Cable TV
Cable TV’s top honchos to attend Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas
CEOs of some of the top cable operating companies in North America, all members of the CableLabs board of directors’ executive committee, are among more than 30 leaders from the cable industry who will attend the upcoming 2002 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada.
CEOs of some of the top cable operating companies in North America, all members of the CableLabs board of directors’ executive committee, are among more than 30 leaders from the cable industry who will attend the upcoming 2002 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Joe Collins, Chairman and CEO of AOL Time Warner Interactive Video, will lead a CableLabs contingent that includes Bill Schleyer, CEO of AT&T Broadband, Glenn Britt, chairman and CEO of Time Warner Cable, Jim Robbins, president and CEO of Cox Communications, Brian Roberts, president of Comcast Communications, Carl Vogel, president and CEO of Charter Communications, among others at the 2002 International CES – Your Source for Workstyle and Lifestyle Technology from 8-11 January, an official release states.
CableLabs is an R&D consortium of cable television system operators representing the continents of North America and South America. CableLabs plans and funds research and development projects and also transfers relevant technologies to member companies and to the industry.
MUMBAI: When margins wobble, liquidity talks and in Q3 FY25-26, cash did most of the talking. Den Networks Limited closed the December quarter with consolidated revenue of Rs.251 crore, marginally higher than the previous quarter but down 4 per cent year-on-year, even as profitability stayed resilient on the back of strong cash reserves and disciplined cost control.
Subscription income softened to Rs.98 crore, slipping 3 per cent sequentially and 14 per cent from last year, while placement and marketing income offered some cheer, rising 15 per cent quarter-on-quarter to Rs.148 crore. Total costs climbed faster than revenue, up 7 per cent QoQ to Rs.238 crore, driven largely by higher content costs and operating expenses. As a result, EBITDA dropped sharply to Rs.13 crore from Rs.19 crore in Q2 and Rs.28 crore a year ago, pulling margins down to 5 per cent.
Yet, the bottom line refused to blink. Profit after tax stood at Rs.40 crore, up 15 per cent sequentially and only marginally lower than last year’s Rs.42 crore. A healthy Rs.57 crore in other income helped cushion operating pressure, keeping profit before tax at Rs.48 crore, broadly stable quarter-on-quarter despite the tougher cost environment.
The real headline-grabber, however, sits on the balance sheet. The company remains debt-free, with cash and cash equivalents swelling to Rs.3,279 crore as of December 31, 2025. Net worth rose to Rs.3,748 crore, while online collections accounted for 97 per cent of total receipts, underscoring strong cash discipline across operations, including subsidiaries.
In short, while Q3 showed signs of operating strain, the financial backbone remains solid. With zero gross debt, steady profits and a formidable cash war chest, the company enters the next quarter with flexibility firmly on its side proving that in uncertain markets, balance sheet strength can be the best growth strategy.
