Net profit after tax surged 28.4% YoY to ₹53 crore, helped by a ₹107 crore share of associates' profit—an uptick that lifted the company’s earnings per share to ₹3.45.
Operating revenue climbed to ₹545 crore, a 9.4% rise from ₹498 crore in Q2 FY25, driven largely by the content studio Colosceum and a nascent Connected‑TV stream.
EBITDA swung from a ₹0.5 crore loss to ₹19 crore, bringing the margin to 3.4% versus –0.1% a year earlier—a turnaround that reflects tighter cost discipline.
Advertising inventory consumption in the TV news genre fell 13% YoY, a headwind compounded by constrained corporate budgets amid the West‑Asia crisis and weak monsoon conditions.
Operating expenses rose 5.6% to ₹526 crore, yet the company managed a 9.9% YoY revenue gain in the first half, with EBITDA jumping from ₹4 crore to ₹26 crore.
Looking ahead, Network18 is expected to keep accelerating revenue in Q3, as government‑linked ad demand and CTv monetisation continue to grow, positioning the firm above the sector average in a market still grappling with rating pauses and inventory dips.