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Why are streaming apps worried over Prasar Bharati's this new move?

Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati is planning to launch a wide range of content on its proposed video streaming platform, including news, entertainment and, potentially, sports

Why are streaming apps worried over Prasar Bharati's this new move?
Updated On : 03 Jul 2024 | 10:06 AM IST

Ex-bureaucrat Navneet Kumar Sehgal appointed new Prasar Bharati chairman

Retired bureaucrat Navneet Kumar Sehgal has been appointed as the new Prasar Bharati chairman, a post that had been vacant for four years. Sehgal succeeds A Surya Prakash, whose term ended in February 2020 after he turned 70, the upper age limit for a person holding the post. "...the President, on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, is pleased to appoint Shri Navneet Kumar Sehgal, IAS (retd) as the Chairman of the Prasar Bharati Board with effect from the date of his assuming charge of the post for a term of three years or until he attains the age of seventy years, whichever is earlier," an order dated March 15, 2024, issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday chaired a meeting to select the chairman of the country's public broadcaster. The vice president, who is also the chairman of the Rajya Sabha, heads the selection panel for the post of the Prasar Bharati chairman. The chairperson of the Press Council of In

Ex-bureaucrat Navneet Kumar Sehgal appointed new Prasar Bharati chairman
Updated On : 16 Mar 2024 | 12:28 PM IST

Prasar Bharati chairman vs I&B Ministry: A fight we must all join

The most serious cause of the problem is the ministry's order requiring the Prasar Bharati CEO's appraisal be done by the I&B secretary and reviewed by the Minister

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Updated On : 12 Mar 2018 | 5:54 AM IST