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Sky to offer multi-platform coverage of The Uefa Champions League
MUMBAI: UK broadcaster Sky Sports will boost its coverage of the Uefa Champions League with content available across five different services. The event kicked off yesterday 12 September.
As well as live coverage across two Sky Sports channels, for the first time; Sky digital viewers can access new interactive options, Sky Sports HD will offer live high definition games, matches will be streamed at skysports.com, and mobile users can see post-match highlights.
The new ways of watching the new Uefa Champions League are:
· High Definition– Matches will be aired in high definition. Sky HD claims to offer even clearer, more vibrant pictures to viewers with an HD-ready TV and Sky HD box and subscription.
Interactive – Sky digital viewers can, for the first time, keep up to date with a new goal alerts service as well as choosing from 14 different matches this week. Viewers select their game, or switch between games, by pressing the red button on their remote handset to launch Sky Sports Active and using a simple on-screen menu.
Online– Starting with the first Group Stage games on matches will be streamed live through skysports.com. As an introductory offer, users can access any of the 14 games offered live by Sky Sports on a PPV basis for £3 (€4.50) per match.
Mobile – Sky Sports will offer in-game goal clips from all games to mobile phones. Users should check their mobile operator for details.
The latest update to the interactive service for UEFA Champions League – a service launched three seasons ago – is the ‘Goal Alert’ facility which brings updates on goals as they are scored. A new ‘Quad Split’ option is also available for the first time, allowing viewers to watch four matches on the same screen on Wednesday evenings.
Sky Sports Networked Media director Piers Croton, said, “Three years ago Sky Sports introduced multi-match choice options to British TV through Sky digital and our live interactive service. Now we’ve extended the proposition so that our customers can keep right up to date and follow the UEFA Champions League just about wherever they are. ”
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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.
