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‘Asianet Television Awards 2013’ on Asianet Channel ~Awards Rs. 25 Lakhs to the winner~
MUMBAi :Asianet Television Awards 2013 were distributed at a glittering function was held recently at the Nehru Stadium, Kottayam.The show was witnessed by 20,000 strong crowd. Several prominent persons from the film industry and socio-cultural spheres were present on the occasion.
Asianet Managing Director K.Madhavan, Jayaram, Manoj K.Jayan,Ashokan,Suresh Krishna, jishnu, Surekha, Akku Akbar, Mahesh, Sankar Ramakrishnan, Sona Nair, Bhagyalakshmi, G.K.Pillai, Kottayam Nazeer, Ranjan Pramod , Raveendran are some of the personalities who attend the function.
'Sthreedanam' won the award for the best serial, which was accepted by its producer Ramesh and Krishnamoorthy won the award for the best director for the serial ' Sthreedhanam.' Sajan Suirya won the best actor award for his role in ' Kungumapoo' and Shelly ( Serial : Kungumapoo ) & Divya ( Serial : Sthreedhanam) share the best female actress award. Actor Rajeev Roshan & Actress Chithra Shenoy was on hand to collect the popular award for their outstanding performance.
Others who won awards include Asha Sarath ( Golden Star Award ), Pradeep Panikkar( script writer- Kungumapoo), Vishnu Prakash (best character artiste- male), Sudha Chandran(best character artiste-female), Devendranath, Sonu & Aswathy (best Negative Character) ). Midhun & Dr.Divya (best newface), Lakshmi Priya (child artiste), Shobi Thilakan & Devi( Dubbing artiste ), Krishna Kodanade (cameraman ), Karthikeyan( Mythological Serial – Sabarimala Dharma Sasthavu), Murugan ( Popular Serial :Amma) , Rohith Roshan (editor ), Aneesh J.( Sound Recordist) , Kottayam Rasheed ( best comedian ), Sanand George ( best back ground scorer), Maya Viswanath, Ambareesh, Valicode Vikraman, Gireesh Konni (Special Jury awards) .
Other cine Stars such as Rahasya,Sudha Chandran, Asha Sarath, Archana, Shamna Khasim,Kadhal Sandhya, Divya, Sonu, Sini George , Tosh, Jaya Krishnan, Anjana, ,Steffi, Mylachi team and other comedy artistes from TV/ Film industry entertained the viewers numbering in thousands.
Asianet is all set to telecast "Asianet Television Awards 2013 "on May 25th , 2013 (Saturday) from 6.30PM onwards.
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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.
