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CNBC TV18 adds personal finance to ‘Your Stocks’
MUMBAI: CNBC-TV18, the leading English business news channel from the TV18 stable, is revamping one of its longest running shows, Your Stocks’, from 29 April.
The show, which enables viewers to seek answers to their stock related queries, will now expand its scope by including queries based on personal finance and commodities also.
Also, the show will now be hosted by markets and personal finance expert Vivek Law along with Sonia Shenoy. The first episode of this new format on 29 April will focus on answering investment queries of personnel from the Indian Armed Forces.
TV18 business media director and COO – New Media Projects Ajay Chacko said, “Your Stocks has been one of the oldest and most popular shows on CNBC TV18 and has played a critical role in guiding investor education for the past decade. The show’s new avatar will not only broaden its scope to go beyond stock queries and include questions on commodities, mutual funds, insurance, gold etc. but also find connect with newer audiences that are keen to receive information on alternate investment sources.”
Your Stocks has featured several market experts who have provided information to investors across the country and by expanding its scope, the channel claims that it will reach out to a much larger audience, from small towns to big metros, with customised responses to every query.
The show shall also feature special episodes once a fortnight focusing on different audience groups such as women, students and retirees.
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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.
