Prasar Bharati looks to fill up vacant board seat

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has invited applications from eligible persons for consideration for appointment to the post of Member (Finance) in Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India), a Corporation set up by The Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990. The post is scheduled to fall vacant on April 9, 2021. The […]

Prasar Bharti appoints Gaurav Dwivedi as CEO

Senior IAS officer Gaurav Dwivedi was on Monday appointed the Chief Executive Officer of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati. A 1995-batch officer of Chhattisgarh cadre, Dwivedi will have a five-year tenure from the date he assumes charge. Earlier, Dwivedi was the Chief Executive Officer of MyGovIndia, the citizen engagement platform of the government. Shashi Shekhar Vempati […]

Prasar Bharti aims to monetise ‘Swaraj’ on OTT platforms

Prasar Bharati has invited applications from private OTT platforms for exclusive global licensing rights to stream ‘Swaraj- Bharat Ke Swatantrata Sangram Ki Samagra Gatha’, a 75-episode show produced by the pubcaster to commemorate 75 years of India’s independence that will be broadcast on the DD’s network in several languages. According to an official document on Prasar […]

Vividh Bharati’s regional services boast pan-India popularity

While Vividh Bharati’s national service continues to top the charts in all rankings — global and domestic — its regional services are also popular beyond their respective language regions. For example, Vividh Bharati Kannada is not just heard in Karnataka but also in cities like Mumbai, Pune and Delhi NCR. In the latest rankings of […]

MIB seeks dismissal of AIDCF plea against WAVES, says OTT rules differ from TV

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has asked the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) to dismiss a petition filed by the All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF) challenging Prasar Bharati’s move to onboard linear television channels on its WAVES streaming platform. The ministry has argued that the rules governing satellite television distribution […]