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CNBC-TV18 revamps weekend programming
MUMBAI: CNBC-TV18 is revamping its weekend programming with three market-focused shows on the weekend, led by Udayan Mukherjee.
Markets Next Week, a future focused weekly markets show, will involve India’s leading analysts and market commentators discussing past trends.
Portfolio will throw light on portfolio management strategies, investing in new asset classes and ensuring good risk-return investing scenarios. The weekend show Classroom will focus on understanding and evaluating the markets, fundamental analysis and trading strategies, especially from a new investor perspective.
It is launching a weekend show Business With Pleasure, which will feature India Inc’s most well known business leaders as they unwind and relax with their favourite hobbies, interspersed with their unique leadership insights, corporate mantras and vision.
TV18 business media director Ajay Chacko said, “Our interaction with users further validated our belief that business audiences, especially market participants and corporate executives, are continually interested in relevant news and analysis, irrespective of it being a weekday or weekend. It is a misnomer to assume that weekend programming must restrict itself to only light hearted non-core offerings. Considering the growing interest in markets, we have definitive shows in the weekend markets band, that shall review and spot future trends in market movements as well as provide valuable advice on investing strategies for both early and mature investors.”
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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.
