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BBC World to cover UK general elections live
MUMBAI: BBC World will be providing live coverage of this year’s UK Elections in BBC News Special: UK Elections 2005, from 2:25 pm to 1:30 pm on Friday 6 May.
BBC World’s Nik Gowing and David Eades will present the significant election results live throughout the night, backed up by in-depth analysis and interviews in the studio and from key locations around the UK. The latest state-of-the-art graphics will help take viewers through the key constituency results, as well as explore projections for the night as a whole.
Senior politicians and former ministers, as well as political journalists and analysts will be on hand to assess trends and developments hour by hour. BBC World will be getting reaction from all the main UK political parties, as well as looking at the policy implications for the next five years, particularly in terms of Britain’s relations with the United States and Europe, informs an official release.
BBC World News head says: “There is a great deal of interest internationally in British elections. With minute-by-minute results, we aim to offer viewers abroad an even more comprehensive service than four years ago. The economy, healthcare and other public services, asylum and immigration – as well as the war in Iraq – have played in voters’ minds during the campaign. On election night we’ll be able to interpret how much these issues seem to have influenced the electorate as well as getting reaction from around Europe and elsewhere.”
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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.
