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News18 Network hosts Jharkhand Samvad in Ranchi
Mumbai: Jharkhand Samvad is being organised by News18 Network at Hotel Radisson in Ranchi. The event will start with a special interaction with the Honourable Chief Minister Hemant Soren who will speak about his government’s approach to development, governance and areas of priority. The event will also have top political leaders and other eminent personalities from diverse fields speak extensively on various topics. The event will have several panel discussions with senior ministers of the state including Alamgir Alam, Rameshwar Oraon, Satyanand Bhokta, Champai Soren; Joba Majhi; Banna Gupta, Badal Patralekh, Mithilesh Kumar Thakur, Hafizul Hassan along with Rajya Sabha MP Mahua Maji and MLA Deepika Pandey Singh.
The event will not only facilitate discussions on key political and policy related issues but will also focus on individuals who have been the flag bearers of social change and have achieved tremendous success in their chosen fields of sports, entertainment and business. Panelists including Jharkhand State Food Commission Chairman Himanshu Shekhar Choudhary; ESL Steel Ltd. chief executive officer Ashish Gupta; Jharkhand chamber of commerce & industries president Kishore Mantri; cricketer Niharika Prasad; Archer Madhumita Kumari; CWG gold medallists Lovely Chaubey & Rupa rani Tirkey; Model Riya Tirkey and actress Shweta Basu Prasad, will talk about their inspiring stories, their life and experiences.
The event will be covered live on News18 Bihar-Jharkhand on 18 March, 1 PM onwards.
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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.
