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Dive with Deadliest Sharks and Discover some lesser-known animals on Animal Planets marvellous
MUMBAI: Nigel Marven is one of the most celebrated zoologists, wildlife adventurer, film maker and a television presenter. He has encountered killer whales, has come face to face with polar bears andhas dived with bull sharks. This November, Animal Planet brings viewers closer to animal kingdom with MARVELLOUS MARVEN, a month-long programming special in which Nigel encounters some of the world’s most interesting and sometimes misunderstood creatures.
Starting November 04, join MARVELLOUS MARVEN on his incredible journeys,Monday to Friday at 9:00 PM on Animal Planet.
Nigel has travelled corners of the world in search of animals, observing their natural way of life in their natural habitats.Animal Planet’s MARVELLOUS MARVEN captures hisnew quest to find-out andtackle-down some of the most unusualanimals and follows him to unravel mystery of the shark islands off Costa Rica. Viewers experience Nigel’s thrilling adventuresas he gets upclose and personal with hammerhead sharks in the vast expanses of Pacific Ocean, visits the far flung corners of Yunnan province in Southern China in search of rarest creatures like snub-nosed monkeys and tracks some awkward looking animals in Southern America.
MARVELLOUS MARVENkicks off on November 4 with the episode Ugly Animals as Nigel devotes time to find some of the weirdest looking animals and offers a platform to demonstrate their remarkable traits. He meets a massive male ‘warthog’, bristling with hair and covered in facial lumps or warts and explains how these lumps act as shock absorbers during battles.He reveals that these odd-looking animals have certain unique features which make them successful survivors in the wild. Nigel tracks frogs, elephant seals, wolf fish, naked mole rats, storks and star-nosed moles and finds them far more fascinating than a lot of beautiful creatures often seen by viewerson theirtelevision screens.
Nigel jets off to the Yunnan, China’s most southern-most province, which hosts over 600 rivers and most spectacular mountain landscapes. Nigel braves those inhospitable terrains to uncover some of the rarest animals in his mission Yunnan Adventure. He meets a host of peculiar creatures likered pandas, rare turtles, snub-nosed monkeys and giant salamanders, and other animals found nowhere else in the country.
Nigel risks his life to unravel the mystery that lies beneath of waters of Cocos Island, off the coast of Costa Rica. In Shark Islands, he tickles a Reef Shark on the nose, joins a school of Hammerheads for lunch, gives a Giant Ray a bubble bath and nearly gets swallowed by a sperm whale as he begins his quest to find out why sharks come to Shark Island. As he searches for the answer he meets creatures that also call this island their home – rays, turtles, booby birds, pigs and discovers the secrets behind the island, said to be the inspiration for both Jurassic Park and Treasure Island.
For the most deadliest adventures of Nigel Marven, tune in to MARVELLOUS MARVENMonday to Friday at 9:00 PM, only on Animal Planet.
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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.
