Nod to 5 TV channels since April; 28 permission changes okayed: MIB

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) yesterday said that five TV channels were cleared from April 2023 till now, while the permissions given to 28 channels were transferred over the last six years due to mergers of companies owning them. It also stated that over the last six years permission has been granted to […]

DD FreeDish supports 357 edu TV channels: Anurag Thakur

India’s public broadcaster Prasar Bharati facilitates delivery and supports 357 educational TV channels, including co-branded ones, on Doordarshan’s DTH service, FreeDish, the government has said. “Prasar Bharati has made 51 co-branded educational TV channels available to the viewers on DD FreeDish, as per MoU signed with Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-Informatics, Ministry […]

Govt. makes it mandatory for TV sets to have in-built satellite tuners

The Indian government has notified a new rule that mandates all TV sets being manufactured in the country or being shipped to have in-built digital satellite TV tuners capable of receiving signals from free to air (FTA) broadcasts without the help of a set-top-box. The notification, issued by the Ministry of Electronics and IT (Metity), […]

It’s official! All India Radio will now be known only as Akashvani

Prasar Bharti, the public broadcaster, has decided to replace references to its radio service as ‘All India Radio’ with ‘Akashvani,’ as required by law. An internal order issued on Wednesday by Akashvani Director General Vasudha Gupta seeks “immediate compliance” with the statutory provision that changed the name of AIR (All India Radio) to Akashvani. “This […]

IIM survey finds ‘Mann Ki Baat’ reached has 100 cr listeners

Nearly 96 percent of the population is aware of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’. The programme has reached 100 crore people who are aware and have listened to the programme at least once, according to a survey that was carried out ahead of the 100th episode. The statistics were revealed in an […]

AIR approves GeoBroadcast apps test to address diversity

Prasar Bharati, India’s public broadcaster, has allowed GeoBroadcast Solutions to test its MaxxCasting and Zonecasting systems on the largest radio network of the world, All India Radio, beginning with its radio stations in Delhi and Bengaluru. The mobilisation is scheduled to begin mid-April on NBH Delhi (FM Gold 106.4 Mhz 20 KW) and Bengaluru (Rainbow […]