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‘Top Drive – Getaway’ to launch on Star World
MUMBAI: Star World, is all set to launch “Top Drive – Getaway” on 16 November at 9.30 pm. The show is edged with a distinct difference.
This refreshed route taken in the series provide a far more comprehensive package where the inimitable facet would be the degree of involvement of the family/couple and their hottest machine taking them to the desired destinations.
Top Drive – Getaway’s first episode has vivacious and fun loving, Kim and Purab, the popular VJs of Channel [V] on an exciting getaway in their Tata Safari exi to Mahableshwar, a scenic hill station, a few miles away from the madding city of Mumbai.
While they are driving from one locale to another, they stop over and experience the thrills and often make incessant notes on the feasibility, power, mileage, comfort, and safety of the four-wheeler they are driving on. As Kim and Purab meander through the green valleys and sun-kissed mountains, the viewers will realise that they are actually travelling “back of beyond,” which is waiting to be discovered.
Top Drive-Getaway, apart from introducing the hottest machine on the block, what it promises is to zip the audience away towards tranquility and a chance to savour a rather one-to-one encounter with the wheels and feel proud of it.
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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.
