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‘E To Noi Shudhu Gaan’ mega final to beam on 18 Dec
MUMBAI: The musical game show E To Noi Shudhu Gaan on Tara will telecast the mega final episode on 18 December at 7:30 pm.
The show aims at citing young promising talent between the age group of 15 to 30 year old from Bengal. According to a company release, the show conducted four rounds of talent hunt last year. Through nearly 60 episodes of selection, four girls and four boys were selected as finalists for the mega finals.
On 4 December, the mega final of E To Noi Shudhu Gaan took place at Nazrul Manch, in Kolkata. The panel of judges for the final competition were musician and composer V Balsara, and singers Arati Mukherjee and Anup Jalota. The show was anchored by popular singer Pratik Chowdhury.
The media release informs that there was a Jugalbandi between the singer Srikanta Acharya and the sarod player Rajeev Chakraborty. In the previous shows, the judges were Usha Uthup and Bikram Ghosh. The show also beamed a fusion dance performance.
Tara Bangla, Broadcast Worldwide Ltd chairman Rathikant Basu presented the trophy to the winners and declared that Tara would promote them through the channel and the newly launched Radio Tara on World Space and Tara’s forthcoming music label.
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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.
