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ABP News launches campaign ‘Khabaron Ko Berang Rehne Do’ for Holi
Mumbai: ABP News, one of India’s Hindi news channel, has launched a campaign, “Khabaron Ko Berang Rehne Do”, to mark the auspicious occasion of Holi. The campaign urges to let the news be devoid of colours of preconceived opinions and hatred. It encourages people to fill their lives with vibrant colours while ensuring the news they watch remains free of the colours of opinion.
ABP Network is proud to bring social harmony to India with its new campaign hashtag #BerangHoKhabrein. This campaign aims to motivate people to come together and celebrate Holi with the spirit of inclusivity and neutrality. ABP News is standing for its viewers this Holi, by pledging to make news more transparent and clearer. With this movement, ABP News urges everyone to eliminate the colours of their opinions when it comes to news.
Adding thoughts on the launch of the campaign, ABP Network CEO Avinash Pandey said, “ABP News believes that by keeping news free from the colours of opinion, it can help foster a more unified and harmonious nation. The channel believes in giving its viewers news without bias, without prejudice, and without added colours of opinion. Thus, through this campaign, ABP News ensures that opinions are grounded in facts and not clouded by biases. The channel appeals to its viewers to embrace the spirit of Holi and come together to make our news, and our nation, a place of peace and neutrality.”
News Broadcasting
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.
