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‘Network problem’ Se Mussaddi Lal Ka Haal Behaal
‘NETWORK PROBLEM’ SE MUSSADDI LAL KA HAAL BEHAAL !!! WATCH MUSSADDI LAL, A, THIS FRIDAY AT 8.30 P.M
Mumbai, August 9 2006: From rising fuel prices to problems with the BMC. From corruption to bribery… tackling issues will never be the same again! And neither will comedy on television. Arriving fresh on Star One this Friday, Naya Office Office returns with its sterling star cast, brand new episodes and stupendous comic plots! Catch Mussadilal Malawakar, caught up in the ‘mobile monkey’ mania as he faces mobile connectivity issues, this Friday, August 11th, 8:30 pm.
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This week sees Musaddilal Sharma at his house with his wife talking on his mobile to a person due to lack of network coverage misunderstands the person. Confused Musaddilal decides to go to a mobile company but then door bell rings and Shukla comes in as an agent from Monkey Mobile and tells him to take his Company’s Sim card which has very good network coverage and leaves.
Musaddilal Sharma decides to go to the Company which Shukla had said, he goes to the Company where he meets peon Pandey where he takes 2 forms, one for him and one for his wife where in place of 2 forms he gets 1 sim card extra free of cost. Assistant Manager Patel and Manager Bhatia, all convince Musaddilal to take the Sim card. He takes, happily comes home with the intention that he will get good network coverage. But he doesn’t. He again goes to the Company and all convince him to take a new mobile phone telling him that his phone must be not working. He takes 2 phones but still he is unable to get the network and gets a huge bill.
What happens next??? Does Mussadilal pay the exorbitant bill or comes out unscathed???
To find out, mark your diaries & meet ‘Mussadilal and his gang on ‘NAYA OFFICE OFFICE’, this Friday at 8. 30 pm, only on Star One!
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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.
