** Shares of TV18 Broadcast TVEB.NS fall as much as 4.6%
to 45 rupees; last down 2%
** The media company posted consol net loss for the
Jan-March qtr from profit a year earlier as expenses jump ~87%,
rev from ops up ~66%
** Stock down 2% so far this week, on track to post second
straight weekly loss
** Shares fell 8% in Jan-March qtr after posting three
consecutive quarterly gains
** Another billionaire Mukesh Ambani-owned media firm,
Network18 Media NEFI.NS , posted weak results; shares down 2.6%
** Including session's losses, stock down 8% YTD, NEFI and
peer NDTV NDTV.NS down 0.2% and 17%, respectively
(Reporting by Manvi Pant in Bengaluru)
((Manvi.Pant@thomsonreuters.com; +918447554364;))