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Grass Valley announces Infinity Digital media camcorder
MUMBAI: Thomson has announced the Grass Valley brand Infinity Series, a new, IT-based line of next-generation acquisition, recording, and storage devices that will revolutionize the way news, documentaries, magazine shows, and independent videography productions are digitally gathered and produced.
The new line is on display this week at the International Broadcasting Convention in Amsterdam.
According to an official release, the Infinity Series uses IT-based recording media, IT connectivity, and next-generation compression. Supporting standard and high-definition production, the line includes the Infinity Digital Media Camcorder and the Infinity Digital Media Recorder.
The Infinity line will also support removable disk-based Iomega REV media as well as professional grade Compact Flash solid-state media both of which can be found at common electronics retailers storesas well as new REV PRO media developed jointly by Iomega and Grass Valley.
“The Infinity Series is more than just state-of-the-art products. Thomson has taken a monumental leap forward in redefining our role as a technology provider and our responsibility to our customers,” said Marc Valentin, president of the Grass Valley business within Thomson.
New line is a huge step forward in efficiency for video professionals
The Infinity camcorder combines the best of Grass Valley’s multiple Emmy award winning camera engineering capabilities with leading IT recording and connectivity technologies. It is the first camcorder to use off-the-shelf Iomega REV or REV PRO removable disks and professional CompactFlash solid-state memory as recording and playback media, making stories faster to edit, and easier to play back, and store.
The Infinity Digital Media recorder works like a tape machine, but accepts removable media instead. It also uses off-the-shelf Iomega REV or REV PRO removable disks and professional CompactFlash solid-state memory. The media replace videotape in the field, in preview rooms, in edit bays, in control roomsanywhere VTRs are used .
REV removable disks provide the portability and cost-effectiveness of videotape with the availability, speed, flexibility, and ease of use of true nonlinear media such as computer hard disks. REV PRO drives and media are specifically engineered for video professionals.
“We know that users want access to content very quickly but are reluctant to be trapped into a proprietary format which uses expensive and perhaps less than perfectly efficient media. With REV PRO we can deliver the true random access while reading writing without losing portability or making the user pay a high price,” says Valentin
“Iomega’s REV drive offers the professional audio/visual markets a cost-effective storage platform with remarkable capacity, throughput, and durability,” said Werner Heid, president and CEO, Iomega Corporation. “In conjunction with Grass Valley’s new, breakthrough products, we are excited to showcase the superior capabilities of REV technology for professional storage needs in this market.”
News Broadcasting
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.
