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ET Now turns the spotlight inward with deeper shows and sharper year-end bets
MUMBAI: When markets are noisy, ET Now is choosing to lower the volume and turn up the signal. India’s leading business news channel has unveiled an expanded programming slate that leans decisively into depth, data and decision-making, strengthening its pitch as a destination for serious business and market journalism. The new line-up includes All About Your Company, Deep Dive, BrandVerse and a three-week ET Now Year-End Programming 2025 package, each aimed at offering viewers clarity rather than clutter.
At the heart of the revamp is All About Your Company, airing on weekdays at 12.30 pm with a repeat at 6.30 pm. The format is deliberately tight: one listed company per episode, no distractions. The show moves methodically from business context to balance sheets, capital allocation and management intent, ending with a pointed conversation with company leadership. The idea is to help investors connect the story with the numbers, without the usual market noise.
Midweek analysis comes in the form of Deep Dive with Sajeet Manghat, airing Wednesdays at 3.30 pm with a repeat at 7 pm. As the name suggests, the show goes beneath headlines to examine the cause-and-effect mechanics shaping companies, sectors and the wider economy. By linking earnings, interest rates, policy shifts and global capital flows, Deep Dive is positioned as an early-warning system for investors looking to assess risk and positioning before trends fully play out.
Adding a cultural and commercial layer to the mix is BrandVerse, launching on December 16 and airing Tuesdays at 7 pm. As brands increasingly operate at the intersection of media, technology and culture, the show explores how storytelling, platforms and creativity influence consumer behaviour and business outcomes. With voices ranging from CMOs and founders to media executives and creative leaders, BrandVerse targets marketers, agency professionals and anyone curious about the business of influence.
Rounding off the slate is ET Now’s Year-End Programming 2025, a three-week special designed to decode the year that was and frame the year ahead. The first week focuses on global and domestic macro themes, including a deep look at India’s economy and a special on the year of IPOs. Week two shifts to markets, trade, commodities and geopolitics, while the final week zeroes in on mutual funds, sector performance and wealth creation themes likely to define 2026.
Taken together, the new programming reflects a clear editorial stance: fewer breaking banners, more considered thinking. By prioritising insight over immediacy and structure over spectacle, ET Now is sharpening its identity at a time when business audiences are looking for explanations, not just updates.
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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.
