RBNL records revenue of Rs. 76 Cr in JAS'11

Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd. (RBNL), which has business interest in the domain of radio, television, out of home, intellectual property and television production closed the quarter ending September 2011. The Radio business delivered PAT positive results on the back of continued strong performance, despite a subdued seasonal quarter.

Consolidated Key Performance - quarter ended Sept 2011 vs. quarter ended Sept 2010:

· Reported Segmental revenues as follows:

· Television production business Rs. 7.4 Cr

· TV Broadcast business reported revenues of Rs. 3.8 Cr

· Total Consolidated PAT reported of Rs. (24.5) Cr; RBNL Standalone PAT Rs. (2.9) Cr

· Losses primarily due to initial expenses related to television channels

92.7 BIG FM:

· 92.7 BIG FM has the highest reach among all radio stations in the Hindi speaking markets

· 9 leading actresses or Divas of Bollywood - turned Devis this Navratri, as the station upped the Bollywood ante, sharing updates on how these leading ladies celebrated the festival

BIG Live:

· BIG Regional Rising Star Awards, conceptualized with the aim of recognizing the emerging talent in the genres of music, movies, television, dance, theatre and sports was very successfully hosted across the regional languages of Bangla, Punjabi, Rajasthan and Kannada

BIG CBS:

· Striking success of BIG CBS PRIME as it emerges No. 1 Channel, beating AXN: week 36, CS 25-44 SEC A male, all day relative market share

· BIG CBS Prime's home grown property - "India's Sexiest Bachelor' received phenomenal response from audiences as it drew the curtains to a successful first season

· In keeping with audience taste requirements, BIG CBS Love launched a Bollywood countdown show ' Bollywood Tonight, giving audiences a sneak peek into the lives of Bollywood biggies

BIG MAGIC:

· The Channel has a cumulative reach of 1.4 Cr unique viewers (5 week avg / TAM wk 34-37) in the heartland

· Produced the very successful Saregama Little Champs for Zee TV. BIG Productions also received the ITA Award for the best music based TV Show ' 2011 for the show

· BIG Productions created history with their show - Motibaa on ETV, becoming the longest running successful Gujarati daily soap with the completion of 500 episodes. It is the only daily soap in Gujarat to touch 1+ TVR consistently in the 8pm slot for the last 5 years

· BIG Production marked its entry into the Southern market with a game show called Money Money on MAA Maa TV Telugu. The program rated 3.75 in the opening week with excellent local response

Commenting on the performance, Tarun Katial, Chief Executive Officer, Reliance Broadcast Network Limited said, "We are happy to report another quarter of robust PAT performance in our radio business despite seasonal challenges. The radio business continued its strong growth trajectory and we look forward to the opportunities from Phase III. Our television channels continue to remain leaders in their respective genres and will be key beneficiaries post digitization, given the sharp uptake potential in subscription revenues and significant reduction in carriage costs. All our businesses are at an inflection point and poised for incremental growth. We expect this momentum to continue on the back of the buoyant festive season as we continue to deliver value to our stakeholders."