News Broadcasting
CNN International announces anchor appointments
MUMBAI: CNN has made three appointments in Atlanta , London and Baghdad to boost the network’s international newsgathering and anchoring operation. it has hired Isha Sesay and Paula Newton and has redeployed CNN’s Aneesh Raman.
CNN Intl MD Chris Cramer says, “At a time when global events are touching people at a local level more than ever before, these talented journalists will play a significant role alongside our existing roster of first class journalists to bring the international news agenda to our viewers around the world”.
Sesay joins the team of CNN International anchors based at the network’s global headquarters in Atlanta , from the UK broadcaster ITN, where she has been an anchor for the ITV1 Early Morning News programme, as well as for the breakfast programne GMTV.
Canadian journalist Paula Newton has been appointed to the post of international correspondent, based at CNN’s European headquarters in London, after a distinguished career at Canadian broadcaster CTV, where she held a variety of positions including that of Moscow Bureau Chief, National Affairs Correspondent and periodically co-host and anchor for Canada’s national morning show ‘Canada AM’. Her extensive international reporting experience includes particular knowledge of Chechnya and the Balkans . She joins the London team of international correspondents, reporting across all of Europe, Africa and the Middle East .
CNN’s Aneesh Raman has been redeployed from Bangkok, where he was a video correspondent for the network, to Baghdad in the post of international correspondent, where he will continue to build on his expertise harnessing CNN’s Digital News Gathering technology alongside his wide-ranging experience as a reporter, including his experience as one of the first journalists to report live from Phuket within hours of the Asian tsunami.
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.
