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Vijay TV announces ‘fun & irreverent’ Vijay Awards
MUMBAI: Tamil entertainment channel Vijay TV has announced the launch of a Tamil film award property – Vijay Awards.
Vijay Awards is fun, irreverent, not like other politically correct award ceremonies but distinctively cool, states an official release.
Stars will be selected on voting methods across multiple platforms and the results announced at an exclusive golden-globe style round the table dinner, attended and performed by some of the biggest names in the film industry. Vijay, Vikram, Surya, Asin and many more stars of the industry to be present for this grandeur Vijay Awards, the release adds.
Vijay TV GM Ravinath Menon says, “Vijay TV has been successful in entertaining the audiences, with the launch of ‘Sangamam’, ‘Hutch Kalakkapovathu Yaaru’, ‘Airtel Super Singer’, ‘EQ’ and now with ‘Vijay Awards’. We further aim to consolidate our leadership in the weekday/weekend prime-time slot and stay on, with our single-minded endeavor to provide compelling entertainment & content for the viewers.”
The Awards
favorite HERO
favorite HEROINE
favorite VILLAIN
favorite COMEDIAN
favorite DIRECTOR
favorite MUSIC DIRECTOR
favorite PLAYBACK SINGER- MALE
favorite PLAYBACK SINGER- FEMALE
favorite FILM; and
SUPER STAR OF TOMORROW
in addition, 8 SPECIAL JURY AWARDS
Excellence in CINEMATOGRAPHY
Excellence in CHOREOGRAPHY
Excellence in STUNTS
Excellence in EDITING
Youth Icon
Style Star
Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Films
An on-ground activity Rasigan Express will be flagged off from Chennai to travel to three zones across Tamilnadu. 14 cities will be covered under four locations per city and two prime locations per city will be selected and voting ballots to be distributed to fans at these locations and fans to drop votes in the ballot box. The route plan will cover the places Chennai, Pondicherry, Kumbakonam, Tanjore, Trichy, Madurai, Dindigul, Palani, Coimbatore, Tirupur, Erode, Salem, Vellore and Kanchipuram.
The final announcement of the Vijay Awards winners will be chosen by the people via voting methods. An entertainment of two hour star studded extravaganza to be held at Chennai Convention Centre for a selected audience of 300 people with elegant round table seating to be organized by the channel. The super heroes of Kollywood, the glam dolls will be part of the show. Special performances of actor Shobana – fusion, Srinivas-Karthik memorable melodies and actor Sada’s medley will the highlights. The talented, versatile and extremely funny gentleman Yugi Sethu is to present the show, the release further informs.
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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.
