News Broadcasting
Full list of companies that have evinced interest in applying for FM licences
North:
A&M Publications (Agra)
Agniban Publications (Indore)
Adishakti Enterprises (Lucknow)
Avanti India (Delhi)
BAG Infotainment (Delhi)
Broadcast Consultancy Services (New Delhi)
Century Communication (Noida Film City)
Commercial Drug House India (Jabalpur)
Delhi Press Patra Prakashan Pvt Ltd (Delhi)
Devyani Enterprises Pvt Ltd (Delhi)
Dream Radio India Pvt Ltd (Delhi)
Gousia Wonderland Pvt Ltd (Srinagar)
Charhdikala Publications (Patiala)
Hitkarni Prakashan Ltd
HT Music & Entertainment Pvt Ltd (Delhi)
Jamkash Vehicles Ades (Jammu)
Ortel Metronet Ltd (New Delhi)
Positive Radio Pvt Ltd (New Delhi)
Radio Today B’casting Pvt Ltd (New Delhi)
Raneka Ficom Pvt Ltd (Indore)
RBKC Properties Pvt Ltd (Amritsar)
Swar Sudha Cassettes Industries Pvt Ltd (New Delhi)
Shri Puran Multi Media Ltd (Kanpur)
SantaBanta.com Ltd (Chandigarh)
Subhamangal Traders Pvt Ltd (Indore)
Shaf Broadcast Pvt Limited (New Delhi)
Singh Property Dealers Pvt Ltd (Hissar)
West:
Adlabs Films Arya Communications Services (Mumbai)
Clear Media India (Mumbai)
Entertainment Network India Ltd (Mumbai)
Kushal Global (Jaipur)
Music Broadcast Pvt Ltd (Mumbai)
Pan India Network Infravest Pvt Ltd (Mumbai)
Rajasthan Telematics Ltd (Kota)
Rajasthan Patrika Pvt Ltd (Jaipur)
Radio Mid-Day West India (Mumbai)
Seaward Exports Pvt Ltd (Kota)
Sambhav Media Ltd (Ahmedabad)
Swarup Group of Industries (Mumbai)
Sri Adhikari Brothers Films Division Ltd (Mumbai)
Sri Adhikari Brothers Media Ltd (Mumbai)
Sandesh Ltd (Ahmedabad)
Tarun Bharat Multigraphics (Goa)
Pudhari Publications Pvt Ltd (Kolhapur)
South:
Asianet Communications (Thiruvananthapuram)
CVL Engineers and Contractors (Hyderabad)
ETV (Hyderabad)
Endeavour Industries Ltd (Hyderabad)
Holiday Ventures Pvt Ltd.(Kochi)
City Sound & Music,
Creamline Dairy Products (Hyderabad)
CMR Agro and B’casting Services (Vishakapatnam).
Indigo Mass Media Communication (Bangalore)
Kal Radio (Chennai)
Lahari Recording Company (Bangalore)
Lewis Natural Foods (Bangalore)
Lifestyle Impex (Bangalore)
Malar Publications (Chennai)
Malayalam Communication (Thiruvananthapuram)
Malayala Manorama Company (Kottayam)
Mathrubhoomi Printing Publishing Company Ltd (Kozhikode)
Mavis Satcom Ltd (Chennai)
Mayajaal Entertainment Ltd (Kanchipuram)
Muthoot Finance Pvt Ltd (Kochi)
Nitesh Estate Pvt Ltd (Bangalore)
Noble Broadcasting Corporation Pvt Ltd (Chennai)
PCR Warehousing (Tirupati)
Plasmics Pvt Ltd (Bangalore)
Power Plastech Pvt Ltd (Bangalore)
Raj Television Network (Chennai)
Sapad Holdings Ltd (Hyderabad)
Silverstar Communications Ltd., (Chennai)
South Asia FM Pvt Ltd (Chennai)
Serve and Volley Media Pvt Ltd (Bangalore)
Serve and Volley Outdoor Advertising (Bangalore)
TV9 Associated B’casting Company Pvt Ltd (Hyderabad)
East:
Anand Offset (Kolkata)
Chinar Circuits (Kolkata)
PCM Cement Concrete Pvt Ltd (Jalpaiguri)
Eastern Media (Bhubaneshwar).
Koria Orcs (Ranchi)
Neutral Publishing House Ltd (Ranchi)
Kalinga Builders (Howrah)
Syntech Informatics Pvt Ltd (Kolkata)
North Bengal Computers Pvt Ltd (Siliguri)
New Mount Trading and Investment company Ltd (Kolkata)
SST Media Pvt Ltd (Kolkata)
Sanmarg Pvt Ltd (Kolkatta)
North East:
Cyberspace Entertainment Network (Shillong)
JB Energy (Guwahati)
Purvy Broadcast Pvt Ltd (Guwahati)
Molo Todo Mass Media Pvt Ltd (Arunachal Pradesh)
Central:
Bhaskar Denim (Bhopal)
Gwalior Farms Pvt Ltd (Madhya Pradesh)
ITM Software and Entertainment (Gwalior)
PGH International Pvt Ltd (Bhopal)
Writers and Publishers Ltd (Bhopal)
Synergy Media Entertainment (Bhopal)
Dynamic (Tarang Jharkhand)lhotra.
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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.
