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FTV anniversary special: party at MIPTV, video stream on mobile
MUMBAI: It’s going to be seven soon and it has some plans to celebrate. Besides a celebration party at Fashion Bar at Loft Club, in Cannes on Tuesday 30 March 2004 starting at 11 PM onwards, Fashion TV at MIP TV 2004 will showcase its new services for video streaming on mobile phones.
Touted as a global TV leader of fashion, model, and style, the channel’s special celebration plans will enable the viewers to tune into Midnight Hot programme much before midnight on phones. The company will also be hosting a video stream on internet, video-on-demand services, as well as video magazines for DVD premiums inserts for printed magazines.
With its mission statement being ‘I see it first on FTV’, the channels offers a peak into all the latest fashion weeks, fashion parties, models, events from all over the world live or within days of it happening, informs a company release.
Available in more than 135 countries, over 35 satellites, thousands of cable systems, 4,000,000 hotel rooms, more than 100,000 clubs, hairdressers, airport lounges, gyms, the channel has launched 24 ‘Fashion Bars’ launched and has scheduled another 20 for this year.
Founder of Fashion TV Model Awards, ‘Fashion Week’ parties, FTV beach, FTV parties, Fashion Bar, ‘Fashion TV Model Awards ‘winners tour’ and many more events as a driver for content and publicity, the channel will focus on China this year, says the release.
The highlights for 2004 is a rapid expansion in China with the ‘Fashion Model Awards’ spectacle, which is a multimillion production in cooperation with the leading Chinese TV terrestrial station, Guangdong TV, to be broadcast live all over China and the world, followed by a ‘Fashion Model Awards Winner’s Tour’ to Cannes Film Festival and the Grand Prix of Monaco in end of May 2004.
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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.
