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Trevor Goddard, ‘Jag’s’ Lt Mic Brumby, no more
MUMBAI: Television, film actor Trevor Goddard died on Sunday from a suspected drug overdose at his North Hollywood home, say media reports.
The 37-year-old actor, a former boxer, is known for his role as Lt Cmrd Michael ‘Mic’ Brumby in a television series about Navy and Marine Corps- JAG.
His body was found in his North Hollywood home on Sunday by his live-in girlfriend, say reports. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office announcement, the death was classified as suicide with prescription drugs.
Reports say that Goddard was involved in divorce proceedings and that his estranged wife, Ruthann, was in San Francisco during the weekend. He is survived by two young sons.
Born in Perth, Western Australia in October 1965, this professional boxer started his acting career with beer commercials and then did a cameo in a 1994 action film Men of War. He starred as the villain martial-arts fighter ‘Kano’ in 1995’s Mortal Kombat, a movie based on the popular video game by the same name. Later in 1998 Goddard joined JAG and continued his innings till 200. The show is currently aired on Star World in India.
His film credits include 1998’s Deep Rising, an unaccredited role in 2000’s car-theft thriller Gone in 60 Seconds. Recently, he completed his role in the Disney adventure Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl with Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom.
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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.
