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SYS-Con to host Internet TV conference in the US
MUMBAI: SYS-Con Events, which produces i-technology conferences and expos, will host the first internet TV conference. The event, Internet TV Conference & Expo 2006, will take place in New York next year.
Sys Con notes that 2005 has been the year of streaming video and the birth of Internet TV, the long-awaited convergence of television and the Internet. Now that broadband is available to more than 100 million households worldwide, every corporate website and media company must now provide video content to remain competitive, not to mention live and interactive video webinars and on-demand webcasts.
20 years ago the advent of desktop publishing tools opened the doors for the creation of some of today’s well-known traditional print media companies as well as revolutionized corporate print communications.
Today, with maturing digital video production, the advent of fully featured PVRs, and significant advances in streaming video technologies, Internet TV is here to stay and grow and will be a critical part of every website and every business in the years to come. It will also very rapidly become a huge challenge to network and cable television stations.
Internet, TV Sys Con claims is about to change forever the $300 billion television industry.
The Internet killed most of the print media even though many publishers don’t realise it yet. Google killed traditional advertising models, and Internet TV will revolutionise television the way one watches it today, adds Sys Con.
The conference will offer four simultaneous tracks in two days to target the areas of interest of delegates who are in cross sections of multiple industries and job responsibilities.
Track 1: Corporate marketing, advertising, product and brand managers
Track 2: Software programmers, developers, website owners and operators
Track 3: Advertising agencies, advertisers and video content producers
Track 4: Print and online content providers, representatives from traditional media companies, print and online magazine and newspaper publishers, network and cable television business managers
Subjects that will be covered will include, advertising models for video-on-demand (Vod) , Internet TV commercials, how to harness open media formats (DVB, etc.), multicasting, extending internet TV to Windows CE-based devices, live polling during webcasts and pay-per-view (PPV).
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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.
