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NDTV Profit partners with Reliance Money for ‘Money Mantra’
MUMBAI: English business news channel NDTV Profit, in association with Reliance Money, is launching the second season of Money Mantra. Primarily focussing on investment awareness and opportunities for the common masses, the half-hour weekly show will launch on 20 June, airing every Friday at 7.30 pm.
Hosted by NDTV executive editor and anchor Pankaj Pachauri, the Hindi show will have a panel of financial experts along with Reliance Money director and CEO Sudip Bandyopadhyay as a permanent panelist.
Money Mantra will focus on investing in India in the context of macro economy and will help enhance investor knowledge base. The show aims at appreciating and understanding the need for investment amongst common masses.
The audience-based show will discuss and analyse topical economic issues and their impact on personal finance. The panelists will take both audience and viewers’ questions, either live or through email. The show will also showcase a couple of case studies of people looking to make investments.
NDTV Profit managing editor Shivnath Thukral said, “Money Mantra has been one of the most successful shows on NDTV Profit and we are very happy to relaunch the show in its new avtaar. This show continues in Profit’s overall scheme of focusing on the small investor, their concerns and needs for judicious investments. Over the next few weeks, Profit will be launching several new shows to meet the needs of investors looking for safe investment options.”
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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.
