News Broadcasting
News Nation launches new show ‘Desh Ki Bahas’
News Nation has launched a brand new show “Desh ki Bahas” which started on 15th June’20. The show is anchored by veteran journalist Mr. Deepak Chaurasia. It’s a one and half hour show from Monday- Friday and claims to be a platform for the most relevant issues of the day. The USP of the show is “AB JANTA BOLEGI” – the people of the country will decide as to what issues, questions, suggestions need to be discussed in the show. The show is a highly interactive show where-in phone lines, sms, whatsapp , Facebook, Twitter , web handles are open for public to send their suggestions for discussion and the most weighed issue is set as agenda of the show to be discussed with renowned politicians, social workers ,ex-army chief, top cops and different experts of their field. The first episode focused on 'Mewaaat Hindu Conversion'. The channel claimed that the show created ripples in the political circles of both current and past ruling parties of the region and officials of the region had already swung into action.
The channel claimed that on the first day of launch the show trended in Top 6 India trends on Twitter and there was an increase of more than 500 % in engagement on various social platforms like Facebook, Twitter etc apart from receiving huge number of suggestions.
In order to ensure mass reach of the show , channel is doing a high decibel marketing activity across various genres like Hindi movies, Hindi music, regional news particularly in HSM belt focusing in markets of Punjab, Haryana, UP-UK, MP-CG ,Maharashtra , Bihar/Jharkhand, Rajasthan. The channel has roped in various DPOs like DEN, Fastway, Dish TV, Videocon D2H, UCN, Digiana for branding options as well like EPG, volume bar etc.
Looking at the massive participation of viewers , the channel is optimistic that the show will create new benchmarks in viewership.
News Broadcasting
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.
