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TV18 Group creates Indiaearnings.com on company financials
MUMBAI: The TV18 network has designed an editorial integration under CNBC Universe stable, ahead of the earnings season by creating Indianearnings.com. In a bid to be able to give retail as well as institutional investors, the best coverage during the earnings season.
Indiaearnings.com from the CNBC universe stable will be inaugurated by the chairman and chief mentor of Infosys N R Narayan Murthy on the day Infosys announces its second quarter results that is 11 October.
The earnings coverage on the network will be integrated under the India Earnings Umbrella. It will include pre-results, results-day and post-results coverage, analysis and reference material across TV18’s various channels and online properties, according to an official release.
Indiaearnings.com will provide India’s most credible and exclusive information destination for professional Indian and foreign investors. The access to the site is strictly by invitation. To receive an invitation one needs to email indiaearnings@moneycontrol.com.
Boardroom the key property on television channels CNBC TV18 and CNBC Awaaz, which was launched seven years back, will also be an integral part of the India Earnings Umbrella. N R Narayan Murthy was the first corporate from India Inc to feature on Boardroom’s inaugural show, seven years ago.
CNBC-TV18 will showcase the earnings seasons of large cap and mid cap companies, CNBC Awaaz will cover the earnings of mid-cap and small cap companies, indiaearnings.com will touch upon more than 500 companies to give investors all round earnings coverage, informs the release.
Indiaearnings.com will be the first comprehensive and noteworthy platform to include web-casts, audio-casts, CFO meets, detailed current and archival information about the company stocks including performance, bulk deals on MF holdings etc. It will also bring in the strength of its association with CNBC Global Network– the world’s largest and most respected news network.
Commenting on the India Earnings Umbrella, TV18 group CEO Haresh Chawla said, “India Earnings is by far the most extensive platform that any company would get for its results coverage and also the single largest platform which reaches out to more than 40 million affluent, interested Indians. Indiaearnings.com the newest offering by the CNBC Universe stable will be a one-stop destination for all professional investors needs; it is also the most credible platform for critical information on the company financials. The India Earnings Umbrella will combine the strengths of CNBC-TV18, CNBC Awaaz and moneycontrol.com as well as CNBC Global Network to benefit professional retail and institutional investors alike.”
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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.
