News Broadcasting
News18 India to host ‘News18 India Chaupal’ on 1-2 December
Mumbai: News18 India to set to host “News18 India Chaupal – Desh Ka Sabse Bada Manch” on 1-2 December. The event will be telecasted on News18 India channel from 6 p.m onwards on 1 December and 11 a.m onwards on 2 December.
The two-day summit will witness India’s top politicians, thought leaders, policymakers, sports, and film stars come together to discuss, debate, and deliberate the contemporary issues that India faces, said the channel in a statement.
The agenda of this year’s edition is set around themes such as 75 years of Independence, 50 years of Indo-Pak 1971 War (Bangladesh), upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Punjab among others, key socio-political and economic issues, and the way forward, it added.
India’s top leaders such as Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai, Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sharma, union health minister Mansukh Mandviya, union minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari, union minister of railways, communications and electronics, and information technology Ashwini Vaishnaw, BKU leader Rakesh Tikait, and Bollywood actors Ayushmann Khurrana, Vaani Kapoor, Abhay Deol, and many others will grace the event as speakers.
The event will also host impactful debates on the upcoming elections, the role of opposition, the roadmap to 2024 elections, and other issues. The panel will feature top political voices in the country such as Congress leaders Kanhaiya Kumar, Randeep Surjewala, Gaurav Vallabh, AAP leader Sanjay Singh, BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi, and others.
The sessions will be moderated by the channel’s team of leading anchors such as News18 India managing editor Kishore Ajwani, Amish Devgan, Prateek Trivedi, Aman Chopra, Amitabh Sinha, and Preeti Raghunandan.
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.
