DD shows popular; AIR FM bests many pvt. stations: Minister

Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said on Thursday that pubcasters Doordarshan and All India Radio were faring well vis-à-vis competition from private sector broadcasting, with AIR’s FM channels having larger listenership compared to private sector FM stations. “Prasar Bharati has informed that overall DD channels have retained almost similar positions in their genres vis-a-vis […]

DD, AIR owed Rs. 214 cr. in ad revenue by pvt. firms: Minister

A whopping Rs. 214 crore in the form of advertising revenue is owed to Indian pubcaster Doordarshan and All India Radio by private companies as of March 2022. “The total pending dues of Akashwani and Doordarshan pertaining to advertisements of private companies, as on 31.03.2022, is Rs. 214.24 crore,” Minister of Information and Broadcasting informed […]

India strengthens TV, radio services near China border

The Indian government, fully cognizant of the importance of messages in border areas, is taking additional steps to beef up public broadcaster Prasar Bharati’s networks in such sensitive areas. Schemes for installation of 100W FM transmitter at Nyoma and one 5kw mobile FM transmitter in Leh regions in Ladakh have been approved by the government, […]

B’cast, mobile tech convergence will need changes in rules: MIB Secy

The convergence happening between broadcast and telecommunications technologies, enabling video consumption directly on mobile phones, especially with 5G’s arrival, would also necessitate some regulatory tweaks, a top official of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has said. “The convergence between direct-to-mobile and 5G broadband will entail some changes in infrastructure and some regulatory changes”, MIB […]

MIB tweaks mandatory carriage rules for DD channels

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has effected some changes in the rules relating to carriage of pubcaster Doordarshan TV channels on a mandatory basis by the distribution platforms in India. In an advisory, posted on the Ministry’s website Wednesday, MIB said some of the regional TV channels were being mandated to be carried […]

Millions tune into AIR News on digital platforms

When it comes to trust and authenticity in the news media industry, All India Radio’s news network outshines others, the organisation said in a statement, adding the most recent achievement being netting three million followers on Twitter and Facebook. Since its inception in 2013, this twitter handle has seen consistent growth with impressions clocking around […]