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Nickelodeon & Produce for Kids campaign encourage kids to lead healthier lifestyles
MUMBAI: Kids channel Nickelodeon, has partnered with Produce for Kids to kick off a health campaign which will run till 5 November. Produce for Kids is an organization that educates kids on the benefits of healthy eating.
The campaign will use promotional programs in produce departments across the US featuring Nick Jr.’s Dora the Explorer and messaging surrounding the network’s health and wellness campaign Let’s Just Play encouraging kids to “Eat Smarter” and “Play Harder.” In addition, retailers will provide support for the program through advertising in circulars.
Point-of-sale materials will be featured in produce sections that encourage kids to take their own personal steps towards living healthier lifestyles. Kids will also be encouraged to join the Produce for Kids’ Healthy Kids Club as well as sign up for the Nickelodeon network’s Let’s Just Play Go Healthy Challenge, which empowers kids with the tools they need to live healthier lifestyles.
The campaign will also be cross promoted on Nickelodeon’s Let’s Just Play web site (http://www.nick.com/letsjustplay) and the Produce for Kids web site (http://www.produceforkids.org/). Both sites will encourage kids to sign up for the Let’s Just Play Go Healthy Challenge and Produce for Kids’ ‘Healthy Kids Club’.
Produce for Kids’ ‘Healthy Kids Club’ provides kids with activities and nutritional tips that will aid them in choosing healthier food options. ‘Healthy Kids Club’ members will be able to earn points and track their progress toward healthy living through an online scorecard at http://www.produceforkids.org/healthykids. The Grand Prize winner will receive a free bicycle and a $750 grant in their name for their school’s athletic department or local Boys and Girls Club, informs an official release.
“The Nickelodeon partnership with Produce for Kids allows us to expand the company’s health and wellness resources on a local level in stores all over the country,” said Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family Group senior vice president public affairs Jean Margaret Smith. “It raises awareness about the health benefits of eating fruits and vegetables when kids and families are actually making food choices in the supermarket. And it aligns with our commitment through the ‘Let’s Just Play’ campaign to provide community resources and tools for kids to make healthy lifestyle choices.”
“We are very excited to enter into this partnership with Nickelodeon,” said Shuman Produce president and Produce for Kids founder John Shuman. “With incredible retail partners and sponsors on-board, we believe the partnership with Nickelodeon, and its Dora the Explorer and ‘Let’s Just Play’ brands, will strengthen the Produce for Kids program as we continue to boost the awareness of healthy eating with kids and parents nationwide.”
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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.
