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‘The Sopranos’, ‘Door To Door’, ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ win four Emmys
LOS ANGELES: It had 16 Emmy nominations, but ended up getting only one award. And that too in the technical category. The producers of the series Six Foot Under must sure be disappointed.
That definitely was not the case with the producers of The Sopranos, Door To Door, Everybody Loves Raymond, Hysterical Blindness, The West Wing and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The shows were awarded with four, four, four, two, two and two Emmys respectively on PrimeTime 55th Annual Emmy Awards night at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium.
Everybody Loves Raymond walked away with the award for best comedy series, while The West Wing won for best drama series. That despite the fact that its viewership has been falling in recent times. The Sopranos stars James Gandolfini and Edie Falco, who play spouses, won best actor awards for a drama series.
The best supporting actors in a drama series awards went to Tyne Daly for her role in the CBS drama series, Judging Amy, and Joe Pantoliano for his role in The Sopranos.
In the mini series or movie categories, Maggie Smith won lead actress for My House in Umbria and William Macy won the lead actor award for his role as Bill Porter, a salesman afflicted with cerebral palsy in the movie Door to Door. The movie won the award for best made for TV movie, apart from the writing and directing awards. The best supporting actor and actress awards for the miniseries or movie category went to Ben Gazzara and Gena Rowland for their roles in the movie Hysterical Blindness.
Debra Messing of Will & Grace and Tony Shalhoub, who plays an obsessive detective on USA’s Monk were honored as best actress and actor in a comedy series. The supporting actor in a comedy series awards went to Doris Roberts and Brad Garrett, who play two members of the battling Barone family on CBS’ Everybody Loves Raymond.
Bill Cosby was the recipient of the second Bob Hope Humanitarian Award with a self-effacing speech in which he thanked his wife, Camille, for 40 years of unconditional love.
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Sahara One reports financial results, notes director exit and business realignment
Muted revenues, steady expenses and strategic adjustments shape company’s current phase
MUMBAI: In a tale where the sands seem to be slipping faster than they can be gathered, Sahara One Media and Entertainment Limited has reported another quarter of wafer-thin income and widening losses, even as a boardroom exit adds to the unease.
The company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that its board, in a meeting held on April 4, approved its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. The numbers paint a stark picture. Total income for the quarter stood at just Rs 0.13 lakh, unchanged sequentially and sharply down from Rs 0.26 lakh a year earlier.
Losses, meanwhile, deepened. The company posted a net loss of Rs 24.16 lakh for the quarter, compared to Rs 18.81 lakh in the June quarter and Rs 39.69 lakh in the same period last year. For the six months ended September 2025, the cumulative loss stood at Rs 39.69 lakh, while the full-year loss for FY25 was reported at Rs 60.72 lakh.
Expenses continued to outweigh income by a wide margin. Total expenses for the quarter came in at Rs 24.30 lakh, led by employee benefit costs of Rs 6.51 lakh and other expenses of Rs 17.78 lakh. Earnings per share remained in the red at Rs (0.11) for the quarter.
The balance sheet reflects a company with significant assets on paper but limited operational momentum. Total assets stood at Rs 23,065.57 lakh as of September 30, 2025, broadly unchanged from March 2025. Equity share capital remained steady at Rs 2,152.50 lakh, while total equity was reported at Rs 18,004.85 lakh.
Cash and cash equivalents saw a modest uptick to Rs 6.75 lakh from Rs 4.68 lakh earlier, supported by a positive operating cash flow of Rs 180.01 lakh for the period.
Yet, beneath these numbers lies a more complex narrative. The company’s auditors flagged their inability to obtain sufficient evidence to form a conclusion on the financial statements, citing lack of access to records. They also raised concerns over the company’s ability to continue as a going concern, pointing to insufficient funds, delayed recoveries, and stalled content investments.
Adding to the governance overhang, the company disclosed that Rana Zia has resigned as whole-time director, effective October 16, 2025, citing other professional commitments. The resignation, noted and accepted by the board, also brings an end to her role across company committees.
Regulatory pressures continue to loom large. The Securities and Exchange Board of India has already initiated penal actions for non-compliance with listing norms, with trading in the company’s shares remaining suspended. There is also a risk of promoter demat accounts being frozen.
Legacy legal issues remain unresolved. A substantial deposit of Rs 694,027.88 thousand linked to the long-running OFCD dispute involving Sahara group entities is still under the purview of the Supreme Court of India. Restrictions on asset disposal continue to weigh on the company’s financial flexibility.
Operationally, challenges persist across multiple fronts. Advances worth Rs 1,92,916 thousand given for film content remain stuck, with delays in project completion and uncertain recoverability. The company’s YouTube channel, despite being operational, has generated no revenue for over three years due to compliance lapses. In a further twist, management has indicated that revenues may have been fraudulently diverted through unauthorised changes to its AdSense account, with a police complaint in the works.
There are also missed revenue opportunities. Television content rights continue to be used by a related party despite the expiry of the licence agreement, with fresh negotiations still underway.
For now, Sahara One Media and Entertainment Limited appears caught between legacy disputes and present-day operational hurdles. As losses linger and governance questions mount, the road to recovery looks less like a sprint and more like a slow trudge through shifting sands.
