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Mint finds new partner in Bloomberg UTV as content marriage with CNBC-TV18 ends
MUMBAI: Bloomberg UTV and Mint have entered into a strategic content alliance, indicating that new marriages are taking place between the television and print mediums.
The new alliance marks the end of English business newspaper Mint‘s content relationship with the leading business television network CNBC-TV18.
As per the fresh deal, Bloomberg UTV and Mint will share content with each other on a daily basis, and undertake various joint editorial initiatives through the year.
Bloomberg UTV business head Deepak Lamba clarified that as the partnership with Mint is on exclusive beasis, Mint’s earlier content partnership with CNBC-TV18 stands null and void.
In March 2009, Mint had entered into a content deal with CNBC-TV18.
Lamba said that it was natural for both the brands to come together. “It gives us a print medium while Mint gets a television medium to present their stories,” Lamba said.
Under the new partnership, Mint will produce news and lifestyle related weekly television shows, which will be aired exclusively on Bloomberg UTV.
Bloomberg UTV will also feature important news and analyses from Mint every day and every issue of Mint will carry relevant news related stories from Bloomberg UTV.
Said Lamba, “The brand essence of both Mint and Bloomberg UTV have been based on cutting these confusion multipliers and getting straight to the information – clear and usable.”
Mint positions its brand as ‘Refreshing Clarity in Business‘, while Bloomberg UTV had last year changed its look to make it ‘Blunt. And Sharp‘.
Mint editor R Sukumar said, “At Mint, we have always focused on delivering clarity in business news to our readers. Our partnership with Bloomberg UTV will further enhance our offering, and give us an additional platform to showcase our content.”
Bloomberg UTV editor Vivek Law added, “This partnership will bring together the best minds in Indian business journalism, and we look forward to delivering compelling content that will serve the needs of country’s top decision-makers.”
However, this partnership will have no bearing on Mint’s existing association with The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg UTV’s partnership with Bloomberg.
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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.
