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New 13-part series ‘City Business Guide’ on BBC World
NEW DELHI: India Business Report, the popular weekly business programme on BBC World, is back with a brand new series City Business Guide which will profile 12 most important business cities in India from Sunday, 5 October.
City Business Guide will air on BBC World every Sunday at 11:00 am, with a repeat telecast at 10:00 pm.
According to an official report, City Business Guide will focus on key centres including Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore, Ludhiana, Surat, Guwahati, Chennai, Jaipur and Cochin. The series will give viewers an in-depth perspective on the way business is conducted across the country.
Each guide will begin with a look at the history of business in one trade centre before focusing on its status in the present day. The programmes will also cover the infrastructure of the cities and the various industries represented through interviews with key local spokespersons. Travel links
and communication networks to and within each place will be examined, along with the different cultures and the opportunities for entertainment and leisure, added the release.
“BBC World always has new and interesting ways of conveying the most important information on business and current affairs to viewers,” said BBC World Commissioning Editor Narendhra Morar. “These 12 guides will be of particular interest to the business community as well as anyone who wants to keep in touch with economic issues,” he added.
At the end of this special series in December, India Business Report will bring together an eminent panel of guests to discuss and debate the merits of each city and the contribution they make to India’s economic growth.
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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.
