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AOL announces nominees for 2006 ‘TV’s Top 5! Viewer Awards’
MUMBAI:AOL announced the nominees for the 2006 TV’s Top 5! Viewer Awards honouring television’s most talked-about moments from the past year in unique categories such as Best Trainwreck Moment, Best Steamy Smooches Moment and Best Creature Comforts Moment.
The finalists and winning moments are determined solely by fan voting, which opens today at 6 PM (EST) on the web at AOL.com/television (http://www.aol.com/television).
Beginning today at www.aol.com/television, fans can view all the nominated moments and vote for their favorite in each category. The five finalists, one from each category, will be announced on 7 August. Voting will then re-open to determine the season’s best moment of all. The winning clip will be revealed on 21 August. This is the fifth year that AOL Television has celebrated the year in TV by letting the fans pick the best moment.
The following are TV’s Top 5! Nominated Moments for 2006:
BEST TRAINWRECK MOMENT:
— Mrs. Perrin has a meltdown on “Trading Spouses”
— Andre sobs uncontrollably on “Project Runway”
— Isaac Mizrahi gets hairy on E!’s “Live From the Red Carpet”
— Donald Trump flirts with his own daughter on “The View”
— Paula goes off on Simon “American Idol”
BEST OH SNAP! MOMENT:
— Nate has a seizure on “Six Feet Under”
— Edgar dies of nerve gas on “24”
— Tony gets shot by Uncle Junior on “The Sopranos”
— Michael kills Ana Lucia and Libby on “Lost”
— Chris Daughtry is eliminated on “American Idol”
BEST CELEB DID WHAT?! MOMENT:
— Ellen flips a bird on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”
— Reese feuds with Biff on “The Late Show With David Letterman”
— Jennifer Garner accidentally reveals her baby’s sex on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”
— Letterman tears apart Bill O’Reilly on “The Late Show With David Letterman”
— Star gets hit by a football on “The View”
BEST CREATURE COMFORTS MOMENT:
— Leno gets bugged out on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”
— The world’s ugliest dog shows up on “Last Call With Carson Daly”
— A family of super dogs wow the crowd on “Live With Regis & Kelly”
— A dog catches a Frisbee while on his hind feet on “The Late Show With David Letterman”
— Ellen gets a great big puppy hug on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
BEST STEAMY SMOOCHES MOMENT:
— Kate surprises Jack with a kiss on “Lost”
— Carlos makes a tantalizing offer to Lynette on “Desperate Housewives”
— Jim lets Pam know how he feels on “The Office”
— Derek and Meredith give into their passion on “Grey’s Anatomy’”
— Joy smooches Meredith before she leaves “The View”
The nominees have all been featured on TV’s Top 5!, AOL Television’s daily recap of the best five moments of the previous day based on fan response and input from AOL Television’s editors. Fans can view these moments at aol.com/television and give feedback on their favourite clip of the day. The nominees are among the most viewed and highest rated moments from the past year, according to an official release.
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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.
