News Broadcasting
CNN goes green in hunt for environmental solutions
MUMBAI: The G8 Summit will take place next month in Hokkaido, Japan where global warming and climate change are high on the agenda. In the run up to this, news broadcaster CNN International will air the programming initiative Going Green: Search for Solutions from 30 June – 6 July
The world’s first ‘ecopolis’ in the UAE, ‘vertical farms’ in rundown NYC buildings, Italian ‘smog-eating cement’ and British ‘carbon neutral beer’ are some of the initiatives highlighted.
The channel says that this initiative represents its most comprehensive assessment to date of environmental threats and solutions in five distinct areas: Energy (30 June), Green Living (1 July), Food and Water production (2 July), Business/Innovation (3 July) and Transportation (4 July).
CNN orrespondents will report live from five continents, harnessing resources from the network’s 30 international bureaus.
A component of Going Green: Search for Solutions engages viewers and users to share their own ideas and personal accounts of how they make the world a ‘greener’ place to live. Contributors of videos, photos, audio or text to www.iReport.com may see the material they submit appear on a CNN network or at CNN.com.
An online special at www.cnn.com/goinggreen features exclusive video and in-depth coverage tracking the environmental footprint left behind by citizens of the world. There will be exclusive online daily reports from CNN International correspondent Hugh Riminton.
To further promote CNN’s green message, the network will implement a marketing campaign, Recycling is a Beautiful Thing. Sending an emphatic message that the world today needs creative solutions to environment problems that can no longer be ignored, CNN will exhibit an art piece, the Tiger, created entirely with waste material in Mumbai at Institute of Contemporary Indian Art, and will be open for public viewing from June 30 to July 10. Created by contemporary artist Suryakant Lokhande, this art piece juxtaposes two key environment issues and translates them into an art form: one, an endangered species (the Tiger) and the other is the ever growing ‘giant’ named trash produced everyday, a serious environmental hazard that requires immediate control and management.
The art piece will be integrated into a marketing campaign and launched via print and online and through partner hotels and affiliates across Asia Pacific. The campaign will also be available on video sharing site youtube.com.
News Broadcasting
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.
