NBA delegation meets I&B Secretary

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Sep 10 2015 | 8:57 PM IST
A delegation of News Broadcasters Association (NBA) today met Information and Broadcasting secretary Sunil Arora and discussed various matters related to the sector including self regulation and regulatory issues.
The delegation, which was led by NBA President Rajat Sharma also discussed carriage issues pertaining to broadcasters with regard to Multi System Operators (MSO) and Cable Operators and also revenue models for growth of the industry, a statement released here said.
The broadcasters also apprised Arora about initiatives taken in the direction of self-regulation which includes working of News Broadcasters Standards Authority (NBSA), an independent authority set up by NBA and the two tier mechanism of complaints redressal relating to News Channels.
Apart from Sharma, Narayan Rao of NDTV, Ashok Venkatramani of ABP News, Anuradha Prasad of News 24, Ashish Bagga of India Today, A P Parigi of Network 18 and Annie Joseph, Secretary General, NBA met Arora.
Special Secretary, J S Mathur was also present at the meeting.
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First Published: Sep 10 2015 | 8:57 PM IST

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