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Republic TV partners Gramener to enhance election coverage
MUMBAI: Republic TV has signed on Gramener for real-time media coverage. Powered by Gramener, the channel has lined up real time coverage for all Indian state elections and mainly for the 2019 general elections. Gramener, which has signed a multi-year deal with Republic TV, will help enhance the visual look both on-air and online to present the data in a constructive and meaningful manner.
Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami said that the Republic Network focuses mainly on covering elections, political debates and election related panel discussions.
“Our viewers expect us to cover every election in the most accurate and in-depth manner. With the explosion of noise today, it’s becoming more and more crucial to present viewers with the accurate picture and present it in a manner that’s easy to understand and evaluate. Hence we have partnered with Gramener in a continued pursuit to focus on analyzing data and bringing to the audience fantastic visual presentation of election results. Election means Republic TV and Republic TV equals news,” he said.
Republic TV CEO Vikas Khanchandani said, “As a brand, we want to provide deeper insights to the audience using simple data representation for election coverage. A major reason for us to retain our number 1 spot since the past 52 weeks is our keenness to analyse data with precision and speed. In today’s noisy and complex world, we have the ability to focus on what’s important and draw out results which our users find extremely valuable. I’m glad that Gramener, our strategic partner, will help us further strengthen this ability by decoding complex election data and build a unique experience for our audience with live data graphics and fastest numbers in all Indian state elections and the 2019 General Elections.”
Gramener, a data science company, forayed into visual data journalism in 2013 and has since conducted multiple projects in visualising election campaign data with clear number-based analyses, including national elections in 2014 and multiple state elections since then.
Commenting on this collaboration, Gramener CEO Anand S said, “Media and entertainment is a key vertical for growth and we devised intelligent solutions for Global audience. We would bring cognitive and data science expertise to sharpen the election analysis with cutting-edge analytics and visualisation tools in a real-time environment.”
Republic TV’s election coverage will be telecast on air and will also be available on the website and on the Republic TV app.
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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.
