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Discovery Channel to air six part series ‘Ten Ways’
MUMBAI: Starting from 10 March, Discovery Channel will showcase an entertaining look at the dark side of scientific research. The channel will present the six-part series– Ten Ways, which will look in to a strange twilight zone at the margins of scientific understanding.
The show will air every night at 10 pm. Each episode of Ten Ways, will cover a particular area of scientific research, from parapsychology to alien abduction and genetic research to nanotechnology.
Each episode will use a mix of B-movie style drama, comedy sketches, high-end graphics and factual programming. From the frighteningly plausible to the truly outlandish, Ten Ways tackles topics that have crossed everyone’s minds but, which are rarely approached from a scientific and technical standpoint.
Whether it’s the existence of monsters or a global apocalypse, each episode focuses on one topic and presents potential explanations or theories about that topic.
Featuring interviews with renowned scientists as well as believers, doubters and conspirators, the following episodes of Ten Ways includes, Ten Ways to be Abducted by an Alien, Ten Ways the World Will End, Ten Ways to Meet a Monster, Ten Ways to Lift a Curse, Ten Ways to See into the Future and Ten Ways to Exorcise a Ghost.
MUMBAI: When margins wobble, liquidity talks and in Q3 FY25-26, cash did most of the talking. Den Networks Limited closed the December quarter with consolidated revenue of Rs.251 crore, marginally higher than the previous quarter but down 4 per cent year-on-year, even as profitability stayed resilient on the back of strong cash reserves and disciplined cost control.
Subscription income softened to Rs.98 crore, slipping 3 per cent sequentially and 14 per cent from last year, while placement and marketing income offered some cheer, rising 15 per cent quarter-on-quarter to Rs.148 crore. Total costs climbed faster than revenue, up 7 per cent QoQ to Rs.238 crore, driven largely by higher content costs and operating expenses. As a result, EBITDA dropped sharply to Rs.13 crore from Rs.19 crore in Q2 and Rs.28 crore a year ago, pulling margins down to 5 per cent.
Yet, the bottom line refused to blink. Profit after tax stood at Rs.40 crore, up 15 per cent sequentially and only marginally lower than last year’s Rs.42 crore. A healthy Rs.57 crore in other income helped cushion operating pressure, keeping profit before tax at Rs.48 crore, broadly stable quarter-on-quarter despite the tougher cost environment.
The real headline-grabber, however, sits on the balance sheet. The company remains debt-free, with cash and cash equivalents swelling to Rs.3,279 crore as of December 31, 2025. Net worth rose to Rs.3,748 crore, while online collections accounted for 97 per cent of total receipts, underscoring strong cash discipline across operations, including subsidiaries.
In short, while Q3 showed signs of operating strain, the financial backbone remains solid. With zero gross debt, steady profits and a formidable cash war chest, the company enters the next quarter with flexibility firmly on its side proving that in uncertain markets, balance sheet strength can be the best growth strategy.
