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Pathfire Ads provides digital media solution
LAS VEGAS: Pathfire, which claims to be a leading business-to-business provider of digital media content management and distribution services. has introduced Pathfire Ads. This is a new application for the Pathfire Digital Media Gateway (DMG) automated digital IP-multicast distribution platform.
Pathfire Ads is a complete digital media distribution and management solution that simplifies and streamlines the aggregation, archiving and downstream equipment transfer process for broadcast stations and decreases costs to manage, deliver, track and verify ad and promotional materials.
The Pathfire DMG, already in use by over 900 US broadcast stations, eliminates the need to monitor and roll tape on scheduled satellite feeds. Content is delivered digitally directly to desktops through the DMG, making access to material quick and convenient. Many broadcast stations are using the DMG to receive and manage their news and syndicated programming. Now Pathfire extends those benefits with the addition of the Pathfire Ads application, to include ad and promotional content as well.
An official release states that once ad materials have been received at broadcast stations personnel can sit at their desktop computers and use Pathfire Ads to search for specific materials, preview spots and meta data and drag and drop selected content to other station gear such as tape decks or edit suites. All this simplifies the process for preparing ad materials for broadcast. The Pathfire ads application can be installed on multiple desktops so that programme directors, traffic managers and others who need to work with ads and promotional materials have easy access.
Pathfire’s customers include ABC NewsOne, CBS, CNN Newsource, Getty Images News Services and Image Bank Films, National Geographic Television, NBC.
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Trent posts Rs 19,701 crore FY26 revenue, profit rises to Rs 1,968 crore
Q4 profit at Rs 455 crore; margins improve, net worth climbs to Rs 7,703 crore
MUMBAI: Retail therapy seems to be working for Trent Limited as much as for its shoppers. The Tata Group retail arm reported a steady performance for FY26, with revenue from operations rising to Rs 19,701.41 crore, up from Rs 16,668.11 crore in FY25. Total income for the year stood at Rs 20,075.87 crore, reflecting continued momentum across its retail formats.
Profit before tax came in at Rs 2,511.54 crore for the year, compared to Rs 2,076.62 crore a year earlier. After accounting for taxes of Rs 543.72 crore, net profit rose to Rs 1,967.82 crore, marking a clear improvement from Rs 1,584.84 crore in FY25.
For the March quarter, the company reported revenue of Rs 4,936.64 crore and total income of Rs 4,997.71 crore. Profit before tax stood at Rs 576.46 crore, while net profit came in at Rs 454.75 crore, up from Rs 349.92 crore in the same quarter last year.
On the cost front, total expenses for FY26 rose to Rs 17,538.54 crore, driven by higher stock purchases of Rs 11,170.44 crore and increased occupancy costs at Rs 1,652.69 crore. Employee benefit expenses also edged up to Rs 1,222.04 crore, reflecting continued expansion.
Operationally, the company maintained stable efficiency metrics. Operating margin improved to 11.88 per cent from 11.29 per cent, while net profit margin rose to 9.99 per cent from 9.51 per cent. The interest service coverage ratio stood strong at 16.76, indicating comfortable debt servicing capacity.
Trent’s balance sheet also strengthened during the year. Net worth increased to Rs 7,702.80 crore from Rs 5,914.40 crore, while total assets expanded to Rs 12,225.71 crore. The debt-to-equity ratio improved to 0.33 from 0.38, signalling a more balanced capital structure.
Cash flow from operations rose to Rs 2,630.19 crore, compared to Rs 1,668.26 crore in the previous year, even as the company continued to invest in expansion, with capital expenditure and investments weighing on investing cash flows.
With consistent growth across revenue, profitability, and margins, Trent’s FY26 performance suggests a retailer scaling steadily ringing up gains not just at the checkout, but across the balance sheet.
