Media In India/elsewhere -3

[Bodhi]

Hindustan Times:

HT Media has reported a net profit of just Rs. 7.82 crores for the third quarter (Q309) of the 2008-09 fiscal (FY09), <b>down 51.97% </b>from the previous quarter. Sales were flat - growing just 0.94% quarter on quarter, and by around 4.32% year on year. EBITDA margins decreased to 15% from 21%.

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B.A.G Films and Media Limited - the company owned by congress MP Rajeev Shukla, and supplies content to Star:

Latest Quarterly Results
Rs. cr
year 2008/12 2007/12 var %
Sales Income 8.09 13.08 -38.16
Other Income 0.74 0.70 5.99
Expenditure 5.20 10.04 -48.21
<b>PAT 0.16 1.88 -91.65 </b>

hardly breaking even

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other jokers, Aaj Tak:

TV Today Network Ltd Latest Quarterly Results
Rs. cr
year 2008/12 2007/12 var %
Sales Income 65.27 69.37 -5.92
Expenditure 51.39 44.99 14.23
<b>PAT 8.67 16.68 -48.00 </b>

but still in black