the Startup Policy Forum. At its core lies a single, sharp question: how do you unleash AI’s transformative power while keeping trust, equity, and sanity intact?
The guest list reads like a who’s-who of global AI heavyweights. Former UK prime minister Rishi Sunak headlines a special session on AI in governance, sharing hard-won lessons on how the technology is reshaping statecraft and decision-making. Joining the fray are OpenAI’s Chris Lehane, UC Berkeley’s AI safety pioneer Stuart Russell, and Google’s James Manyika, voices that will anchor India firmly in the international conversation on accountability, risk, and cross-border cooperation.
Beyond the policy wonks, the Summit rolls up its sleeves for real-world impact. General Catalyst’s Hemant Taneja and other top-tier investors will unpack how AI is redrawing the rules of capital, innovation, and long-term value creation. Separate tracks will tackle AI’s footprint in workplaces, large-scale adoption, productivity shifts, evolving job roles, and organisational culture. India’s digital public infrastructure, often hailed as a global blueprint for inclusive tech gets its own spotlight, alongside a dedicated segment on AI sovereignty: what does true national control look like in a borderless tech universe?
NDTV CEO and editor-in-chief Rahul Kanwal framed the event’s bigger picture, “The IND.AI Summit is about the kind of future we are choosing to build. India has the scale, the talent, and the moral imagination to shape how AI serves society and this Summit is our way of bringing the most credible voices together to define that direction.”
In a world where AI chatter can feel abstract, the New Delhi gathering aims to ground the debate in India’s own story, one that ties cutting-edge innovation to public purpose, domestic priorities to global influence, and raw ambition to responsible stewardship. Whether you’re an algorithm enthusiast or just mildly curious about tomorrow’s headlines, this Summit is India signalling it’s not just catching the AI wave, it intends to help steer it.
