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‘Fifi & The Flower Tots’ to launch on Hungama TV on 20 March
MUMBAI: Hungama TV will be launching a new pre-school show FiFi and The Flower Tots on 20 March at 12:30 pm. This show will feature from Monday to Friday.
Fifi Forget-Me-Not is a little Flowertot who is a bundle of energy and creativity, always positive and enthusiastic about everything.
Fifi lives in ‘Forget-Me-Not’ cottage. She has a love for life and a real nose for adventure. Fifi is always busy, whether looking out for her friends, tending to the garden, or thwarting Stingo and Slugsy’s latest madcap scheme and sometimes she simply forgets what she was supposed to be doing in the first place.
Hungama TV programming head Zarina Mehta said, “Hungama TV plans to bring this adorable pre- school series to Indian television not just to entertain but also imbibe some positive virtues in the process. These series be it Dragon or FiFi portrays the simplicity and complexities of life in every toddlers life in some metaphorical form. Making it fun to watch and easy to relate.”
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.
