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Reliance Mobile Vijay Awards set to launch
MUMBAI: Vijay TV in its endeavor to provide the viewers wholesome and compelling entertainment, is launching Reliance Mobile Vijay awards- Ungal Favorite Yaar? (Who is your favorite star) on 25 September, Monday to Thursday at 9 pm.
The flag off ceremony for the rasigan express van was held on 23 September from Shivaji Statue (marina beach) at 11 am. Reliance mobile Vijay Awards is one of Vijay TV’s biggest properties this year and the rasigan express van would be traveling across nine cities in Tamilnadu where the emotions, the joy and the voices of the fans would be captured, states an official release.
Polling booths would also be placed at vantage points in select towns for fans to cast their votes. A whole lot of interactive activities are being planned on the Rasigan Kural Express.
Fans can mime his or her favourite star, get to sing, would be quizzed on Tamil Cinema and get to win prizes as the Rasigan Express traverses the length and breadth of the state. In addition small acts by look alikes of the stars would entertain the public. The anchor for the van activity is none other than Lollu Sabha fame Jeeva who would be traveling along with the Rasigan Express.
Fans could fill in the nomination forms and cast their vote in the ballot boxes provided in the van. A day prior to the voting, announcements and distribution of post cards will be done in the respective cities to make people aware of the places where the voting would happen.
Yuhi Sethu, one of Tamil cinema’s favourite comedians who has made people laugh with his performances in films like Panchathanthram and Ramana is the anchor for the on air episodes .The on air Reliance Mobile Vijay Awards program would have three distinct phases. Phase 1 will have the rasigan kural travel and fact files about every category and this will air from 25 September to 5 October, Monday-Thursday 9 pm, the second phase will have nomination special, jury specials, voting trends, celebrity views and comments. The second phase starts on October 7th Saturdays at 7 pm on Vijay TV.
The third phase would see the fan’s chosen star being announced in a grand event which is to be attended by the whos’s who of the tinsel town. In all this show promises to be a real treat for the true lover of cinema, the fans. So please do not miss this opportunity to vote for your favourite star, the release adds.
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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.
