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Oye! 104.8 FM resounds to Ganpati Bappa Morya
NEW DELHI: Oye! 104.8 FM Sabse Filmi has set the tone for the Ganesh Chaturti Celebrations by both on air and on ground activities that celebrate the festive spirit. Oye FM has its presence at two of the biggest and richest Pandals in Mumbai, Lalbaugcha Raja, Parel and GSB Ram Mandir, Wadala to reach out to the lakhs celebrating the festival. The station is doing Live Aarti from the Pandals along with interactions with the visitors and taking their song requests on air. A lot of listeners on Oye! FM who were winners on on-air contests got a chance to get exclusive access to the special Morning Aarti without waiting in queue.
In a special initiative around Ganesh Chaturti, Oye FM is taking song requests from listeners and a few selected songs will be made into a special music album called Oye! All Time Sabse Filmi. The music album will be created and retailed across the county by Sony DADC.
‘Aapke Ghar – Mumbai ki Aarti’ is another initiative by Oye! FM where the spirit of the festival was taken to homes of listeners, where an Oye! FM RJ celebrated the festival and gifted a box of sweets/gift hamper to the winning family. In addition the RJs performed a special edition of the Aarti at the Oye! studio for the betterment of the City of Mumbai.
For a social cause, OYE! 104.8 FM has tied up with United Way Mumbai, an independent body which focuses on cleanliness in the city by educating and assisting BMC in running the program. The station is promoting responsible Ganpati celebrations and proper disposal of the waste during the festival like garlands, fruits etc. The representatives of United Way Mumbai have been coming to the Oye FM studio to discuss the hazards of pollution post ‘visarjan’. OYE! 104.8 FM will also be part of the clean up drive on 19th September at Juhu beach and will join hands with Untied Way Mumbai volunteers to keep the beaches of the city clean.
To give the Filmi touch to Ganesh Chaturti, Oye! FM RJs in Mumbai will also be visiting the homes of the Bollywood Stars and celebrate the festival with them in their own way. Oye! FM has been part of evening aartis of celebs like Vivek Oberoi, Shilpa Shetty, Anil Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh to name a few. In addition a lot of celebs including, Amrita Rao, Isha Koppikar, Chief Minister Prithiviraj Chauhan and Gurudas Kamat have already been part of Oye FM celebrations at the Pandals
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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.
