The Nifty Media index has given a negative return this year, down about 4.5%, while the benchmark index, Nifty50, rose about 6 percent during the same period. In the last five calendar years, Nifty Media ended in red four times. The only year it ended positively was 2021, when it gained about 35 percent but also outperformed Nifty50, which also saw a surge of about 24 percent. In 2022, 6 out of 10 Nifty Media stocks have given negative returns to their investors (Data Source: ACE Equity). Take a look: