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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting organizes 2nd All India Annual Conference of IIS Officers

On 5th August 2019, the 2nd All India Annual Conference of Indian Information Service (IIS) Officers was organized at Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra in New Delhi. The Conference was organized with a view to attain greater integration of all Media Units under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting in order to further amplify government communication. A ..

Topics: Broadcasting • Doordarshan • Government of India • Indian Information Service • Ministry of Information • Ministry of Information and Broadcasting • Prasar Bharati • Pravasi Bharatiya Divas • Television • Television stations

National Broadcasting day (NBD)

In India, the National Broadcasting day (NBD) is celebrated every year on 23rd of July because on this day, in 1927, the radio broadcasting was started. The first ever radio broadcast in the country went on the air from the Bombay Station under a private company – the Indian Broadcasting Company (IBC). It was started ..

Topics: All India Radio • Bahujana sukhaya bahujana hitaya cha • Broadcasting • Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation • Public broadcasting • Public radio • Radio • Radio stations in India • State media • Telecommunications

DD India channel to be made available to Bangladesh

In a bid to boost India’s relations with its neighbours, the Union Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (I&B) has signed agreements with Bangladesh and South Korea to make DD India available to viewers in the two countries respectively. Under this agreement, Bangaldesh’s BTV World and South Korea’s KBS World will also be made available on ..

Topics: Bangladesh • Broadcasting • BTV • DD Free Dish • DD India • Dish Network • Doordarshan • Neighbours • Television • Television stations

Punit Goenka elected as new chairman of Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC)

Punit Goenka, MD and CEO of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL), has been elected as the new chairman of Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC). He succeeded Nakul Chopra. It may be recalled that Goenka was the founder chairman of BARC India and played an instrumental role in setting up of the TV Viewership ..

Topics: Audience measurement • Barc • Broadcast Audience Research Council • Broadcasting • Companies • Essel Group • Goenka • Punit Goenka • Telecommunications • Zee Entertainment Enterprises

Prasar Bharati signs MoU with Mizzima Media Group of Myanmar

Prasar Bharati has recently signed MoU with Mizzima Media Group of Myanmar to realize cooperation and collaboration in broadcasting and content sharing. The agreement was signed in the presence of Prasar Bharati CEO, Shashi Shekhar Vempati and Editor-in-chief and MD, Mizzima in New Delhi. The agreement will realize cooperation and collaboration in broadcasting and envisions ..

Topics: Broadcasting • Doordarshan • Mizzima News • Prasar Bharati • State media • Telecommunications • Television stations