News Broadcasting
TV18 net profit up 90 per cent to Rs 100.27 million
MUMBAI: Raghav Bahl promoted Television Eighteen has posted a 90 per cent increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 100.27 million in the quarter ended 31 March 2005.
The company’s revenues rose 87 per cent to Rs 319.84 million in Q4 ’05 with news operations contributing Rs 310.96 million. The earnings from the entertainment, Internet and software operations were at Rs 8.8 million.
Explains Bahl, “This quarter has been extraordinarily robust for the company, with strong revenues for CNBC-TV18. Awaaz too has shown rapid growth in viewership and is gaining ground every week.”
The consolidated results include TV18 India and its subsidiary companies TV18 Mauritius, Eighteen Entertainment India, E18 and MCD.
The company’s consolidated total income for FY 2005 is Rs 934 million, up from Rs 537 million a year ago.
The company’s operating profit at Rs 163.22 million was up 85 per cent year on year and its operating margin remains above 50 per cent year on year.
The board declared a second interim dividend of 10 per cent on the equity shares (Rs 1 per equity share) thereby making the total interim dividend equal to 20 per cent for the financial year 2004-05.
The TV18 Group recently announced its entry into the general news space in collaboration with Rajdeep Sardesai and Sameer Manchanda. Bahl says, “We are very excited by our foray into the general news space with a very competent and proven team and hope to be a dominant player in this genre.”
News Broadcasting
Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
