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  • Prasar Bharati advisor reviews DD marketing and policies

    Prasar Bharati advisor reviews DD marketing and policies

    NEW DELHI: Former Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) Secretary and now Prasar Bharati advisor Sunil Arora yesterday asked Doordarshan to adopt the best policies of the industry, even as he approved the planned auction of slots on DD National.

    During a review meeting with Doordarshan where the director-general Supriya Sahu and other senior officials were present, Arora was apprised of the content mix, methodology of audience research and slotting process of the programmes.

    Arora also reviewed the marketing strategies and efforts being made to augment revenues for Doordarshan. He emphasised that DD should leverage the flagship schemes of the government to showcase the developmental initiatives.

    Arora is considered as one of the favourites to succeed Jawhar Sircar as the chief executive officer of Prasar Bharati who demits office in first week of November 2016. In the interim, member (personnel) Suresh Panda has been asked to hold interim charge by the Board, subject to the final approval of MIB.

    Under the Prasar Bharati Act, a new CEO will be selected by a three-member high-level committee headed by the Vice-President of India.

  • Prasar Bharati advisor reviews DD marketing and policies

    Prasar Bharati advisor reviews DD marketing and policies

    NEW DELHI: Former Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) Secretary and now Prasar Bharati advisor Sunil Arora yesterday asked Doordarshan to adopt the best policies of the industry, even as he approved the planned auction of slots on DD National.

    During a review meeting with Doordarshan where the director-general Supriya Sahu and other senior officials were present, Arora was apprised of the content mix, methodology of audience research and slotting process of the programmes.

    Arora also reviewed the marketing strategies and efforts being made to augment revenues for Doordarshan. He emphasised that DD should leverage the flagship schemes of the government to showcase the developmental initiatives.

    Arora is considered as one of the favourites to succeed Jawhar Sircar as the chief executive officer of Prasar Bharati who demits office in first week of November 2016. In the interim, member (personnel) Suresh Panda has been asked to hold interim charge by the Board, subject to the final approval of MIB.

    Under the Prasar Bharati Act, a new CEO will be selected by a three-member high-level committee headed by the Vice-President of India.

  • Govt. accepts Jawhar Sircar’s request for early retirement

    Govt. accepts Jawhar Sircar’s request for early retirement

    NEW DELHI: A media-savvy chief executive of Prasar Bharati Jawhar Sircar used the social media to announce yesterday that the Indian government has accepted his resignation from the pubcaster and acceded to his request for an early retirement.

    Sircar was originally to complete his term as the Indian pubcaster’s chief executive and attain superannuation first quarter of 2017.

    On a quiet Sunday, when most Indians were getting ready for a new season of Big Boss later in the evening having watched Indian cricket team romp home to victory over Black Caps in a 50-over game in Dharamshala, Sircar used Facebook to announce that the government had formally cleared the way for his early ride into the sunset.

    “Time to quit, after eventful 41.5 years in IAS (Indian Administrative Service) and beyond. Central Govt (government) has accepted my resignation. Done enough: no more govt or private jobs. Free man, finally. Only books !” Sircar posted on his FB page Sunday evening in his usual flamboyant style.

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    Interestingly, it was another September weekend — Saturday to be specific — when Sircar had used FB to state and clarify he wanted to quit Prasar Bharati before his tenure ended officially and alluded to a time-frame too. “Since news is out today…I hope to be back in Kolkata by NOV(ember),” he had then said on social media.

    Sircar, who took office mid-February 2012 has been at odds, at times, with Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), including Ministers, and even the Prasar Bharati Board. Still, he had told indiantelevision.com in September when contacted that MIB and Prasar Bharati Board were “in sync and supportive.”

    Sircar, who took early retirement as Secretary, Ministry of Culture, to take up the challenging job of chief executive of Prasar Bharati, which manages All India Radio and Doordarshan, is an expert in art and culture and has lectured on the issues in India and abroad.

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  • Govt. accepts Jawhar Sircar’s request for early retirement

    Govt. accepts Jawhar Sircar’s request for early retirement

    NEW DELHI: A media-savvy chief executive of Prasar Bharati Jawhar Sircar used the social media to announce yesterday that the Indian government has accepted his resignation from the pubcaster and acceded to his request for an early retirement.

    Sircar was originally to complete his term as the Indian pubcaster’s chief executive and attain superannuation first quarter of 2017.

    On a quiet Sunday, when most Indians were getting ready for a new season of Big Boss later in the evening having watched Indian cricket team romp home to victory over Black Caps in a 50-over game in Dharamshala, Sircar used Facebook to announce that the government had formally cleared the way for his early ride into the sunset.

    “Time to quit, after eventful 41.5 years in IAS (Indian Administrative Service) and beyond. Central Govt (government) has accepted my resignation. Done enough: no more govt or private jobs. Free man, finally. Only books !” Sircar posted on his FB page Sunday evening in his usual flamboyant style.

    public://Untitled-3_8.jpg

    Interestingly, it was another September weekend — Saturday to be specific — when Sircar had used FB to state and clarify he wanted to quit Prasar Bharati before his tenure ended officially and alluded to a time-frame too. “Since news is out today…I hope to be back in Kolkata by NOV(ember),” he had then said on social media.

    Sircar, who took office mid-February 2012 has been at odds, at times, with Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), including Ministers, and even the Prasar Bharati Board. Still, he had told indiantelevision.com in September when contacted that MIB and Prasar Bharati Board were “in sync and supportive.”

    Sircar, who took early retirement as Secretary, Ministry of Culture, to take up the challenging job of chief executive of Prasar Bharati, which manages All India Radio and Doordarshan, is an expert in art and culture and has lectured on the issues in India and abroad.

    ALSO READ:

    Jawhar Sircar sets 12-point action plan before early retirement

    Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar officially seeks early retirement

    Prasar Bharati’s monopolistic-era mind-set has to change: CEO Jawhar Sircar

  • Govt adapting new communication strategies, says I & B minister

    Govt adapting new communication strategies, says I & B minister

    NEW DELHI: Minister of state for information and broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore today said that the Government has been redefining and adapting the content and information dissemination strategy in accordance with the changing paradigm in communication space, especially in the social media.

    Rathore said, due to technology change, information generation pattern and information consumption has changed today. The minister said this after releasing the book “India Connected: Mapping the Impact of New Media” here today. The book has been jointly authored by Dr Shalini Narayanan and Dr. Sunetra Sen Narayanan.

    Elaborating, the minister said news broadcasters today were following social media trends for designing debates and discussions on their channels.

    Rathore said the Government has been conducting seminars and workshops to train officers in social media with the latest tools and techniques to effectively communicate with citizens.

    The book outlines the impact of social media while comparing it with the traditional media. The book flags challenges and opportunities that social media offers in the Indian setting.

  • Govt adapting new communication strategies, says I & B minister

    Govt adapting new communication strategies, says I & B minister

    NEW DELHI: Minister of state for information and broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore today said that the Government has been redefining and adapting the content and information dissemination strategy in accordance with the changing paradigm in communication space, especially in the social media.

    Rathore said, due to technology change, information generation pattern and information consumption has changed today. The minister said this after releasing the book “India Connected: Mapping the Impact of New Media” here today. The book has been jointly authored by Dr Shalini Narayanan and Dr. Sunetra Sen Narayanan.

    Elaborating, the minister said news broadcasters today were following social media trends for designing debates and discussions on their channels.

    Rathore said the Government has been conducting seminars and workshops to train officers in social media with the latest tools and techniques to effectively communicate with citizens.

    The book outlines the impact of social media while comparing it with the traditional media. The book flags challenges and opportunities that social media offers in the Indian setting.

  • Sunil Arora to step in Sircar’s place as Prasar Bharati CEO?

    Sunil Arora to step in Sircar’s place as Prasar Bharati CEO?

    MUMBAI: With the resignation of Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar, the punters are betting on who is going to come in as his replacement. Among the names being talked about is the former I&B secretary Sunil Arora. He currently serves as an advisor to Prasar Bharati, a post he was given in August after retiring from the MIB.

    Arora is a 1980-batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre. Sources indicate that Arora’s candidature as Prasar Bharati CEO has been recommended by the former information and broadcasting minister Arun Jaitely.

    However, observers don’t expect Arora’s candidature to be a shoo-in. Reason: it is not clear who the current I&B minister Venkaiah Naidu will back. “For all you know, he might want somebody from his state of Andhra Pradesh,” says a Prasar Bharati source. “Finally, the PM will decide.”

    Sircar submitted his resignation on 4 October, and has sought to be relieved by 4 November 2016 after which he will return to Kolkata.

  • Sunil Arora to step in Sircar’s place as Prasar Bharati CEO?

    Sunil Arora to step in Sircar’s place as Prasar Bharati CEO?

    MUMBAI: With the resignation of Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar, the punters are betting on who is going to come in as his replacement. Among the names being talked about is the former I&B secretary Sunil Arora. He currently serves as an advisor to Prasar Bharati, a post he was given in August after retiring from the MIB.

    Arora is a 1980-batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre. Sources indicate that Arora’s candidature as Prasar Bharati CEO has been recommended by the former information and broadcasting minister Arun Jaitely.

    However, observers don’t expect Arora’s candidature to be a shoo-in. Reason: it is not clear who the current I&B minister Venkaiah Naidu will back. “For all you know, he might want somebody from his state of Andhra Pradesh,” says a Prasar Bharati source. “Finally, the PM will decide.”

    Sircar submitted his resignation on 4 October, and has sought to be relieved by 4 November 2016 after which he will return to Kolkata.

  • I&B amends rules on depiction of cruelty to animals

    I&B amends rules on depiction of cruelty to animals

    NEW DELHI: The Government has amended the Cable Television Networks Rules 1994 to prevent scenes of cruelty or violence towards animals. 

    In a gazette notification, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry inserted a clause saying “depicts cruelty or violence towards animals in any form or promotes unscientific belief that causes harm to animals:”  

    Although the Gazette Notification signed by Joint Secretary (Broadcasting) Mihir Kumar Singh is dated 19 August 2016, it was placed on the Ministry website today.

    The notification also makes the relevant change in the Programme and Advertisement Codes. In August, the Shyam Benegal Committee on Film Certification had in a second report given recommendations on depiction of smoking and animal scenes which are still under consideration. 

    Also read:  Actors shown in smoking scenes in films or TV should promote anti-smoking

  • I&B amends rules on depiction of cruelty to animals

    I&B amends rules on depiction of cruelty to animals

    NEW DELHI: The Government has amended the Cable Television Networks Rules 1994 to prevent scenes of cruelty or violence towards animals. 

    In a gazette notification, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry inserted a clause saying “depicts cruelty or violence towards animals in any form or promotes unscientific belief that causes harm to animals:”  

    Although the Gazette Notification signed by Joint Secretary (Broadcasting) Mihir Kumar Singh is dated 19 August 2016, it was placed on the Ministry website today.

    The notification also makes the relevant change in the Programme and Advertisement Codes. In August, the Shyam Benegal Committee on Film Certification had in a second report given recommendations on depiction of smoking and animal scenes which are still under consideration. 

    Also read:  Actors shown in smoking scenes in films or TV should promote anti-smoking