News Broadcasting
Asianet News digital continues its profitable journey, registers positive EBITDA for the second year running
Mumbai: Asianet News Media and Entertainment Private Ltd. (AMEL) has ended the last financial year with increased profitability in its digital business. This marked the second consecutive year where its online platform has returned positive EBITDA margins, having first become profitable in the financial year 2021-22.
In a year which saw turbulent economic conditions across the world where a plethora of industry bigwigs announced layoffs, Asianet News Digital continued on its growth journey and managed to steer its digital business towards profitability. This is primarily due to its high revenue growth along with strict measures of optimisation of resources across various departments in the organisation.
Highlighting the efforts that went behind the achievement, AMEL chief operating officer Samarth Sharma commented, “We are proud to deliver positive EBITDA for the second year in a row despite the macro-economic instability during the year. This is largely due to our growth in revenue and audience, which stem from the ability of our teams at Asianet News Digital to operate with a high degree of efficiency and to remain adaptable to the changes in market conditions. Would also like to thank our client and vendor partners, as without their support this would not have been possible. Extremely confident of scoring a hat-trick next year as we reinvest our profits in our people and strategic projects.”
AMEL’s chief executive officer Neeraj Kohli added, “I want to express my gratitude to our talented workforce for this remarkable accomplishment. We have always propagated sustainable growth through positive unit economics with our ARPUs being among the best in the industry. Being EBITDA positive for the second consecutive year has given us confidence to push through new initiatives that focus on increasing the audience reach and engagement, while delivering unparalleled value to our stakeholders.”
In the current financial year, Asianet News Digital is recommitting its profit margins to fuel its expansion plans of going national and global in the upcoming quarters. Besides its prowess in South India, the company is also rapidly expanding in Hindi and English, which command a monthly active user base of over 30 million. It is also introducing several new products leveraging generative AI, machine learning, and first-party data to enhance user experience.
The ANN group (Asianet News Network) has a multi-media presence across the country in multiple languages via its TV Channels (Asianet News and Asianet Suvarna News), Print Publication (Kannada Prabha), Music platform (IndigoMusic.com), and Digital platform in seven languages (AsianetNews.com).
News Broadcasting
News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.
