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  • RS TV audit sought, content sharing with Prasar proposed by Veep

    RS TV audit sought, content sharing with Prasar proposed by Veep

    MUMBAI: India’s vice-president M Venkaiah Naidu, who is also the chairman of Rajya Sabha, has sought audit of the upper house broadcaster.

    RSTV, Naidu also said, should be able to quantify the reach of the channel (viewership) besides having systems for feedback on and evaluation of content. Efforts, he said, needed to be made to expand its reach with a clear plan of action, suggesting the possibility of synergy with Prasar Bharati through sharing of content.

    During a review, he was surprised to notice it was spending Rs 125 million for making “Raag Desh,” a commercial film produced by former RS TV editor and CEO Gurdeep Singh Sappal. It was based on Indian National Army trials, the court martial of its officers — Col Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon, Col Prem Sehgal and Major Shah Nawaz Khan.

    Naidu was informed that the channel had invested around Rs 3.75 billion since August 2011 when it started, the Times of India reported.

    Naidu sought a full-fledged professional and expense audit after he also found that an annual rent of Rs 250 million was being paid for office premises in New Delhi and around Rs 35 million spend on housing-keeping and hiring of cabs. Naidu wants to, instead, explore the possibility of owning an office.

    Naidu also questioned on RS TV’s original mandate, reach of the channel, present content mix, utilisation of manpower and other resources, expenditure, and the scope for rationalisation, Mint reported.

    The Competition Commission of India (CCI) meantime ordered a probe against the pubcaster Prasar Bharati for alleged abuse of dominance with regard to infrastructural facilities for FM radio broadcasting.

    The probe was ordered based on a complaint filed by Mumbai-based Clear Media against Prasar and the MIB. Clear Media had entered into an agreement with Prasar in 2006 for using its common transmission tower in Delhi. The dispute started after the collapse of the tower in 2014.

    The fair trade regulator, however, rejected similar complaints against the MIB, saying it was a government department responsible for framing rules without any involvement in any economic activity.

  • Bye Bye, Girish

    Bye Bye, Girish

    It is with deep sorrow I announce that our esteemed colleague Girish Nikam is no more with us. Today evening, after recording his show ‘Big Picture’, he suffered a cardiac attack. He was immediately rushed to a hospital from the studio but he decided to say the final bye to all of us.

    Girish was an integral part of RSTV, a voice of sobriety, rationale and compassion in the debates that he conducted, which became the hallmark of the channel.

    He was one of the first one to join RSTV. He had never anchored before. He didn’t fit the caricature of TV anchors that Indian television has created and promoted. But, he was requested to anchor because we wanted to establish that television debates can also be about content and not just style.

    Girish’s long experience in journalism qualified him for the experiment. And, how he proved it! Redefining not just the content and conduct of TV debates, but also developing a flair and style that has a huge fan following today.

    Girish is gone, but he decided to go in style, right from the studio to an eternal journey. He always wanted to live actively till his last breath and, like everything else in his life, achieved this too as per his wish and on his terms!

    Rajya Sabha Television will miss him. It will be difficult for anyone to emulate him in his show ‘The Big Picture’. But, he has left behind a template for serious television debates, which would certainly guide future anchors of RSTV.

    I express my grief and sense of loss, which everyone in my channel shares with me. Because, besides everything else, Girish was a great human being, full of compassion, camaraderie and warmth.

    Bye bye to a colleague, who was a ‘non-hypocrite’ to the extent of perfection.

  • Bye Bye, Girish

    Bye Bye, Girish

    It is with deep sorrow I announce that our esteemed colleague Girish Nikam is no more with us. Today evening, after recording his show ‘Big Picture’, he suffered a cardiac attack. He was immediately rushed to a hospital from the studio but he decided to say the final bye to all of us.

    Girish was an integral part of RSTV, a voice of sobriety, rationale and compassion in the debates that he conducted, which became the hallmark of the channel.

    He was one of the first one to join RSTV. He had never anchored before. He didn’t fit the caricature of TV anchors that Indian television has created and promoted. But, he was requested to anchor because we wanted to establish that television debates can also be about content and not just style.

    Girish’s long experience in journalism qualified him for the experiment. And, how he proved it! Redefining not just the content and conduct of TV debates, but also developing a flair and style that has a huge fan following today.

    Girish is gone, but he decided to go in style, right from the studio to an eternal journey. He always wanted to live actively till his last breath and, like everything else in his life, achieved this too as per his wish and on his terms!

    Rajya Sabha Television will miss him. It will be difficult for anyone to emulate him in his show ‘The Big Picture’. But, he has left behind a template for serious television debates, which would certainly guide future anchors of RSTV.

    I express my grief and sense of loss, which everyone in my channel shares with me. Because, besides everything else, Girish was a great human being, full of compassion, camaraderie and warmth.

    Bye bye to a colleague, who was a ‘non-hypocrite’ to the extent of perfection.

  • Rajya Sabha TV sr anchor journalist Girish Nikam passes away

    Rajya Sabha TV sr anchor journalist Girish Nikam passes away

    MUMBAI: This was his last tweet. “I think the I&B Ministry should upload the video which was considered by the Inter-ministerial c’tee recommending the #Ban on #NDTVIndia”. Sadly, senior journalist and consultant/anchor at Rajya Sabha TV (RStv)  Girish Nikam did not get to see the progress of the saga NDTV-ministry of information & broadcasting. Nikam died earlier today following a massive heart attack.

    He felt uneasy after filming a show today and was rushed to Ram Manohar Lohia hospital in New Delhi where he breathed his last.

    Amongst the shows he used to host on Rajya Sabha TV was one called The Big Picture.

    The 59 year old had a long career spanning Star of Mysore in Mysuru, Indian Express, Bengaluru, Eenadu, India Today, Deccan Chronicle and News Today.

    His body is to be flown to Bengaluru for his last rites.

    Nikam had a MA in Social work, Criminology and correctional administration, apart from a BA in Journalism.

    Among those who condoled his  passing away include:

    Rajdeep Sardesai: “Veteran journalist Girish Nikam passes away almost literally on the job. Died soon after recording a show for RS tv. RIP”

    Venkaiah Naidu: “Visited mortal remains of Shri Girish Nikam. Doctors said he suffered a massive heart attack and they couldn’t revive him. Very sad.  Saddened by d sudden demise of Shri Girish Nikam. Known him 4 many years right frm early ETV days. My condolences to d bereaved family. RIP. ”

    Prasar Bharati chairman A.S. Suryaprakash said that Nikam was an extremely versatile mediaperson who traversed the worlds of print, television and social media.

    Also read :- Bye Bye, Girish

  • Rajya Sabha TV sr anchor journalist Girish Nikam passes away

    Rajya Sabha TV sr anchor journalist Girish Nikam passes away

    MUMBAI: This was his last tweet. “I think the I&B Ministry should upload the video which was considered by the Inter-ministerial c’tee recommending the #Ban on #NDTVIndia”. Sadly, senior journalist and consultant/anchor at Rajya Sabha TV (RStv)  Girish Nikam did not get to see the progress of the saga NDTV-ministry of information & broadcasting. Nikam died earlier today following a massive heart attack.

    He felt uneasy after filming a show today and was rushed to Ram Manohar Lohia hospital in New Delhi where he breathed his last.

    Amongst the shows he used to host on Rajya Sabha TV was one called The Big Picture.

    The 59 year old had a long career spanning Star of Mysore in Mysuru, Indian Express, Bengaluru, Eenadu, India Today, Deccan Chronicle and News Today.

    His body is to be flown to Bengaluru for his last rites.

    Nikam had a MA in Social work, Criminology and correctional administration, apart from a BA in Journalism.

    Among those who condoled his  passing away include:

    Rajdeep Sardesai: “Veteran journalist Girish Nikam passes away almost literally on the job. Died soon after recording a show for RS tv. RIP”

    Venkaiah Naidu: “Visited mortal remains of Shri Girish Nikam. Doctors said he suffered a massive heart attack and they couldn’t revive him. Very sad.  Saddened by d sudden demise of Shri Girish Nikam. Known him 4 many years right frm early ETV days. My condolences to d bereaved family. RIP. ”

    Prasar Bharati chairman A.S. Suryaprakash said that Nikam was an extremely versatile mediaperson who traversed the worlds of print, television and social media.

    Also read :- Bye Bye, Girish