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PTC files indecency complaint over Emmys
MUMBAI: The Parents Television Council (PTC) has filed an indecency complaint with US media regulatory watchdog Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over the NBC broadcast of the Emmy Awards on Sunday night.
The complaint states that actresses, Helen Mirren and Calista Flockhart used vulgar and obscene language on the live broadcast.
The PTC on behalf of its over one million members acros the US has asked the FCC to levy a notice of Apparent Liability against each NBC affiliate that aired the unedited programme.
During the broadcast the phrase “tits over ass” was spoken by both Mirren and Flockhart and was aired unedited during the broadcast.
PTC president L. Brent Bozell says, “It is utterly irresponsible and atrocious for NBC to air this vulgar language during the safe harbour time when millions of children were in the viewing audience. People are getting sick and tired of networks allowing unedited profanity on their award shows in front of millions of youngsters, and with NBC this practice is becoming habitual.
Didn’t NBC learn anything from airing the live broadcast of the Golden Globes during which Bono dropped the F-word? NBC should have aired the Emmys on a tape delay, to bleep out the obscenities. A few seconds’ delay would not have meant a thing.
“We are calling on our members in the Central and Mountain time zones to file an indecency complaint with the FCC about this broadcast. We certainly hope that NBC will feel the pain of a hefty indecency fine for breaking the indecency law. It seems the only way to restore a sense of responsibility to the broadcast networks for polluting the public airwaves is to make sure the multi-billion dollar companies are financially penalised.”
MUMBAI: When margins wobble, liquidity talks and in Q3 FY25-26, cash did most of the talking. Den Networks Limited closed the December quarter with consolidated revenue of Rs.251 crore, marginally higher than the previous quarter but down 4 per cent year-on-year, even as profitability stayed resilient on the back of strong cash reserves and disciplined cost control.
Subscription income softened to Rs.98 crore, slipping 3 per cent sequentially and 14 per cent from last year, while placement and marketing income offered some cheer, rising 15 per cent quarter-on-quarter to Rs.148 crore. Total costs climbed faster than revenue, up 7 per cent QoQ to Rs.238 crore, driven largely by higher content costs and operating expenses. As a result, EBITDA dropped sharply to Rs.13 crore from Rs.19 crore in Q2 and Rs.28 crore a year ago, pulling margins down to 5 per cent.
Yet, the bottom line refused to blink. Profit after tax stood at Rs.40 crore, up 15 per cent sequentially and only marginally lower than last year’s Rs.42 crore. A healthy Rs.57 crore in other income helped cushion operating pressure, keeping profit before tax at Rs.48 crore, broadly stable quarter-on-quarter despite the tougher cost environment.
The real headline-grabber, however, sits on the balance sheet. The company remains debt-free, with cash and cash equivalents swelling to Rs.3,279 crore as of December 31, 2025. Net worth rose to Rs.3,748 crore, while online collections accounted for 97 per cent of total receipts, underscoring strong cash discipline across operations, including subsidiaries.
In short, while Q3 showed signs of operating strain, the financial backbone remains solid. With zero gross debt, steady profits and a formidable cash war chest, the company enters the next quarter with flexibility firmly on its side proving that in uncertain markets, balance sheet strength can be the best growth strategy.
