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Get ready to live your princess dream with the second edition of disney princess academy
MUMBAI: Due to popular demand the Disney Princess Academy will return to India beginning January 5th till February 2nd, 2014. This year the Academy will be even bigger with three additional cities added to the tour including, Bangalore, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Pune, Kolkata and Delhi. The Academy will give 3600 Princess hopefuls the opportunity to attend and be a part offun-filled activities including makeover, dancing, etiquette training, tiara making and even a chance to meet their favourite Disney Princesses. Eight Lucky winners (one from each city) will also get a chance to be a star on Disney Channel!
At the Disney Princess Academy, each participant will be groomed into real world princesses through a complete makeover and lessons in positive values such as compassion, intelligence, kindness and grace which the Disney Princesses personify the world over. Participants will also get a chance to be a part of Art and Craft session where they will learn to make their own tiara and take part in Dainty Dancing workshop. The event culminates with a Royal ball where fans will have the opportunity to meet and take pictures with their favourite Disney Princesses.
“Our Princesses are timeless, ageless and personify values that kids love and parents trust. Through the second edition of Disney Princess Academy we hope to provide our fans with an opportunity to live their Princess dream and meet their favourite characters. The Academy also encourages moms & daughters to participate together giving them an opportunity to bond and create lifelong memories”, said Roshini Bakshi, managing director, Licensing & Retail, Disney UTV.
Fans and their parents can win a chance to be a part of Disney Princess Academy 2014 by simply buying any Disney product and loggingonto www.disney.in/dpa
Disney gives Princess Fans an opportunity to experience its characters through an array of stylish and fun merchandise:
• An exciting range of Disney Princess role-play, which includes wands, tiaras, fashion accessories, Princess dolls, role-play sets, accessory backpacks to fulfil every little girls dream to be a Disney Princess. Available at a starting price of INR 99
• Little Princesses can bring to life their favourite Disney Princess stories through a range of home products such as electrical, wall décor, ceramic tableware, melamine tableware, fans, bed linen, door mats, towels, bathroom accessories and much more. Available at a starting price of INR 49
• Girls can wear their favourite Disney Princess through a range of fashion apparel such as t-shirts, skirts, dresses, shorts and accessories like costume jewellery, socks, footwear, watches, sunglasses and prescription frames. Available at a starting price of INR 99
• Experience the magic of Disney Princess through storybooks, colouring & activity books and learning aid books at a starting price of INR 50
• Little Princess fans can also carry their favourite Princesses to school with fun back to school products from school bags to pencil boxes to colouring and stationery sets to lunch boxes, sippers and water bottles and much more. Available at a starting price of INR 20
• To bring back the Princess memories, Disney has also launched Little Mermaid Diamo
nd Edition DVD at INR 499, Disney Princess Collector’s Edition (11 DVDs) at INR 2999, Magical Wishes Pack (with 5 DVDs) and Enchanted Tales Pack (with 5 DVDs) at INR 999.
• Princess fans can also be a part of the magical world of Disney Princesses by tuning on to Disney Channel and witnessing the enchanting Disney Princess stories including Cinderella, The Little Mermaid and Beauty & The Beast in December 2013 and Tangled movie premiere in January 2014
The range is available across all the leading retail stores including Shoppers Stop, Big Bazaar, Lifestyle, Reliance Footprint, Landmark, Crosswords, and Hamleys and on online portals like Babyoye.com, Flipkart.com and more.
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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.
