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Infomedia launches gadget magazine ‘T3’ in India
MUMBAI: Infomedia India Limited has unveiled T3 (Tomorrow’s Technology Today), the gadget magazine in India. The Indian edition of T3 is published under a licensing arrangement with Future Publishing, UK’s special interest publishers, and is the 23rd international edition of T3.
T3 is aimed at early adopters and gadget aware audiences abreast with the latest in the gadget universe. It uses photography and a blend of news, reviews and features to bring readers up to scratch with the fast paced world of consumer technology. It spans different areas including lifestyle, consumer products, cars, hi-fi, mobile, video gaming products and leisure products, informs an official release.
The cover story of the first issue Gadgets 2.0 focuses on the new generation of gadgets taking over the world. The story covers the spectrum of digital entertainment devices from the Sony PS3 to Toshiba HD DVD Player to the Sony Ericsson W950 mobile phone.
Other sections include a sneak peek at the N95 and the Asus Lamborghini Laptop, over 30 pages of gadget reviews and an entire section on home entertainment media. The first issue will feature supermodel Deepika Padukone as the T3 cover girl. T3 tops this up with a first-ever interview with Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and film director Farhan Akhtar on their favourite gadgets.
The monthly issue of the magazine will be available on newsstands and will be priced at Rs 100.
Infomedia India MD Prakash Iyer said, “It gives me immense pleasure in launching the first edition of the world’s best gadget magazine in India. Our main objective to launch the magazine is to convey to the gadget crazy community that here is a magazine that is celebrating their passion. “
Previously editor of hi-fi magazine AV Max, Nishant Padhiar is editor of T3.
Padhiar adds, “With increasingly high disposable incomes and the start-ups of new concept tech stores, the consumer electronic industry is booming. We feel it is the right time to educate the consumer and T3 will provide all the information needed to do so.”
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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.
