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Netcore and cnbc-tv18 introduces a unique platform – ‘the martech marathon 12X25’
MUMBAI: Netcore Solutions, India’s leading marketing technology company joins hands with CNBC-TV18, to introduce a unique knowledge-sharing event – ‘The Martech Marathon 12 x 25’ to be held on June 13 at St. Regis, in Mumbai. The event introduces aunique format designed especially for the modern marketer and will witness 25 top Martech evangelists put forward their ideas and insights. The TEDx-style event, which will also be live-streamed for remote audiences, will address the questions & challenges of the ever-evolving Martechspace and will explore the new-age practices that click in this phygital world.
The celebrated line-up of speakers at the Martech Marathon 12×25 will include among others:
1. Shivakumar, Group Executive President, Aditya Birla Group
2. SiddharthBanerjee,EVP-Marketing, Vodafone India
3. Apurva Chamaaria, Chief Revenue Officer, RateGain
4. Mona Gandhi, Head of Strategic Alliances and Growth, Airbnb India
5. GunjanSoni, CMO of Myntra& Head of Jabong;
6. JaimitDoshi, Executive Vice-President, Kotak Securities;
7. Rubeena Singh, CEO, iProspect India
8. SameerPitalwalla, Co-Founder & CEO, Culture Machine
9. Sidharth Rao, CEO and Co-Founder, Webchutney
10. Pallavi Chopra, Haed of Marketinig, RedBus
11. SubratMohanty, Co-Founder & CEO, Hurix Digital
12. AmreshGodbole, Managing Director, Digitas India
13. Sridhar B, Chief Digital Marketing Officer, Diageo
14. PoojaJauhari, CEO, The Glitch
15. Srinivas Jain, Executive Director and Chief Marketing Officer, SBI Mutual Fund
16. Himani Agarwal, Director, Commerical Marketing, Microsoft
17. Lakshmi Narasimhan, Chief Growth Officer, Group M
Marketers can look forward to a string of power-packed sessions by these industry experts, as well as to networking with more than 300 fellow Martech enthusiasts. Explaining that Martech Marathon 12×25 is about bridging a huge knowledge gap for Indian marketers, Kalpit Jain, Group CEO of Netcore Solutions, says, “The end customers are embracing digital technologies in every walk of their lives, building expectations that are driving the digital disruption across all industry verticals. Every marketer is thus driven to understanding and adopting Martech, and the easiest way to do this is through best practices, which only these Martech evangelists can talk about.
Speaking about the announcement, Network 18, CEO Forbes India &President Revenue, Mr. Joy Chakraborthy said, “With ‘The Martech Marathon 12 x 25’ we want to assist modern marketers with adopting new-age technology, allowing them to amplify brand reach and presence. Along with knowledge sharing, the platform also intends to serve as a hub for networking, and generation of breakthrough ideas and practices that largely aid the Martech universe.”
Entry to Martech Marathon 12×25, India’s most promising martech event is by invites only, and has limited seats which are fast filling up.
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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.
