News Broadcasting
CNN Newsource in the US redesigns web site
MUMBAI: CNN Newsource in the US has announced the launch of its redesigned affiliate Web site. Built on a tradition of affiliate communication and customer service, the new design of the Web site makes it easier for broadcast stations to put up-to-the-minute news at their control. CNN Newsource worked closely with partner stations to redesign the site to make it more effective and user-friendly.
CNN Newsource, comprised of approximately 800 affiliates including TV stations and local/regional cable news channels throughout the US claims to be the most widely distributed syndicated news service. Through continuous digital media distribution and five digital satellite channels CNN Newsource provides partners with the news content necessary to produce competitive newscasts. This includes: the CNN News Group’s global newsgathering resources; the collective coverage power of CNN Newsource affiliates; customized live coverage of breaking news from CNN correspondents and localised CNN Marketsource reports live from the floor of the New Yoek Srock Exchange.
CNN Newsource Sales senior VP Jonh Lee said, “A more useful Web site continues CNN Newsource’s leadership position in communicating with affiliates, ensuring that they have all the information they need as quickly and reliably as possible from CNN. This newly designed interface is an easy-to-navigate portal that connects affiliates to the world of news. It is an efficient, intuitive, one-screen, information portal that lets each desktop user get immediate, topical information that they need from CNN to produce their local newscasts.”
The redesigned Web site offers tools to enhance communication, planning and production between CNN and its affiliates. For example, one of the site’s communication tools builds on the concept of the Budd Box – an audio device that alerts newsrooms of CNN bulletins – and launches Windows Media Player with a virtual Budd Box feature that will allow anyone at any time to hear affiliate alerts from the CNN newsroom.
The site provides numerous packages, breaking news alerts and live shot advisories as well as a frame grab tool for each CNN Newsource digital channel. The images, which refresh at one-minute intervals, come from all available content on the digital channels and Pathfire. The new design offers a planning calendar offering up-to-the-minute details of current and upcoming CNN Newsource content in a variety of categories including Newsource live, live event and other categories. The design also includes links to the top stories on CNN.com with the ability to filter them by category. A “Useful Links” headline connects producers to story ideas and valuable sites to assist with coverage.
On the production side, the Web site continues to offer affiliates the opportunity to book specialty services online. With a few clicks, users can view opportunities, details and times for custom live shots. A “Resources” section gives affiliates easy access to Newsource By Request’s video archive of more than 100,000 hours of footage. The site enables affiliates to deliver their own video and scripts to CNN Newsource with a simple click of the mouse.
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.
