9 TV channels penalised for code violations in 2017-22: Thakur

9 TV channels penalised for code violations in 2017-22: Thakur

Nine television channels were taken off air for a specified time period between 2017 and 2022 for programme and advertising code violation, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur informed Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

In reply to a written question, Thakur said the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had also issued direction...


Dish TV names Rakesh Mohan as non-exec independent director

Dish TV names Rakesh Mohan as non-exec independent director

DTH service provider Dish TV has announced the appointment of a former joint secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as a non-executive independent director. The board of the company, in a meeting held on Friday, “approved the appointment of Rakesh Mohan as a non-executive independent director with effect from July 29, 2022,...


Sant Prasad Rai joins ABP News as Senior VP – News & Production

Sant Prasad joins ABP News as Senior VP, News, Production

Sant Prasad Rai has been appointed as Senior VP – News & Production, ABP News. He will be responsible for all content on ABP News, Sant Prasad will report to Rajiv Khandekar. Khandekar has been elevated as EVP – News & Production, ABP News, and ABP Majha. On the appointment, Avinash Pandey, CEO of ABP Network, said, “I am certain t...


IAA honours Punit Goenka with ‘Game-Changer of the Year’ award

IAA honours Punit Goenka with ‘Game-Changer of the Year’ award

Punit Goenka, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the leading content company, ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEEL) has won the ‘Game-Changer of the Year’ award at the International Advertising Association’s (IAA) Leadership Awards. Goenka was awarded the esteemed honour for his invaluable contribution to the growth of the m...


Bharat24 beefs up sales and marketing team

Bharat24 beefs up sales and marketing team

Bharat 24, an upcoming national Hindi news channel has further strengthened its sales and marketing with the appointment of sales person Bhim Shankar Negi, Partha Sarthi Kuila, and Nishant Mishra, ahead of its launch next month, the news channel said in a media statement Wednesday. Bhim Shankar Negi has joined Bharat 24 as Vice President (Nor...


Eutelsat & Sunil Mittal-led OneWeb sign merger pact

Eutelsat & Sunil Mittal-led OneWeb sign merger pact

French satellite company Eutelsat Communications and its British rival OneWeb, helmed by Indian billionaire Sunil Mittal, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the objective of creating a leading global player in connectivity through the combination of both companies in an all-share transaction, the companie...