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Get ready for a primetime filled with laughter this August only on Comedy Central
National, July 29, 2013: This August, gear up to laugh it off with three exciting shows on India’s only 24×7 laughter destination – Comedy Central. The channel offers the best & freshest comedy from all over India, month after month and this month it’s ready to introduce three of the most hilarious shows as part of its primetime line-up. Receiving worldwide acclamation and making their way into your home to take you on a laughter riot, ‘Hot in Cleveland’ premiers 5th August at 10pm with ‘Outsourced’ & ‘Mindy Project’ premiering on 12th August at 10.30pm and 11pm, every Monday to Wednesday on Comedy Central India!
ABOUT THE SHOWS:
Hot In Cleveland:
Hot in Cleveland is a series based on three 40-something best friends who are flying from Los Angeles to Paris when their plane makes an emergency landing in Cleveland. They realize that all the norms from Los Angeles doesn’t apply anymore, they decide to celebrate a city that values real women.
The show has won many awards from Best Television Episodic Comedy in EMA Awards in 2011 to Favorite Cable TV Comedy in The People’s Choice Awards in 2012 and Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor (Betty White) at Screen Actor Guild Awards for three consecutive years.
Celebrate the spirit of being a woman from August 5, 2013, Monday – Wednesday at 10.00pm only on Comedy Central.
Outsourced:
Outsourced is an American sitcom that is set in an Indian workplace. The show focuses on Todd Dempsey, an American novelty products salesman who heads to India to train a group of customer service representatives, after his entire department is outsourced. The frolic begins when his employees working for the Mid America Novelties call center clash with other call center managers in the same building. Cultural differences and love-hate relationship between the employees and manager brings the comic quotient to the show.
The show was nominated in 2011 at People’s Choice Awards, NAMIC Vision Awards and Art Directors Guild under various categories.
Outsourced will premiere on August 12, 2013, Monday-Wednesday at 10.30pm only on Comedy Central
Mindy Project:
The sitcom reflects the life of a young gynaecologist, Mindy Lahiri. Her struggle to balance her personal and professional life is portrayed with a comic twist. She is surrounded by quirky co-workers who consistently add to the fun factor to her already adventurous life.
Nominated this year at prestigious awards like Writer’s Guild of America, Television Critics Association Award, Teen Choice Award and the most prominent- The People’s Choice Award in the category of Favorite New TV Comedy, the show has blown the minds of the audience throughout the globe with its witty one liners. The show also won the Gracie Allen Award for Outstanding Producer.
Witness the joyride, starting August 12, 2013, Monday – Wednesday at 11.00pm only on Comedy Central.
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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.
