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CNN airs ‘Eye on The Middle East’ this week
MUMBAI: CNN Intl has turned its Eye On The Middle East this week with a wide-ranging week of special programming focusing on the people of this critical region, the prospects they embrace, and the problems they face. Till Sunday 27 November 2005 the channel is airing live anchored news shows, dedicated programming and special features.This is part of CNN’s special programming commissioned to celebrate its 25th anniversary.
Highlights of Eye On The Middle East include an hour-long special daily report anchored live from Beirut by CNN International anchor, Jim Clancy and from Amman by his co-anchor Hala Gorani at 9:30 pm. The programme features reports from CNN correspondents throughout the region, covering the people, the changing the face of politics, business, religion and culture across the entire Middle East . Coverage will include interviews with key Middle Eastern players, opinion leaders and newsmakers, talking about what they think the future holds for their generation and the region.
Clancy will also host CNN Connects in Beirut under the theme of Voices Of A Nwe Generation. Lebanon embodies the rapid political and economic change taking place across the region and this discussion panel will bring together youth leaders from the entire Arab World to debate, discuss, confront, and challenge the status quo. The one-hour discussion in front of a live studio audience will focus on how society is changing and what the Arab world’s next generation can do to shape the region in the decades to come.
During the course of this week of special programming, viewers can also look out for special editions of Inside The Middle East, World Report with special contributions from journalists from CNN affiliate Middle Eastern broadcasters; and a CNN Presents documentary focussing on the many faces of change in the region’s largest nation – Egypt. This airs on 26 November 2005 at 5:30 pm and on 28 November at 9:30 pm.
CNN has dispatched its top correspondents across the region,from Qatar , Egypt , Saudi Arabia , the UAE, Lebanon , Syria , Israel , Jordan and Morocco, for this special week of programming, delivering reports from every corner and covering every aspect of life as they examine the metamorphosis of the Middle East . In addition to Clancy and Gorani, a whole team of CNN correspondents, including Richard Quest, Beirut-based Brent Sadler and Cairo-based Ben Wedeman, will be delivering their own insights into this region.
The channel adds that this special week of coverage comes at a time of international focus on the region and a time of debate on all sides about the quality and nature of the dialogue between the Arab world and the West. CNN is available in more than 11 million households across the Middle East .
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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.
