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‘Aap Ki Adalat’ relaunches on India TV
MUMBAI: The much acclaimed television presenter Rajat Sharma’s trademark show Aap Ki Adalat, which has featured more than 400 guests in its earlier spell, returns on India TV.
Armed with a new look, the revamped show re-inaguarates itself on 15 August at 10 am.
Commenting on the re-launch of the show, Rajat Sharma says: “Aap ki Adalat was never conceived merely as an interview programme. It is a mission, a mission to expose the truth from behind the closed doors in the corridors of power. It was about making public figures accountable and voicing the concerns of the common man. This is what I believe endeared the show to the audience.”
“Laloo Prasad Yadav, will be the first guest to grace the show in its return spell, answering a volley of questions lobbed by the host and the members of the audience,” he informed.
A multicamera studio equipped with computer-controlled lighting has been specially designed for Aap ki Adalat. Also, the studio designed to accommodate the vast audiences of Aap ki Adalat for the show boasts of the largest television studio floor in Asia.
The new-look set is designed by the legendary Nitin Desai (of Devdas fame) and sports a new digitalized lighting arrangement executed by the noted cinematographer Ashok Mehta.
Yadav will be seen reacting to the charge that he pipped Ram Vilas Paswan to the post by grabbing the Railway ministry which the latter wanted desperately. “It was not my first choice. I accepted it rather reluctantly”, he tells the audience on the programme.
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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.
